First printed in Planar Chaos (2007)
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.
4/4
- Illustrated by
- Pete Venters
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (4)
- 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.
- Crovax's last ability can be activated only while it's on the battlefield.
- 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.
- If Crovax, Ascendant Hero stops being white, it gives itself -1/-1.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
15 combos, the most popular first:
- Reduce the toughness of most creatures opponents control, Nonwhite creatures opponents control die upon entering…: Crovax, Ascendant Hero + Maha, Its Feathers Night
- All nonwhite creatures die upon entering, Lock: Crovax, Ascendant Hero + Godhead of Awe
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Crovax, Ascendant Hero + Elemental Mastery + Thornbite Staff
- Opponents can't cast spells, Lock: Crovax, Ascendant Hero + Endless Swarm + Eye of the Storm + Hive Mind
- Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities, Infinite death triggers…: Crovax, Ascendant Hero + Cryptic Trilobite + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers…: Crovax, Ascendant Hero + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Workhorse
- Infinite -1/-1 counters, Infinite death triggers…: Antler Skulkin + Crovax, Ascendant Hero + Grim Poppet + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Painter's Servant
- Infinite -1/-1 counters, Infinite death triggers…: Antler Skulkin + Ashnod's Altar + Crovax, Ascendant Hero + Grim Poppet + Painter's Servant
- Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens…: Crovax, Ascendant Hero + Imotekh the Stormlord + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Sword of the Meek
- All nonwhite creatures die upon entering, Infinite death triggers…: Crovax, Ascendant Hero + Godhead of Awe + Rot Hulk + The Meathook Massacre