Ancestral Blade
Artifact β Equipment
Ancestral Blade
Artifact β Equipment
Card Text
When this Equipment enters, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token, then attach this Equipment to it.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 2
- Colors
- White
- Color Identity
- White
- EDHREC Rank
- #12,200
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (45)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #160 | common | en | Scott Murphy | $0.05 | β |
| The List (PLST) | #2XM-3 | common | en | Scott Murphy | $0.27 | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #12 | common | en | Scott Murphy | $0.05 | $0.11 |
| Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3) | #6 | common | en | Scott Murphy | $0.09 | β |
| Commander Legends (CMR) | #5 | common | en | Scott Murphy | $0.11 | $0.12 |
| Double Masters (2XM) | #3 | common | en | Scott Murphy | $0.05 | $0.27 |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #3 | uncommon | en | Scott Murphy | $0.09 | $0.25 |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #160 | common | de | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #12 | common | de | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3) | #6 | common | de | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Commander Legends (CMR) | #5 | common | de | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Double Masters (2XM) | #3 | common | de | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #3 | uncommon | de | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #160 | common | es | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #12 | common | es | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3) | #6 | common | es | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Commander Legends (CMR) | #5 | common | es | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #3 | uncommon | es | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #160 | common | fr | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #12 | common | fr | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3) | #6 | common | fr | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Commander Legends (CMR) | #5 | common | fr | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Double Masters (2XM) | #3 | common | fr | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #3 | uncommon | fr | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #160 | common | it | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3) | #6 | common | it | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Commander Legends (CMR) | #5 | common | it | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #3 | uncommon | it | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #160 | common | ja | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #12 | common | ja | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3) | #6 | common | ja | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Commander Legends (CMR) | #5 | common | ja | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Double Masters (2XM) | #3 | common | ja | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #3 | uncommon | ja | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #3 | uncommon | ko | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #12 | common | pt | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Commander Legends (CMR) | #5 | common | pt | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #3 | uncommon | pt | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #3 | uncommon | ru | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #12 | common | zhs | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Commander Legends (CMR) | #5 | common | zhs | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Double Masters (2XM) | #3 | common | zhs | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #3 | uncommon | zhs | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Commander Legends (CMR) | #5 | common | zht | Scott Murphy | β | β |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #3 | uncommon | zht | Scott Murphy | β | β |
Official Rulings (3)
The Soldier token that you create enters the battlefield as a 1/1 creature. Any abilities that trigger when a creature with a certain power enters the battlefield will see the token enter as a 1/1 creature. Static abilities that affect the Soldier's power and toughness may change this, but Ancestral Blade will be attached to the Soldier before the game checks to see if it has toughness 0 or less. For example, if Illness in the Ranks ("Creature tokens get -1/-1") is on the battlefield, the Soldier will enter as a 0/0 creature, but then Ancestral Blade will make it a 1/1 and the token will survive.
If the triggered ability causes two Soldiers to be created (due to an effect such as that of Doubling Season), Ancestral Blade becomes attached to one of them.
No player may take any actions between the time you create the Soldier token and the time Ancestral Blade becomes attached to it.
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