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Defossilize
LCI · The Lost Caverns of Ixalan #103 · Uncommon · released 2023-11-17
{4}{B}
Sorcery
Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature explores, then it explores again. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard. Then repeat this process.)
Defossilize is an uncommon black sorcery from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (2023). Recent market prices range from $0.18 to $0.26 depending on printing and finish. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Historic, Brawl and Penny Dreadful.
USD$0.14
USD Foil$0.25
Format legality
Where you can play Defossilize in sanctioned and popular formats.
StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
HistoricLegal
BrawlLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal
All printings
Prices range from $0.18 to $0.26 across finishes. Cheapest printing: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan at $0.18.
| Set | No. | Rarity | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan This page | 103 | Uncommon | $0.18 | $0.26 |
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Rulings
Official rulings from Wizards of the Coast (6).
- 2023-11-10If 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.
- 2023-11-10Once 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.
- 2023-11-10If no card is revealed, most likely because that player's library is empty, the exploring creature receives a +1/+1 counter.
- 2023-11-10If 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.
- 2023-11-10Some 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.
- 2023-11-10In 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.)
Frequently asked questions
Is Defossilize legal in Commander?
Yes — Defossilize is legal in Commander (EDH).
What formats is Defossilize legal in?
Defossilize is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Historic, Brawl and Penny Dreadful.
How many times has Defossilize been printed?
Defossilize has a single printing, released in 2023.
What is the cheapest printing of Defossilize?
The cheapest printing is The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (#103) at about $0.18.
Who illustrated Defossilize?
This printing of Defossilize was illustrated by Dibujante Nocturno.