Forgotten Ancient

Creature — Elemental

Forgotten Ancient

Name: Forgotten Ancient
Brand: Magic: The Gathering
SKU: SOC-267

Creature — Elemental

Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)·#267·rare·Apr 24, 2026

Card Text

Whenever a player casts a spell, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may move any number of +1/+1 counters from this creature onto other creatures.

Card Details

Mana Value: 4
Colors: Green
Color Identity: Green
Power / Toughness: 0 / 3
EDHREC Rank: #403

Features

Format Legalities

Duel

Brawl

Penny

Predh

Future

Legacy

Modern

Pauper

Alchemy

Pioneer

Vintage

Historic

Standard

Timeless

Commander

Gladiator

Oldschool

Premodern

Oathbreaker

Standardbrawl

Paupercommander

Legal

Not Legal

Banned

Restricted

Market Prices

USD

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USD Foil

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EUR

0,33 €

EUR Foil

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Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket

Price History (30d)

All Printings (106)

Set	#	Rarity	Lang	Artist	Price	Foil
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)	#267	rare	en	Mark Tedin	—	—
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC)	#304	rare	en	Esuthio	$0.38	—
Secret Lair Drop (SLD)	#1890	rare	en	Jack Teagle	—	$6.17
The List (PLST)	#NCC-291	rare	en	Mark Tedin	$0.59	—
Foundations Jumpstart (J25)	#147	rare	en	Andrew Mar	$0.43	—
Bloomburrow Commander (BLC)	#217	rare	en	Andrew Mar	$0.41	—
The List (PLST)	#SCG-120	rare	en	Mark Tedin	$1.71	—
March of the Machine Commander (MOC)	#297	rare	en	Mark Tedin	$1.07	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#341	rare	en	Mark Tedin	$0.56	$0.68
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#161	rare	en	Mark Tedin	$0.49	$0.93
New Capenna Commander (NCC)	#291	rare	en	Mark Tedin	$0.41	—
Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC)	#117	rare	en	Mark Tedin	$0.56	—
Commander 2021 (C21)	#189	rare	en	Mark Tedin	$0.50	—
Commander Anthology Volume II (CM2)	#137	rare	en	Mark Tedin	$0.52	—
Archenemy: Nicol Bolas (E01)	#65	rare	en	Mark Tedin	$0.50	—
Commander 2016 (C16)	#150	rare	en	Mark Tedin	$0.87	—
Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2)	#182	rare	en	Mark Tedin	$0.83	$3.80
Commander 2015 (C15)	#185	rare	en	Mark Tedin	$0.52	—
Archenemy (ARC)	#57	rare	en	Mark Tedin	$0.49	—
Planechase (HOP)	#73	rare	en	Mark Tedin	$0.88	—
Scourge (SCG)	#120	rare	en	Mark Tedin	$2.35	$42.97
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC)	#304	rare	de	Esuthio	—	—
Foundations Jumpstart (J25)	#147	rare	de	Andrew Mar	—	—
Bloomburrow Commander (BLC)	#217	rare	de	Andrew Mar	—	—
March of the Machine Commander (MOC)	#297	rare	de	Mark Tedin	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#161	rare	de	Mark Tedin	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#341	rare	de	Mark Tedin	—	—
New Capenna Commander (NCC)	#291	rare	de	Mark Tedin	—	—
Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC)	#117	rare	de	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2021 (C21)	#189	rare	de	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2016 (C16)	#150	rare	de	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2015 (C15)	#185	rare	de	Mark Tedin	—	—
Scourge (SCG)	#120	rare	de	Mark Tedin	—	—
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC)	#304	rare	es	Esuthio	—	—
Foundations Jumpstart (J25)	#147	rare	es	Andrew Mar	—	—
Bloomburrow Commander (BLC)	#217	rare	es	Andrew Mar	—	—
March of the Machine Commander (MOC)	#297	rare	es	Mark Tedin	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#341	rare	es	Mark Tedin	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#161	rare	es	Mark Tedin	—	—
New Capenna Commander (NCC)	#291	rare	es	Mark Tedin	—	—
Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC)	#117	rare	es	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2021 (C21)	#189	rare	es	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2016 (C16)	#150	rare	es	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2015 (C15)	#185	rare	es	Mark Tedin	—	—
Scourge (SCG)	#120	rare	es	Mark Tedin	—	—
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC)	#304	rare	fr	Esuthio	—	—
Foundations Jumpstart (J25)	#147	rare	fr	Andrew Mar	—	—
Bloomburrow Commander (BLC)	#217	rare	fr	Andrew Mar	—	—
