Merfolk Branchwalker
XLNIxalan/#197/2017Uncommon
Colour IDMV 2
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.16
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.19
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.02
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
$0.19TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▼ 24.0%90d▼ 24.0%
90d high
$0.30
90d low
$0.18
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.19
Ixalan
- Down 24.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 37% below its 90 day high of $0.30.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (2 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 442% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Merfolk Scout
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.)
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Keywords
Explore
Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (7)
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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.
wotc19 Jan 2018
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.)
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If no card is revealed, most likely because that player's library is empty, the exploring creature receives a +1/+1 counter.
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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.
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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.
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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
Merfolk Branchwalker
Merfolk Branchwalker is a Creature — Merfolk Scout, with mana cost {1}{G} (mana value 2). Printed 2 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.19 (down 24.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Merfolk Branchwalker FAQ
How much is Merfolk Branchwalker worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Merfolk Branchwalker is $0.19. It is down 24.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.18 to $0.30.
What is the cheapest printing of Merfolk Branchwalker?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Ixalan at $0.19 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Merfolk Branchwalker?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Foundations Jumpstart at $0.28 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Merfolk Branchwalker are there?
Merfolk Branchwalker has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Merfolk Branchwalker first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from XLN #197, released 2017-09-29.
What is the newest printing of Merfolk Branchwalker?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from J25 #688, released 2024-11-15.
Is there a foil version of Merfolk Branchwalker?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $1.03 versus $0.19 for nonfoil, which is 442% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Merfolk Branchwalker legal in Commander?
Yes, Merfolk Branchwalker is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.