Daring Archaeologist
Creature — Human Artificer
Daring Archaeologist
Creature — Human Artificer
Card Text
When this creature enters, you may return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.
Whenever you cast a historic spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 4
- Colors
- White
- Color Identity
- White
- Power / Toughness
- 3 / 3
- EDHREC Rank
- #18,502
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (12)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominaria (DOM) | #13 | rare | en | Sidharth Chaturvedi | $0.09 | $0.20 |
| Dominaria Promos (PDOM) | #13s | rare | en | Sidharth Chaturvedi | — | $0.33 |
| Dominaria (DOM) | #13 | rare | de | Sidharth Chaturvedi | — | — |
| Dominaria (DOM) | #13 | rare | es | Sidharth Chaturvedi | — | — |
| Dominaria (DOM) | #13 | rare | fr | Sidharth Chaturvedi | — | — |
| Dominaria (DOM) | #13 | rare | it | Sidharth Chaturvedi | — | — |
| Dominaria (DOM) | #13 | rare | ja | Sidharth Chaturvedi | — | — |
| Dominaria (DOM) | #13 | rare | ko | Sidharth Chaturvedi | — | — |
| Dominaria (DOM) | #13 | rare | pt | Sidharth Chaturvedi | — | — |
| Dominaria (DOM) | #13 | rare | ru | Sidharth Chaturvedi | — | — |
| Dominaria (DOM) | #13 | rare | zhs | Sidharth Chaturvedi | — | — |
| Dominaria (DOM) | #13 | rare | zht | Sidharth Chaturvedi | — | — |
Official Rulings (4)
A card, spell, or permanent is historic if it has the legendary supertype, the artifact card type, or the Saga subtype. Having two of those qualities doesn’t make an object more historic than another or provide an additional bonus—an object either is historic or it isn’t.
Lands are never cast, so abilities that trigger “whenever you cast a historic spell” won’t trigger if you play a legendary land. They also won’t trigger if a card on the battlefield transforms into a legendary land, as the Ixalan and Rivals of Ixalan double-faced cards do.
Some abilities trigger “whenever you cast a historic spell.” Such an ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
An ability that triggers “whenever you cast a historic spell” doesn’t trigger if a historic card is put onto the battlefield without being cast.
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