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The Ancient One

Legendary Creature — Spirit God

· UB

· #713 (3,451 decks)

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.

Budget

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No tap-lands Fetchable only Snow basics

34 lands · total $83.97 budget: $100

Composition 18 Basics 3 Other Nonbasic 1 Battle Lands 1 Bond Lands 1 Check Lands 1 Fetch Lands 1 Karoos (Bouncelands) 1 Odyssey Filter Lands 1 Pain Lands 1 Reveal Lands (Shadows / Snarls) 1 Shock Lands 1 Slow Lands 1 Surveil Lands 1 Tainted Lands 1 Temples (Scry Lands)

Top Lands · By Real-Deck Inclusion

$83.97 16

Basics

$1.17 18

Best Pricey Adds · Real-Deck Upgrades

Lands real expensive-variant The Ancient One decks run that your current build doesn't include yet. Ranked by how often they appear in actual decks.

Underground Sea

92% of expensive decks

$941.24

Misty Rainforest

45% of expensive decks

$36.89

Scalding Tarn

45% of expensive decks

$38.34

Bloodstained Mire

44% of expensive decks

$17.91

Gloomlake Verge

41% of expensive decks

$11.10

Marsh Flats

41% of expensive decks

$31.46

Verdant Catacombs

41% of expensive decks

$31.00

Flooded Strand

39% of expensive decks

$15.93

Gemstone Caverns

33% of expensive decks

$50.46

City of Brass

31% of expensive decks

$9.88

Cabal Coffers

31% of expensive decks

$21.78

Mana Confluence

30% of expensive decks

$33.31

About This Manabase

The Ancient One is a UB commander with a UB color identity, so any land that produces only those colors is fair game. Our auto-built manabase above starts at the Optimized $100 tier and ranks every pick by how often real EDHREC decks actually run it — so shocks and fetches show up where the budget allows, dropping to scry lands, gain lands, and tap-duals as the cap tightens.

Pick a tier above to reshape the manabase. The Budget ($25) tier mirrors what budget-deck players actually run — mostly basics and the cheapest utility lands; Optimized ($100) shifts to the “default” EDHREC variant with shocks, fast lands, and a couple of fetches when the budget allows; Unlimited uses the expensive-variant data — originals, full fetch suites, and premium duals appear when in identity. Filter out tap-lands for faster decks, or pin yourself to fetchable lands for a fetch-heavy ramp shell.