Exploration
Urza's Saga 250 • rare
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Collector number
- 250
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Brian Snõddy
- Market price
- $70.29
What it does
You may play an additional land on each of your turns.
The first explorers found Argoth a storehouse of natural wealth—towering forests grown over rich veins of ore.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Exploration was released in 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed during a period of high mechanical complexity for the game, the card was designed to reflect the expansion's focus on powerful artifacts and land-based strategies. Its introduction significantly altered competitive play, as it allowed players to accelerate their mana development by playing additional lands, a core utility that remains relevant in various formats today.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Rob Alexander, whose work during the late 1990s helped define the visual aesthetic of the game's landscape-heavy sets. Alexander’s approach focused on creating an immersive, painterly sense of place that mirrored the exploratory themes of the Urza's Saga narrative. The design was well-received for its clean, efficient functionality, and it has since become a staple card that is frequently reprinted due to its enduring strategic utility.
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About Exploration
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