The Ancient One
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan 222 • mythic
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Collector number
- 222
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- blue mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Victor Adame Minguez
- Market price
- $2.25
What it does
Descend 8 — The Ancient One can't attack or block unless there are eight or more permanent cards in your graveyard.
2 generic mana blue mana black mana: Draw a card, then discard a card. When you discard a card this way, target player mills cards equal to its mana value.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Ancient One was released in 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. It serves as a narrative piece reflecting the deep-time geological and mythological themes of the Ixalan plane, representing a massive, primordial entity unearthed during the exploration of the subterranean world. The card's mechanics, which reward players for self-milling and managing a graveyard, are designed to mirror the archaeological discovery of forgotten, ancient history.
The artwork was commissioned by artist Victor Adame Minguez, who focused on conveying a sense of immense, suffocating scale and alien architecture. By utilizing a color palette heavy on deep blues and stone textures, Minguez aimed to contrast the creature against the surrounding environment to emphasize its presence as an impossible, fossilized relic coming to life. Upon release, the design was noted by the community for its aggressive stat-to-cost ratio and its specific synergy within niche graveyard-focused gameplay strategies.
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