Ethereal Forager
~$0.29 TCGplayer
Blue. Creature — Elemental Whale
Commander 2020 #34 · Illustrated by Nicholas Gregory
Commander 2020 #34 · Illustrated by Nicholas GregoryWhat is Ethereal Forager worth?
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Oracle text
Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for 
.)
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, you may return an instant or sorcery card exiled with this creature to its owner's hand.
3/3
Format legality
The only printing of Ethereal Forager
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Commander 2020 c20 #34· 2020rare· Cardmarket €0.46 | rare | $0.29 | €0.46 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2020
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 6
- EDHREC rank
- #19,374 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flying, Delve
- Artist
- Nicholas Gregory
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Commander 2020 card (#34).
034 · C20 · R · EN
- 034Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- C20Set code for Commander 2020
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (5)
2020-04-17
If Ethereal Forager leaves the battlefield while its triggered ability is on the stack, that ability can still find the cards exiled with Ethereal Forager’s delve ability.
2020-04-17
After Ethereal Forager’s triggered ability resolves, players will have priority to cast spells (such as the card you returned to your hand, if it’s legal to do so) before blockers are declared.
2021-03-19
Because delve isn’t an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs, such as flashback. It can also be used to pay for additional costs that include generic mana.
2021-03-19
You can exile cards to pay only for generic mana, and you can’t exile more cards than the generic mana requirement of a spell with delve. For example, you can’t exile more than seven cards from your graveyard to cast Treasure Cruise unless an effect has increased its cost.
2021-03-19
Delve doesn’t change a spell’s mana cost or mana value. For example, Treasure Cruise’s mana value is 8 even if you exiled three cards to cast it.
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