Sentinel of the Nameless City
LCIThe Lost Caverns of Ixalan/#211/2023Rare
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.49
Cardmarket€0.44
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.39
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.05
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.49High $0.79Low $0.49▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.39TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 5.4%30d▲ 5.4%90d▼ 9.3%
90d high
$0.45
90d low
$0.35
Paper printings priced
4
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.39
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Up 5.4% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 13% below its 90 day high of $0.45.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (4 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 36% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Merfolk Warrior Scout
Vigilance
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")
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Keywords
VigilanceExplore
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (7)
wotc10 Nov 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.
wotc10 Nov 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.)
wotc10 Nov 2023
If no card is revealed, most likely because that player's library is empty, the exploring creature receives a +1/+1 counter.
wotc10 Nov 2023
Map tokens are a kind of predefined token. Each one is a colorless artifact with the artifact subtype Map and the ability "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery."
wotc10 Nov 2023
Some spells or abilities might cause a creature to explore multiple times in a row. If you reveal a nonland card when a creature explores and leave it on top of your library, then the creature explores again immediately afterwards, you'll reveal the same card again.
wotc10 Nov 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.
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Ranked by shared capabilities, colour identity, mana value and type. Never by strategic judgement.
Shares Creature, Sacrifice outlet, Token creationMV 2 vs 3
Shares Creature, Sacrifice outletMV 4 vs 3
Shares Creature, Sacrifice outletMV 2 vs 3
Shares Creature, Sacrifice outletMV 4 vs 3
Shares Creature, Sacrifice outletMV 3 vs 3
Shares Creature, Sacrifice outletMV 2 vs 3
Shares Creature, Token creationMV 3 vs 3
Shares Creature, Token creationMV 4 vs 3
About this card
Sentinel of the Nameless City
Sentinel of the Nameless City is a Creature — Merfolk Warrior Scout, with mana cost {2}{G} (mana value 3). Printed 4 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.39 (up 5.4% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Sentinel of the Nameless City FAQ
How much is Sentinel of the Nameless City worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Sentinel of the Nameless City is $0.39. It is up 5.4% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.35 to $0.45.
What is the cheapest printing of Sentinel of the Nameless City?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan at $0.39 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Sentinel of the Nameless City?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos at $0.95 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Sentinel of the Nameless City are there?
Sentinel of the Nameless City has been printed 4 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Sentinel of the Nameless City first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from LCI #211, released 2023-11-17.
Is there a foil version of Sentinel of the Nameless City?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.53 versus $0.39 for nonfoil, which is 36% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Sentinel of the Nameless City legal in Commander?
Yes, Sentinel of the Nameless City is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Sentinel of the Nameless City legal in Modern?
Yes, Sentinel of the Nameless City is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.