Ancestors' Aid
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan 132 • common
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Collector number
- 132
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Alessandra Pisano
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.
Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "tap, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
"You surface-dwellers may have forgotten your history, but it has not forgotten you."— Akal Pakal, First Steward of Oteclan
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ancestors' Aid was released in 2023 as part of The Lost Caverns of Ixalan, a Magic: The Gathering expansion set that drew heavily from Mesoamerican mythology and subterranean adventure themes. The card was designed to function within the set's mechanics, which emphasize exploration, fossilized resources, and the deep-seated cultural reverence for ancestral spirits central to the Ixalan narrative.
The card features artwork by illustrator Manuel Castañón, who crafted a visual representation of spectral guidance aiding a warrior in combat. His work aims to capture the mystical, verdant aesthetic of the set's underground civilizations, and it was received by players as a functional utility spell that effectively blends the set’s mechanical focus on combat buffs with its overarching thematic commitment to the spirits of the deep.
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About Ancestors' Aid
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