TYPE
Artifact Creature — Golem

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

POWER/TOUGHNESS
3/4

FLAVOR TEXT
The mage awakened the statue in hopes of learning the lost lore of her clan, but the statue was interested only in war.

ILLUSTRATOR
Tomasz Jedruszek

LEGALITIES
Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Explorer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh

LANGUAGES
EN FR DE IT JP KR PT RU ES ZH-CN ZH-TW

RULINGS

• 2015-02-25 The triggered ability doesn’t target any permanent. You choose which one to return as the ability resolves. No player can respond to this choice once the ability starts resolving.
• 2015-02-25 Ancestral Statue’s ability is mandatory. If Ancestral Statue is the only nonland permanent you control when its ability resolves, you must return it to its owner’s hand.