Card 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.)
We don't compare prices for this printing
MTG Compare tracks store prices for the most relevant quarter of Magic printings: the staples people play, the cheapest copy of each, and the cards worth real money. You can still find For the Ancestors on TCGplayer or eBay.
Mana cost
{2}{G}
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, MTG Compare earns from qualifying purchases.
Card 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.)
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
About For the Ancestors
For the Ancestors (740) is a Green Instant from Commander Masters (CMM). It costs {2}{G} and has mana value 3. It is printed at Rare rarity. The one keyword in its text is Flashback. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander and Oathbreaker.
Commander Masters is a reprint set, which collects earlier cards, released August 2023.
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
- Card number
- 740
- Set
- Commander Masters (CMM)
- Set type
- Masters & special set
- Released
- 4 August 2023
- Rarity
- Rare (R)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Instant
- Colour
- Green
- Colour identity
- Green
- Mana cost
- {2}{G}
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: For the Ancestors
Other printings of For the Ancestors in Commander Masters
The same card in other art and frames from this set — priced in the United States.
More from Commander Masters
Read next
- Magic Card Rarities Explained: What Common to Mythic Rare Is WorthWhat the rarities mean, and why they are a weak guide to price
- Where to Buy Magic: The Gathering Cards: 6 Markets ComparedWhich stores in your market carry Magic singles, and how they compare
- Are Magic Cards Cheaper Abroad? The Biggest Cross-Market GapsWhether a cross-market price gap survives postage and import tax