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Merfolk Branchwalker
Creature · Merfolk ScoutExplore
TCGplayer market · XLN #197 nonfoil
$0.18 −10.0% −$0.02, 7 days
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- −30.8%
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- #17,047 Down 116 in 30 days
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Merfolk Branchwalker Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.18, down 10.0% over 7 days, down 30.8% over 30 days, down 25.0% over 90 days.
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Merfolk Branchwalker Printings & Prices
Merfolk Branchwalker has 2 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
J25 #688
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Merfolk Branchwalker Rules Text & Legality
Merfolk Branchwalker
When this creature enters, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
Merfolk Branchwalker is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- Competitive BrawlLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
- Future StandardNot legal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- PreDHNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
- StandardNot legal
- Standard BrawlNot legal
Merfolk Branchwalker Rulings
- Jan 19, 2018
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.
- Jan 19, 2018
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 you control explores" trigger if appropriate.
- Jan 19, 2018
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.
- Jan 19, 2018
If no card is revealed, most likely because that player's library is empty, the exploring creature receives a +1/+1 counter.
- Jan 19, 2018
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.)
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Merfolk Branchwalker has been reprinted 3 times.
- Sep 29, 2017IxalanXLN #197
- Sep 29, 2017Ixalan · foilXLN #197
- Nov 15, 2024Foundations JumpstartJ25 #688
Merfolk Branchwalker in Commander
Merfolk Branchwalker is the #17,047 most-played card on EDHREC, down 116 places over the last 30 days.
#17,047
EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Down 116 in 30 days
across all Commander decks Down 116 in 30 days
Merfolk Branchwalker FAQ
How much is Merfolk Branchwalker worth?
Merfolk Branchwalker is worth about $0.18 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.
Is Merfolk Branchwalker legal in Commander?
Yes. Merfolk Branchwalker is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Merfolk Branchwalker been reprinted?
Yes. Merfolk Branchwalker has been reprinted 3 times, with 2 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Merfolk Branchwalker cheap?
Merfolk Branchwalker trades at about $0.18; 3 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#17,047 on EDHREC).