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Crovax, Ascendant Hero
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Crovax, Ascendant Hero

{4}{W}{W}

Legendary Creature — Human Noble

Other white creatures get +1/+1.

Nonwhite creatures get -1/-1.

Pay 2 life: Return Crovax to its owner's hand.

Crovax was destined for an angel's curse, but one warped timeline saw the noble redeemed.

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Set
Planar Chaos (PLC #3)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
6
Released
2007-02-02
Artist
Pete Venters
EDHREC rank
#16,066
Colour identity
{W}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

3 +
Bracket 3 and up — Upgraded
In 2 two-card combos

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.19
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander
RemovalSweeper

Combos 15

Maha, Its Feathers Night+Crovax, Ascendant Hero
{W}{B}
LockNonwhite creatures opponents control die upon enteringReduce the toughness of most creatures opponents control
43 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Godhead of Awe+Crovax, Ascendant Hero
{W}{U}
All nonwhite creatures die upon enteringLock
24 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Rot Hulk+Godhead of Awe+Crovax, Ascendant Hero+The Meathook Massacre
{W}{U}{B}
All nonwhite creatures die upon enteringInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite lifelossLock
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+Cryptic Trilobite+Crovax, Ascendant Hero
{W}{B}
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilitiesInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Thornbite Staff+Elemental Mastery+Crovax, Ascendant Hero
{R}{W}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Crovax, Ascendant Hero+Grim Poppet+Painter's Servant+Antler Skulkin+Krark-Clan Ironworks
{W}
Infinite -1/-1 countersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Eye of the Storm+Hive Mind+Endless Swarm+Crovax, Ascendant Hero
{G}{W}{U}
LockOpponents can't cast spells
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+Workhorse+Crovax, Ascendant Hero
{W}{B}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Rot Hulk+Godhead of Awe+Crovax, Ascendant Hero+Bastion of Remembrance
{W}{U}{B}
All nonwhite creatures die upon enteringInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite lifelossLock
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Rot Hulk+Godhead of Awe+Crovax, Ascendant Hero+Infectious Host
{W}{U}{B}
All nonwhite creatures die upon enteringInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite lifelossLock
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Rot Hulk+Godhead of Awe+Crovax, Ascendant Hero+Tattered Mummy
{W}{U}{B}
All nonwhite creatures die upon enteringInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite lifelossLock
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Rot Hulk+Godhead of Awe+Crovax, Ascendant Hero+Vindictive Lich
{W}{U}{B}
All nonwhite creatures die upon enteringInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite lifelossLock
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Rot Hulk+Godhead of Awe+Crovax, Ascendant Hero+Vengeful Dead
{W}{U}{B}
All nonwhite creatures die upon enteringInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite lifelossLock
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Crovax, Ascendant Hero+Grim Poppet+Painter's Servant+Antler Skulkin+Ashnod's Altar
{W}
Infinite -1/-1 countersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Imotekh the Stormlord+Sword of the Meek+Krark-Clan Ironworks+Crovax, Ascendant Hero
{W}{B}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

