Ixalli's Diviner
Creature — Human Druid
When this creature enters, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #21518
Ixalli's Diviner is a 0/3 that taps to scry 1 whenever you explore, which is conditional card filtering stapled to a body too small to matter in combat. The payoff requires an explore-heavy shell to be worth a deck slot; outside that context, it's unplayable.
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 |
Ixalli's Diviner is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but competitive play in any of those formats is a non-starter — explore is a Limited mechanic at heart, and the Diviner's stats are too fragile for anything faster than a casual Commander pod. In Commander, it belongs exclusively in dedicated explore builds where repeated scry triggers add up over a long game; outside that niche, a two-mana 0/3 with no immediate board impact is a liability. Pauper is the one format where synergy-based commons get more consideration, but even there the Diviner lacks the redundancy to slot into a real shell.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Ixalli's Diviner is deep bulk — you're not paying for this card, you're paying for the sleeve. It has no competitive demand to prop up the price, so don't expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.