Ascendant Dustspeaker

Secrets of Strixhaven #8

Type: Creature — Orc Cleric

Mana cost: {4}{W}

Card text: Flying When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature you control. At the beginning of combat on your turn, exile up to one target card from a graveyard.

P/T: 3/4

Rarity: common

Artist: Josiah "Jo" Cameron

"You can always tell who just left Professor Osgir's lecture on practical restoration."

Released: April 24, 2026

Prices

$0.11 USD · $0.12 USD (Foil) · €0.05 EUR

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Format Legality

Format	Legality
Standard	✓ Legal
Pioneer	✓ Legal
Modern	✓ Legal
Legacy	✓ Legal
Commander	✓ Legal
Vintage	✓ Legal
Pauper	✓ Legal
Oathbreaker	✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Ascendant Dustspeaker in Secrets of Strixhaven limited

common

Eager Glyphmage

Creature — Cat Cleric

Eager Glyphmage creates an Inkling token, providing another creature for Ascendant Dustspeaker to put a +1/+1 counter on when it enters.

Owlin Historian

Creature — Bird Cleric

Owlin Historian gets +1/+1 when cards leave your graveyard, synergizing with Ascendant Dustspeaker's ability to exile cards from graveyards at the beginning of combat.

Stone Docent

Creature — Spirit Chimera

Stone Docent can be exiled from your graveyard for value, and Ascendant Dustspeaker can exile it at the beginning of combat to trigger graveyard-matters effects.

uncommon

Primary Research

Enchantment

Primary Research draws cards when cards leave your graveyard, synergizing perfectly with Ascendant Dustspeaker's ability to exile cards from graveyards each combat.

rare

Hardened Academic

Creature — Bird Cleric

Hardened Academic puts +1/+1 counters on creatures when cards leave your graveyard, creating strong synergy with Ascendant Dustspeaker's combat exile ability.

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