Ancestral Katana
- Mana cost
- {1}{W}
- Type
- Artifact — Equipment
- Set
- Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty #1 (common)
- Price
- $0.20 USD
Whenever a Samurai or Warrior you control attacks alone, you may pay {1}. When you do, attach this Equipment to it.
Equipped creature gets +2/+1.
Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Ancestral Katana has 1 printing, first in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (2022). EDHREC ranks it #13,635 among Commander cards. It appears most in Isshin, Two Heavens as One decks (2,195 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Ancestral Katana most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Isshin, Two Heavens as One: 2,195 decks
- Raiyuu, Storm's Edge: 1,470 decks
- Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima: 1,315 decks
- Risona, Asari Commander: 195 decks
- Takeno, Samurai General: 165 decks
- The Wandering Rescuer: 91 decks
- Norika Yamazaki, the Poet: 76 decks
- Sensei Golden-Tail: 64 decks
Often played with Ancestral Katana
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If you choose to pay {1} as Ancestral Katana's ability resolves, a second triggered ability triggers and players may respond to it. Then, as that second ability resolves, Ancestral Katana becomes attached to the creature that attacked alone.
- : A creature attacks alone if it's the only creature declared as an attacker during the declare attackers step. For example, Ancestral Katana's triggered ability won't trigger if you attack with multiple creatures and all but one of them are removed from combat.