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Aetherdrift Commander (DRC | #38 | 2025-02-14)
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Commence the Endgame

4UU
Instant
Artist: Helge C. Balzer
All artists: Helge C. Balzer , Noah Bradley

This spell can't be countered.

Draw two cards, then amass Zombies X, where X is the number of cards in your hand. (Put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)

U
$0.25 cheapest print

Prices

Set # Treatment Finish Price (USD)
Aetherdrift Commander 38 Regular Nonfoil $0.25
War of the Spark 45 Regular Nonfoil $0.27
War of the Spark 45 Regular Foil $0.74
War of the Spark Promos 45p Promo Nonfoil $1.30
War of the Spark Promos 45p Promo Foil $2.68
War of the Spark Promos 45s Promo Foil $0.66

Price History

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Printings (4)

Commence the Endgame — Aetherdrift Commander
Aetherdrift Commander
#38 Rare $0.25
Regular Nonfoil
Helge C. Balzer
Commence the Endgame — War of the Spark
War of the Spark
#45 Rare $0.27
Regular Nonfoil Foil
Noah Bradley
Commence the Endgame — War of the Spark Promos
War of the Spark Promos
#45p Rare $1.30
Promo Nonfoil Foil
Noah Bradley
Commence the Endgame — War of the Spark Promos
War of the Spark Promos
#45s Rare —
Promo Foil
Noah Bradley

Rulings

2023-06-16 wotc
To amass Zombies N, if you don't control an Army creature, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token. Then you choose an Army creature you control and put N +1/+1 counters on it. If that Army isn't already a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types.
2023-06-16 wotc
Some cards refer to the "amassed Army." That means the Army creature you chose to receive counters, even if no counters were placed on it for some reason.
2023-06-16 wotc
In the rare case that you control multiple Army creatures (perhaps because you played a creature with changeling) while you amass Zombies, you choose which of your Army creatures to put the +1/+1 counters on. If that creature isn't a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types.
2023-06-16 wotc
If you don't control an Army, the Zombie Army token you create enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature before receiving counters. Any abilities that trigger when a creature with a certain power enters the battlefield, such as that of Mentor of the Meek, will see the token enter as a 0/0 creature before it gets +1/+1 counters.
2023-06-16 wotc
Amass Orcs works the same way, except you create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token if you don't control an Army. If the Army creature you chose isn't already an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types. By combining cards with amass Orcs and amass Zombies, you can end up with an Orc Zombie Army.
2023-06-16 wotc
Amass abilities are now written as "amass [subtype] N." Previous cards with amass have received errata to say "amass Zombies N."
2019-05-03 wotc
You draw two cards and amass X all while Commence the Endgame is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.
2019-05-03 wotc
A spell or ability that counters spells can still target Commence the Endgame. When that spell or ability resolves, Commence the Endgame won't be countered, but any additional effects of that spell or ability will still happen.

Format Legality

Standard Not Legal
Future Not Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Gladiator Legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Pauper Not Legal
Vintage Legal
Penny Legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Standardbrawl Not Legal
Brawl Legal
Alchemy Not Legal
Paupercommander Not Legal
Duel Legal
Oldschool Not Legal
Premodern Not Legal
Predh Not Legal