---
name: "Hakbal of the Surging Soul"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Merfolk Scout"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: ["Explore"]
set: "LCC"
set_name: "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander"
collector_number: "19"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Anditya Dita"
oracle_id: "687e772a-cdfe-41fd-a066-6cb3aee04193"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hakbal-of-the-surging-soul-lcc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Hakbal of the Surging Soul
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Merfolk Scout
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Explore

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of combat on your turn, each Merfolk creature you control explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on the exploring creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
Whenever Hakbal attacks, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you don't, draw a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Merfolk Branchwalker](/printing/merfolk-branchwalker-xln.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout
2. [Seeker of Sunlight](/printing/seeker-of-sunlight-lci.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout
3. [River Herald Scout](/printing/river-herald-scout-lci.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout
4. [Jadelight Spelunker](/printing/jadelight-spelunker-lci.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout
5. [Cenote Scout](/printing/cenote-scout-lci.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout
6. [Tishana's Wayfinder](/printing/tishanas-wayfinder-xln.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #19
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Anditya Dita
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

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