Merfolk Branchwalker

set	min	mtgo
-	0.60	0.03 tix

Name	Merfolk Branchwalker
Type	Creature — merfolk scout
Description	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.)
Artist	Kieran Yanner
Set	Foundations Jumpstart #688
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Merfolk Branchwalker

Merfolk Branchwalker, Creature — merfolk scout, designed by Kieran Yanner first released in Sep, 2017 in the set Ixalan and was printed exactly in 2 different ways. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 0.60.

A deck that focuses on tempo and card advantage, such as a Merfolk tribal deck in a format like Modern or Pioneer, would benefit from including Merfolk Branchwalker. While there may be stronger cards like Silvergill Adept that provide more consistent card draw in a Merfolk deck, Merfolk Branchwalker's ability to potentially grow in size and provide card selection can still be valuable in certain situations, making it a solid inclusion in the right deck.

Rules

01/19/18

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.

01/19/18

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.