Forgotten Ancient

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Forgotten Ancient: Creature - Elemental, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{G}
Mana value
4
Type
Creature - Elemental
Colour identity
Green (G)
Power / toughness
0/3
Rarity
Rare
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
267
Artist
Mark Tedin
Commander rank
390 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Forgotten Ancient

Forgotten Ancient is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 267 in that set, with art by Mark Tedin. It costs {3}{G} (three generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 0/3 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 19 sets, from Scourge (2003) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.41 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).

Card text

Whenever a player casts a spell, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may move any number of +1/+1 counters from this creature onto other creatures.

Its blood is life. Its body is growth.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.41 (as of 2026-11-02).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Forgotten Ancient by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Forgotten Ancient

Forgotten Ancient has been printed in 19 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #304Rare2025
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1890Rare2025
The List (PLST) #NCC-291Rare2024
Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #147Rare2024
Bloomburrow Commander (BLC) #217Rare2024
The List (PLST) #SCG-120Rare2023
March of the Machine Commander (MOC) #297Rare2023
Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #161Rare2023
Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #341Rare2023
New Capenna Commander (NCC) #291Rare2022
Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC) #117Rare2022
Commander 2021 (C21) #189Rare2021

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Forgotten Ancient, newest first.

  • Forgotten Ancient's first ability will resolve before the spell that caused it to trigger. Putting a +1/+1 counter on Forgotten Ancient is optional.
  • Forgotten Ancient's last ability doesn't target any creatures. You choose how many +1/+1 counters will be moved (and onto which creatures) as the ability resolves. Notably, once the ability starts resolving and you make these choices, no player may take actions until the ability has finished resolving.

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