March of the Machine Commander (MOC)	#297	rare	fr	Mark Tedin	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#161	rare	fr	Mark Tedin	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#341	rare	fr	Mark Tedin	—	—
New Capenna Commander (NCC)	#291	rare	fr	Mark Tedin	—	—
Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC)	#117	rare	fr	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2021 (C21)	#189	rare	fr	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2016 (C16)	#150	rare	fr	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2015 (C15)	#185	rare	fr	Mark Tedin	—	—
Scourge (SCG)	#120	rare	fr	Mark Tedin	—	—
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC)	#304	rare	it	Esuthio	—	—
Foundations Jumpstart (J25)	#147	rare	it	Andrew Mar	—	—
March of the Machine Commander (MOC)	#297	rare	it	Mark Tedin	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#341	rare	it	Mark Tedin	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#161	rare	it	Mark Tedin	—	—
New Capenna Commander (NCC)	#291	rare	it	Mark Tedin	—	—
Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC)	#117	rare	it	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2021 (C21)	#189	rare	it	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2016 (C16)	#150	rare	it	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2015 (C15)	#185	rare	it	Mark Tedin	—	—
Scourge (SCG)	#120	rare	it	Mark Tedin	—	—
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC)	#304	rare	ja	Esuthio	—	—
Foundations Jumpstart (J25)	#147	rare	ja	Andrew Mar	—	—
Bloomburrow Commander (BLC)	#217	rare	ja	Andrew Mar	—	—
March of the Machine Commander (MOC)	#297	rare	ja	Mark Tedin	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#341	rare	ja	Mark Tedin	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#161	rare	ja	Mark Tedin	—	—
New Capenna Commander (NCC)	#291	rare	ja	Mark Tedin	—	—
Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC)	#117	rare	ja	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2021 (C21)	#189	rare	ja	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2016 (C16)	#150	rare	ja	Mark Tedin	—	—
Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2)	#182	rare	ja	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2015 (C15)	#185	rare	ja	Mark Tedin	—	—
Scourge (SCG)	#120	rare	ja	Mark Tedin	—	—
March of the Machine Commander (MOC)	#297	rare	pt	Mark Tedin	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#341	rare	pt	Mark Tedin	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#161	rare	pt	Mark Tedin	—	—
New Capenna Commander (NCC)	#291	rare	pt	Mark Tedin	—	—
Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC)	#117	rare	pt	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2021 (C21)	#189	rare	pt	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2016 (C16)	#150	rare	pt	Mark Tedin	—	—
Scourge (SCG)	#120	rare	pt	Mark Tedin	—	—
New Capenna Commander (NCC)	#291	rare	ru	Mark Tedin	—	—
Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC)	#117	rare	ru	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2021 (C21)	#189	rare	ru	Mark Tedin	—	—
March of the Machine Commander (MOC)	#297	rare	zhs	Mark Tedin	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#341	rare	zhs	Mark Tedin	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#161	rare	zhs	Mark Tedin	—	—
New Capenna Commander (NCC)	#291	rare	zhs	Mark Tedin	—	—
Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC)	#117	rare	zhs	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2021 (C21)	#189	rare	zhs	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2016 (C16)	#150	rare	zhs	Mark Tedin	—	—
Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2)	#182	rare	zhs	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2015 (C15)	#185	rare	zhs	Mark Tedin	—	—
Scourge (SCG)	#120	rare	zhs	Mark Tedin	—	—
New Capenna Commander (NCC)	#291	rare	zht	Mark Tedin	—	—
Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC)	#117	rare	zht	Mark Tedin	—	—
Commander 2021 (C21)	#189	rare	zht	Mark Tedin	—	—
Scourge (SCG)	#120	rare	zht	Mark Tedin	—	—

Official Rulings (2)

wotc·Dec 8, 2022

Forgotten Ancient's first ability will resolve before the spell that caused it to trigger. Putting a +1/+1 counter on Forgotten Ancient is optional.

wotc·Dec 8, 2022

Forgotten Ancient's last ability doesn't target any creatures. You choose how many +1/+1 counters will be moved (and onto which creatures) as the ability resolves. Notably, once the ability starts resolving and you make these choices, no player may take actions until the ability has finished resolving.