Scampering Surveyor
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan 260 • uncommon
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Collector number
- 260
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Xavier Ribeiro
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
When this creature enters, search your library for a basic land card or Cave card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
It knows the length, pitch, and orientation of every tunnel it has ever traversed.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Scampering Surveyor was released in 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion set The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. The card is set within the world of Ixalan, a plane characterized by Mesoamerican-inspired civilizations, deep subterranean biomes, and dinosaur-heavy ecosystems. Mechanically, the card was designed to support limited-play environments, offering players a way to color-fix their mana bases by searching their library for basic land cards.
The artwork was commissioned from illustrator Xavier Ribeiro, whose work on the set captures the whimsical yet utilitarian nature of the construct. Ribeiro emphasizes the creature's mechanical construction and inquisitive posture, framing it against the backdrop of the vibrant, overgrown caverns that define the expansion's aesthetic. The piece was well-received by players for its practical utility in draft formats and its seamless integration into the expansion's thematic exploration of subterranean ruins.
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About Scampering Surveyor
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