Path of Ancestry
Star Trek Commander 545 • common
- Set
- Star Trek Commander
- Collector number
- 545
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Arthur Yuan
- Finish
- Surge
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 staple utility land within the Commander format of Magic: The Gathering. Specifically appearing in the 2017 Commander preconstructed decks, the card was designed to support tribal synergy by providing colored mana for creatures sharing a creature type with the commander. Its mechanical intent was to bridge the gap between niche tribal themes and the broader mana requirements of multi-color decks, offering a scry effect as a reward for playing on-theme.
The artwork for this particular printing, featured in the Star Trek-themed deck adaptations, leans into the thematic visual language established by Wizards of the Coast for high-fantasy gaming environments. While the card itself is a functional reprint in a distinct set context, it maintains the core design ethos of providing equitable mana fixing for complex Commander board states. It has been widely received by players as a necessary inclusion for decks that rely heavily on tribal mechanics to drive their strategy.
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