Path of Ancestry
March of the Machine Commander 418 • common
- Set
- March of the Machine Commander
- Collector number
- 418
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Alayna Danner
- Market price
- $0.59
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 the multiplayer Commander format by rewarding players for using tribal-themed decks. Its mechanical identity centers on mana fixing for kindred strategies, providing a scry effect whenever a creature sharing a type with the commander enters the battlefield. This design philosophy emphasizes the cooperative and narrative nature of tribal deck-building, encouraging players to curate creature types that reflect the flavor of their chosen legend.
The specific iteration featured in the March of the Machine Commander set, labeled as collector number 418, maintains the original utility while situating the card within the broader context of the Phyrexians' invasion of the multiverse. The artwork and design of this printing serve to integrate the land into the high-stakes narrative of the March of the Machine cycle, where diverse planes and creature types unite against a singular, overwhelming threat. Like its predecessors, it is valued by players for its efficiency in decks that rely on synergistic creature types to achieve victory.
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