wotc
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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #24b
Benthic Explorers
all·#24b·common·nonfoil
Illus. Greg Simanson
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wishlisted
Jun 1996
30 yr ago
Value
$0.12+$0 (+9.1%)
30 days high $0.12 · low $0.11
Volatility · moderate
USD$0.12EUR€0.25
NM$0.12
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #27,160 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Merfolk Scout
{T}, Untap a tapped land an opponent controls: Add one mana of any type that land could produce.
Distant Atlantis charged these Explorers with the task of venturing into unknown waters to track the despised Viscerids.
2/4
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDHlegal
Rulings · 6
wotc
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.
wotc
The types of mana are white, blue, black, red, green, and colorless.
Context
Last observed at $0.12, up from $0.11 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.11 and $0.27 across 37 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 20 hours ago at $0.12.
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.
This card belongs to *Alliances* (released June 1996).
Card #24b in Alliances.
Rarity tier: common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume.
Card type: Creature — Merfolk Scout. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {3}{U} (4 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #27,160 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Greg Simanson. Rarix tracks 49 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Greg Simanson
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