Path of Ancestry
The List BLC-322 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- BLC-322
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Alayna Danner
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 first appeared in the Commander 2017 expansion, designed as a utility land specifically to support the tribal mechanics of the format. It offers mana of any color for casting creatures that share a creature type with your commander, while simultaneously providing a scry effect to improve card quality. The card was conceived to reward players for building cohesive, theme-focused decks, reflecting the design philosophy of encouraging flavor-driven deck construction in multiplayer environments.
The version from The List, marked with the BLC-322 collector number, represents the card's inclusion in a curated selection of reprints integrated into set booster packs. The artwork, credited to Christine Choi, depicts a mystical, overgrown stone path that evokes a sense of ancient lineage and tradition. Upon its release, it was widely praised by the community as a foundational staple for tribal decks, becoming a reliable inclusion for players seeking to smooth out their mana bases while gaining incremental card selection advantages.
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