Kindly Ancestor // Ancestor's Embrace
Innistrad: Crimson Vow 22 • common
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- Collector number
- 22
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Justyna Dura
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Lifelink
Disturb 1 generic mana white mana (You may cast this card from your graveyard transformed for its disturb cost.)
"You look cold, dearie."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Kindly Ancestor was introduced in the 2021 Magic: The Gathering set Innistrad: Crimson Vow. The card is a double-faced card, a hallmark mechanic of the Innistrad plane, representing the gothic horror themes of the setting. It was designed to function as a draft common, providing a creature that could offer defensive utility before transforming into an aura that bolsters another creature, reflecting the supportive, protective nature of the restless spirits haunting the plane.
The artwork for this card was created by illustrative artist Nils Hamm. Known for his evocative, painterly style that often leans into the ethereal or unsettling, Hamm captured the spectral essence of the Ancestor with muted colors and ghostly light. The design team focused on the 'disturb' mechanic, which allows graveyard recursion, emphasizing the set's cycle of life and death through spirits that linger to aid the living.
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