Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands

Creature — Avatar // Sorcery //

Whenever an opponent casts an instant or sorcery spell, they may pay . If they don't, you may copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. // Each player looks at the top five cards of their library and may a land card and/or an instant or sorcery card from among them. Each player puts the cards they revealed this way into their hand and the rest on the bottom of their library in a random order. Each player gains 3 life.

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Incomplete card classification: unmodeled trigger qualification: Whenever an opponent casts an instant or sorcery spell; unmodeled effect: they may pay {2}; unmodeled effect: If they don't, you may copy that spell; unmodeled effect: You may choose new targets for the copy.; unmodeled effect: Each player looks at the top five cards of their library and may reveal a land card and/or an instant or sorcery card from among them; unmodeled effect: Each player puts the cards they revealed this way into their hand and the rest on the bottom of their library in a random order

Ability 1

triggeredpartial

Whenever an opponent casts an instant or sorcery spell, they may pay {2}. If they don't, you may copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Active zone
battlefield
Trigger
instant or sorcery cast
Cost
No recorded activation cost.
Requirements
All of: Unsupported condition: Whenever an opponent casts an instant or sorcery spell; Unsupported condition: unmodeled trigger qualification: Whenever an opponent casts an instant or sorcery spell; unmodeled effect: they may pay {2}; unmodeled effect: If they don't, you may copy that spell; unmodeled effect: You may choose new targets for the copy.
Source span
0–154

Functional categories

Effects

trigger · immediate

No additional explicit requirement.

  • payoff instant_or_sorcery_cast · opponent spell
    Unsupported condition: Whenever an opponent casts an instant or sorcery spell

Incomplete: unmodeled trigger qualification: Whenever an opponent casts an instant or sorcery spell; unmodeled effect: they may pay {2}; unmodeled effect: If they don't, you may copy that spell; unmodeled effect: You may choose new targets for the copy.

Source evidence
Source
oracle
Revision
a6d9ed376b630bfb4f93059bd5354b0fd3f16c80af0e0591abcbd2a400cb7d94
Rule
abilities-8
Confidence
Not calibrated

Whenever an opponent casts an instant or sorcery spell, they may pay {2}. If they don't, you may copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Ability 2

castunsupported

Cast Wandering Archaic

Active zone
hand
Trigger
Unavailable
Cost
Mana {5}
Requirements
All of: timing: sorcery; Unsupported condition: multi-face casting choice not modeled
Source span
0–0

No functional category evidence is published for this ability.

Effects

cast · immediate

No additional explicit requirement.

  • requires mana · self generic · amount 5
    action kind: creature_spell
  • produces creature_cast · self creature · amount 1 · hand → stack
    No additional explicit requirement.

Incomplete: multi-face casting choice not modeled

Source evidence
Source
scryfall
Revision
a6d9ed376b630bfb4f93059bd5354b0fd3f16c80af0e0591abcbd2a400cb7d94
Rule
card-type-cast-event
Confidence
Not calibrated

Creature — Avatar

Ability 3

spellpartial

Each player looks at the top five cards of their library and may reveal a land card and/or an instant or sorcery card from among them. Each player puts the cards they revealed this way into their hand and the rest on the bottom of their library in a random order. Each player gains 3 life.

Active zone
stack
Trigger
Unavailable
Cost
No recorded activation cost.
Requirements
All of: Unsupported condition: unmodeled effect: Each player looks at the top five cards of their library and may reveal a land card and/or an instant or sorcery card from among them; unmodeled effect: Each player puts the cards they revealed this way into their hand and the rest on the bottom of their library in a random order
Source span
0–289

Functional categories

Effects

life gain · immediate

No additional explicit requirement.

  • produces life_gain · all life · amount 3
    No additional explicit requirement.

Incomplete: unmodeled effect: Each player looks at the top five cards of their library and may reveal a land card and/or an instant or sorcery card from among them; unmodeled effect: Each player puts the cards they revealed this way into their hand and the rest on the bottom of their library in a random order

Source evidence
Source
oracle
Revision
a6d9ed376b630bfb4f93059bd5354b0fd3f16c80af0e0591abcbd2a400cb7d94
Rule
abilities-8
Confidence
Not calibrated

Each player looks at the top five cards of their library and may reveal a land card and/or an instant or sorcery card from among them. Each player puts the cards they revealed this way into their hand and the rest on the bottom of their library in a random order. Each player gains 3 life.

Ability 4

castunsupported

Cast Explore the Vastlands

Active zone
hand
Trigger
Unavailable
Cost
Mana {3}
Requirements
All of: timing: sorcery; Unsupported condition: multi-face casting choice not modeled
Source span
0–0

No functional category evidence is published for this ability.

Effects

cast · immediate

No additional explicit requirement.

  • requires mana · self generic · amount 3
    action kind: noncreature_spell
  • produces noncreature_cast · self spell · amount 1 · hand → stack
    No additional explicit requirement.

Incomplete: multi-face casting choice not modeled

Source evidence
Source
scryfall
Revision
a6d9ed376b630bfb4f93059bd5354b0fd3f16c80af0e0591abcbd2a400cb7d94
Rule
card-type-cast-event
Confidence
Not calibrated

Sorcery

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