Dig for Dinosaurs

Intrepid Paleontologist rewards card advantage and thoughtful sequencing. The card lets you fix mana with a tap for one mana of any color and then lets you exile graveyard cards to build a private stockpile of Dinosaurs you can cast later. As a 2 2 Human Druid for {1}{G} it fits early in the curve and slides into midgame plans that rely on recursion and value from the graveyard.

In play it reads like a toolbox. Exile a key creature from any graveyard you can access then cast it from exile to surprise an opponent or answer a threat. Creatures cast this way enter with a finality counter which shapes how you plan around follow up interactions. Intrepid Paleontologist is a practical inclusion in decks that want reusable threats and tight synergy with graveyard interactions in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan environment.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {1}{G}
• Card Type – Creature
• Subtypes – Human Druid
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – {T}: Add one mana of any color. 2: Exile target card from a graveyard. You may cast Dinosaur creature spells from among cards you own exiled with Intrepid Paleontologist. If you cast a spell this way, that creature enters the battlefield with a finality counter on it.
• Power / Toughness – 2/2