Jadelight Ranger
Jadelight Ranger: Creature - Merfolk Scout Ranger, Foundations Jumpstart. When this creature enters, it explores, then it explores again. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{G}{G}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Merfolk Scout Ranger
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Power / toughness
- 2/1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart (J25)
- Released
- 2024-11-15
- Collector number
- 676
- Artist
- Jason Rainville
- Commander rank
- 13,396 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Explore
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About Jadelight Ranger
Jadelight Ranger is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green creature from Foundations Jumpstart (J25), a draft-focused set released in November 2024. It is collector number 676 in that set, with art by Jason Rainville. It costs {1}{G}{G} (one generic and two green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/1 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Rivals of Ixalan (2018) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.28 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
When this creature enters, it 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 this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard. Then repeat this process.)
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.28 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Jadelight Ranger by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Jadelight Ranger
Jadelight Ranger has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #RIX-136 | Rare | 2020 |
| Rivals of Ixalan Promos (PRIX) #136p | Rare | 2018 |
| Rivals of Ixalan Promos (PRIX) #136s | Rare | 2018 |
| Rivals of Ixalan (RIX) #136 | Rare | 2018 |
Official rulings
The 8 most recent official rulings for Jadelight Ranger, newest first.
- If you reveal a nonland card the first time Jadelight Ranger explores and leave it on top of your library, you'll reveal the same card the second time it explores. If you don't pretend to be surprised, you'll hurt Jadelight Ranger's feelings.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 you control explores" trigger if appropriate.
- 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.
- 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.)
- If no card is revealed, most likely because that player's library is empty, the exploring creature receives a +1/+1 counter.
- 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.
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