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 #29
Benthic Explorers
DIGITAL ONLY
me3·#29·common·nonfoil
Illus. Greg Simanson
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Sep '09
17 yr ago
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.
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
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
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ME3 — the lineup includes Foil and 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 *Masters Edition III* (released September 2009).
Card #29 in Masters Edition III.
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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