Magery
Theme
Sentinel of the Nameless City
2G
Creature — Merfolk Warrior Scout
Artist:
Josu Hernaiz
Vigilance
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with "1, T, Sacrifice this token: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")
3/4
$0.40
cheapest print
Prices
| Set | # | Treatment | Finish | Price (USD) |
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The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
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211 | Regular | Nonfoil | $0.40 |
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The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
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211 | Regular | Foil | $0.46 |
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos
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211p | Promo | Nonfoil | $0.93 |
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The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos
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211p | Promo | Foil | $0.91 |
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The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos
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211s | Promo | Foil | $0.95 |
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The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
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383 | Extended Art | Nonfoil | $0.94 |
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The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
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383 | Extended Art | Foil | $1.32 |
Price History
Printings (4)
Rulings
Some spells or abilities might cause a creature to explore multiple times in a row. If you reveal a nonland card when a creature explores and leave it on top of your library, then the creature explores again immediately afterwards, you'll reveal the same card again.
Once an ability that causes a creature to explore begins to resolve, no player may take any other actions until it's done. Notably, opponents can't try to remove the exploring creature after you reveal a nonland card but before it receives a counter.
Map tokens are a kind of predefined token. Each one is a colorless artifact with the artifact subtype Map and the ability "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery."
In some unusual cases, noncreature permanents may explore. For example, if the creature card returned by Defossilize is somehow not a creature once it's on the battlefield, it can still explore. You'll take all the same actions, and you may end up putting a +1/+1 counter on the permanent. (Note that some effects target a creature, and those effects would still require a legal target to have it explore.)
If no card is revealed, most likely because that player's library is empty, the exploring creature receives a +1/+1 counter.
If an ability instructs a creature to explore, its controller reveals the top card of their library. If it's a land card, they'll put it into their hand. Otherwise, they'll put a +1/+1 counter on that creature, then choose to either leave that card on top of their library or put it into their graveyard.
If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to explore but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still explores. If you reveal a nonland card this way, you won't put a +1/+1 counter on anything, but you may put the revealed card into your graveyard. Effects that trigger "whenever a creature explores" trigger as appropriate.
Format Legality
Tlr
Legal
Standard
Legal
Future
Legal
Historic
Legal
Timeless
Legal
Gladiator
Legal
Pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Pauper
Not Legal
Vintage
Legal
Penny
Legal
Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Standardbrawl
Legal
Brawl
Legal
Alchemy
Not Legal
Paupercommander
Not Legal
Duel
Legal
Oldschool
Not Legal
Premodern
Not Legal
Predh
Not Legal