Ancestral Knowledge
~$7.48 TCGplayer
Blue. EnchantmentReserved List
Weatherlight #32 · Illustrated by Colin MacNeil
Weatherlight #32 · Illustrated by Colin MacNeilWhat is Ancestral Knowledge worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Cumulative upkeep (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
When this enchantment enters, look at the top ten cards of your library, then exile any number of them and put the rest back on top of your library in any order.
When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, shuffle your library.
Format legality
The only printing of Ancestral Knowledge
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Weatherlight wth #32· 1997rare· Cardmarket €4.49 | rare | $7.48 | €4.49 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1997
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #18,507 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Cumulative upkeep
- Artist
- Colin MacNeil
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Weatherlight card (#32).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Ancestral Knowledge, read from the Weatherlight printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Ancestral Knowledge. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 2: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Enchantment is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Illustration
- By Colin MacNeil. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Weatherlight. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- Colin MacNeil, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- Cumulative upkeepCR 702.24
- Each upkeep, add an age counter, then pay the cost once for each age counter or sacrifice it.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
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