---
name: "Ballad of the Black Flag"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Mill"]
set: "ACR"
set_name: "Assassin's Creed"
collector_number: "13"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Miklós Ligeti"
oracle_id: "e8e15ab4-e4c7-4faf-b469-288451ddee02"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ballad-of-the-black-flag-acr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ballad of the Black Flag
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga
- **Keywords:** Mill

## Oracle Text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.)
I, II, III — Mill three cards. You may put a historic card from among them into your hand. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
IV — Historic spells you cast this turn cost {2} less to cast.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [King Narfi's Betrayal](/printing/king-narfis-betrayal-lcc.md) — Enchantment — Saga
2. [Founding the Third Path](/printing/founding-the-third-path-dmu.md) — Enchantment — Saga
3. [Awaken the Honored Dead](/printing/awaken-the-honored-dead-tdm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
4. [Diligent Excavator](/printing/diligent-excavator-dom.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
5. [Showdown of the Skalds](/printing/showdown-of-the-skalds-khm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [Nightmares and Daydreams](/printing/nightmares-and-daydreams-tle.md) — Enchantment — Saga

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Assassin's Creed (ACR) #13
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Miklós Ligeti
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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