Path of Ancestry
Aetherdrift Commander 166 • common
- Set
- Aetherdrift Commander
- Collector number
- 166
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Alayna Danner
- 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 originally introduced to the Magic: The Gathering ecosystem in the 2017 Commander sets as a versatile utility land designed to support tribal-themed decks. Its mechanical identity centers on rewarding players for aligning their creatures with a shared creature type, offering both color fixing and a card-selection mechanic known as scrying. This specific version, appearing in the Aetherdrift Commander set as collector number 166, reflects the ongoing role of the card as a staple inclusion for decks built around specific creature lineages.
The visual design of the card typically features architectural landscapes that evoke a sense of ancient history and deep roots, consistent with its function of binding a deck's creature types together. As a non-basic land that has seen numerous reprints across various supplemental sets, its design is celebrated for its balance between functional mana utility and its ability to smooth out draws in complex multiplayer formats. It is regarded by the community as a foundational piece for Commander players focusing on tribal synergy.
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