Intrepid Paleontologist (LCI #193)
Intrepid Paleontologist is a rare printing from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI #193), a Creature — Human Druid. Illustrated by Irina Nordsol.
Card text
{T}: Add one mana of any color.
{2}: Exile target card from a graveyard.
You may cast Dinosaur creature spells from among cards you own exiled with this creature. If you cast a spell this way, that creature enters with a finality counter on it. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)
Details
| Mana cost | {1}{G} |
|---|---|
| Type | Creature — Human Druid |
| Power / Toughness | 2 / 2 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Set | The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) |
| Collector number | 193 |
| Artist | Irina Nordsol |
| Released | 2023-11-17 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.46, foil $0.54 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Legal |
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Rulings
- November 10, 2023 — You must still pay all costs and follow any timing restrictions and permissions for Dinosaur creature spells you cast from exile this way. Normally, you'll be able to cast them only during your main phase while the stack is empty.
- November 10, 2023 — Intrepid Paleontologist must be under your control in order to start casting a Dinosaur creature spell using its last ability, but it doesn't need to stay under your control throughout that process or be under your control as the spell resolves. If, for example, you sacrifice Intrepid Paleontologist to pay an additional cost of the spell or it's destroyed in response, the spell will still resolve normally.
- November 10, 2023 — Finality counters work on any permanent, not only creatures. If a permanent with a finality counter on it would be put into a graveyard from the battlefield, exile it instead.
- November 10, 2023 — Finality counters don't stop permanents from going to zones other than the graveyard from the battlefield. For example, if a permanent with a finality counter on it would be put into its owner's hand from the battlefield, it does so normally.
- November 10, 2023 — Finality counters aren't keyword counters, and a finality counter doesn't give any abilities to the permanent it's on. If that permanent loses its abilities and then would go to a graveyard, it will still be exiled instead.
- November 10, 2023 — Multiple finality counters on a single permanent are redundant.
Other printings of Intrepid Paleontologist
Every MTGBrew page for another printing of Intrepid Paleontologist:
- Intrepid Paleontologist (LCI #381)
- Intrepid Paleontologist (PLCI #193p)
- Intrepid Paleontologist (PLCI #193s)
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