Question 1

Ruling for The Ancient One: Some descend triggered abilities include intervening "if" clauses (i.e. "if you ...

Accepted Answer

Some descend triggered abilities include intervening "if" clauses (i.e. "if you have [four or eight] permanent cards in your graveyard" in the middle of the ability). Each of these abilities checks your graveyard at the moment it would trigger to see if it does. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability doesn't trigger at all. If it does trigger, it will check again as it tries to resolve. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen.

Question 2

Ruling for The Ancient One: You don't choose a target for The Ancient One's activated ability at the time yo...

Accepted Answer

You don't choose a target for The Ancient One's activated ability at the time you activate it. Rather, a second "reflexive" ability triggers when you discard a card this way. You choose a target for that ability as it goes on the stack. Each player may respond to this triggered ability as normal.

Question 3

Ruling for The Ancient One: Once The Ancient One has legally attacked or blocked, removing permanent cards f...

Accepted Answer

Once The Ancient One has legally attacked or blocked, removing permanent cards from your graveyard so the descend 8 ability no longer applies won't remove The Ancient One from combat.

Question 4

Ruling for The Ancient One: Cards with the ability word "descend N" have abilities that care if you have at ...

Accepted Answer

Cards with the ability word "descend N" have abilities that care if you have at least N permanent cards in your graveyard.

Set	#	Rarity	Lang	Artist	Price	Foil
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos (PLCI)	#222s	mythic	en	Victor Adame Minguez	—	$3.38
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#222	mythic	en	Victor Adame Minguez	$1.74	$2.45
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos (PLCI)	#222p	mythic	en	Victor Adame Minguez	$1.34	$1.29
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#319	mythic	en	Clint Lockwood	$1.62	$2.47
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#319	mythic	de	Clint Lockwood	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#222	mythic	de	Victor Adame Minguez	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#319	mythic	es	Clint Lockwood	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#222	mythic	es	Victor Adame Minguez	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#319	mythic	fr	Clint Lockwood	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#222	mythic	fr	Victor Adame Minguez	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#319	mythic	it	Clint Lockwood	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#222	mythic	it	Victor Adame Minguez	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#222	mythic	ja	Victor Adame Minguez	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#319	mythic	ja	Clint Lockwood	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#222	mythic	pt	Victor Adame Minguez	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#319	mythic	pt	Clint Lockwood	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#319	mythic	zhs	Clint Lockwood	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)	#222	mythic	zhs	Victor Adame Minguez	—	—

The Ancient One

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