---
name: "Narset of the Ancient Way"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{R}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Planeswalker — Narset"
colors: ["R", "U", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "IKO"
set_name: "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths"
collector_number: "195"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Yongjae Choi"
oracle_id: "b7ac6e89-941f-4ad9-a437-38ec38ec5263"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/narset-of-the-ancient-way-iko"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Narset of the Ancient Way
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{R}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Planeswalker — Narset
- **Starting Loyalty:** 4

## Oracle Text
+1: You gain 2 life. Add {U}, {R}, or {W}. Spend this mana only to cast a noncreature spell.
−2: Draw a card, then you may discard a card. When you discard a nonland card this way, Narset deals damage equal to that card's mana value to target creature or planeswalker.
−6: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this emblem deals 2 damage to any target."

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Narset Transcendent](/printing/narset-transcendent-pio.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Narset
2. [Narset, Enlightened Master](/printing/narset-enlightened-master-pktk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Monk
3. [Narset, Enlightened Exile](/printing/narset-enlightened-exile-mat.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Monk
4. [Narset, Jeskai Waymaster](/printing/narset-jeskai-waymaster-ptdm.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Monk
5. [Narset, Parter of Veils](/printing/narset-parter-of-veils-sld.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Narset
6. [Nahiri, the Unforgiving](/printing/nahiri-the-unforgiving-one.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Nahiri

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #195
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Yongjae Choi
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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