True Ancestry
TLAAvatar: The Last Airbender/#199/2025Uncommon
Colour IDMV 2
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.39
Cardmarket€0.15
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.33
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.03
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.03 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.39High $0.39Low $0.35▲ 11.4%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.33TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 10.0%30d▲ 43.5%90d▲ 37.5%
90d high
$0.33
90d low
$0.20
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.33
Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Up 43.5% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $0.33.
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Gameplay and rules
Sorcery — Lesson
Return up to one target permanent card from your graveyard to your hand.
Create a Clue token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (2)
wotc2 Oct 2025
Clue tokens are artifact tokens with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card."
wotc2 Oct 2025
Creating a Clue token this way isn't the same thing as investigating. Notably, an ability that triggers whenever you investigate won't trigger because of creating a Clue token this way.
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About this card
True Ancestry
True Ancestry is a Sorcery — Lesson, with mana cost {1}{G} (mana value 2).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.33 (up 43.5% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
True Ancestry FAQ
How much is True Ancestry worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for True Ancestry is $0.33. It is up 43.5% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.20 to $0.33.
What is the cheapest printing of True Ancestry?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Avatar: The Last Airbender at $0.33 on TCGplayer.
What set was True Ancestry first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from TLA #199, released 2025-11-21.
Is there a foil version of True Ancestry?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.34 versus $0.33 for nonfoil, which is 3% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is True Ancestry legal in Commander?
Yes, True Ancestry is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is True Ancestry legal in Modern?
Yes, True Ancestry is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is True Ancestry legal in Standard?
Yes, True Ancestry is currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does True Ancestry do?
True Ancestry is a Sorcery — Lesson with mana cost {1}{G}. Its Oracle text reads: "Return up to one target permanent card from your graveyard to your hand. Create a Clue token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")".