The Ancient One (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Light Play Foil

Awaken the Ancient One

The Ancient One rewards patient graveyard engineering and reads like a late game plan in a bottle. The Ancient One arrives for {2}{U}{B} and sits on the battlefield as an imposing 8/8 Legendary Creature Spirit God. Its Descend 8 clause makes it a goal card. You will want to build toward eight or more permanents in your graveyard so it can participate in combat and pressure opposing life totals.

Beyond raw stats the Ancient One provides incremental advantage and a grindy win condition. Pay {2}{U}{B} to draw then discard and the discard mills a target player for the discarded card's mana value. That creates value even when graveyard hate appears and pairs well with self mill or reanimation themes from the Lost Caverns of Ixalan environment. For control or midrange lists this card functions as a win engine and a top end threat you can sculpt with graveyard interaction.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {2}{U}{B}
• Card Type – Legendary Creature
• Subtypes – Spirit God
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Descend 8 — The Ancient One can’t attack or block unless there are eight or more permanent cards in your graveyard.
  
  {2}{U}{B}: Draw a card, then discard a card. When you discard a card this way, target player mills cards equal to its mana value.
• Power / Toughness – 8/8