Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands 
Creature — Avatar // Sorcery4/4
Oracle text (EN)
Wandering Archaic
Creature — Avatar
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.
Oracle text (EN)
Explore the Vastlands
Sorcery
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.
Printing details
- Set
- STX · 286
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Wayne Reynolds
- Released
- 2021-04-23
- Prices
- €15.29 · $16.46
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2026 | €15.79 | €18.16 |
| October 29, 2026 | €15.29 | €18.14 |
| October 28, 2026 | €14.80 | €18.08 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €7.48 trend €15.79 30-day avg €13.45 | low €12.84 trend €21.50 30-day avg €20.43 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €18.16 with Zero from €18.16 | NM from €30.22 with Zero from €30.22 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €18.16 | NM from €30.22 |
Cardmarket updated Oct 31, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 31, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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For Wandering Archaic's triggered ability, the opponent chooses whether to pay
before their spell resolves. If they don't pay , your copy will resolve before the original spell. -
Explore the Vastlands has received an update to its Oracle text. Specifically, revealing either a land card or an instant or sorcery card is optional. Any player who can't reveal a card or chooses not to simply puts all cards they looked at on the bottom of their library in a random order. Each player gains 3 life whether they revealed a card or not.
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While resolving Explore the Vastlands, first the active player reveals the cards they are going to put into their hand. Then each other player in turn order does the same, knowing choices made before they choose.
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