Ascended Heroes

Drakloak ASC 248/217

ASCKOIllustration rare
Drakloak ASC 248

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What you might be wondering about this card

How can you tell your card is this one?
Look at the bottom of your card: you should read ASC 248/217 there. Its illustration is signed Jerky.
Which set does it come from?
It comes from the Ascended Heroes set, released here on 30 January 2026.

When it came out

Ascended Heroes landed here on 30 January 2026.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 28 November 2025, under the code M2a. That is 63 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
90
Type
Dragon
Stage
Stage 1
Retreat cost
1
Regulation mark
H
Number
248/217
Set
Ascended HeroesASCSet guide
Illustrated by
Jerky

The Korean text is not available yet. Text shown: English.

Its Ability

Recon Directive

Once during your turn, you may look at the top 2 cards of your deck and put 1 of them into your hand. Put the other card on the bottom of your deck.

Its attacks

Dragon Headbutt

70

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.

  2. A strength

    It has an Ability, Recon Directive. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.

  3. A strength

    Dragapult ex / Dudunsparce runs it in 72 of the 72 lists we have read, seen across 60 different tournaments.

  4. A strength

    No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.

  5. A strength

    Mark H. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

Standard format: source checked on September 27, 2026. TCGdex

Who plays it

Every printing of Drakloak plays the same way at a tournament. So the decks below count them all together, and the last column shows the one players wrote on their list.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
DeckListsTournamentsPrinting listed
Dragapult ex / Dudunsparce72 of 7260TWM 129
Dragapult ex / Dusknoir69 of 6962TWM 129
Dragapult ex / Blaziken ex66 of 6658TWM 129
Dragapult ex64 of 6460TWM 129
Ethan's Typhlosion50 of 6646TWM 129
Dragapult ex / Froslass40 of 4039TWM 129
Mega Starmie ex34 of 7033TWM 129
Mega Greninja ex17 of 6517TWM 129
Dragapult ex / N's Zoroark ex8 of 88TWM 129
Azumarill4 of 394TWM 129
Mega Chandelure ex4 of 624TWM 129
Mega Charizard X ex3 of 533TWM 129
Blaziken ex2 of 212TWM 129
Hydreigon ex2 of 652TWM 129
Beedrill ex1 of 531TWM 129
Dhelmise1 of 701TWM 129
Doublade1 of 431TWM 129
Hop's Zacian ex1 of 481TWM 129
Joltik1 of 361TWM 129
Lillie's Clefairy ex1 of 531TWM 129
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex1 of 541TWM 129
Mega Camerupt ex1 of 521TWM 129
Mega Dragonite ex1 of 331TWM 129
Mega Feraligatr ex1 of 281TWM 129
Mega Froslass ex1 of 431TWM 129
Mega Lopunny ex1 of 241TWM 129
Mega Starmie ex / Froslass1 of 691TWM 129
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom1 of 391TWM 129
Toucannon1 of 521TWM 129
Wailord ex1 of 331TWM 129

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