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You can always activate an ability that will cause a creature to adapt. As that ability resolves, if the creature has a +1/+1 counter on it for any reason, you simply won't put any +1/+1 counters on it.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #32p
Benthic Biomancer
prna·#32p·rare·foil
Illus. Daarken
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Jan '19
7 yr ago
Value
$3.37$0 (-3.4%)
30 days high $3.49 · low $3.37
Volatility · moderate
EUR€1.24USD$3.37
NM$3.37
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #5,135 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Merfolk Wizard Mutant
{1}{U}: Adapt 1. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, draw a card, then discard a card.
"I am my life's work."
1/1
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
An ability that triggers when counters are put on a permanent will trigger if that permanent somehow enters the battlefield with those counters.
wotc
You draw a card and discard a card all while Benthic Biomancer's triggered ability is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.
Context
Last observed at $3.37, down from $3.49 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.24 and $3.49 across 30 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 18 hours ago at $3.37.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from PRNA — 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 *Ravnica Allegiance Promos* (released January 2019).
Card #32p in Ravnica Allegiance Promos.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Creature — Merfolk Wizard Mutant. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted). Keyword abilities: Adapt.
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #5,135 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Daarken. Rarix tracks 1,287 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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