River Herald Scout LCI

Card

id	44946
artist	Josu Hernaiz
artistIds	74246024-92b4-43d0-a5af-a3f9f2a35d5f
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	arena, mtgo, paper
boosterTypes	default
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	U
colorIndicator
colors	U
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	13977
edhrecSaltiness
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil, foil
flavorName
flavorText	"Don't worry, little swimmers. I'm here for the ruins, not you."
frameEffects
frameVersion	2015
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	1
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords	Explore
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{1}{U}
manaValue	2
name	River Herald Scout
number	72
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	When River Herald Scout enters the battlefield, 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.)
otherFaceIds
power	1
printings	LCI
promoTypes
rarity	common
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode	LCI
side
signature
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subsets
subtypes	Merfolk, Scout
supertypes
text	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.)
toughness	2
type	Creature — Merfolk Scout
types	Creature
uuid	63e1d6de-83b0-564b-8118-787228e33d5a
variations
watermark
setName	The Lost Caverns of Ixalan

Identifiers

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Legalities

id	44946
alchemy
brawl	Legal
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future	Legal
gladiator	Legal
historic	Legal
legacy	Legal
modern	Legal
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool
pauper	Legal
paupercommander	Legal
penny
pioneer	Legal
predh
premodern
standard	Legal
standardbrawl	Legal
timeless	Legal
uuid	63e1d6de-83b0-564b-8118-787228e33d5a
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

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Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	flavorText	type	text	multiverseId
Chinese Simplified	川流使斥候	「小鱼们，不用担心。我是为遗迹而来，无意伤害你们。」	生物 — 人鱼／斥候	当川流使斥候进战场时，令它勘察。（展示你的牌库顶牌。如果该牌是地，则置于你手上。若否，则在此生物上放置一个+1/+1指示物，然后将所展示的牌放回原位或置入你的坟墓场。）	639021
French	Éclaireur des Hérauts de l'onde	« Ne vous en faites pas, petits poissons. Je suis ici pour les ruines, pas pour vous. »	Créature — ondin et éclaireur	Quand l'Éclaireur des Hérauts de l'onde arrive sur le champ de bataille, il explore. (Révélez la carte du dessus de votre bibliothèque. Mettez cette carte dans votre main si c'est un terrain. Sinon, mettez un marqueur +1/+1 sur cette créature, puis remettez la carte au-dessus de votre bibliothèque ou mettez-la dans votre cimetière.)	637737
German	Späher der Flussherolde	„Keine Sorge, ihr Kleinen. Ich habe es auf die Ruinen abgesehen, nicht auf euch."	Kreatur — Meervolk, Späher	Wenn der Späher der Flussherolde ins Spiel kommt, erkundet er. (Decke die oberste Karte deiner Bibliothek auf. Falls die Karte ein Land ist, nimm sie auf deine Hand. Lege sonst eine +1/+1-Marke auf diese Kreatur und lege dann die Karte zurück oder auf deinen Friedhof.)	637095
Italian	Esploratore Araldo del Fiume	"Non preoccupatevi, piccoli nuotatori. Sono qui per le rovine, non per voi."	Creatura — Esploratore Tritone	Quando l'Esploratore Araldo del Fiume entra nel campo di battaglia, esplora. (Rivela la prima carta del tuo grimorio. Se è una terra, aggiungila alla tua mano. Altrimenti, metti un segnalino +1/+1 su questa creatura, poi rimetti quella carta al suo posto o mettila nel tuo cimitero.)	638058
Japanese	川守りの偵察	「心配するな、小さき泳ぐ者たちよ。用があるのは君たちではなく、遺跡の方だ。」	クリーチャー — マーフォーク・スカウト	川守りの偵察が戦場に出たとき、これは探検を行う。（あなたのライブラリーの一番上にあるカード１枚を公開する。それが土地なら、そのカードをあなたの手札に加える。そうでないなら、このクリーチャーの上に＋１/＋１カウンター１個を置く。その後、そのカードを戻すかあなたの墓地に置く。）	638379
Portuguese (Brazil)	Batedor dos Arautos do Rio	"Não se preocupem, pequeninos. Eu vim por causa das ruínas, não de vocês."	Criatura — Tritão Batedor	Quando Batedor dos Arautos do Rio entra no campo de batalha, ele explora. (Revele o card do topo de seu grimório. Coloque aquele card em sua mão se ele for um terreno. Caso contrário, coloque um marcador +1/+1 nesta criatura e, em seguida, devolva o card ao grimório ou coloque-o em seu cemitério.)	638700
Spanish	Explorador de los Heraldos del Río	"No se preocupen, pequeños nadadores. Vengo por las ruinas, no por ustedes".	Criatura — Explorador tritón	Cuando el Explorador de los Heraldos del Río entre al campo de batalla, explora. (Muestra la primera carta de tu biblioteca. Pon esa carta en tu mano si es una tierra. De lo contrario, pon un contador +1/+1 sobre esta criatura y luego devuelve la carta a su sitio o ponla en tu cementerio.)	637416

Rulings

date	text
2023-11-10	If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to explore but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still explores. If you reveal a nonland card this way, you won't put a +1/+1 counter on anything, but you may put the revealed card into your graveyard. Effects that trigger "whenever a creature explores" trigger as appropriate.
2023-11-10	If an ability instructs a creature to explore, its controller reveals the top card of their library. If it's a land card, they'll put it into their hand. Otherwise, they'll put a +1/+1 counter on that creature, then choose to either leave that card on top of their library or put it into their graveyard.
2023-11-10	If no card is revealed, most likely because that player's library is empty, the exploring creature receives a +1/+1 counter.
2023-11-10	In some unusual cases, noncreature permanents may explore. For example, if the creature card returned by Defossilize is somehow not a creature once it's on the battlefield, it can still explore. You'll take all the same actions, and you may end up putting a +1/+1 counter on the permanent. (Note that some effects target a creature, and those effects would still require a legal target to have it explore.)
2023-11-10	Once an ability that causes a creature to explore begins to resolve, no player may take any other actions until it's done. Notably, opponents can't try to remove the exploring creature after you reveal a nonland card but before it receives a counter.
2023-11-10	Some spells or abilities might cause a creature to explore multiple times in a row. If you reveal a nonland card when a creature explores and leave it on top of your library, then the creature explores again immediately afterwards, you'll reveal the same card again.