---
name: "Borderland Explorer"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Elf Scout"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "PZ2"
set_name: "Treasure Chest"
collector_number: "65775"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Lucas Graciano"
oracle_id: "65bc4f8a-3226-4648-862b-3f62736ff1ae"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/borderland-explorer-pz2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Borderland Explorer
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Scout
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/1

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, each player may discard a card. Each player who discarded a card this way may search their library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into their hand, then shuffle.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Borderland Ranger](/printing/borderland-ranger-e02.md) — Creature — Human Scout Ranger
2. [Jungle Wayfinder](/printing/jungle-wayfinder-plst.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
3. [Quirion Trailblazer](/printing/quirion-trailblazer-inv.md) — Creature — Elf Scout
4. [Frontier Guide](/printing/frontier-guide-ddp.md) — Creature — Elf Scout
5. [District Guide](/printing/district-guide-pio.md) — Creature — Elf Scout
6. [Boughside Wanderers](/printing/boughside-wanderers-hob.md) — Creature — Elf Scout

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Treasure Chest (PZ2) #65775
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Lucas Graciano
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`