Magic: The Gathering · core
Ancestor Dragon
Foundations · #489 · rare · 2024
Creature — Dragon
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Market reference
$0.49
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 489 / 771
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Shinchuen Chen
- Colors
- W
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Promo types
- beginnerbox
- Printed
- 2024-11-15
About this card
Mana cost: {4}{W}{W}
Type: Creature — Dragon
Flying Whenever one or more creatures you control attack, you gain 1 life for each attacking creature.
"From emperors to paupers, every citizen of Shenmeng pays reverence to the mighty ancestor dragons."
Keywords: Flying
P/T: 5/6
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) | $0.49 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.59 |
| MTGO tix | 0.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ancestor Dragon is real?
Ancestor Dragon 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 Ancestor Dragon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ancestor Dragon is $0.49; 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 Ancestor Dragon from?
Ancestor Dragon is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Foundations" in the core series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Ancestor Dragon?
Ancestor Dragon is a rare card in the Foundations set.
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Other Ancestor Dragon printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
