Merfolk Branchwalker J25

Other printings of "Merfolk Branchwalker": XLN #197 J25 #688

Card

id	42060
artist	Kieran Yanner
artistIds	aa7e89ed-d294-4633-9057-ce04dacfcfa4
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	arena, paper
boosterTypes
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	G
colorIndicator
colors	G
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	14043
edhrecSaltiness
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faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil
flavorName
flavorText
frameEffects
frameVersion	2015
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	0
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint	1
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords	Explore
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{1}{G}
manaValue	2
name	Merfolk Branchwalker
number	688
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	When Merfolk Branchwalker 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.)
otherFaceIds
power	2
printings	J25, XLN
promoTypes
rarity	uncommon
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode	J25
side
signature
sourceProducts	{'nonfoil': ['4498a9bc-294c-5036-91e5-031880296db8']}
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	1
type	Creature — Merfolk Scout
types	Creature
uuid	086c2191-9063-5998-b775-dc2f35279381
variations
watermark
setName	Foundations Jumpstart

Identifiers

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deckboxId	98681
mcmId	796851
mcmMetaId	226906
mtgArenaId	93246
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multiverseId	683320
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Legalities

id	42060
alchemy
brawl	Legal
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future
gladiator	Legal
historic	Legal
legacy	Legal
modern	Legal
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny
pioneer	Legal
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless	Legal
uuid	086c2191-9063-5998-b775-dc2f35279381
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

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cardKingdom	https://mtgjson.com/links/6141557a392a7af9
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil
cardmarket	https://mtgjson.com/links/72a849fa4d5b6ce9
tcgplayer	https://mtgjson.com/links/ce2f210638fa5300
tcgplayerEtched
uuid	086c2191-9063-5998-b775-dc2f35279381

Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	type	text	multiverseId
French	Marchebranche ondine	Créature — ondin et éclaireur	Quand la Marchebranche ondine arrive, 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.)	683686
German	Meervolk-Wipfelstürmerin	Kreatur — Meervolk, Späher	Wenn die Meervolk-Wipfelstürmerin ins Spiel kommt, 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.)	683442
Italian	Tritona Calcafronde	Creatura — Esploratore Tritone	Quando la Tritona Calcafronde entra, 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.)	683808
Japanese	マーフォークの枝渡り	クリーチャー — マーフォーク・スカウト	マーフォークの枝渡りが戦場に出たとき、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。）	683930
Spanish	Tritón cruzarramas	Criatura — Explorador tritón	Cuando la Tritón cruzarramas entre, 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.)	683564

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.