---
name: "Scout the City"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Look Around", "Bring Down", "Mill"]
set: "MSC"
set_name: "Marvel Super Heroes Commander"
collector_number: "817"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Rafater"
oracle_id: "ecb8e283-5cdb-4e6a-bdff-546c1617363c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/scout-the-city-msc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Scout the City
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Look Around, Bring Down, Mill

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Look Around — Mill three cards. You may put a permanent card from among them into your hand. You gain 3 life. (To mill three cards, put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.)
• Bring Down — Destroy target creature with flying.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Soratami Mindsweeper](/printing/soratami-mindsweeper-bok.md) — Creature — Moonfolk Wizard
2. [Tome Scour](/printing/tome-scour-m11.md) — Sorcery
3. [Scout the Borders](/printing/scout-the-borders-ktk.md) — Sorcery
4. [Thought Scour](/printing/thought-scour-ddm.md) — Instant
5. [Molt Tender](/printing/molt-tender-dft.md) — Creature — Insect Druid
6. [Homarid Explorer](/printing/homarid-explorer-dom.md) — Creature — Homarid Scout

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #817
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Rafater
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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