wotc
Once 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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #222
The Ancient One
lci·#222·mythic·nonfoil
Illus. Victor Adame Minguez
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Nov '23
2 yr ago
Value
$2.20$0 (-9.8%)
30 days high $2.52 · low $2.08
Volatility · moderate
EUR€1.32USD$2.20TIX0.03 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #5,423 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Legendary Creature — Spirit God
Descend 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.
8/8
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
Some 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.
wotc
Cards with the ability word "descend N" have abilities that care if you have at least N permanent cards in your graveyard.
Context
Last observed at $2.20, down from $2.44 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $2.52 across 36 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 18 hours ago at $2.20.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from LCI — 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 *The Lost Caverns of Ixalan* (released November 2023).
Card #222 in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan.
Rarity tier: mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities.
Card type: Legendary Creature — Spirit God. Color identity: black/blue. Mana cost: {U}{B} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Descend and Mill.
Legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #5,423 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Victor Adame Minguez. Rarix tracks 674 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Victor Adame Minguez
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