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The Ancient One PLCI

Other printings of "The Ancient One": LCI #222 PLCI #222p PLCI #222s LCI #319

Card

id69572
artistVictor Adame Minguez
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asciiName
attractionLights
availabilitypaper
boosterTypes
borderColorblack
colorIdentityB, U
colorIndicator
colorsB, U
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank4894
edhrecSaltiness0.29
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishesfoil
flavorName
flavorText
frameEffectslegendary
frameVersion2015
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil1
hasNonFoil0
isAlternative1
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo1
isRebalanced
isReprint1
isReserved
isStarter1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywordsDescend, Mill
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills{'brawl': False, 'commander': True, 'oathbreaker': False}
life
loyalty
manaCost{U}{B}
manaValue2
nameThe Ancient One
number222s
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText
otherFaceIds
power8
printingsLCI, PLCI
promoTypesprerelease, datestamped
raritymythic
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStampoval
setCodePLCI
side
signature
sourceProducts{'foil': ['d8ef6b70-33b8-53b0-b895-8060e2994603']}
subsets
subtypesSpirit, God
supertypesLegendary
textDescend 8 — The Ancient One can't attack or block unless there are eight or more permanent cards in your graveyard.
{2}{U}{B}: Draw a card, then discard a card. When you discard a card this way, target player mills cards equal to its mana value.
toughness8
typeLegendary Creature — Spirit God
typesCreature
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variations9389e1e4-f39e-50d7-9047-a22271cb7391
watermark
setNameThe Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos

Identifiers

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mcmId
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Legalities

id69572
alchemy
brawlLegal
commanderLegal
duelLegal
futureLegal
gladiatorLegal
historicLegal
legacyLegal
modernLegal
oathbreakerLegal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
pennyLegal
pioneerLegal
predh
premodern
standardLegal
standardbrawlLegal
timelessLegal
uuidb41eeefb-8278-5d1c-b14a-b3233205f937
vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

id69572
cardKingdom
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoilhttps://mtgjson.com/links/a90364566ffe2069
cardmarket
tcgplayerhttps://mtgjson.com/links/76aaceeeffdbbf22
tcgplayerEtched
uuidb41eeefb-8278-5d1c-b14a-b3233205f937

Foreign Data (per language)

No foreign data.

Rulings

datetext
2023-11-10Cards with the ability word "descend N" have abilities that care if you have at least N permanent cards in your graveyard.
2023-11-10Once The Ancient One has legally attacked or blocked, removing permanent cards from your graveyard so the descend 8 ability no longer applies won't remove The Ancient One from combat.
2023-11-10Some descend triggered abilities include intervening "if" clauses (i.e. "if you have [four or eight] permanent cards in your graveyard" in the middle of the ability). Each of these abilities checks your graveyard at the moment it would trigger to see if it does. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability doesn't trigger at all. If it does trigger, it will check again as it tries to resolve. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen.
2023-11-10You don't choose a target for The Ancient One's activated ability at the time you activate it. Rather, a second "reflexive" ability triggers when you discard a card this way. You choose a target for that ability as it goes on the stack. Each player may respond to this triggered ability as normal.

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