Benthic Explorers
Creature — Merfolk Scout
, Untap a tapped land an opponent controls: Add one mana of any type that land could produce.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Masters Edition III
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #27133
Benthic Explorers untaps a land an opponent controls to generate a mana of any type — a four-mana 1/3 that asks you to hand your opponent a free mana in exchange for fixing yours. The rate is too clunky and the symmetry too dangerous to justify a slot in any serious list.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Benthic Explorers sits well below the bar — four mana for conditional, opponent-dependent ramp is uncompetitive in a format with access to Cultivate, Arcane Signet, and dozens of cleaner options. In Pauper, where the card pool narrows significantly, Benthic Explorers has seen occasional fringe play in tap-synergy or untap-matters shells, but it still struggles to earn a slot over cheaper blue utility creatures. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; the effect is simply irrelevant at those power levels. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read — legal but not worth it.
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Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Benthic Explorers isn't available in our current feed, but as a low-demand common it typically turns up in bulk bins for under a quarter. There's no competitive pressure driving the price, so if you want a copy for a niche build, a bulk common order is the right move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.