Ancient Animus
Ancient Animus: Instant, Commander Legends. Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control if it's legendary. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{G}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Commander Legends (CMR)
- Released
- 2020-11-20
- Collector number
- 215
- Artist
- Titus Lunter
- Commander rank
- 4,898 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Fight
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About Ancient Animus
Ancient Animus is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common green instant from Commander Legends (CMR), a draft-focused set released in November 2020. It is collector number 215 in that set, with art by Titus Lunter. It costs {1}{G} (one generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Dominaria (2018) to Commander Legends (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.23 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control if it's legendary. Then it fights target creature an opponent controls. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
Multani's mind grasped for consciousness as rage itself rebuilt his body.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.23 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Ancient Animus by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Ancient Animus
Ancient Animus has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Dominaria (DOM) #154 | Common | 2018 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Ancient Animus, newest first.
- If the creature you control is an illegal target as Ancient Animus tries to resolve, you won't put a +1/+1 counter on it. If that creature is a legal target but the creature you don't control isn't, you'll still put the counter on the creature you control if it's legendary.
- If either target is an illegal target as Ancient Animus tries to resolve, neither creature will deal or be dealt damage.
- You can't cast Ancient Animus unless you choose both a creature you control and a creature you don't control as targets.
- The creature you control doesn't have to be legendary. It simply won't receive a +1/+1 counter before it fights if it isn't legendary.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these card lists
These card lists include Ancient Animus.