Intrepid Paleontologist Intrepid Paleontologist

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Intrepid Paleontologist : The Lost Caverns of Ixalan


Type: Creature — Human Druid
Rarity: Rare
Color: G
Number: 193
Finishes: nonfoil, foil
Reprint: No
Printings: LCI, PLCI

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 Intrepid Paleontologist. 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.)
Variations:

Finish Market Price Lowest Price Higest Price Average Price
Normal $0.30 $0.25 $0.34 $0.30
Foil $0.21 $0.30 $0.40 $0.35



Legality


Alchemy

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Historic

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Modern

Oathbreaker

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Timeless



Rulings

  • 11/10/2023

    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

    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.

  • 11/10/2023

    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.

  • 11/10/2023

    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

    Multiple finality counters on a single permanent are redundant.

  • 11/10/2023

    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.