Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer: Legendary Creature - Vedalken Scout, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Tap: Add GU. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{G}{U}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Vedalken Scout
- Colour identity
- Blue and green (UG)
- Power / toughness
- 1/3
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 334
- Artist
- Jesper Ejsing
- Commander rank
- 5,594 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue and green legendary creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 334 in that set, with art by Jesper Ejsing. It costs {1}{G}{U} (one generic, one blue and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 1/3 creature. Its colour identity is blue and green. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Wilds of Eldraine (2023) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.23 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
{T}: Add {G}{U}. Spend this mana only to cast spells with mana value 5 or greater or spells with {X} in their mana costs.
{U}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.
"The streets of Ravnica were stifling. Eldraine is an endless adventure paved in gold."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.23 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Troyan, Gutsy Explorer by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Wilds of Eldraine (WOE) #217 | Uncommon | 2023 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Troyan, Gutsy Explorer, newest first.
- You don't have to spend the two mana on the same spell.
- You can spend mana generated by Troyan on any part of the cost of a spell that contains {X} in its mana cost. You're not limited to spending it only on the {X} part.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a blue and green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.