Forgotten Ancient Price
21 printings · 19 sets · first printed 2003
Forgotten Ancient has been printed 21 times across 19 sets, first in 2003 and most recently in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is Final Fantasy Commander #304 at $0.35, while the most expensive is Secret Lair Drop #1890 at $8.38 — about 24× more. The median across 21 priced printings is $0.56. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 21x, including dedicated reprint sets like Secrets of Strixhaven Commander, Final Fantasy Commander.
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Every Forgotten Ancient Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy Commander #304 (R) Cheapest | 2025 | $0.35 | $0.12 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #267 (R) | 2026 | $0.36 | $0.09 |
| The List #NCC-291 (R) | 2024 | $0.37 | $0.15 |
| Bloomburrow Commander #217 (R) | 2024 | $0.37 | — |
| Archenemy: Nicol Bolas #65 (R) | 2017 | $0.42 | $0.18 |
| Foundations Jumpstart #147 (R) | 2024 | $0.44 | $0.07 |
| Commander 2015 #185 (R) | 2015 | $0.47 | $0.30 |
| Neon Dynasty Commander #117 (R) | 2022 | $0.49 | $0.24 |
| Archenemy #57 (R) | 2010 | $0.52 | $0.40 |
| Commander 2021 #189 (R) | 2021 | $0.54 | $0.18 |
| Dominaria Remastered #341 (R) | 2023 | $0.56 | $0.26 |
| New Capenna Commander #291 (R) | 2022 | $0.63 | $0.07 |
| Conspiracy: Take the Crown #182 (R) | 2016 | $0.67 | $3.50 foil |
| March of the Machine Commander #297 (R) | 2023 | $0.69 | — |
| Dominaria Remastered #161 (R) | 2023 | $0.71 | $0.05 |
| Planechase #73 (R) | 2009 | $0.77 | $0.40 |
| Commander 2016 #150 (R) | 2016 | $0.80 | $0.33 |
| Commander Anthology Volume II #137 (R) | 2018 | $0.80 | $0.30 |
| Scourge #120 (R) | 2003 | $2.50 | $0.95 |
| The List #SCG-120 (R) | 2023 | $2.51 | $0.60 |
| Secret Lair Drop #1890 (R) Foil | 2025 | $8.38 | $5.00 foil |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may move any number of +1/+1 counters from this creature onto other creatures.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 21 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
2 PrecedentsForgotten Ancient's first ability will resolve before the spell that caused it to trigger. Putting a +1/+1 counter on Forgotten Ancient is optional.
Forgotten Ancient's last ability doesn't target any creatures. You choose how many +1/+1 counters will be moved (and onto which creatures) as the ability resolves. Notably, once the ability starts resolving and you make these choices, no player may take actions until the ability has finished resolving.