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Forgotten Ancient

Magic: The GatheringSecret Lair Drop#1890

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Secret Lair DropSLD · #1890
Card type
Creature — Elemental
Rarity
Rare
Indicative price
★ 4.48 € · ★ 8.26 $
Mana value
4
Power
0
Toughness
3
Colour

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.

Format legality

  • BrawlLegal
  • CommanderLegal
  • DuelLegal
  • GladiatorLegal
  • HistoricLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • PredhLegal
  • PremodernLegal
  • TimelessLegal
  • VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator
Jack Teagle
Card language
English
Release date
2019-12-02

Flavour text

"I am the primordial guardian of an ancient glade. Please help me find it."

Rulings

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.

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.

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