Hakbal of the Surging Soul

All 4 printings of Hakbal of the Surging Soul

Printing	Rarity	Non-foil	Foil	Etched foil	Cardmarket (EUR)	My collection
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander lcc #3· 2023mythic· Cardmarket €1.26 · €1.02 foil	mythic	$0.44	$0.35	—No etched foil printing	€1.26€1.02 foil	+ Add, Hakbal of the Surging Soul, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #3
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander lcc #19· 2023Showcasemythic· Cardmarket €2.11 · €11.29 foil	mythic	$3.34	$17.82	—No etched foil printing	€2.11€11.29 foil	+ Add, Hakbal of the Surging Soul, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #19
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander lcc #29· 2023Extended Artmythic· Cardmarket €2.17 · €7.38 foil	mythic	$2.16	$3.49	—No etched foil printing	€2.17€7.38 foil	+ Add, Hakbal of the Surging Soul, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #29
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander lcc #123· 2023mythic	mythic	—No non-foil printing	—No foil printing	$0.23	—	+ Add, Hakbal of the Surging Soul, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #123

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Rulings (8)

1. November 10, 2023

   If you control multiple Merfolk, you choose the order in which they explore. Make sure it's clear which Merfolk is exploring before you reveal any cards.

2. November 10, 2023

   Once an ability that causes a creature to explore begins to resolve, no player may take any other actions until it's done. Notably, opponents can't try to remove the exploring creature after you reveal a nonland card but before it receives a counter.

3. November 10, 2023

   If an ability instructs a creature to explore, its controller reveals the top card of their library. If it's a land card, they'll put it into their hand. Otherwise, they'll put a +1/+1 counter on that creature, then choose to either leave that card on top of their library or put it into their graveyard.

4. November 10, 2023

   If no card is revealed, most likely because that player's library is empty, the exploring creature receives a +1/+1 counter.

5. November 10, 2023

   In some unusual cases, noncreature permanents may explore. For example, if the creature card returned by Defossilize is somehow not a creature once it's on the battlefield, it can still explore. You'll take all the same actions, and you may end up putting a +1/+1 counter on the permanent. (Note that some effects target a creature, and those effects would still require a legal target to have it explore.)

6. November 10, 2023

   Some spells or abilities might cause a creature to explore multiple times in a row. If you reveal a nonland card when a creature explores and leave it on top of your library, then the creature explores again immediately afterwards, you'll reveal the same card again.

7. November 10, 2023

   If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to explore but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still explores. If you reveal a nonland card this way, you won't put a +1/+1 counter on anything, but you may put the revealed card into your graveyard. Effects that trigger "whenever a creature explores" trigger as appropriate.

8. November 10, 2023

   Each of your Merfolk creatures will explore during the resolution of Hakbal of the Surging Soul's first ability. Players won't be able to respond between the explores.