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◇ Catalog #319

The Ancient One

lci·#319·mythic·showcase

Illus. Clint Lockwood

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wishlisted

Nov '23

2 yr ago

Value

$3.20+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $3.31 · low $3.02

NM$3.20

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$2.96–$3.38modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.99low $0.03range 19866.7%n 542

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,449 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$3.20

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

2023-11-10wotc

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.

2023-11-10wotc

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.

2023-11-10wotc

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 on Scryfall 2 months ago at $3.20. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $5.99 across 542 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from LCI — the lineup includes Showcase 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.

Card #319 of *The Lost Caverns of Ixalan*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2023 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Spirit God, color identity black/blue, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {U}{B} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Descend and Mill.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #5,449 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Clint Lockwood. Rarix catalogs 42 other cards credited to this artist.