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Pathfinding Axejaw The Lost Caverns of Ixalan MTG card

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Pathfinding Axejaw

CREATURE — DINOSAUR Common
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan LCI #206 EDHREC #16,167
$0.20
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Pathfinding Axejaw Price Summary

Pathfinding Axejaw's current headline price is $0.20.

Pathfinding Axejaw Printings & Prices

1 printings

Pathfinding Axejaw has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

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Pathfinding Axejaw Rules Text & Legality

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Creature — Dinosaur — mana cost {3}{G}

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.)

"When you don't know what dangers you'll face, bring the biggest danger with you."

Pathfinding Axejaw is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Commander and Pauper.

Pathfinding Axejaw Rulings

5 most recent
  • 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 Once an ability that causes a creature to explore begins to resolve, no player may take any other actions until it's done. Notably, opponents can't try to remove the exploring creature after you reveal a nonland card but before it receives a counter.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

2 printings

Pathfinding Axejaw has been reprinted 2 times.

Set Date Rarity Treatment 90 days
LCI #206 2023-11-17 Common Standard
LCI #206 2023-11-17 Common Standard

Pathfinding Axejaw in Commander

Pathfinding Axejaw is the #16,167 most-played card on EDHREC, down 513 places over the last 30 days.

Pathfinding Axejaw FAQ

How much is Pathfinding Axejaw worth?

Pathfinding Axejaw is worth about $0.20 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.

Is Pathfinding Axejaw legal in Commander?

Yes — Pathfinding Axejaw is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Pauper.

Has Pathfinding Axejaw been reprinted?

Yes — Pathfinding Axejaw has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Pathfinding Axejaw cheap?

Pathfinding Axejaw trades at about $0.20 — 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#16,167 on EDHREC).