Explorer's Scope
Duel Decks: Zendikar vs. Eldrazi 28 • common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Zendikar vs. Eldrazi
- Collector number
- 28
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Vincent Proce
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
Whenever equipped creature attacks, look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card, you may put it onto the battlefield tapped.
Equip 1 generic mana (1 generic mana: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Explorer's Scope was first printed in the 2009 Duel Decks: Zendikar vs. Eldrazi, a product designed to showcase the thematic conflict between the adventure-seeking inhabitants of the Zendikar plane and the encroaching cosmic threat of the Eldrazi. The card was crafted to mechanically represent the perilous nature of exploration, allowing players to reveal the top card of their library and potentially put a land into play if it were a land card, echoing the set's focus on land-based mechanics and 'Landfall'.
The card's illustration was created by artist Franz Vohwinkel, whose work helped define the rugged, treasure-seeking aesthetic of the Zendikar set. The design sought to balance the flavor of an adventurer's tool with the utility of mana acceleration. It was received by players as a niche utility artifact, particularly useful in limited formats or deck archetypes that required consistent land drops, and remains a recognizable piece of Magic: The Gathering's mid-era history.
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