Ambuscade
Ambuscade: Instant, Double Masters 2022. Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{G}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Double Masters 2022 (2X2)
- Released
- 2022-07-08
- Collector number
- 133
- Artist
- Kev Walker
- Commander rank
- 19,709 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Ambuscade
Ambuscade is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common green instant from Double Masters 2022 (2X2), a Masters set released in July 2022. It is collector number 133 in that set, with art by Kev Walker. It costs {2}{G} (two generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Hour of Devastation (2017) to Double Masters 2022 (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.19 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. It deals damage equal to its power to target creature an opponent controls.
"Spent a lifetime learning from predators. Picked up a few tricks."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.19 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Ambuscade by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Ambuscade
Ambuscade has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) #110 | Common | 2017 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Ambuscade.
- If the creature you control leaves the battlefield before Ambuscade resolves, Ambuscade has no effect and no damage is dealt. If the creature an opponent controls leaves the battlefield instead, the creature you control gets +1/+0 even though it won't deal any damage.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these card lists
These card lists include Ambuscade.