Homarid Explorer
Creature — Homarid Scout
When this creature enters, target player mills four cards.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dominaria
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #23430
Homarid Explorer enters and mills each opponent for four cards — in a four-player Commander game, that's twelve cards hitting graveyards the turn it lands. The cost is a four-mana 2/2 with no other text, which means it only earns its slot in decks that are actively weaponizing those mills.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Homarid Explorer is a mill-payoff piece rather than a standalone threat — the three-opponent math makes the single cast worth roughly four times its two-player equivalent, which is the only reason it sees play at all. In Pauper, where it's legal, four mana for a 2/2 with a one-time trigger competes poorly against more efficient threats and dedicated mill packages. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern all have access to far more powerful mill tools, so Homarid Explorer doesn't register in those formats. Pioneer is the same story — the card is legal but irrelevant. Commander is its home, and even there it's a role-player in focused graveyard strategies, not a generic inclusion.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Homarid Explorer is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. There's no meaningful price floor to fall through, and demand is narrow enough that it won't climb unless a high-profile mill commander drives buyouts.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.