Emperor's Vanguard (189s)
PXLN · Ixalan Promos · rare
| Mana cost |   |
|---|---|
| Mana value | 4.0 |
| Type | Creature — Human Scout |
| Rarity | rare |
| Colors | G |
| Power / Toughness | 4 / 3 |
| EDHREC rank | 25279 |
| Promo | Yes |
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.)
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Latest prices
| Provider | Type | Normal | Foil | Etched | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tcgplayer | retail | — | $0.60 | — | 2026-09-27 |
| manapool | retail | — | $0.26 | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardmarket | retail | — | $0.36 | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardkingdom | retail | — | $0.69 | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardkingdom | buylist | — | $0.09 | — | 2026-09-27 |
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Legality
| Format | Status |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Penny | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Duel | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
Rulings
- 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.
- 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: 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: 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: 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 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.