Ancestral Knowledge
Weatherlight 32 • rare
- Set
- Weatherlight
- Collector number
- 32
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Colin MacNeil
- Market price
- $7.55
What it does
Cumulative upkeep 1 generic mana (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
When this enchantment enters, look at the top ten cards of your library, then exile any number of them and put the rest back on top of your library in any order.
When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, shuffle your library.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ancestral Knowledge was released in 1997 as part of the Weatherlight expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set served as the final chapter of the Mirage block's storyline, focusing on the crew of the skyship Weatherlight as they embarked on a mission to rescue Sisay. The card was designed as a blue enchantment, utilizing the cumulative upkeep mechanic to represent the fleeting nature of magical insights.
The card features artwork by the illustrator Daren Bader, who contributed numerous pieces to the game during this era. Bader’s work for Weatherlight often leaned into the fantastical and ethereal aesthetic characteristic of 1990s card design. Upon its release, the card was analyzed by players for its efficiency in card selection, though it ultimately faced stiff competition from more powerful blue spells of the time, leading to a modest reception in competitive play.
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About Ancestral Knowledge
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