---
name: "Unrooted Ancestor"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Spirit Cleric"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flash"]
set: "TDM"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm"
collector_number: "96"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Elizabeth Peiró"
oracle_id: "de5c6c9d-04a2-4287-8c6e-fdf56c411507"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/unrooted-ancestor-tdm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Unrooted Ancestor
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash
{1}, Sacrifice another creature: This creature gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

> *族樹を奪われたアブザンの霊魂は、安らぎを知らぬ存在となってしまう。氏族との絆という目的を失えば、多くは怒りで凶暴になる。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Selfless Spirit](/printing/selfless-spirit-pemn.md) — Creature — Spirit Cleric
2. [Duty Beyond Death](/printing/duty-beyond-death-tdm.md) — Instant
3. [Pitiless Pontiff](/printing/pitiless-pontiff-rna.md) — Creature — Vampire Cleric
4. [Angelheart Protector](/printing/angelheart-protector-znr.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Dauntless Bodyguard](/printing/dauntless-bodyguard-plst.md) — Creature — Human Knight
6. [Drudge Sentinel](/printing/drudge-sentinel-plst.md) — Creature — Skeleton Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #96
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Elizabeth Peiró
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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