Path of Ancestry
Aetherdrift Commander 61 • common
- Set
- Aetherdrift Commander
- Collector number
- 61
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Wisnu Tan
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
This land enters tapped.
tap: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Path of Ancestry was first introduced as a utility land in the Commander 2017 set, designed specifically to support tribal-focused decks by providing color-fixing and card selection through the scry mechanic. Its inclusion in Aetherdrift Commander, a later supplemental release, underscores its status as a foundational staple for players who build decks around specific creature types, reflecting the long-standing design philosophy of creating versatile lands that reward thematic consistency.
The card’s visual design focuses on the ethereal, flowing nature of tribal history, often utilizing artwork that emphasizes connections between spirits or ancestors and the present. It was created to solve a specific functional problem in the Commander format, ensuring that players with multi-colored tribal decks have a reliable way to cast their spells while simultaneously refining their library, a combination that has made it a perennially popular choice for deck-builders.
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