Ancestor's Chosen
Ultimate Masters 9 • uncommon
- Set
- Ultimate Masters
- Collector number
- 9
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $0.22
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.
"The will of all, by my hand done."
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 introduced in the Magic: The Gathering Judgment set in 2002. It was designed as a high-mana cost creature that rewarded players for having a well-stocked graveyard, a core mechanical theme of the Judgment expansion that emphasized the importance of the discard pile in gameplay strategies.
The Ultimate Masters printing features an updated aesthetic, part of a series intended to showcase iconic cards with a premium, evocative art style. The illustration, created by artist Donato Giancola, focuses on the ethereal and protective nature of the spirit, aiming to convey a sense of gravitas and connection to lineage that aligns with the card's function of gaining life based on creatures past.
Within the context of the Ultimate Masters set released in 2018, the card serves as a thematic inclusion that reflects the history of the game. It was received by the player community as a staple of limited formats, valued for its ability to stabilize a game state during the late phases of a match.
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