Narset of the Ancient Way

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Narset of the Ancient Way: Legendary Planeswalker - Narset, Commander Masters. [+1]: You gain 2 life. Add U, R, or W. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{U}{R}{W}
Mana value
4
Type
Legendary Planeswalker - Narset
Colour identity
White, blue and red (WUR)
Loyalty
4
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Commander Masters (CMM)
Released
2023-08-04
Collector number
930
Artist
Yongjae Choi

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About Narset of the Ancient Way

Narset of the Ancient Way is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare white, blue and red legendary planeswalker from Commander Masters (CMM), a Masters set released in August 2023. It is collector number 930 in that set, with art by Yongjae Choi. It costs {1}{U}{R}{W} (one generic, one white, one blue and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It enters with 4 loyalty. Its colour identity is white, blue and red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (2020) to Commander Masters (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.84 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).

Card text

[+1]: You gain 2 life. Add {U}, {R}, or {W}. Spend this mana only to cast a noncreature spell.

[−2]: Draw a card, then you may discard a card. When you discard a nonland card this way, Narset deals damage equal to that card's mana value to target creature or planeswalker.

[−6]: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this emblem deals 2 damage to any target."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.84 (as of 2026-10-23).

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

Format legality

Legality of Narset of the Ancient Way by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Narset of the Ancient Way

Narset of the Ancient Way has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #80803Mythic2020
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #195Mythic2020
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #278Mythic2020
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos (PIKO) #195pMythic2020
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos (PIKO) #195sMythic2020

Official rulings

Six official rulings apply to Narset of the Ancient Way, newest first.

  • An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
  • If a card you discard has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
  • The emblem created by Narset's last ability is colorless. The damage it deals is from a colorless source.
  • Because it's a loyalty ability, Narset's first ability isn't a mana ability. It can be activated only any time you could cast a sorcery. It uses the stack and can be responded to.
  • You can discard a card even if Narset leaves the battlefield before her middle ability resolves. The reflexive triggered ability will still trigger if you discard a nonland card.
  • Narset's second ability goes on the stack without a target. While that ability is resolving, you draw a card and may choose to discard a card. When you discard a nonland card this way, the reflexive triggered ability triggers and you pick a target to be dealt damage. This is different from effects that say "If you do . . ." in that you choose a target after looking at the card you draw and players can respond to the reflexive triggered ability knowing how much damage will be dealt.

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