Magic: The Gathering

Surveyor's Scope

Commander Anthology 232 • rare

Set: Commander Anthology
Collector number: 232
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 2 generic mana
Type: Artifact
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Daniel Ljunggren
Market price: $4.83

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Market

What it's worth

$4.83market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$4.72 – $5.28 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a rare card found within the Commander Anthology, this item offers a tactical advantage by allowing players to reveal the top cards of their library and potentially put land cards into play. It is a prized tool for deck efficiency, rewarding those who can strategically manipulate the order of their library to ensure they hit the lands they need.

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Card face

What it does

tap, Exile this artifact: Search your library for up to X basic land cards, where X is the number of players who control at least two more lands than you. Put those cards onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Surveyor's Scope was originally released in the Commander 2013 set, designed to provide ramp options for decks lacking access to green mana. It serves as a tool for white or colorless-focused decks to catch up in land counts when trailing an opponent, reflecting the color pie's approach to balanced resource management in multiplayer formats.

The art was illustrated by Daniel Ljunggren, who focused on a functional, utilitarian aesthetic consistent with artifacts found in the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. The card was later reprinted in the 2017 Commander Anthology, a curated collection intended to make legacy commander staples more accessible to players entering the format.

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Other printings

Every version of this card

The same card, printed again — different sets, treatments, and prices.

Surveyor's ScopeCommander 2013 · #262 · rare · 2013$4.54

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About

About Surveyor's Scope

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