Benthic Explorers ME3

Other printings of "Benthic Explorers": ALL #24a ALL #24b ME3 #29

Card

id	52401
artist	Greg Simanson
artistIds	13f79e83-d576-4017-93b5-54c47313ed88
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	mtgo
boosterTypes	default
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	U
colorIndicator
colors	U
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	25876
edhrecSaltiness
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil, foil
flavorName
flavorText	The rising oceans brought new lakes—and new terrors—to Terisiare. The Explorers found their ancient enemies spawning everywhere.
frameEffects
frameVersion	1997
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	1
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly	1
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint	1
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{3}{U}
manaValue	4
name	Benthic Explorers
number	29
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	{T}, Untap a tapped land an opponent controls: Add one mana of any type that land could produce to your mana pool.
otherFaceIds
power	2
printings	ALL, ME3
promoTypes
rarity	common
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode	ME3
side
signature
sourceProducts
subsets
subtypes	Merfolk, Scout
supertypes
text	{T}, Untap a tapped land an opponent controls: Add one mana of any type that land could produce.
toughness	4
type	Creature — Merfolk Scout
types	Creature
uuid	abbec069-34ba-5c63-a9c6-dc975ea1c3c1
variations
watermark
setName	Masters Edition III

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date	text
2004-10-04	This ability is not targeted any more.
2009-10-01	Benthic Explorers checks the effects of all mana-producing abilities of the land untapped to pay its cost, but it doesn't check the costs of those abilities. For example, Vivid Crag has the ability "{T}, Remove a charge counter from Vivid Crag: Add one mana of any color." If you untap a tapped Vivid Crag an opponent controls while paying for Benthic Explorers's ability, you can add one mana of any color. It doesn't matter whether that Vivid Crag has a charge counter on it.
2009-10-01	Benthic Explorers doesn't care about any restrictions or riders an opponent's land (such as Ancient Ziggurat or Hall of the Bandit Lord) puts on the mana it produces. It just cares about types of mana.
2009-10-01	The types of mana are white, blue, black, red, green, and colorless.
2009-10-01	Untapping a tapped land an opponent controls is part of the cost of Benthic Explorers's ability. If no opponent controls a tapped land, the ability can't be activated.
2009-10-01	When determining what types of mana an opponent's land could produce, take into account any applicable replacement effects that would apply to that land's mana abilities (such as Contamination's effect, for example). If there is more than one, consider them in any possible order.