Benthic Biomancer
- Mana cost
- {U}
- Type
- Creature — Merfolk Wizard Mutant
- Power / toughness
- 1 / 1
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #145 (rare)
- Price
- $0.24 USD
{1}{U}: Adapt 1. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, draw a card, then discard a card.
Benthic Biomancer has 4 printings, first in Ravnica Allegiance (2019). EDHREC ranks it #5,348 among Commander cards. It appears most in Hakbal of the Surging Soul decks (15,503 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 4 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Public decks that run Benthic Biomancer
- Explorers of the Deep - The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander, led by Hakbal of the Surging Soul
Commanders that run Benthic Biomancer most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Hakbal of the Surging Soul: 15,503 decks
- Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca: 2,185 decks
- Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus: 402 decks
- Danny Pink: 228 decks
- Lonis, Genetics Expert: 194 decks
- Rikku, Resourceful Guardian: 166 decks
- Nicanzil, Current Conductor: 118 decks
- Lulu, Stern Guardian: 118 decks
Often played with Benthic Biomancer
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : You can always activate an ability that will cause a creature to adapt. As that ability resolves, if the creature has a +1/+1 counter on it for any reason, you simply won't put any +1/+1 counters on it.
- : An ability that triggers when counters are put on a permanent will trigger if that permanent somehow enters the battlefield with those counters.
- : You draw a card and discard a card all while Benthic Biomancer's triggered ability is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.
- : If a creature somehow loses all of its +1/+1 counters, it can adapt again and get more +1/+1 counters.