---
name: "Ancestor Dragon"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}{W}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Dragon"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "PZ2"
set_name: "Treasure Chest"
collector_number: "70829"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Shinchuen Chen"
oracle_id: "60b03a44-a7bd-48fa-8c8f-1704aed02cd7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ancestor-dragon-pz2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ancestor Dragon
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}{W}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Dragon
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/6
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever one or more creatures you control attack, you gain 1 life for each attacking creature.

> *It is said that Yinglong gave birth to the qilin and the phoenix, and after them, all the hairy and winged beings in the world. Thus it is known as the Ancestor Dragon.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sunscorch Regent](/printing/sunscorch-regent-fic.md) — Creature — Dragon
2. [Archon of Redemption](/printing/archon-of-redemption-wwk.md) — Creature — Archon
3. [Jeskai Shrinekeeper](/printing/jeskai-shrinekeeper-tdm.md) — Creature — Dragon
4. [Exalted Dragon](/printing/exalted-dragon-tpr.md) — Creature — Dragon
5. [Enduring Scalelord](/printing/enduring-scalelord-dtk.md) — Creature — Dragon
6. [Herald of Faith](/printing/herald-of-faith-fdn.md) — Creature — Angel

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Treasure Chest (PZ2) #70829
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Shinchuen Chen
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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