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Benthic Explorers

Masters Edition III (ME3)

{3}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Scout

{T}, Untap a tapped land an opponent controls: Add one mana of any type that land could produce.
Plays as
Mana Fixer
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal

Versions

2 printings · from $0.14

Alliances
1996#24aIn products
Alliances
1996#24bCheapestIn products

Rulings

6 · latest Oct 1, 2009
  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    Benthic Explorers checks the effects of all mana-producing abilities of the land untapped to pay its cost, but it doesn't check the costs of those abilities. For example, Vivid Crag has the ability "{T}, Remove a charge counter from Vivid Crag: Add one mana of any color." If you untap a tapped Vivid Crag an opponent controls while paying for Benthic Explorers's ability, you can add one mana of any color. It doesn't matter whether that Vivid Crag has a charge counter on it.

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    Benthic Explorers doesn't care about any restrictions or riders an opponent's land (such as Ancient Ziggurat or Hall of the Bandit Lord) puts on the mana it produces. It just cares about types of mana.

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    The types of mana are white, blue, black, red, green, and colorless.

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    Untapping a tapped land an opponent controls is part of the cost of Benthic Explorers's ability. If no opponent controls a tapped land, the ability can't be activated.

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    When determining what types of mana an opponent's land could produce, take into account any applicable replacement effects that would apply to that land's mana abilities (such as Contamination's effect, for example). If there is more than one, consider them in any possible order.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    This ability is not targeted any more.