Sam Kirk, Xenoanthropologist
New in Star Trek Commander (TRC), releasing November 13, 2026.
Sam Kirk, Xenoanthropologist: Legendary Creature - Human Scientist, Star Trek Commander. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{U}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Human Scientist
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 3/3
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Star Trek Commander (TRC)
- Released
- 2026-11-13
- Collector number
- 49
- Artist
- Charles Chaisson
- Keywords
- Investigate
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Sam Kirk, Xenoanthropologist
Sam Kirk, Xenoanthropologist is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue legendary creature from Star Trek Commander (TRC), a Commander product released in November 2026. It is collector number 49 in that set, with art by Charles Chaisson. It costs {3}{U} (three generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 3/3 creature. Its colour identity is blue. Star Trek Commander is its only printing so far. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.99 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Whenever an opponent casts a creature spell, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
"Literally everything in xenoanthropology is new and exciting."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.99 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Other printings of Sam Kirk, Xenoanthropologist
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Star Trek Commander (TRC) #263 | Rare | 2026 |
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