Start free
Back to Ravnica: City of Guilds

Benevolent Ancestor

{2}{W}

Creature — Spirit

RAVRavnica: City of Guilds#3common

Although the door is flimsy and the lock pathetically small, Josuri's family never fears the night outside.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 2 per booster–1 in 827
Illustrator
Nick Percival
Found in
Dissension Theme Deck Azorius Ascendant · Ravnica City of Guilds MTGO Redemption · 3 more
Printings3EDHREC rank#27,564
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Defender (This creature can't attack.) {T}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.
0/4
Defender
Market · per finishspark updated 20m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil0.0%
$0.04
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$0.25
$0.23 low$0.15 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.04· across 3 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

1 · latest Nov 17, 2017
  • WotCNov 17, 2017

    If the target would be dealt damage by multiple sources at once, that player or that permanent’s controller chooses one of those sources at the time damage would be dealt, and 1 of that damage from that source is prevented.