How many cards are in Dark Ascension?

Our Magic: The Gathering price guide lists 162 cards for Dark Ascension, 162 of them with live market prices.

What is the most valuable card in Dark Ascension?

The most valuable card in Dark Ascension is Mikaeus, the Unhallowed at $85.69 raw.

When was Dark Ascension released?

Dark Ascension was released on Feb 3, 2012.

Magic: The Gathering set · 2012

Dark Ascension Card List & Price Guide

Magic: The Gathering2012Released Feb 3, 2012DKA162 cards162 priced

Dark Ascension (Magic: The Gathering, 2012) has 162 cards in our price guide, 162 of them with live market values. The most valuable is Mikaeus, the Unhallowed at $85.69 raw. Across the set, raw copies total $465.

Cards: 162
With prices: 162
Raw total: $465
Top card: $85.69

Most valuable cards

The 12 highest-value cards in Dark Ascension, ranked by PSA 10 price (best graded or raw where no PSA 10 sale exists).

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

Vault of the Archangel

Sorin, Lord of Innistrad

Raw $12.98

Beguiler of Wills

Raw $12.420% 30d

Elbrus, the Binding Blade // Withengar Unbound

Raw $12.17

Secrets of the Dead

Raw $9.450% 30d

Thalia, Guardian of Thraben

Raw $8.96+1% 30d

Full checklist

All 162 cards we track from Dark Ascension in card-number order, with the latest raw and graded market values. Tap any card for its full price history.

