---
name: "Merfolk Tunnel-Guide"
mana_cost: "{G}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk Wizard"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: ["Explore"]
set: "YLCI"
set_name: "Alchemy: Ixalan"
collector_number: "25"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Danny Schwartz"
oracle_id: "2e9d7858-823e-42af-bd92-18216ed35393"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/merfolk-tunnel-guide-ylci"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Merfolk Tunnel-Guide
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Explore

## Oracle Text
When Merfolk Tunnel-Guide enters, you get a three-time boon with "Whenever one or more Merfolk enter under your control, target Merfolk creature you control explores."

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Merfolk Cave-Diver](/printing/merfolk-cave-diver-lci.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout
2. [Merfolk Branchwalker](/printing/merfolk-branchwalker-xln.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout
3. [Tishana's Wayfinder](/printing/tishanas-wayfinder-xln.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout
4. [Cenote Scout](/printing/cenote-scout-lci.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout
5. [Forerunner of the Heralds](/printing/forerunner-of-the-heralds-rix.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout
6. [Deepway Navigator](/printing/deepway-navigator-pecl.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: Ixalan (YLCI) #25
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Danny Schwartz

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