For the Ancestors
Commander Masters 740 • rare
- Set
- Commander Masters
- Collector number
- 740
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Hristo D. Chukov
- Market price
- $2.40
What it does
Choose a creature type. Look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal any number of cards of the chosen type from among them and put the revealed cards into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Flashback 3 generic mana green mana (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
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
For the Ancestors was released in 2023 as part of the Commander Masters set, a collection specifically curated to support the Commander format of Magic: The Gathering. This card, designated as a rare within the set, was designed to provide card advantage and utility for decks centered around creature types, fitting into the game's long history of tribal synergy mechanics.
The visual design features intricate, evocative artwork by artist Campbell White, who utilized a ethereal aesthetic to represent the act of reaching back through ancestral lines. Within the broader context of the set, the card was received as a functional tool for green-aligned decks looking to leverage their graveyards, reflecting the ongoing evolution of Magic's top-down design philosophy where mechanical function is deeply tied to the narrative of honoring past creatures.
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