Veteran Adventurer
Creature — Human
Veteran Adventurer is also a Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard.
This spell costs 
less to cast for each creature in your party.
Vigilance
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #22149
Veteran Adventurer puts a 2/2 body on the board and immediately opens a dungeon, giving you the first step toward Dungeon of the Mad Mage, Lost Mine of Phandelver, or Dungeon of Gehenna without spending a card. The cost is that it's a three-mana 2/2 with no immediate combat impact, so you're only running it if dungeon progression is genuinely central to your plan.
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 Veteran Adventurer is marginally viable, specifically in dedicated venture-into-the-dungeon decks helmed by commanders like Sefris of the Hidden Ways or Hama Pashar, Ruin Seeker, where every dungeon step compounds into card advantage or recursion triggers. In Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy it's strictly outclassed — three mana for a 2/2 that ventures once can't compete with the efficiency those formats demand. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: playable only if your planeswalker and signature spell are built around dungeon synergies, otherwise skip it.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Veteran Adventurer is deep bulk — you'll find it in a common box or throw-in trade. There's no meaningful price floor to hold; supply is high and demand is narrow enough that it stays bulk indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.