Lodestone Needle // Guidestone Compass
LCIThe Lost Caverns of Ixalan/#62/2023Uncommon
Colour IDMV 2
Back face (default printing artwork)
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.14
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.23
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.01
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.03 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.35Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.23TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-08
7d▼ 4.2%30d▼ 11.5%90d▲ 35.3%
90d high
$0.27
90d low
$0.17
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.23
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Down 11.5% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 15% below its 90 day high of $0.27.
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 17% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Two faced. Transforms during play
Lodestone Needle
Artifact
Flash
When this artifact enters, tap up to one target artifact or creature and put two stun counters on it.
Craft with artifact (, Exile this artifact, Exile another artifact you control or an artifact card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner's control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Guidestone Compass
Artifact
, : Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery. (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 that creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
Keywords
CraftTransformExploreFlash
Card capabilities
ArtifactGraveyard interaction
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (11)
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
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 a card that isn't a transforming double-faced card becomes a copy of a card with craft, it'll stay in exile if you activate the craft ability. It won't return to the battlefield.
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 Artifact, Graveyard interactionSame colour identity
Shares Artifact, Graveyard interactionMV 3 vs 2
Shares Artifact, Graveyard interactionMV 3 vs 2
Shares Artifact, Graveyard interactionMV 1 vs 2
Shares Artifact, Graveyard interactionMV 2 vs 2
Shares Artifact, Graveyard interactionMV 3 vs 2
Shares Artifact, Graveyard interactionMV 2 vs 2
Shares Artifact, Graveyard interactionMV 3 vs 2
About this card
Lodestone Needle // Guidestone Compass
Lodestone Needle // Guidestone Compass is an Artifact // Artifact (mana value 2).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.23 (down 11.5% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Lodestone Needle // Guidestone Compass FAQ
How much is Lodestone Needle // Guidestone Compass worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Lodestone Needle // Guidestone Compass is $0.23. It is down 11.5% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.17 to $0.27.
What is the cheapest printing of Lodestone Needle // Guidestone Compass?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan at $0.23 on TCGplayer.
What set was Lodestone Needle // Guidestone Compass first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from LCI #62, released 2023-11-17.
Is there a foil version of Lodestone Needle // Guidestone Compass?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.27 versus $0.23 for nonfoil, which is 17% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Lodestone Needle // Guidestone Compass legal in Commander?
Yes, Lodestone Needle // Guidestone Compass is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Lodestone Needle // Guidestone Compass legal in Modern?
Yes, Lodestone Needle // Guidestone Compass is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Lodestone Needle // Guidestone Compass legal in Standard?
Yes, Lodestone Needle // Guidestone Compass is currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.