---
name: "The Ancient One"
mana_cost: "{U}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Spirit God"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Descend", "Mill"]
set: "LCI"
set_name: "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan"
collector_number: "222"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Victor Adame Minguez"
oracle_id: "6615f881-960c-4216-a32a-63856bc3afd0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-ancient-one-lci"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Ancient One
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Spirit God
- **Power/Toughness:** 8/8
- **Keywords:** Descend, Mill

## Oracle Text
Descend 8 — The Ancient One can't attack or block unless there are eight or more permanent cards in your graveyard.
{2}{U}{B}: Draw a card, then discard a card. When you discard a card this way, target player mills cards equal to its mana value.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake](/printing/uchbenbak-the-great-mistake-lci.md) — Legendary Creature — Skeleton Horror
2. [Wail of the Forgotten](/printing/wail-of-the-forgotten-lci.md) — Sorcery
3. [Relic Golem](/printing/relic-golem-znr.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
4. [The Dawning Archaic](/printing/the-dawning-archaic-sos.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar
5. [Bygone Marvels](/printing/bygone-marvels-lcc.md) — Sorcery
6. [Devourer of Memory](/printing/devourer-of-memory-thb.md) — Creature — Nightmare

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) #222
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Victor Adame Minguez
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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