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Ancient Grudge

Instant1 generic manaRed mana

The math is what made this the artifact-hate spell of choice for years: two mana destroys the target now, then a single green mana brings it back from the graveyard to destroy a second one. A single card answering two artifacts is the rare removal that wins a war of attrition by itself, and that is precisely the problem artifact-heavy strategies present (one threat baited away, a second left standing). The color split is the deck-building cost that pays for it: full value needs both red and green, so the card sorts itself into Gruul and Jund shells rather than going anywhere a Mountain alone can reach. Flashback's exile clause caps the loop at two destroys, no more, which is plenty against a strategy built on a handful of key artifacts. Naturalize and Disenchant cover the same ground in one shot at one permanent and reach enchantments besides; this trades that flexibility for a second use, and against the right field the second destruction is worth far more than the broader wording. It remains the answer green-red decks reach for whenever they expect to face a swarm of cheap artifacts or a pair of equipment they cannot afford to leave on the board.

Ancient Grudge (ha5)
HA5 · #12common
Pricing
Normal: $0.27
Foil: $0.49
Oracle Text

Rules text

Destroy target artifact. Flashback Green mana (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Legalities

Format Status

Standard
N/A
Pioneer
N/A
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Pauper
Legal
Brawl
Legal
Historic
Legal
Alchemy
N/A
Timeless
Legal
Standard Brawl
N/A
More formats
Old School
N/A
Premodern
N/A
PreDH
Legal
Pauper Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Gladiator
Legal
Penny Dreadful
N/A
Duel Commander
Legal
Future Standard
N/A
COMPETITIVEBRAWL
Legal
TLR
Legal
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