Amalia Benavides Aguirre
LCIThe Lost Caverns of Ixalan/#221/2023Rare
Colour IDMV 2
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.79
Cardmarket€0.49
ManaPool$0.25
TCGplayer$0.43
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.10
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.03 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.79High $0.99Low $0.59▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.43TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 4.9%30d▲ 16.2%90d▲ 26.5%
90d high
$0.48
90d low
$0.32
Paper printings priced
4
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.43
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Up 16.2% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 10% below its 90 day high of $0.48.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (4 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 102% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Legendary Creature — Vampire Scout
Ward—Pay 3 life.
Whenever you gain life, Amalia Benavides Aguirre explores. Then destroy all other creatures if its power is exactly 20. (To have this creature explore, 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.)
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Keywords
ExploreWard
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (10)
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
The instruction for Amalia Benavides Aguirre to explore and the effect that occurs if Amalia Benavides Aguirre's power is exactly 20 are all part of the same ability. Players do not get to chance to respond to the ability after knowing the result of the 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
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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About this card
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
Amalia Benavides Aguirre is a Legendary Creature — Vampire Scout, with mana cost {W}{B} (mana value 2). Printed 4 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: legal, Pioneer: banned, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.43 (up 16.2% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Amalia Benavides Aguirre FAQ
How much is Amalia Benavides Aguirre worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Amalia Benavides Aguirre is $0.43. It is up 16.2% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.32 to $0.48.
What is the cheapest printing of Amalia Benavides Aguirre?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan at $0.43 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Amalia Benavides Aguirre?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos at $2.28 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Amalia Benavides Aguirre are there?
Amalia Benavides Aguirre has been printed 4 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Amalia Benavides Aguirre first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from LCI #221, released 2023-11-17.
Is there a foil version of Amalia Benavides Aguirre?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.87 versus $0.43 for nonfoil, which is 102% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Amalia Benavides Aguirre legal in Commander?
Yes, Amalia Benavides Aguirre is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Amalia Benavides Aguirre legal in Modern?
Yes, Amalia Benavides Aguirre is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.