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Monster Manual // Zoological Study Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate MTG card
CLB #242 · Art by David Gaillet
CLB set symbol, RareCommander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate#242Rare

Monster Manual // Zoological Study

// Artifact · Book // Sorcery · AdventureMill
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#1,936 Down 29 in 30 days
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Monster Manual // Zoological Study Price Summary

The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $7.21, down 2.0% over 7 days, down 16.9% over 30 days, down 20.9% over 90 days.

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Monster Manual // Zoological Study Printings & Prices

Monster Manual // Zoological Study has 4 tracked printings across 3 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including borderless, prerelease and extended art treatments.

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Monster Manual // Zoological Study Rules Text & Legality

Monster Manual // Zoological Study is legal in Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Pauper.

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Monster Manual // Zoological Study Rulings

  • Jun 10, 2022

    An adventurer card is a permanent card in every zone except the stack, as well as while on the stack if not cast as an Adventure. Ignore its alternative characteristics in those cases. For example, while it’s in your graveyard, Altar of Bhaal is an artifact card whose mana value is 2.

  • Jun 10, 2022

    An effect may refer to a card, spell, or permanent that “has an Adventure.” This refers to a card, spell, or permanent that has an adventurer card’s set of alternative characteristics, even if they’re not being used and even if that card was never cast as an Adventure.

  • Jun 10, 2022

    Casting a card as an Adventure isn’t casting it for an alternative cost. Effects that allow you to cast a spell for an alternative cost or without paying its mana cost may allow you to apply those to the Adventure.

  • Jun 10, 2022

    If a spell is cast as an Adventure, its controller exiles it instead of putting it into its owner’s graveyard as it resolves. For as long as it remains exiled, that player may cast it as a permanent spell. If an Adventure spell leaves the stack in any way other than resolving (most likely by being countered or by failing to resolve because its targets have all become illegal), that card won’t be exiled and the spell’s controller won’t be able to cast it as a permanent later.

  • Jun 10, 2022

    If an adventurer card ends up in exile for any other reason than by exiling itself while resolving, it won’t give you permission to cast it as a permanent spell.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

Monster Manual // Zoological Study has been reprinted 7 times.

  • Jun 21, 2021SLD set symbol, RareSecret Lair Drop · BorderlessSLD #1782
  • Jun 21, 2021SLD set symbol, RareSecret Lair Drop · Borderless, foilSLD #1782
  • Jun 10, 2022CLB set symbol, RareCommander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate · Extended Art, foilCLB #591
  • Jun 10, 2022CLB set symbol, RareCommander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate · Extended ArtCLB #591
  • Jun 10, 2022CLB set symbol, RareCommander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate · foilCLB #242
  • Jun 10, 2022PCLB set symbol, RareBattle for Baldur's Gate Promos · Prerelease, foilPCLB #242s
  • Jun 10, 2022CLB set symbol, RareCommander Legends: Battle for Baldur's GateCLB #242

Monster Manual // Zoological Study in Commander

Monster Manual // Zoological Study is the #1,936 most-played card on EDHREC, down 29 places over the last 30 days.

#1,936 EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Down 29 in 30 days

Monster Manual // Zoological Study FAQ

How much is Monster Manual // Zoological Study worth?

Monster Manual // Zoological Study is worth about $7.21 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.

Is Monster Manual // Zoological Study legal in Commander?

Yes. Monster Manual // Zoological Study is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Legacy.

Has Monster Manual // Zoological Study been reprinted?

Yes. Monster Manual // Zoological Study has been reprinted 7 times, with 4 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Monster Manual // Zoological Study expensive?

Monster Manual // Zoological Study holds a $7.21 price because Commander demand is high (#1,936 on EDHREC) and even with 7 reprints, demand keeps pace with supply.

What can I play instead of Monster Manual // Zoological Study?

Cards that fill a similar role include Elvish Piper, Howlpack Piper // Wildsong Howler, Quicksilver Amulet.