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Intrepid Paleontologist

Creature — Human Druid |
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Intrepid Paleontologist

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Live Value $0.46
Foil Multiplier: 1.17x
Reprint Profile:
Printed 4 times LOW

Reprinted 4x historically, most recently in 2023 -- no dedicated reprint sets or recent activity.

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Rarity
rare
Set Origin
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EDHREC Rank
#5,849
Mana Cost
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Oracle Data

Card Type Creature — Human Druid
Color Identity Green
Power / Toughness 2 / 2
🖋️ Curator's Notes
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.)
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Official Judge Precedents

6 Precedents

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.

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.

Multiple finality counters on a single permanent are redundant.

Finality counters don't stop permanents from going to zones other than the graveyard from the battlefield. For example, if a permanent with a finality counter on it would be put into its owner's hand from the battlefield, it does so normally.

Finality counters work on any permanent, not only creatures. If a permanent with a finality counter on it would be put into a graveyard from the battlefield, exile it instead.

You must still pay all costs and follow any timing restrictions and permissions for Dinosaur creature spells you cast from exile this way. Normally, you'll be able to cast them only during your main phase while the stack is empty.

📜 Technical Attributes
Release Date: 2023-11-17
Artist Reference: Irina Nordsol
Border Profile: black
✨ Variants & Finishes
Available Finishes Standard • Traditional Foil
Promo Status promopack • Date-Stamped
Edition Status Reprint

Sanctioned Formats

standard legal
modern legal
legacy legal
commander legal
pioneer legal
pauper not_legal
vintage legal
brawl legal
explorer not_legal
penny legal
predh not_legal
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