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◇ Catalog #24a

Benthic Explorers

all·#24a·common·nonfoil

Illus. Greg Simanson

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wishlisted

Jun 1996

30 yr ago

Value

$0.13+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.13 · low $0.12

NM$0.13

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.12–$0.14modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.14low $0.09range 55.6%n 56

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #27,168 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.13

Gameplay

Creature — Merfolk Scout

{T}, Untap a tapped land an opponent controls: Add one mana of any type that land could produce.

The rising oceans brought new lakes—and new terrors—to Terisiare. The Explorers found their ancient enemies spawning everywhere.

2/4

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 6

2009-10-01wotc

Untapping a tapped land an opponent controls is part of the cost of Benthic Explorers's ability. If no opponent controls a tapped land, the ability can't be activated.

2009-10-01wotc

Benthic Explorers doesn't care about any restrictions or riders an opponent's land (such as Ancient Ziggurat or Hall of the Bandit Lord) puts on the mana it produces. It just cares about types of mana.

2009-10-01wotc

The types of mana are white, blue, black, red, green, and colorless.

2009-10-01

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.13. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.09 and $0.14 across 56 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from ALL — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #24a of *Alliances*, the set that shipped alongside the June 1996 Alliances release.

Card type: Creature — Merfolk Scout, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {3}{U} (4 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #27,168 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Greg Simanson. Rarix catalogs 49 other cards credited to this artist.