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Intrepid Paleontologist

Green

4 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Intrepid Paleontologist, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan printing
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan LCI · No. 193 2023-11-17

Card text

{1}{G}
Creature — Human Druid
{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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EDHREC rank #5911 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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The 4 printings

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Standard ✓ Legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

6 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

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.

2023-11-10 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2023-11-10 · Wizards of the Coast

Multiple finality counters on a single permanent are redundant.

2023-11-10 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2023-11-10 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2023-11-10 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2023-11-10 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Intrepid Paleontologist, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos printing
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos
PLCI · #193p
Rare
∅ No QC price
Intrepid Paleontologist, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos printing
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos
PLCI · #193s
Rare
∅ No QC price