Ancestors' Aid

Ancestors' Aid

{1}{R}Instant

Some links are affiliate links — if you buy through them Mauldron may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. How this works.

Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.

Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

What it does

Tagged as Ramp — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Get it in a precon

One preconstructed deck includes this card.

Official rulings

  1. If the target of Ancestors' Aid is illegal as the spell tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't create a Treasure token. (2023-11-10)

Printings & prices

Every set Ancestors' Aid has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.

Cards like this

The most-played cards that do something similar to Ancestors' Aid, and are playable in its colours.