Magic: The Gathering · core
Icon of Ancestry
Core Set 2020 · #229 · rare · 2019
Artifact
Listings
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Market reference
$0.73
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 229 / 346
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Chris Seaman
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2019-07-12
About this card
Mana cost: {3}
Type: Artifact
As this artifact enters, choose a creature type. Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1. {3}, {T}: Look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card of the chosen type from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.73 |
| USD (foil) | $3.60 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.46 |
| EUR (foil) | €1.86 |
| MTGO tix | 0.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Icon of Ancestry is real?
Icon of Ancestry is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Icon of Ancestry worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Icon of Ancestry is $0.73; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Icon of Ancestry from?
Icon of Ancestry is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Core Set 2020" in the core series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Icon of Ancestry?
Icon of Ancestry is a rare card in the Core Set 2020 set.
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