Ancestor's Chosen is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.) When this creature enters, you gain 1 life for each card in your graveyard.
How it works : Ancestor's Chosen
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant + Sister Hospitaller + Ancestor's Chosen + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colorless manaInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Ancestor's Chosen.
- 2When Ancestor's Chosen dies, Orah triggers, returning Sister Hospitaller from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3When Sister Hospitaller enters, it triggers, returning Ancestor's Chosen from your graveyard to the battlefield and causing you to gain 7 life.
- 4When Ancestor's Chosen enters, it triggers, causing you to gain 1 life for each card in your graveyard.
- 5Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Sister Hospitaller.
- 6When Sister Hospitaller dies, Orah triggers, allowing you to return a Cleric with mana value 5 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Repeat.
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#2
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant + Sister Hospitaller + Ancestor's Chosen + Umbral Collar Zealot
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite lifegain
- 1Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Ancestor's Chosen.
- 2When Ancestor's Chosen dies, Orah triggers, returning Sister Hospitaller from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3When Sister Hospitaller enters, it triggers, returning Ancestor's Chosen from your graveyard to the battlefield and causing you to gain 7 life.
- 4When Ancestor's Chosen enters, it triggers, causing you to gain 1 life for each card in your graveyard.
- 5Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
- 6Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Sister Hospitaller.
- 7When Sister Hospitaller dies, Orah triggers, allowing you to return a Cleric with mana value 5 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
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#3
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant + Sister Hospitaller + Ancestor's Chosen + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Ancestor's Chosen.
- 2When Ancestor's Chosen dies, Orah triggers, returning Sister Hospitaller from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3When Sister Hospitaller enters, it triggers, returning Ancestor's Chosen from your graveyard to the battlefield and causing you to gain 7 life.
- 4When Ancestor's Chosen enters, it triggers, causing you to gain 1 life for each card in your graveyard.
- 5Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Sister Hospitaller.
- 6When Sister Hospitaller dies, Orah triggers, allowing you to return a Cleric with mana value 5 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Repeat.
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#4
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant + Sister Hospitaller + Ancestor's Chosen + Altar of Dementia
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite lifegain
- 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Ancestor's Chosen.
- 2When Ancestor's Chosen dies, Orah triggers, returning Sister Hospitaller from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3When Sister Hospitaller enters, it triggers, returning Ancestor's Chosen from your graveyard to the battlefield and causing you to gain 7 life.
- 4When Ancestor's Chosen enters, it triggers, causing you to gain 1 life for each card in your graveyard.
- 5Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
- 6Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Sister Hospitaller.
- 7When Sister Hospitaller dies, Orah triggers, allowing you to return a Cleric with mana value 5 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
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#5
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant + Sister Hospitaller + Ancestor's Chosen + Viscera Seer
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite lifegain
- 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Ancestor's Chosen.
- 2When Ancestor's Chosen dies, Orah triggers, returning Sister Hospitaller from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3When Sister Hospitaller enters, it triggers, returning Ancestor's Chosen from your graveyard to the battlefield and causing you to gain 7 life.
- 4When Ancestor's Chosen enters, it triggers, causing you to gain 1 life for each card in your graveyard.
- 5Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
- 6Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Sister Hospitaller.
- 7When Sister Hospitaller dies, Orah triggers, allowing you to return a Cleric with mana value 5 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
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#6
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant + Sister Hospitaller + Ancestor's Chosen + Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite lifegain
- 1Activate Yahenni by sacrificing Ancestor's Chosen.
- 2When Ancestor's Chosen dies, Orah triggers, returning Sister Hospitaller from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3When Sister Hospitaller enters, it triggers, returning Ancestor's Chosen from your graveyard to the battlefield and causing you to gain 7 life.
- 4When Ancestor's Chosen enters, it triggers, causing you to gain 1 life for each card in your graveyard.
- 5Resolve the Yahenni ability.
- 6Activate Yahenni by sacrificing Sister Hospitaller.
- 7When Sister Hospitaller dies, Orah triggers, allowing you to return a Cleric with mana value 5 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Resolve the Yahenni ability.
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Orah, Skyclave Hierophant + Sister Hospitaller + Ancestor's Chosen + Woe Strider
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite lifegain
- 1Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Ancestor's Chosen.
- 2When Ancestor's Chosen dies, Orah triggers, returning Sister Hospitaller from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3When Sister Hospitaller enters, it triggers, returning Ancestor's Chosen from your graveyard to the battlefield and causing you to gain 7 life.
- 4When Ancestor's Chosen enters, it triggers, causing you to gain 1 life for each card in your graveyard.
- 5Resolve the Woe Strider ability.
- 6Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Sister Hospitaller.
- 7When Sister Hospitaller dies, Orah triggers, allowing you to return a Cleric with mana value 5 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Resolve the Woe Strider ability.
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#8
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant + Sister Hospitaller + Ancestor's Chosen + Blasting Station
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing Ancestor's Chosen.
- 2When Ancestor's Chosen dies, Orah triggers, returning Sister Hospitaller from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3When Sister Hospitaller enters, it and Blasting Station trigger.
- 4Resolve the Blasting Station trigger, untapping it.
- 5Holding priority, activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing Sister Hospitaller.
- 6When Sister Hospitaller dies, Orah triggers, allowing you to return a Cleric with mana value 5 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Resolve the Blasting Station ability from step 5.
- 8Resolve the Sister Hospitaller trigger from step 3, returning Ancestor's Chosen from your graveyard to the battlefield and causing you to gain 7 life.
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Legal formats
modernlegacyvintagepennycommanderoathbreakerduelpremodernpredh
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