Borderland Ranger
Creature — Human Scout Ranger
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2010
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #17279
Borderland Ranger costs three mana to put a 2/2 body on the board and fetch a basic Forest to hand — functional, never exciting. In 2025, that rate is below the bar; Elvish Rejuvenator and Farhaven Elf do the same job, and Wood Elves puts the land directly into play.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Borderland Ranger is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it sees meaningful play is Pauper, where the common restriction makes three-mana creatures-that-ramp a viable rung on the curve. In Commander, the card is simply outclassed — the 100-card singleton format demands efficiency, and fetching a basic to hand rather than into play costs you a full turn of development. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage have no interest in a 2/2 for three with no immediate board impact. If Borderland Ranger has a home, it's Pauper creature-based ramp shells where commons are the ceiling, not the compromise.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Borderland Ranger is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. The price is stable because demand is low and copies are plentiful; don't expect it to move in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.