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Ancient Animus

{1}{G}

Instant

DOMDominaria#154common
Foil

Multani's mind grasped for consciousness as rage itself rebuilt his body.

Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 896
Illustrator
Titus Lunter
Found in
Dominaria Theme Booster Green · Dominaria MTGO Redemption · 2 more
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
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.)

Plays as: Counter Placer · Fight Removal

Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+4.8%
$0.22
$0.03 low$0.01 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.50
$0.25 low$0.05 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.22· across 2 printings

Rulings

4 · latest Nov 10, 2020 · one tap opens all
  • WotCNov 10, 2020

    If either target is an illegal target as Ancient Animus tries to resolve, neither creature will deal or be dealt damage.

  • WotCNov 10, 2020

    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.

  • WotCNov 10, 2020

    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.

  • WotCNov 10, 2020

    You can't cast Ancient Animus unless you choose both a creature you control and a creature you don't control as targets.