Ancestral Statue
Artifact Creature — Golem
DTKDragons of Tarkir#234common
Foil
The mage awakened the statue in hopes of learning the lost lore of her clan, but the statue was interested only in war.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 859
- Illustrator
- Tomasz Jedruszek
- Found in
- Dragons of Tarkir MTGO Redemption Foil · Dragons of Tarkir MTGO Redemption · Dragons of Tarkir Booster Pack
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
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
When this creature enters, return a nonland permanent you control to its owner's hand.
3/4Market · per finishspark updated 14h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+5.6%
$0.19
$0.01 low-$0.01 gap
Foil+0.7%
$7.51
$6.50 low$1.50 gap
Finish
Market
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Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.19as of 2026-07-12
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H $0.22L $0.11since Feb 2024$0.01
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Foil
$7.51as of 2026-07-12
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H $12.14L $7.14since Feb 2024$6.50
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Cheapest playable copy$0.19· across 2 printings
Rulings
2 · latest Feb 25, 2015 · one tap opens all
- WotCFeb 25, 2015
Ancestral Statue’s ability is mandatory. If Ancestral Statue is the only nonland permanent you control when its ability resolves, you must return it to its owner’s hand.
- WotCFeb 25, 2015
The triggered ability doesn’t target any permanent. You choose which one to return as the ability resolves. No player can respond to this choice once the ability starts resolving.