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River Herald Scout
CREATURE — MERFOLK SCOUT Common
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan EDHREC #16,824
$0.15
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7 days
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River Herald Scout Price Summary
River Herald Scout's current headline price is $0.15.
River Herald Scout Printings & Prices
1 printings
River Herald Scout has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
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| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
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| Card Kingdom | LCI #72 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | LCI #72 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
River Herald Scout Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗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.)
""Don't worry, little swimmers. I'm here for the ruins, not you.""
River Herald Scout is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Commander and Pauper.
standard
Legal
pioneer
Legal
modern
Legal
legacy
Legal
commander
Legal
pauper
Legal
River Herald Scout 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
River Herald Scout has been reprinted 2 times.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment | 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCI #72 | 2023-11-17 | Common | Standard | — |
| LCI #72 | 2023-11-17 | Common | Standard | — |
River Herald Scout in Commander
River Herald Scout is the #16,824 most-played card on EDHREC, down 514 places over the last 30 days.
River Herald Scout FAQ
How much is River Herald Scout worth?
River Herald Scout is worth about $0.15 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.
Is River Herald Scout legal in Commander?
Yes — River Herald Scout is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Pauper.
Has River Herald Scout been reprinted?
Yes — River Herald Scout has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is River Herald Scout cheap?
River Herald Scout trades at about $0.15 — 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#16,824 on EDHREC).