First printed in Strixhaven: School of Mages (2021)
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Wandering Archaic 
Creature — Avatar
Whenever an opponent casts an instant or sorcery spell, they may pay 
. If they don't, you may copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
"Fly the path of nine birds."
4/4
Explore the Vastlands 
Sorcery
Each player looks at the top five cards of their library and may reveal a land card and/or an instant or sorcery card from among them. Each player puts the cards they revealed this way into their hand and the rest on the bottom of their library in a random order. Each player gains 3 life.
- Illustrated by
- Wayne Reynolds
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Rulings (4)
- For Wandering Archaic's triggered ability, the opponent chooses whether to pay before their spell resolves. If they don't pay , your copy will resolve before the original spell.
- Explore the Vastlands has received an update to its Oracle text. Specifically, revealing either a land card or an instant or sorcery card is optional. Any player who can't reveal a card or chooses not to simply puts all cards they looked at on the bottom of their library in a random order. Each player gains 3 life whether they revealed a card or not.
- While resolving Explore the Vastlands, first the active player reveals the cards they are going to put into their hand. Then each other player in turn order does the same, knowing choices made before they choose.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
3 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures, Infinite creature ETB…: Animar, Soul of Elements + Cloudstone Curio + Endless One + Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Animar, Soul of Elements + Cloudstone Curio + Eternal Scourge + Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures, Infinite creature ETB…: Animar, Soul of Elements + Cloudstone Curio + Ugin's Conjurant + Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands
