Ancestor's Chosen
Tenth Edition 1 • uncommon
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Collector number
- 1
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
When this creature enters, you gain 1 life for each card in your graveyard.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ancestor's Chosen was originally printed in the Judgment set in 2002 before being reprinted in the Tenth Edition core set in 2007. As a white creature card, it was designed to embody the themes of spirit-based protection and graveyard interaction that characterized the Judgment block's focus on the afterlife and ancestral veneration.
The card's artwork, illustrated by Greg Staples, captures the ethereal and towering presence of the spirit entity. The design was intended to provide a mid-to-late game stabilization tool in limited formats, rewarding players for maintaining a well-stocked graveyard. It remains a notable example of the classic Magic: The Gathering aesthetic from the mid-2000s, reflecting the shift toward more atmospheric and painterly creature illustrations during that era.
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