Abuelo, Ancestral Echo
LCI · rare · Released 2023-11-17
Power
brawl
tier-2→tier-1Game-defining
commander
tier-2→tier-1Game-defining
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
on
on rate
incremental
minor value alone
synergy
wants support
takes over
can take over a game
flexible
multiple modes
broad
broadly useful
sticky
hard to remove
Commander Bracket
Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).
Archetypes
positive:
flickerblinkmidrange
negative:
No active conflicts.
Roles
flickeretb-payoff
Risks
commander-dependent
Mechanics
—
Typal
synergy:
—
anti:
—
Structural
activated-ability
Rationale
3cmc flying 2/2 with ward {2}; activated ability exiles another creature or artifact you control, returning it EoT. Repeatable flicker engine well-suited to ETB-payoff shells. Signature in flicker/blink decks leveraging ETB triggers. Risk: commander-dependent—requires supporting ETB payoffs or self-bounce synergies to justify inclusion.
Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #5,306