The Ancient One (LCI)

The Ancient One
Casting Cost: {U} {b}
Card type: Legendary Creature - Spirit God
Power/Toughness: 8/8
Card Text: Descend 8 - The Ancient One Can't Attack Or Block Unless There Are Eight Or More Permanents in Your Graveyard.
2UB: Draw a card, then discard a card. When you discard a card this way, Target Player Mills Cards Equal to its Mana Value.
Artist: Victor Adame Minguez

Card Characteristics:

• Casting Cost: Requires One Blue Mana and One Black Mana to Cast.
• Card type: Legendary Creature - Spirit God.
• Power/Toughness: 8/8.

Card Abilities:

• Descend 8: The Ancient One Can't Attack Or Block Unless There Are Eight Or More Permanents in Your Graveyard. This represents the conditions needed for the ancient spirit god to fully manifest and activy engage in the battle.
• 2UB: This ability allows you to draw a card and then discard a card. If the discarded card has a mana value, the target player Mills Cards Equal to that Value. This showcases the mystical and manipulative aspects of the ancient one.

Deck Utility:

• GRAVEYARD MANAGEMENT: The Ancient One Incentivizes Players to Actively Manage Their Graveyard, Ensuring There Are Enough Permanents to Enable its Combat Capabilities.
• Card Advantage and Milling: The Ability to Draw and Discard Cards Provides Card Advantage, While the Milling Effect Adds An Element of Disruption to the Opponent's Library.

Flavor and Lore:

• The name "the ancient one" suggests a powerful and ancient being, likely possessing deep connections to the spirit realm.

Overall impression:

• The Ancient One Offers A Versatile and Intriguing Card, Requiring Players to Balance Their Graveyard Strategy for Both Offensive and Defensive Purposes. The Draw-and-Discard Ability Adds Card Advantage, While the Milling Effect Provides A Potential Win Condition by Depleting The Opponent's Library.