All 15 combos.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Honor of the Pure 63 %+58.3 %
  2. Celestial Crusader 50 %+49.1 %
  3. Divine Sacrament 49 %+48.6 %
  4. Benalish Marshal 50 %+47.1 %
  5. Mass Calcify 58 %+46.3 %
  6. Paragon of New Dawns 43 %+42.8 %
  7. Defiler of Faith 48 %+41.0 %
  8. Glorious Anthem 41 %+38.4 %
  9. Reverent Hoplite 42 %+36.2 %
  10. Force of Virtue 36 %+35.5 %
  11. Evangel of Heliod 38 %+35.4 %
  12. Spear of Heliod 38 %+35.4 %
  13. Dictate of Heliod 36 %+34.0 %
  14. Caged Sun 41 %+33.2 %
  15. Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite 41 %+30.2 %
  16. Ultramarines Honour Guard 31 %+30.2 %
  17. Marshal's Anthem 32 %+30.0 %
  18. Archetype of Courage 32 %+29.8 %
  19. Hall of Triumph 30 %+29.5 %
  20. Kongming, "Sleeping Dragon" 29 %+28.9 %
  21. Angel of Jubilation 36 %+28.1 %
  22. Heraldic Banner 38 %+27.8 %
  23. Keeper of the Accord 40 %+25.1 %
  24. Castle Ardenvale 42 %+24.8 %
  25. Brave the Elements 36 %+24.4 %
  26. Adeline, Resplendent Cathar 34 %+24.3 %
  27. Flowering of the White Tree 36 %+24.2 %
  28. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun 35 %+24.0 %
  29. Paladin Class 28 %+23.9 %
  30. Gauntlet of Power 26 %+23.0 %
  31. Oketra's Monument 48 %+22.1 %
  32. Elspeth, Sun's Champion 32 %+22.0 %
  33. Intrepid Adversary 22 %+21.2 %
  34. Knight of the White Orchid 46 %+21.0 %
  35. Linden, the Steadfast Queen 27 %+21.0 %
  36. Light from Within 21 %+20.6 %
  37. Blinding Light 21 %+20.4 %
  38. Martial Coup 26 %+19.5 %
  39. In the Trenches 20 %+19.3 %
  40. Springjack Shepherd 20 %+19.2 %
  41. Ravnica at War 30 %+19.1 %
  42. Darien, King of Kjeldor 22 %+19.0 %
  43. Angel of Invention 23 %+18.8 %
  44. Sun Titan 39 %+18.6 %
  45. Unbreakable Formation 30 %+18.3 %
  46. Absolute Grace 18 %+17.6 %
  47. Crackdown 19 %+17.6 %
  48. Light of Day 17 %+16.9 %
  49. Increasing Devotion 19 %+16.7 %
  50. Odric, Master Tactician 23 %+16.4 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Plains 93 %-0.5 %
  2. Sol Ring 69 %-14.2 %
  3. Honor of the Pure 63 %+58.3 %
  4. Swords to Plowshares 62 %-13.7 %
  5. Path to Exile 58 %-9.3 %
  6. Mass Calcify 58 %+46.3 %
  7. Pearl Medallion 56 %-4.4 %
  8. Celestial Crusader 50 %+49.1 %
  9. Arcane Signet 50 %-8.5 %
  10. Benalish Marshal 50 %+47.1 %
  11. Divine Sacrament 49 %+48.6 %
  12. Defiler of Faith 48 %+41.0 %
  13. Oketra's Monument 48 %+22.1 %
  14. Knight of the White Orchid 46 %+21.0 %
  15. Emeria, the Sky Ruin 44 %+3.8 %
  16. Paragon of New Dawns 43 %+42.8 %
  17. Reverent Hoplite 42 %+36.2 %
  18. Castle Ardenvale 42 %+24.8 %
  19. Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite 41 %+30.2 %
  20. Glorious Anthem 41 %+38.4 %
  21. Caged Sun 41 %+33.2 %
  22. Keeper of the Accord 40 %+25.1 %
  23. Sun Titan 39 %+18.6 %
  24. Evangel of Heliod 38 %+35.4 %
  25. Spear of Heliod 38 %+35.4 %
  26. Heraldic Banner 38 %+27.8 %
  27. Brave the Elements 36 %+24.4 %
  28. Force of Virtue 36 %+35.5 %
  29. Angel of Jubilation 36 %+28.1 %
  30. Dictate of Heliod 36 %+34.0 %
  31. Flowering of the White Tree 36 %+24.2 %
  32. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun 35 %+24.0 %
  33. Adeline, Resplendent Cathar 34 %+24.3 %
  34. Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx 34 %+1.8 %
  35. Generous Gift 34 %-7.0 %
  36. Archetype of Courage 32 %+29.8 %
  37. Elspeth, Sun's Champion 32 %+22.0 %
  38. Marshal's Anthem 32 %+30.0 %
  39. Mentor of the Meek 32 %+14.4 %
  40. Mangara, the Diplomat 31 %+12.0 %
  41. Ultramarines Honour Guard 31 %+30.2 %
  42. Esper Sentinel 31 %-2.2 %
  43. Hall of Triumph 30 %+29.5 %
  44. War Room 30 %-5.4 %
  45. Ravnica at War 30 %+19.1 %
  46. Unbreakable Formation 30 %+18.3 %
  47. Austere Command 30 %+2.0 %
  48. Land Tax 29 %-3.9 %
  49. Kongming, "Sleeping Dragon" 29 %+28.9 %
  50. Myriad Landscape 29 %+2.2 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2021-03-19

    Because damage remains marked on a creature until the damage is removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to white creatures may become lethal if Crovax leaves the battlefield during that turn, and nonlethal damage dealt to nonwhite creatures may become lethal if Crovax enters the battlefield during that turn.

  • 2021-03-19

    Crovax's last ability can be activated only while it's on the battlefield.

  • 2021-03-19

    If Crovax, Ascendant Hero stops being white, it gives itself -1/-1.

  • 2021-03-19

    If a second Crovax, Ascendant Hero comes under your control, you'll put one into its owner's graveyard due to the "legend rule" at the same time that any creatures getting -2/-2 are put into their owner's graveyard for having 0 or less toughness.

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