Joint Exploration
Instant
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Scry 2, then draw a card. If this spell was kicked, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dominaria United
- Price
- $0.36
- EDHREC rank
- #4542
Joint Exploration puts a land into play and replaces itself for two mana — that's the whole pitch, and it's enough. Kenessos, Priest of Thassa and any commander that cares about scrying or hitting land drops early will run this without hesitation.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa
Joint Exploration is a near-auto-include for Kenessos, Priest of Thassa: the surveil-style scry sets up the top of the library for Kenessos to cheat a creature into play, while the land drop keeps mana flowing to protect him.
Galadriel of Lothlórien
Galadriel of Lothlórien rewards you for scrying, and Joint Exploration ticks that box on turn two while also ramping — exactly the kind of incidental synergy that makes her engine run ahead of schedule.
Elrond, Master of Healing
Elrond, Master of Healing counts every scry as a ring temptation trigger, so Joint Exploration contributes to that count while smoothing the mana base needed to cast Elrond's expensive spells.
Nine-Fingers Keene
Nine-Fingers Keene wants every spell to generate value in Simic colors, and Joint Exploration delivers a land drop plus a fresh card for two mana — efficient enough to justify a slot in a deck that needs to hit its fourth and fifth land drops reliably.
Kalamax, the Stormsire
When Kalamax, the Stormsire is tapped, copying Joint Exploration means two lands into play and two cards drawn off a single two-mana spell — a disproportionate tempo swing that Kalamax decks can set up as early as turn three.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Joint Exploration does its best work: two-mana spells that ramp and draw are a premium in a format defined by 100-card consistency problems, and the scry-into-draw clause means you're filtering, not just cycling. In competitive Modern and Pioneer, it doesn't make the cut — Explore effects get outclassed by dedicated ramp or cantrip packages at that speed. Legacy and Vintage are too fast for a two-mana spell with no broken ceiling. Oathbreaker is a reasonable home, particularly in +1/+1 counter or proliferate shells where scrying repeatedly matters.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.36 bulk tier
At $0.36, Joint Exploration is bulk — pick it up without thinking about it. Demand is steady but narrow enough that the price isn't going anywhere dramatic, so grab copies when you need them rather than speculating on stock.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Kenessos, Priest of Thassa
- Galadriel of Lothlórien
- Elrond, Master of Healing
- Nine-Fingers Keene
- Kalamax, the Stormsire
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.