#	Card	Raw	30d
1	Archangel's Light	$5.60	-2%
1	Human	$0.25	—
2	Bar the Door	$0.97	-9%
2	Vampire	$1.37	—
3	Break of Day	$0.30	0%
3	Sorin, Lord of Innistrad Emblem	$2.23	—
4	Burden of Guilt	$0.39	0%
4	Dark Ascension Checklist	$0.22	—
5	Curse of Exhaustion	$3.56	+1%
6	Elgaud Inquisitor	$0.12	+9%
7	Faith's Shield	$2.12	-7%
8	Gather the Townsfolk	$0.40	0%
9	Gavony Ironwright	$0.25	0%
10	Hollowhenge Spirit	$0.51	-26%
11	Increasing Devotion	$5.47	+2%
12	Lingering Souls	$1.33	-2%
13	Loyal Cathar // Unhallowed Cathar	$0.14	-7%
14	Midnight Guard	$0.88	+31%
15	Niblis of the Mist	$0.31	0%
16	Niblis of the Urn	$1.00	0%
17	Ray of Revelation	$1.42	0%
18	Requiem Angel	$0.82	+7%
19	Sanctuary Cat	$0.77	0%
20	Séance	$2.17	0%
21	Silverclaw Griffin	$0.40	+82%
22	Skillful Lunge	$0.30	0%
23	Sudden Disappearance	$0.55	0%
24	Thalia, Guardian of Thraben	$8.96	+1%
25	Thraben Doomsayer	$1.05	+1%
26	Thraben Heretic	$0.40	0%
27	Artful Dodge	$5.96	0%
28	Beguiler of Wills	$12.42	0%
29	Bone to Ash	$0.15	0%
30	Call to the Kindred	$2.82	+2%
31	Chant of the Skifsang	$0.37	0%
32	Chill of Foreboding	$0.41	0%
33	Counterlash	$0.63	0%
34	Curse of Echoes	$1.48	+15%
35	Divination	$0.49	0%
36	Dungeon Geists	$0.47	0%
37	Geralf's Mindcrusher	$1.30	0%
38	Griptide	$0.16	-6%
39	Havengul Runebinder	$0.26	-13%
40	Headless Skaab	$0.33	+32%
41	Increasing Confusion	$5.08	0%
42	Mystic Retrieval	$2.28	+0%
43	Nephalia Seakite	$0.24	0%
44	Niblis of the Breath	$0.48	0%
45	Relentless Skaabs	$0.20	0%
46	Saving Grasp	$0.34	+26%
47	Screeching Skaab	$0.13	0%
48	Secrets of the Dead	$9.45	0%
49	Shriekgeist	$0.19	+6%
50	Soul Seizer // Ghastly Haunting	$0.23	0%
51	Stormbound Geist	$0.99	-23%
52	Thought Scour	$7.89	+5%
53	Tower Geist	$0.38	0%
54	Black Cat	$1.65	-4%
55	Chosen of Markov // Markov's Servant	$0.89	0%
56	Curse of Misfortunes	$3.56	+2%
57	Curse of Thirst	$1.83	0%
58	Deadly Allure	$1.14	0%
59	Death's Caress	$0.40	0%
60	Falkenrath Torturer	$0.08	-47%
61	Farbog Boneflinger	$0.15	0%
62	Fiend of the Shadows	$0.38	+3%
63	Geralf's Messenger	$8.39	+7%
64	Gravecrawler	$7.64	+5%
65	Gravepurge	$1.18	+11%
66	Gruesome Discovery	$0.49	0%
67	Harrowing Journey	$0.20	-31%
68	Highborn Ghoul	$0.49	+96%
69	Increasing Ambition	$5.64	+1%
70	Mikaeus, the Unhallowed	$85.69	0%
71	Ravenous Demon // Archdemon of Greed	$0.30	0%
72	Reap the Seagraf	$0.24	0%
73	Sightless Ghoul	$0.52	-7%
74	Skirsdag Flayer	$0.51	-14%
75	Spiteful Shadows	$0.21	0%
76	Tragic Slip	$1.95	-1%
77	Undying Evil	$6.17	+0%
78	Vengeful Vampire	$0.50	0%
79	Wakedancer	$1.60	0%
80	Zombie Apocalypse	$6.90	+12%
81	Afflicted Deserter // Werewolf Ransacker	$1.37	-15%
82	Alpha Brawl	$0.49	-4%
83	Blood Feud	$0.31	0%
84	Burning Oil	$0.36	+3%
85	Curse of Bloodletting	$5.57	+2%
86	Erdwal Ripper	$0.25	-47%
87	Faithless Looting	$8.81	+1%
88	Fires of Undeath	$0.37	0%
89	Flayer of the Hatebound	$0.75	-3%
90	Fling	$0.29	0%
91	Forge Devil	$0.21	0%
92	Heckling Fiends	$0.13	-48%
93	Hellrider	$4.84	-5%
94	Hinterland Hermit // Hinterland Scourge	$0.25	+9%
95	Increasing Vengeance	$2.67	+4%
96	Markov Blademaster	$0.68	0%
97	Markov Warlord	$0.30	+11%
98	Mondronen Shaman // Tovolar's Magehunter	$2.03	0%
99	Moonveil Dragon	$15.82	+10%
100	Nearheath Stalker	$0.25	0%
101	Pyreheart Wolf	$4.34	—
102	Russet Wolves	$0.40	—
103	Scorch the Fields	$0.11	—
104	Shattered Perception	$1.40	—
105	Talons of Falkenrath	$0.40	—
106	Torch Fiend	$0.22	—
107	Wrack with Madness	$0.38	—
108	Briarpack Alpha	$0.33	—
109	Clinging Mists	$0.35	—
110	Crushing Vines	$0.69	—
111	Dawntreader Elk	$0.98	—
112	Deranged Outcast	$0.85	—
113	Favor of the Woods	$0.25	—
114	Feed the Pack	$2.11	—
115	Ghoultree	$0.62	—
116	Gravetiller Wurm	$0.69	—
117	Grim Flowering	$0.50	—
118	Hollowhenge Beast	$0.35	—
119	Hunger of the Howlpack	$0.56	—
120	Increasing Savagery	$3.74	—
121	Kessig Recluse	$0.43	—
122	Lambholt Elder // Silverpelt Werewolf	$0.99	—
123	Lost in the Woods	$0.73	—
124	Predator Ooze	$4.75	—
125	Scorned Villager // Moonscarred Werewolf	$0.65	—
126	Somberwald Dryad	$0.66	—
127	Strangleroot Geist	$3.71	—
128	Tracker's Instincts	$0.66	—
129	Ulvenwald Bear	$2.01	—
130	Village Survivors	$0.25	—
131	Vorapede	$3.11	—
132	Wild Hunger	$0.27	—
133	Wolfbitten Captive // Krallenhorde Killer	$2.13	—
134	Young Wolf	$1.73	—
135	Diregraf Captain	$5.46	—
136	Drogskol Captain	$1.95	—
137	Drogskol Reaver	$17.44	—
138	Falkenrath Aristocrat	$5.73	—
139	Havengul Lich	$13.87	—
140	Huntmaster of the Fells // Ravager of the Fells	$4.40	—
141	Immerwolf	$6.38	—
142	Sorin, Lord of Innistrad	$12.98	—
143	Stromkirk Captain	$14.67	—
144	Altar of the Lost	$0.50	—
145	Avacyn's Collar	$0.45	—
146	Chalice of Life // Chalice of Death	$1.70	—
147	Elbrus, the Binding Blade // Withengar Unbound	$12.17	—
148	Executioner's Hood	$0.49	—
149	Grafdigger's Cage	$18.74	—
150	Heavy Mattock	$0.15	—
151	Helvault	$0.95	—
152	Jar of Eyeballs	$0.45	—
153	Warden of the Wall	$0.34	—
154	Wolfhunter's Quiver	$0.45	—
155	Evolving Wilds	$0.62	—
156	Grim Backwoods	$1.07	—
157	Haunted Fengraf	$1.14	—
158	Vault of the Archangel	$17.42	—

About this set

Dark Ascension is a Magic: The Gathering set released Feb 3, 2012 (set code DKA). Midpoint tracks 162 cards from it, 162 with market prices from recent sales. The set's most valuable card is Mikaeus, the Unhallowed at $85.69 raw. Priced raw copies add up to $465.

Frequently asked questions

How many cards are in Dark Ascension?: Our Magic: The Gathering price guide lists 162 cards for Dark Ascension, 162 of them with live market prices.
What is the most valuable card in Dark Ascension?: The most valuable card in Dark Ascension is Mikaeus, the Unhallowed at $85.69 raw.
When was Dark Ascension released?: Dark Ascension was released on Feb 3, 2012.

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