Ancient Animus
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control if it's legendary. Then it fights target creature an opponent controls. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
This card is outside the top 50 in every format. Its score, rank and trends are for signed-in users.
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Legality
9 formatsB/R history
Rulings
4- 2020-11-10
If either target is an illegal target as Ancient Animus tries to resolve, neither creature will deal or be dealt damage.
- 2020-11-10
If the creature you control is an illegal target as Ancient Animus tries to resolve, you won't put a +1/+1 counter on it. If that creature is a legal target but the creature you don't control isn't, you'll still put the counter on the creature you control if it's legendary.
- 2020-11-10
The creature you control doesn't have to be legendary. It simply won't receive a +1/+1 counter before it fights if it isn't legendary.
- 2020-11-10
You can't cast Ancient Animus unless you choose both a creature you control and a creature you don't control as targets.
Versions
2| Set | No. | Year | Rarity | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMRCommander Legends | 215 | 2020 | Common | Titus Lunter |
| DOMDominaria | 154 | 2018 | Common | Titus Lunter |
In sealed products
Pull odds for signed-in users| Product | Set | Chance | Expected copies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commander Legends Draft Booster Box · Booster box | CMR | ||
| Commander Legends Collector Booster Box · Booster box | CMR | ||
| Commander Legends 3 Booster Draft Pack · Limited kit | CMR | ||
| Commander Legends Draft Booster Pack · Booster pack | CMR | ||
| Commander Legends Collector Booster Pack · Booster pack | CMR | ||
| War of the Spark Standard Showdown Booster · Booster pack | WAR | ||
| Ravnica Allegiance Deck Builders Toolkit · kit | RNA | ||
| Guilds of Ravnica Standard Showdown Booster · Booster pack | GRN |
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| Core Set 2019 Deck Builders Toolkit · kit | M19 | ||
| Core Set 2019 Standard Showdown Booster · Booster pack | M19 | ||
| Dominaria Standard Showdown Booster · Booster pack | DOM | ||
| Dominaria Theme Booster Green · Booster pack | DOM | ||
| Dominaria Booster Box · Booster box | DOM | ||
| Dominaria Bundle · Bundle | DOM | ||
| Dominaria Planeswalker Decks Set of 2 · subset | DOM | ||
| Dominaria Booster Pack · Booster pack | DOM | ||
| Dominaria Prerelease Pack · Limited kit | DOM | ||
| Dominaria Planeswalker Deck Chandra · Deck | DOM | ||
| Dominaria Planeswalker Deck Teferi · Deck | DOM | ||
| Dominaria Planeswalker Deck Display · Deck box | DOM | ||
| Dominaria Theme Booster Set of 5 · subset | DOM | ||
| Dominaria Booster Battle Pack · Multiple decks | DOM | ||
| Commander Legends Collector Booster Hanger Pack · Booster pack | CMR | ||
| Ravnica Allegiance Standard Showdown Booster · Booster pack | RNA |