---
name: "Troyan, Gutsy Explorer"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Vedalken Scout"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "SOC"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Commander"
collector_number: "334"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jesper Ejsing"
oracle_id: "1135ebc3-9537-4341-956b-6e22d8be5f20"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/troyan-gutsy-explorer-soc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Vedalken Scout
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3

## Oracle Text
{T}: Add {G}{U}. Spend this mana only to cast spells with mana value 5 or greater or spells with {X} in their mana costs.
{U}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

> *"The streets of Ravnica were stifling. Eldraine is an endless adventure paved in gold."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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3. [Stormkeld Prowler](/printing/stormkeld-prowler-woe.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
4. [Outcaster Trailblazer](/printing/outcaster-trailblazer-potj.md) — Creature — Human Druid
5. [Thunderous Snapper](/printing/thunderous-snapper-eld.md) — Creature — Turtle Hydra
6. [Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy](/printing/kinnan-bonder-prodigy-iko.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Druid

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #334
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jesper Ejsing
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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