Benthic Biomancer

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Benthic Biomancer: Creature - Merfolk Wizard Mutant, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander. 1U: Adapt 1. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{U}
Mana value
1
Type
Creature - Merfolk Wizard Mutant
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Power / toughness
1/1
Rarity
Rare
Set
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)
Released
2023-11-17
Collector number
145
Artist
Daarken
Commander rank
5,225 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Adapt

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About Benthic Biomancer

Benthic Biomancer is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC), a Commander product released in November 2023. It is collector number 145 in that set, with art by Daarken. It costs {U} (one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Ravnica Allegiance (2019) to The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.31 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

{1}{U}: Adapt 1. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, draw a card, then discard a card.

"I am my life's work."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.31 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Benthic Biomancer by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Benthic Biomancer

Benthic Biomancer has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Ravnica Allegiance Promos (PRNA) #32pRare2019
Ravnica Allegiance Promos (PRNA) #32sRare2019
Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) #32Rare2019

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Benthic Biomancer, newest first.

  • You can always activate an ability that will cause a creature to adapt. As that ability resolves, if the creature has a +1/+1 counter on it for any reason, you simply won't put any +1/+1 counters on it.
  • An ability that triggers when counters are put on a permanent will trigger if that permanent somehow enters the battlefield with those counters.
  • You draw a card and discard a card all while Benthic Biomancer's triggered ability is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.
  • If a creature somehow loses all of its +1/+1 counters, it can adapt again and get more +1/+1 counters.

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