Daring Archaeologist
~$0.22 low · ~$0.30 high
White. Creature — Human Artificer
Dominaria #13 · Illustrated by Sidharth Chaturvedi
Dominaria #13 · Illustrated by Sidharth ChaturvediWhat is Daring Archaeologist worth?
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Oracle 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.)
3/3
Format legality
All 2 printings of Daring Archaeologist
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dominaria dom #13· 2018rare· Cardmarket €0.15 · €0.37 foil | rare | $0.22 | $0.29 | €0.15€0.37 foil | |
 Dominaria Promos pdom #13s· 2018Promorare· Cardmarket €0.39 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $0.30 | €0.39 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2018
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #19,846 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Sidharth Chaturvedi
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Dominaria card (#13).
013 · DOM · R · EN
- 013Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- DOMSet code for Dominaria
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (4)
2018-04-27
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.
2018-04-27
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.
2018-04-27
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.
2018-04-27
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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