wotc
The triggered ability doesn’t target any permanent. You choose which one to return as the ability resolves. No player can respond to this choice once the ability starts resolving.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #234
Ancestral Statue
dtk·#234·common·foil
Illus. Tomasz Jedruszek
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Mar '15
11 yr ago
Value
$8.59+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $7.59 · low $7.58
Volatility · stable
EUR€4.44USD$7.59TIX0.03 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #6,827 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Artifact Creature — Golem
When this creature enters, return a nonland permanent you control to its owner's hand.
The mage awakened the statue in hopes of learning the lost lore of her clan, but the statue was interested only in war.
3/4
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 2
wotc
Ancestral Statue’s ability is mandatory. If Ancestral Statue is the only nonland permanent you control when its ability resolves, you must return it to its owner’s hand.
Context
Last observed at $7.59, stable around $7.59 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $7.59 across 33 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 16 hours ago at $7.59.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from DTK — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Dragons of Tarkir* (released March 2015).
Card #234 in Dragons of Tarkir.
Rarity tier: common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume.
Card type: Artifact Creature — Golem. Mana cost: {4} (4 converted).
Legal in Duel, Brawl, Legacy, Modern, Pauper, and Pioneer.
EDHrec ranks this card #6,827 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Tomasz Jedruszek.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Tomasz Jedruszek
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