---
name: "Abstruse Archaic"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Avatar"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Vigilance"]
set: "CMM"
set_name: "Commander Masters"
collector_number: "744"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Hristo D. Chukov"
oracle_id: "0727dc95-03df-4a2c-aed5-73fb840f3db7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/abstruse-archaic-cmm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Abstruse Archaic
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Avatar
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4
- **Keywords:** Vigilance

## Oracle Text
Vigilance
{1}, {T}: Copy target activated or triggered ability you control from a colorless source. You may choose new targets for the copy. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Masters (CMM) #744
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Hristo D. Chukov
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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