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Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists

Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Rare
2 printings EDHREC #14,207 Prices updated Jul 23, 2026
REX #10
$27.58
▼ $13.97 (-33.6%) 7 days
Price History

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists Price Summary

As of Jul 23, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists is $27.58 (REX #10, Borderless), and the most expensive is $568.84 (REX #35, Borderless, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $27.58, down 33.6% over 7 days, up 692.5% over 30 days, up 467.5% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $41.55 (2026).

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists Printings & Prices

3 variants

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists has 2 tracked printings across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including borderless treatments.

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Sell Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists: Buylist Offers

3 offers

Card Kingdom currently pays $480.00 cash for REX #35 (Foil).

Buyer Printing Finish Cash offer Retail Spread
Card Kingdom REX #35 Foil $480.00
Card Kingdom REX #10 Foil $17.50 $34.99 50%
Card Kingdom REX #10 Nonfoil $12.00 $19.99 40%

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists Rules Text & Legality

Legendary Creature — Human Scientist — mana cost {2}{G}{W}{U}

{T}, Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Discover X, where X is the mana value of the exiled card. Activate only as a sorcery. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with that mana value or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists is legal in Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Pauper.

standard
Not legal
pioneer
Not legal
modern
Not legal
pauper
Not legal

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists Rulings

5 most recent
  • Nov 10, 2023 A spell's mana value is determined only by its mana cost. Ignore any alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, or cost reductions.
  • Nov 10, 2023 If the discovered card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
  • Nov 10, 2023 If the exiled card has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.
  • Nov 10, 2023 If you can't cast the discovered card (perhaps because there are no legal targets for the spell), you'll put it into your hand.
  • Nov 10, 2023 If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost", you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast it.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

3 printings

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists has been reprinted 3 times.

Set Date Rarity Treatment 90 days
REX #10 2023-11-17 Rare Borderless $2.94
REX #10 2023-11-17 Rare Borderless $1.77
REX #35 2023-11-17 Rare Borderless $237.50

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists in Commander

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists is the #14,207 most-played card on EDHREC, down 101 places over the last 30 days.

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists FAQ

How much is Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists worth?

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists is worth about $27.58 for its cheapest playable printing as of Jul 23, 2026. Prices range from $27.58 to $568.84 across 2 tracked printings.

Is Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists legal in Commander?

Yes — Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Legacy.

Has Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists been reprinted?

Yes — Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists has been reprinted 3 times, with 2 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists expensive?

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists holds a $27.58 price because supply is limited to two printings.