If you control multiple Merfolk, you choose the order in which they explore. Make sure it's clear which Merfolk is exploring before you reveal any cards.
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
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.
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.
Last observed on Scryfall 6 days ago at $14.43, up from $2.70 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.19 and $14.43 across 81 observations — a volatile band. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from LCC — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #19 of *The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2023 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander release.
Card type: Legendary Creature — Merfolk Scout, color identity green/blue, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {2}{G}{U} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Explore.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #3,597 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Anditya Dita. Rarix catalogs 6 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Anditya Dita
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