---
name: "Rancorous Archaic"
mana_cost: "{5}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Avatar"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Reach", "Converge", "Trample"]
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "2"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Loïc Canavaggia"
oracle_id: "6a68fcaf-b1e8-451d-8e1c-b47db55c83cc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rancorous-archaic-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Rancorous Archaic
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Avatar
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Reach, Converge, Trample

## Oracle Text
Reach, trample
Converge — This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.

> *As the giant shadow loomed, the Forum of Amity fell silent for the first time in its history.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wildgrowth Archaic](/printing/wildgrowth-archaic-sos.md) — Creature — Avatar
2. [Magmablood Archaic](/printing/magmablood-archaic-sos.md) — Creature — Avatar
3. [Avatar of the Resolute](/printing/avatar-of-the-resolute-dtk.md) — Creature — Avatar
4. [Transcendent Archaic](/printing/transcendent-archaic-sos.md) — Creature — Avatar
5. [Sundering Archaic](/printing/sundering-archaic-sos.md) — Creature — Avatar
6. [Woodland Wanderer](/printing/woodland-wanderer-pbfz.md) — Creature — Elemental

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #2
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Loïc Canavaggia
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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