Hakbal of the Surging Soul

As of Aug 7, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Hakbal of the Surging Soul is $0.21 (LCC #123, Inverted, Etched), and the most expensive is $15.31 (LCC #19, Showcase, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.41, down 2.4% over 7 days, down 10.9% over 30 days, down 10.9% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $0.72 (2024).

Hakbal of the Surging Soul has 4 tracked printings across 1 sets, in etched, nonfoil and foil finishes, including inverted, showcase and extended art treatments.

LCC #123 Inverted Etched

$0.21

CK $0.99 / $0.10 52%

MP $0.15 231 avail

LCC #3 Foil

$0.38

CK $0.99 / $0.15 61%

MP $0.23 504 avail

LCC #3

$0.41

CK $2.99 / $1.35 -229%

MP $0.45 18 avail

LCC #29 Extended Art

$2.05 +400%

CK $3.49 / $1.30 37%

MP $1.20 16 avail

LCC #29 Extended Art Foil

$2.93 +615%

CK $5.99 / $2.40 18%

MP $1.64 15 avail

LCC #19 Showcase

$3.19 +678%

CK $2.99 / $1.35 58%

MP $1.57 38 avail

LCC #19 Showcase Foil

$15.31 +3634%

CK $16.99 / $6.80 56%

MP $10.93 8 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $6.80 cash for LCC #19 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 60% (wide).

• Nov 10, 2023 Each of your Merfolk creatures will explore during the resolution of Hakbal of the Surging Soul's first ability. Players won't be able to respond between the explores.
• Nov 10, 2023 If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to explore but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still explores. If you reveal a nonland card this way, you won't put a +1/+1 counter on anything, but you may put the revealed card into your graveyard. Effects that trigger "whenever a creature explores" trigger as appropriate.
• Nov 10, 2023 If an ability instructs a creature to explore, its controller reveals the top card of their library. If it's a land card, they'll put it into their hand. Otherwise, they'll put a +1/+1 counter on that creature, then choose to either leave that card on top of their library or put it into their graveyard.
• Nov 10, 2023 If no card is revealed, most likely because that player's library is empty, the exploring creature receives a +1/+1 counter.
• Nov 10, 2023 If you control multiple Merfolk, you choose the order in which they explore. Make sure it's clear which Merfolk is exploring before you reveal any cards.

Hakbal of the Surging Soul has been reprinted 7 times.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment	90 days
LCC #29	2023-11-17	Mythic	Extended Art	$0.43
LCC #123	2023-11-17	Mythic	Inverted	—
LCC #3	2023-11-17	Mythic	Standard	$0.64
LCC #3	2023-11-17	Mythic	Standard	$0.23
LCC #19	2023-11-17	Mythic	Showcase	$3.94
LCC #19	2023-11-17	Mythic	Showcase	$0.62
LCC #29	2023-11-17	Mythic	Extended Art	$1.08

Hakbal of the Surging Soul is the #3,723 most-played card on EDHREC, down 59 places over the last 30 days.