---
name: "Icon of Ancestry"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "CMM"
set_name: "Commander Masters"
collector_number: "955"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Chris Seaman"
oracle_id: "2b4973cc-83b0-4986-a19e-b4252706527e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/icon-of-ancestry-cmm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Icon of Ancestry
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
As this artifact enters, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.
{3}, {T}: Look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card of the chosen type from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [For the Ancestors](/printing/for-the-ancestors-cmm.md) — Instant
2. [Gathering Stone](/printing/gathering-stone-ecl.md) — Artifact
3. [Vanquisher's Banner](/printing/vanquishers-banner-pxln.md) — Artifact
4. [Progenitor's Icon](/printing/progenitors-icon-lcc.md) — Artifact
5. [Kindred Discovery](/printing/kindred-discovery-wot.md) — Enchantment
6. [Mirror of the Forebears](/printing/mirror-of-the-forebears-pz2.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Masters (CMM) #955
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Chris Seaman
- **Total Printings:** 26 across all historical editions

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