---
name: "A-Ancestral Katana"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact — Equipment"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Equip"]
set: "NEO"
set_name: "Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty"
collector_number: "A-1"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Daniel Ljunggren"
oracle_id: "6c7d22e4-2607-4cf5-a939-28361f38f3b6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/a-ancestral-katana-neo"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# A-Ancestral Katana
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact — Equipment
- **Keywords:** Equip

## Oracle Text
Whenever a Samurai or Warrior you control attacks alone, you may pay {1}. When you do, attach Ancestral Katana to it.
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has "This creature has first strike as long as it's attacking."
Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ancestral Katana](/printing/ancestral-katana-neo.md) — Artifact — Equipment
2. [Quick-Draw Katana](/printing/quick-draw-katana-fdn.md) — Artifact — Equipment
3. [Samurai's Katana](/printing/samurais-katana-fin.md) — Artifact — Equipment
4. [Ancestral Blade](/printing/ancestral-blade-plst.md) — Artifact — Equipment
5. [Quintessential Katana](/printing/quintessential-katana-tmt.md) — Artifact — Equipment
6. [Jousting Lance](/printing/jousting-lance-j22.md) — Artifact — Equipment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) #A-1
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Daniel Ljunggren

## Format Legalities
Commander: `not_legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `not_legal` | Vintage: `not_legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`