Ancient Grudge
Instant
Destroy target artifact.
Flashback 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Historic Anthology 5
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #6801
Ancient Grudge destroys an artifact on the way in and threatens a second destruction from the graveyard for just one green mana — two removal spells stapled together for the price of one card slot. In any red-green deck facing artifacts, this is the baseline; Kibo, Uktabi Prince lists run it at a 32% clip for good reason.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kibo, Uktabi Prince
Kibo, Uktabi Prince puts Banana tokens into play that turn into artifacts, meaning opponents are constantly stocked with artifact targets — Ancient Grudge can clean up those tokens or hit real threats, and the flashback means one topdeck does double duty across two turns.
Flubs, the Fool
Flubs, the Fool rewards you for playing cheap, efficient spells you'd run anyway, and Ancient Grudge qualifies on both counts — a one-mana instant with a built-in second activation fits naturally into the low-curve, high-value shell Flubs, the Fool wants to assemble.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ancient Grudge punches above its weight because artifact threats are everywhere — Sol Ring, Thran Dynamo, Skullclamp — and the flashback makes it a two-for-one that doesn't cost a second card slot. In Modern and Legacy, it's a sideboard staple against Affinity-style strategies and artifact-heavy combo decks, with the graveyard mode often mattering more than the main cast in long games. Pauper gives it a home too, where cheap interaction is at a premium and the flashback is genuinely hard to race. Ancient Grudge is a well-worn role-player in any format where artifacts show up in volume.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available in the current feed, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for current numbers. Ancient Grudge has been reprinted multiple times and typically sits at bulk or near-bulk pricing, making it an easy pickup regardless of budget.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.