Skittering Surveyor
Jumpstart 486 • common
- Set
- Jumpstart
- Collector number
- 486
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Like a cross between a spider and a spyglass, but friendlier.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Skittering Surveyor was released in 2020 as part of the Jumpstart set, a unique product designed to provide an accessible, self-contained drafting experience. The set was created to allow players to instantly build a deck by shuffling two themed packs together, aiming to lower the barrier to entry for new players while providing strategic depth for veterans. This card, a colorless artifact creature, functions as a utility piece intended to smooth out land drops and manage mana bases in the unpredictable environment of Jumpstart.
The card features artwork by Wisnutanu Bagus Damarjati, who rendered the construct in a way that emphasizes its functional, scavenger-like nature. As a common rarity card, it reflects the design philosophy of Jumpstart, which prioritized thematic cohesion and gameplay rhythm over complex mechanics. It was generally received as a solid, functional inclusion for limited play formats, prized for its flexibility and ability to provide card advantage in the mid-game.
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