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Cartographer's Companion
Price history
Cartographer's Companion price history chart, default range 3 months. currently $0.13.
Cartographer's Companion Price Summary
Cartographer's Companion's current headline price is $0.13.
Cartographer's Companion Printings & Prices
Cartographer's Companion has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
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Sell Cartographer's Companion: Buylist Offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | LCI #248 | Foil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | LCI #248 | Foil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | LCI #248 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | LCI #248 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
Cartographer's Companion Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗When this creature enters, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")
Cartographer's Companion is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Commander and Pauper.
Cartographer's Companion Rulings
- 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 In some unusual cases, noncreature permanents may explore. For example, if the creature card returned by Defossilize is somehow not a creature once it's on the battlefield, it can still explore. You'll take all the same actions, and you may end up putting a +1/+1 counter on the permanent. (Note that some effects target a creature, and those effects would still require a legal target to have it explore.)
- Nov 10, 2023 Map tokens are a kind of predefined token. Each one is a colorless artifact with the artifact subtype Map and the ability "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery."
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Cartographer's Companion has been reprinted 2 times.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment | 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCI #248 | 2023-11-17 | Common | Standard | — |
| LCI #248 | 2023-11-17 | Common | Standard | — |
Cartographer's Companion in Commander
Cartographer's Companion is the #20,630 most-played card on EDHREC, down 533 places over the last 30 days.
Cartographer's Companion FAQ
How much is Cartographer's Companion worth?
Cartographer's Companion is worth about $0.13 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.
Is Cartographer's Companion legal in Commander?
Yes — Cartographer's Companion is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Pauper.
Has Cartographer's Companion been reprinted?
Yes — Cartographer's Companion has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Cartographer's Companion cheap?
Cartographer's Companion trades at about $0.13 — 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#20,630 on EDHREC).