---
name: "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: "1"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Daniel Ljunggren"
oracle_id: "13a9b9fd-20fa-4734-9d95-3ab41ab9c7a0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ancestral-katana-neo"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# 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 this Equipment to it.
Equipped creature gets +2/+1.
Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

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

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) #1
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Daniel Ljunggren
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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