Echoes on the Wind
Abuelo, Ancestral Echo is a compact engine piece for control and blink strategies. The card name signals a tempo shift. On a {1}{W}{U} investment you get a 2/2 flying Spirit with ward {2} that resists cheap removal and presents a recurring value route. The activated ability lets you exile another creature or artifact you control and then return it at the next end step, which doubles as a blink trigger for enter the battlefield effects and a way to dodge targeted answers while keeping board presence.
In practical play Abuelo slots into decks that want repeatable ETB sequencing or artifact recursion. Use the ward to tax removal, then chain the exile ability with creatures that have strong enters. It pairs cleanly with flicker synergies and with equipment or auras that reattach on reentry. The flavour fits Lost Caverns of Ixalan by suggesting ancient guidance and careful timing rather than brute force.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost – {1}{W}{U}
- Card Type – Legendary Creature
- Subtypes – Spirit
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flying, ward {2} 1{W}{U}: Exile another target creature or artifact you control. Return it to the battlefield under its owner’s control at the beginning of the next end step.
- Power / Toughness – 2/2