{"product_id":"intrepid-paleontologist-the-lost-caverns-of-ixalan-light-play","title":"Intrepid Paleontologist (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Light Play","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDig for Dinosaurs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0533\/2089\/9861\/products\/IntrepidPaleontologist_LCI_1.png?v=1700000000\" alt=\"Intrepid Paleontologist card front\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntrepid Paleontologist is a pragmatic tool for decks that want flexible ramp and a late game plan anchored in big creature threats. Intrepid Paleontologist lets you tap for any color of mana to smooth early plays and pay two mana to exile a card from any graveyard. That exile ability is not a gimmick. It fuels a focused engine since you may cast Dinosaur creature spells from among the cards you own exiled with Intrepid Paleontologist and those creatures arrive with a finality counter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn play this card functions as both enabler and insurance. Use the mana ability to fix colors when your curve is tight. Use the exile ability to assemble a cache of Dinosaurs you can cast off the card later. The finality counter changes how removal trades work against those Dinosaurs so planning sequencing matters. Intrepid Paleontologist fits best where graveyard access and big creature payoffs already exist and rewards timing and resource management rather than flashy plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCard Details:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMana Cost\u003c\/b\u003e – {1}{G}\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCard Type\u003c\/b\u003e – Creature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSubtypes\u003c\/b\u003e – Human Druid\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCard Text \/ Rules Text (Printed)\u003c\/b\u003e – {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. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePower \/ Toughness\u003c\/b\u003e – 2\/2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Journey’s End Games","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":44402723061916,"sku":"CGS-T85Y-1KBOKGTT","price":0.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/7328\/3467\/files\/04e34e6281f4e09252bf51d7e8fb0764_0dc0988c-1abc-4c75-8a02-c94dd491003d.jpg?v=1724394589","url":"https:\/\/journeysendgames.com\/products\/intrepid-paleontologist-the-lost-caverns-of-ixalan-light-play","provider":"Journey’s End Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}