Ancestral Statue

Artifact Creature — Golem

When Ancestral Statue enters the battlefield, return a nonland permanent you control to its owner's hand.

Discussion (51)

Thegloomyg on Animorph, IT'S MORPHING TIME

1 month ago

Ancestral Statue is a really good win con and I also recommend lab maniac.

RambIe on Alela jank help

2 months ago

Ancestral Statue is always my awnser to this question, its dirt cheep, 4 cmc is manageable with reducers or infinite mana, and it can target itself.

Last_Laugh on Upside Down Animar

2 months ago

You avoiding Ancestral Statue combos on purpose? I guess either way, I'd suggest Neoform and Weird Harvest to look up your Cloudstone combos even though they're both a bit better with Ancestral Statue and Walking Ballista. You can also substitute creatures that immediately replace their mana along with your morph creatures. Consider Beastcaller Savant, Cloud of Faeries, Peregrine Drake, Great Whale, Palinchron, and/or Stadium Vendors.

Feel free to check out my list for ideas, it's Cloudstone and Ancestral combo and the list is pretty optimized. Upvotes on any of my decks are appreciated. Animar, Gaea's Hemorrhoid

Last_Laugh on Animar

2 months ago

The 3 main things I'm noticing are that this deck lacks card draw, your non-creature count is really high for Animar (shoot for like 18 or less non-creatures), and the avg. cmc needs to come down to about 3.3 or less. Animar will rip through your hand fast... cards that draw over and over on your turn are your bread and butter here. Beast Whisperer, Soul of the Harvest, Primordial Sage, and Glimpse of Nature are your best bets.

Also, assuming you aren't against combo, consider Cloudstone Curio bounce combos or Neoform/Weird Harvest combos to look up Ancestral Statue/Walking Ballista for the win.

Animar, Gaea's Hemorrhoid for reference. Upvotes are appreciated.

DarkRepulsor on Hamza Affinity Combo ( High Power )

2 months ago

Very nice deck! Maybe add Ancestral Statue for infinite draw with Beast Whisperer or kill the table with aetherflux

Krogania on Ich-Tekik, Golem Boi

3 months ago

I agree with the suggestion for Rebbec, Architect of Ascension or at least include her. In no particular order: They are reprinting Three Visits, which is strictly better than rampant growth. Nature's Lore is good too. Cavalier of Dawn can be used on your own artifacts. Guardian Idol is a good ramp card early and doubles as a Golem. Land Tax is rarely going to be worth it in a green land ramping deck. Maul Splicer is expensive, but trample is good evasion for decent sized golems. Sensor Splicer gives vigilance. Vital Splicer gives the ability to regenerate for 1. It's not great, but is another creature you can bounce for more golems. Ichor Wellspring is a great target for both self destruction and recursion, in case of opponents having no artifacts to destroy. Arcbound Reclaimer for ensuring you get a good draw. Ancient Stone Idol for a really big boi. Ancestral Statue can replay splicers or get rid of bad auras. Also you have a lot of stuff like myrsmith, palladium myr, and I think those might be better served by a couple more treasure/clue/food generation cards. Treasure Map  ^Flip, Prying Blade, or Tireless Tracker, Ulvenwald Mysteries, or Gilded Goose (replacing Avacyns pilgrim). Any decent equipment, but especially a Bloodforged Battle-Axe. Maul of the Skyclaves, Heirloom Blade. Swords are good. And as always: Lightning Greaves Swiftfoot Boots Skullclamp Running a bunch of basics is always cheaper, but if you have a couple of bucks consider the following mostly budget additions. Homeward Path Scattered Groves is cheap and fetchable. Gavony Township for more counters. Gingerbread Cabin for an artifact with your land. Krosan Verge/Myriad Landscapefor mana fixing ramp. Command Tower because it's better than a basic. Path of Ancestry because the splicers are all human. Evolving Wilds/Terramorphic Expanse/Fabled Passage Blighted Woodland Sungrass Prairie Opal Palace

Shadow02 on hamza guardian of arashin pieces (theorycrafting)

3 months ago

Ancestral Statue + Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit seem like a neat combo

TheDandyGun on FTK - PDH

5 months ago

Ever considered Ancestral Statue? Only way in Red to loop FTK’s ETB in PEDH (I unironically enjoyed typing all of those abbreviations).