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Intrepid Paleontologist

{1}{G}

Creature — Human Druid

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos·plci #193s·Rare·2023·Art by Irina Nordsol
StandardLegal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal

Oracle Text

{T}: Add one mana of any color.

{2}: Exile target card from a graveyard.

You may cast Dinosaur creature spells from among cards you own exiled with this creature. If you cast a spell this way, that creature enters with a finality counter on it. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)

P / T

2 / 2

Set
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos (PLCI)
Number
#193s
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Irina Nordsol
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Foil
USD Foil
$0.82
EUR Foil
0.82

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings6

11/10/2023·wotc

Intrepid Paleontologist must be under your control in order to start casting a Dinosaur creature spell using its last ability, but it doesn't need to stay under your control throughout that process or be under your control as the spell resolves. If, for example, you sacrifice Intrepid Paleontologist to pay an additional cost of the spell or it's destroyed in response, the spell will still resolve normally.

11/10/2023·wotc

Finality counters aren't keyword counters, and a finality counter doesn't give any abilities to the permanent it's on. If that permanent loses its abilities and then would go to a graveyard, it will still be exiled instead.

11/10/2023·wotc

Multiple finality counters on a single permanent are redundant.

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