Emperor's Vanguard XLN

Other printings of "Emperor's Vanguard": PXLN #189s XLN #189

Card

id	104507
artist	Victor Adame Minguez
artistIds	bd8f7368-5b10-4554-b6b8-d052c6aca89f
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	arena, mtgo, paper
boosterTypes	default
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	G
colorIndicator
colors	G
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	21670
edhrecSaltiness	0.07
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil, foil
flavorName
flavorText
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}{G}
manaValue	4
name	Emperor's Vanguard
number	189
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	Whenever Emperor's Vanguard deals combat damage to a player, 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	4
printings	PXLN, XLN
promoTypes
rarity	rare
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp	oval
setCode	XLN
side
signature
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subsets
subtypes	Human, Scout
supertypes
text	Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, 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	3
type	Creature — Human Scout
types	Creature
uuid	d5760eae-5650-52c7-bbd8-aa88874ace9c
variations
watermark
setName	Ixalan

Identifiers

id	104507
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deckboxId	36909
mcmId	301220
mcmMetaId	226775
mtgArenaId	66345
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mtgoId	65396
multiverseId	435344
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Legalities

id	104507
alchemy
brawl	Legal
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future
gladiator	Legal
historic	Legal
legacy	Legal
modern	Legal
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny	Legal
pioneer	Legal
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless	Legal
uuid	d5760eae-5650-52c7-bbd8-aa88874ace9c
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

id	104507
cardKingdom	https://mtgjson.com/links/c02bed5a60a87c27
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil	https://mtgjson.com/links/57153e78ef831e88
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tcgplayerEtched
uuid	d5760eae-5650-52c7-bbd8-aa88874ace9c

Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	type	text	multiverseId
Chinese Simplified	皇帝的先锋	生物～人类／斥候	每当皇帝的先锋对任一牌手造成战斗伤害时，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。）	438035
Chinese Traditional	皇帝的先鋒	生物～人類／斥候	每當皇帝的先鋒對任一玩家造成戰鬥傷害時，令它勘察。（展示你的牌庫頂牌。如果該牌是地，則置於你手上。若否，則在此生物上放置一個+1/+1指示物，然後將所展示的牌放回原位或置入你的墳墓場。）	438334
French	Avant-garde de l'empereur	Créature : humain et éclaireur	À chaque fois que l'Avant-garde de l'empereur inflige des blessures de combat à un joueur, elle 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.)	435942
German	Imperiale Vorhut	Kreatur — Mensch, Späher	Immer wenn die Imperiale Vorhut einem Spieler Kampfschaden zufügt, erkundet sie. (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.)	435643
Italian	Avanguardia dell'Imperatore	Creatura — Esploratore Umano	Ogniqualvolta l'Avanguardia dell'Imperatore infligge danno da combattimento a un giocatore, 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.)	436241
Japanese	皇帝の先兵	クリーチャー — 人間・スカウト	皇帝の先兵がプレイヤー１人に戦闘ダメージを与えるたび、これは探検を行う。（あなたのライブラリーの一番上のカードを公開する。それが土地であるなら、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カウンターを１個置き、その後、そのカードを戻すかあなたの墓地に置く。）	436540
Korean	황제의 선봉대	생물 — 인간 정찰병	황제의 선봉대가 플레이어에게 전투피해를 입힐 때마다, 황제의 선봉대는 탐험을 한다. (당신의 서고 맨 위의 카드를 공개한다. 그 카드가 대지라면 그 카드를 당신의 손으로 가져간다. 그렇지 않으면, 이 생물에 +1/+1 카운터 한 개를 올려놓은 후, 그 카드를 서고에 다시 올려놓거나 당신의 무덤에 넣는다.)	436839
Portuguese (Brazil)	Vanguarda do Imperador	Criatura — Humano Batedor	Toda vez que Vanguarda do Imperador causa dano de combate a um jogador, ela 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.)	437138
Russian	Императорский Авангард	Существо — Человек Разведчик	Каждый раз, когда Императорский Авангард наносит боевые повреждения игроку, он использует Разведку. (Покажите верхнюю карту вашей библиотеки. Если та карта является землей, положите ее в вашу руку. В противном случае положите на это существо один жетон +1/+1, затем положите ту карту назад или положите ее на ваше кладбище.)	437437
Spanish	Vanguardia del emperador	Criatura — Explorador humano	Siempre que la Vanguardia del emperador haga daño de combate a un jugador, 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.)	437736

Rulings

date	text
2018-01-19	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.
2018-01-19	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 you control explores" trigger if appropriate.
2018-01-19	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.
2018-01-19	If no card is revealed, most likely because that player's library is empty, the exploring creature receives a +1/+1 counter.
2018-01-19	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.)
2018-01-19	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.
2018-01-19	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.