Forgotten Ancient
The List NCC-291 • rare
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- NCC-291
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $0.37
What it does
Whenever a player casts a spell, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may move any number of +1/+1 counters from this creature onto other creatures.
Its blood is life. Its body is growth.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Forgotten Ancient first appeared in the 2002 Scourge expansion for Magic: The Gathering, designed as a green creature that thrives on the presence of other spells. The card was conceptualized by the Wizards of the Coast design team to reward players for interactive play styles, allowing the creature to grow progressively stronger as both players cast their spells throughout the game.
The original illustration, provided by artist Greg Hildebrandt, depicts the creature as a massive, moss-covered behemoth rooted in an ancient forest. The card gained significant popularity in casual Commander formats due to its ability to distribute +1/+1 counters to other creatures, and it was subsequently included in The List to provide players with ongoing access to impactful utility cards from the game's deep history.
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