The Heron Moon
MB2Mystery Booster 2/#612/2024Rare
MV 0
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.49
Cardmarket€0.29
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.30
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.03
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.49High $0.49Low $0.49▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.30TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 3.5%90d▲ 7.1%
90d high
$0.31
90d low
$0.26
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.30
Mystery Booster 2
- Up 3.5% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 3% below its 90 day high of $0.31.
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Gameplay and rules
Legendary Land
: Add .
, : Exile the bottom card of target opponent's library.
Whenever one or more cards an opponent owns are put into exile, put a release counter on The Heron Moon. Then if it has thirteen or more release counters on it, sacrifice it and create a copy of Emrakul, the Promised End. Cast it without paying its mana cost.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
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Rulings (12)
wotc8 Nov 2024
The third ability only triggers once for each instance where cards an opponent owns are put into exile, no matter how many cards were exiled at the same time.
wotc8 Nov 2024
Once you’ve started casting a spell as Colossal Dreadmaw, it’s too late . . . for an opponent to prevent you from doing that by killing The Colossal Dreadmaw.
wotc8 Nov 2024
For many playtest cards, you’ll need to make a generous assumption that basic game rules would be updated to allow them to work. The Mystery Booster 2 Playtest Card Notes section (reproduced here in individual Gatherer rulings) provides guidance for fitting these cards into the existing rules structure.
wotc8 Nov 2024
Official text for Emrakul, the Promised End can be found using the Gatherer card database at Gatherer.Wizards.com.
wotc8 Nov 2024
Official text for Colossal Dreadmaw can be found using the Gatherer card database at Gatherer.Wizards.com.
wotc8 Nov 2024
If a player is instructed to exile cards from their library “until” a certain event occurs, that player exiles those cards one at a time. If that player is an opponent, The Heron Moon’s ability will trigger that many times.
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About this card
The Heron Moon
The Heron Moon is a Legendary Land (mana value 0).
Format legality: Commander: not_legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: not_legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.30 (up 3.5% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
The Heron Moon FAQ
How much is The Heron Moon worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for The Heron Moon is $0.30. It is up 3.5% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.26 to $0.31.
What is the cheapest printing of The Heron Moon?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Mystery Booster 2 at $0.30 on TCGplayer.
What set was The Heron Moon first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from MB2 #612, released 2024-08-02.
Is The Heron Moon legal in Commander?
The Heron Moon is not currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is The Heron Moon legal in Modern?
The Heron Moon is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is The Heron Moon legal in Standard?
The Heron Moon is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does The Heron Moon do?
The Heron Moon is a Legendary Land. Its Oracle text reads: "{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: Exile the bottom card of target opponent's library. Whenever one or more cards an opponent owns are put into exile, put a release counter on The Heron Moon. Then if it has thirteen or more release counters on it, sacrifice it and create a copy of Emrakul, the Promised End. Cast it without paying its mana cost.".