---
name: "Veteran Explorer"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier Scout"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "2XM"
set_name: "Double Masters"
collector_number: "186"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Steven Belledin"
oracle_id: "fa9677d2-1535-4c57-baa8-c0408e15da47"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/veteran-explorer-2xm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Veteran Explorer
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier Scout
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
When this creature dies, each player may search their library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Yavimaya Elder](/printing/yavimaya-elder-mic.md) — Creature — Human Druid
2. [Viridian Emissary](/printing/viridian-emissary-mbs.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Elf Scout
3. [Caravan Vigil](/printing/caravan-vigil-isd.md) — Sorcery
4. [Borderland Explorer](/printing/borderland-explorer-pz2.md) — Creature — Elf Scout
5. [Jungle Wayfinder](/printing/jungle-wayfinder-plst.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
6. [Borderland Ranger](/printing/borderland-ranger-e02.md) — Creature — Human Scout Ranger

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Double Masters (2XM) #186
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Steven Belledin
- **Total Printings:** 32 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`