Merfolk Branchwalker XLN

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

Card

id	104516
artist	Kieran Yanner
artistIds	aa7e89ed-d294-4633-9057-ce04dacfcfa4
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	arena, mtgo, paper
boosterTypes	default
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	G
colorIndicator
colors	G
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	14045
edhrecSaltiness
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	{1}{G}
manaValue	2
name	Merfolk Branchwalker
number	197
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	When Merfolk Branchwalker 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	2
printings	J25, XLN
promoTypes
rarity	uncommon
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode	XLN
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	1
type	Creature — Merfolk Scout
types	Creature
uuid	41a24ddd-aef5-5331-96bb-96d086cc73d4
variations
watermark
setName	Ixalan

Identifiers

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Legalities

id	104516
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	41a24ddd-aef5-5331-96bb-96d086cc73d4
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

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Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	type	text	multiverseId
Chinese Simplified	缘木人鱼	生物～人鱼／斥候	当缘木人鱼进战场时，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。）	438044
Chinese Traditional	緣木人魚	生物～人魚／斥候	當緣木人魚進戰場時，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。）	438343
French	Marchebranche ondine	Créature : ondin et éclaireur	Quand la Marchebranche ondine arrive sur le champ de bataille, 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.)	435951
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.)	435652
Italian	Tritona Calcafronde	Creatura — Esploratore Tritone	Quando la Tritona Calcafronde 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.)	436250
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。）	436549
Korean	인어 가지보행자	생물 — 인어 정찰병	인어 가지보행자가 전장에 들어올 때, 인어 가지보행자는 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.)	436848
Portuguese (Brazil)	Andarilha das Copas Tritã	Criatura — Tritão Batedor	Quando Andarilha das Copas Tritã entra no campo de batalha, 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.)	437147
Russian	Мерфолк-Древолаз	Существо — Мерфолк Разведчик	Когда Мерфолк-Древолаз выходит на поле битвы, 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.)	437446
Spanish	Tritón cruzarramas	Criatura — Explorador tritón	Cuando la Tritón cruzarramas 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.)	437745

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.