Scour the Desert
Modern Horizons 2 28 • uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2
- Collector number
- 28
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Tyler Walpole
- Market price
- $0.19
What it does
Exile target creature card from your graveyard. Create X 1/1 white Bird creature tokens with flying, where X is the exiled card's toughness.
Even in the most barren wastelands, every death feeds more life.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Scour the Desert was released in 2021 as part of the Modern Horizons 2 set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Unlike standard expansion sets, Modern Horizons 2 was designed specifically to introduce new cards directly into the Modern format without them passing through the standard rotation of the core sets. The card functions as a desert-themed sorcery intended to provide utility and graveyard interaction, reflecting the set's focus on high-complexity gameplay and nostalgic nods to older mechanics.
The card’s artwork was illustrated by Titus Lunter, a prolific contributor to the game known for his atmospheric landscapes and evocative use of light. Lunter aimed to capture the desolate, shifting nature of a vast dune sea, grounding the card’s mechanical effect in a sense of environmental scale. Upon its release, the card was received as a niche utility piece, valued by players for its role in specific deck archetypes that capitalize on desert synergies and resource management within the Modern format.
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