---
name: "Scout the Borders"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "KTK"
set_name: "Khans of Tarkir"
collector_number: "148"
rarity: "common"
artist: "James Paick"
oracle_id: "08781f2a-0d43-495c-aac8-7ff7a2e5752f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/scout-the-borders-ktk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Scout the Borders
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Reveal the top five cards of your library. You may put a creature or land card from among them into your hand. Put the rest into your graveyard.

> *„Ich lebe den Moment: den Moment der Überraschung." —Mogai, Späher der Sultai*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Grisly Salvage](/printing/grisly-salvage-f13.md) — Instant
2. [Commune with the Gods](/printing/commune-with-the-gods-ema.md) — Sorcery
3. [Relentless Pursuit](/printing/relentless-pursuit-j22.md) — Sorcery
4. [Enshrined Memories](/printing/enshrined-memories-bok.md) — Sorcery
5. [Zimone's Experiment](/printing/zimones-experiment-sos.md) — Sorcery
6. [Lead the Stampede](/printing/lead-the-stampede-cns.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #148
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** James Paick
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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