In your collection
0copies·$0.00
NMLPMPHPDMGTotal
Nonfoil
Total
LangENPaid avg

Benthic Biomancer

lccThe Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander#145rare
{U}
Market price · TCGplayer
updated 2026-06-22
Nonfoil$0.25
Low $0.01Mid $0.31Buylist
All finishes · 30d
updated 1h ago
Nonfoil$0.25 +8.7%

All Printings

4 printings across 3 sets
Card details
Artist
Daarken
Frame
2015
Language
EN
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Oracle text

Creature — Merfolk Wizard Mutant

{1}{U}: Adapt 1. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, draw a card, then discard a card.

P/T1/1
Abilities
Activated{1}{U}: Adapt 1. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
TriggeredWhenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, draw a card, then discard a card.
Plays as
Card DrawLootingCounter PayoffCounter Placer
Flavor & art
"I am my life's work."
Illustrated by
Daarken
Rulings
  • WotCJan 25, 2019

    An ability that triggers when counters are put on a permanent will trigger if that permanent somehow enters the battlefield with those counters.

  • WotCJan 25, 2019

    If a creature somehow loses all of its +1/+1 counters, it can adapt again and get more +1/+1 counters.

  • WotCJan 25, 2019

    You can always activate an ability that will cause a creature to adapt. As that ability resolves, if the creature has a +1/+1 counter on it for any reason, you simply won't put any +1/+1 counters on it.

  • WotCJan 25, 2019

    You draw a card and discard a card all while Benthic Biomancer's triggered ability is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.