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Benthic Explorers

Creature — Merfolk Scout

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Benthic Explorers
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Rules Text

, 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.

Card Facts

Mana value
4
Power / Toughness
2 / 4
Colors
Color identity
Produces
EDHREC rank
#28,197
Rarity

Legality

Commander

Legal

Duel Commander

Legal

Legacy

Legal

Oathbreaker

Legal

Pauper

Legal

Pauper Commander

Legal

PreDH

Legal

Premodern

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Alchemy

Not legal

Brawl

Not legal

Competitive Brawl

Not legal

Future

Not legal

Gladiator

Not legal

Historic

Not legal

Modern

Not legal

Old School

Not legal

Penny Dreadful

Not legal

Pioneer

Not legal

Standard

Not legal

Standard Brawl

Not legal

Timeless

Not legal

TLR

Not legal

Rulings

  1. Oct 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

    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.

  2. Oct 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

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

  3. Oct 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

    Benthic Explorers checks the effects of all mana-producing abilities of the land untapped to pay its cost, but it doesn't check the costs of those abilities. For example, Vivid Crag has the ability "{T}, Remove a charge counter from Vivid Crag: Add one mana of any color." If you untap a tapped Vivid Crag an opponent controls while paying for Benthic Explorers's ability, you can add one mana of any color. It doesn't matter whether that Vivid Crag has a charge counter on it.

  4. Oct 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

    When determining what types of mana an opponent's land could produce, take into account any applicable replacement effects that would apply to that land's mana abilities (such as Contamination's effect, for example). If there is more than one, consider them in any possible order.

  5. Oct 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

    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.

  6. Oct 4, 2004 · Wizards of the Coast

    This ability is not targeted any more.

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