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For the Ancestors
Oracle Text
Choose a creature type. Look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal any number of cards of the chosen type from among them and put the revealed cards into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Flashback {3}{G} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
For the Ancestors is a clean, tribal-flavored value spell that best supports midrange and engine-driven creature decks, especially those that want to keep cards flowing without spending a full turn on pure draw. At instant speed, it lets you hold mana up for interaction and, if needed, dig six deep for multiple creatures of a chosen type, often turning a single cast into a strong refill. The flashback makes it particularly appealing in grindy games, where a second use from the graveyard effectively doubles the card’s utility and rewards slower, recursive strategies. It shines in decks built around Elves, Humans, Shamans, or any tribe with density and internal synergies, and it pairs well with top-of-library manipulation like Sensei’s Divining Top or Scroll Rack to improve the odds of finding multiple hits. In tribal Commander, it is a reliable card-advantage tool that smooths draws while advancing your board plan.
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Character Background
For the Ancestors is a clean, tribal-flavored value spell that best supports midrange and engine-driven creature decks, especially those that want to keep cards flowing without spending a full turn on pure draw. At instant speed, it lets you hold mana up for interaction and, if needed, dig six deep for multiple creatures of a chosen type, often turning a single cast into a strong refill. The flashback makes it particularly appealing in grindy games, where a second use from the graveyard effectively doubles the card’s utility and rewards slower, recursive strategies. It shines in decks built around Elves, Humans, Shamans, or any tribe with density and internal synergies, and it pairs well with top-of-library manipulation like Sensei’s Divining Top or Scroll Rack to improve the odds of finding multiple hits. In tribal Commander, it is a reliable card-advantage tool that smooths draws while advancing your board plan.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-10-08 11:10:43 UTC