---
name: "Ancestral Statue"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Golem"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "DTK"
set_name: "Dragons of Tarkir"
collector_number: "234"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Tomasz Jedruszek"
oracle_id: "da69fbf7-c894-41dd-85ec-217de23a362f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ancestral-statue-dtk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ancestral Statue
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Golem
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, return a nonland permanent you control to its owner's hand.

> *La mage réveilla la statue dans l'espoir d'apprendre les traditions perdues de son clan, mais la statue n'avait d'intérêt que pour la guerre.*

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3. [Aegis Automaton](/printing/aegis-automaton-aer.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
4. [Sand Golem](/printing/sand-golem-mir.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
5. [Obelisk of Undoing](/printing/obelisk-of-undoing-atq.md) — Artifact
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) #234
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Tomasz Jedruszek
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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