Cartographer's Companion LCI

Card

id	45143
artist	Chuck Lukacs
artistIds	2bdf4da7-c66c-4c46-a253-284c856ccfab
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	arena, mtgo, paper
boosterTypes	default
borderColor	black
colorIdentity
colorIndicator
colors
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	17585
edhrecSaltiness	0.11
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faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil, foil
flavorName
flavorText	Ever since the Fomori's attempt long ago to extinguish Chimil's light, the Oltec have taken extensive measures to never get lost in the Core.
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	{3}
manaValue	3
name	Cartographer's Companion
number	248
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	When Cartographer's Companion enters the battlefield, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")
otherFaceIds
power	2
printings	LCI
promoTypes
rarity	common
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode	LCI
side
signature
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subsets
subtypes	Gnome
supertypes
text	When this creature enters, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")
toughness	1
type	Artifact Creature — Gnome
types	Artifact, Creature
uuid	9de98774-b4ce-549a-bf00-688df842d2cc
variations
watermark
setName	The Lost Caverns of Ixalan

Identifiers

id	45143
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deckboxId	84473
mcmId	744051
mcmMetaId	427542
mtgArenaId	87410
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mtgoId	118336
multiverseId	636969
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Legalities

id	45143
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	Legal
pioneer	Legal
predh
premodern
standard	Legal
standardbrawl	Legal
timeless	Legal
uuid	9de98774-b4ce-549a-bf00-688df842d2cc
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

id	45143
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cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil	https://mtgjson.com/links/3819b19829eb37d1
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tcgplayerEtched
uuid	9de98774-b4ce-549a-bf00-688df842d2cc

Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	flavorText	type	text	multiverseId
Chinese Simplified	制图师伴侣	自从许久之前佛莫里人想要熄灭奇密理的亮光以来，欧尔特克人就已采取了大量措施以确保自己在世界核心中不致于迷失方向。	神器生物 — 地侏	当制图师伴侣进战场时，派出一个地图衍生物。（它是具有「{1}，{T}，牺牲此神器：令目标由你操控的生物勘察。只能于法术时机起动」的神器。）	639216
French	Compagnon du cartographe	Depuis la tentative des Fomori, voici longtemps, d'éteindre la lumière de Chimil, les Oltèques ont pris d'importantes mesures pour ne jamais se perdre dans le Noyau.	Créature-artefact — gnome	Quand le Compagnon du cartographe arrive sur le champ de bataille, créez un jeton Carte. (C'est un artefact avec « {1}, {T}, sacrifiez cet artefact : Une créature ciblée que vous contrôlez explore. N'activez que lorsque vous pourriez lancer un rituel. »)	637932
German	Gefährte der Kartenzeichnerin	Seit die Formori vor Urzeiten versucht hatten, Chimils Licht zu löschen, haben die Oltec umfassende Maßnahmen ergriffen, um sich niemals im Weltenkern zu verirren.	Artefaktkreatur — Gnom	Wenn der Gefährte der Kartenzeichnerin ins Spiel kommt, erzeuge einen Lageplan-Spielstein. (Er ist ein Artefakt mit „{1}, {T}, opfere dieses Artefakt: Eine Kreatur deiner Wahl, die du kontrollierst, erkundet. Aktiviere diese Fähigkeit wie eine Hexerei.")	637290
Italian	Compagno del Cartografo	Dal giorno in cui i Fomori hanno tentato di estinguere la luce di Chimil, gli Oltec hanno adottato misure eccezionali per evitare di perdersi nel Nucleo.	Creatura Artefatto — Gnomo	Quando il Compagno del Cartografo entra nel campo di battaglia, crea una pedina Mappa. (È un artefatto con "{1}, {T}, Sacrifica questo artefatto: Una creatura bersaglio che controlli esplora. Attiva solo come una stregoneria".)	638253
Japanese	地図作りの相棒	かつてチミルの光を掻き消さんとフォモーリが侵攻した時より、オルテカは中心核で迷わないよう細心の注意を払うようになった。	アーティファクト・クリーチャー — ノーム	地図作りの相棒が戦場に出たとき、地図・トークン１つを生成する。（それは「{1}, {T}, このアーティファクトを生け贄に捧げる：あなたがコントロールしているクリーチャー１体を対象とする。それは探検を行う。起動はソーサリーとしてのみ行う。」を持つアーティファクトである。）	638574
Portuguese (Brazil)	Companheiro do Cartógrafo	Desde a antiga tentativa dos fomori de extinguir a luz de Chimil, os oltecas tomaram numerosas medidas para jamais se perderem no Núcleo.	Criatura Artefato — Gnomo	Quando Companheiro do Cartógrafo entrar no campo de batalha, crie uma ficha de Mapa. (Ela é um artefato com "{1}, {T}, sacrifique este artefato: A criatura alvo que você controla explora. Ative somente como um feitiço".)	638895
Spanish	Camarada de cartografía	Desde que en el pasado los fomori intentaron extinguir la luz de Chimil, los oltec tomaron grandes medidas para no perderse nunca en el núcleo.	Criatura artefacto — Gnomo	Cuando el Camarada de cartografía entre al campo de batalla, crea una ficha de Mapa. (Es un artefacto con "{1}, {T}, sacrificar este artefacto: La criatura objetivo que controlas explora. Activa esto solo como un conjuro".)	637611

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	Map tokens are a kind of predefined token. Each one is a colorless artifact with the artifact subtype Map and the ability "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery."
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.