---
name: "Ancestors' Aid"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Treasure"]
set: "LCI"
set_name: "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan"
collector_number: "132"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Alessandra Pisano"
oracle_id: "a95a0b13-d50f-41cf-8668-de60d445e7b0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ancestors-aid-lci"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ancestors' Aid
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Treasure

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.
Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

> *「你们地上人可能已经忘记了自身的历史，但历史并没有忘记你们。」
～欧特克兰首席宰相阿卡帕卡*

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6. [Precise Strike](/printing/precise-strike-aer.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) #132
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Alessandra Pisano
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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