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"Find me cards equivalent to: Hakbal of the Surging Soul"

Equivalent cards (G/U Legendary Merfolk with similar abilities):

  • Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca — Legendary Merfolk, G/U. Supports Merfolk tribal, taps Merfolk for various effects.
  • Lunumbra, Tideshaper (Homemade scan, for example) — Legendary Merfolk, G/U, boosts team, cares about lands.
  • Tishana, Voice of Thunder — Legendary Merfolk, G/U. Draws cards and scales with creatures.

All these cards, including Hakbal of the Surging Soul, are legendary G/U Merfolk that provide card advantage, land synergy, or Merfolk tribal support. None have the exact explore mechanic, but fill a similar commander role.

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Hakbal of the Surging Soul

Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca

Tishana, Voice of Thunder

Hakbal of the Surging Soul #123 Legendary Creature — Merfolk Scout

Variations: v1 v2 v3 v4
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Rarity: Mythic
Converted Cost: 4
Power/Toughness: 3/3
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  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Merfolk
  • Scout
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Explore

    Rules

  • Each of your Merfolk creatures will explore during the resolution of Hakbal of the Surging Soul's first ability. Players won't be able to respond between the explores.
  • If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to explore but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still explores. If you reveal a nonland card this way, you won't put a +1/+1 counter on anything, but you may put the revealed card into your graveyard. Effects that trigger "whenever a creature explores" trigger as appropriate.
  • If an ability instructs a creature to explore, its controller reveals the top card of their library. If it's a land card, they'll put it into their hand. Otherwise, they'll put a +1/+1 counter on that creature, then choose to either leave that card on top of their library or put it into their graveyard.
  • If no card is revealed, most likely because that player's library is empty, the exploring creature receives a +1/+1 counter.
  • If you control multiple Merfolk, you choose the order in which they explore. Make sure it's clear which Merfolk is exploring before you reveal any cards.
  • In some unusual cases, noncreature permanents may explore. For example, if the creature card returned by Defossilize is somehow not a creature once it's on the battlefield, it can still explore. You'll take all the same actions, and you may end up putting a +1/+1 counter on the permanent. (Note that some effects target a creature, and those effects would still require a legal target to have it explore.)
  • Once an ability that causes a creature to explore begins to resolve, no player may take any other actions until it's done. Notably, opponents can't try to remove the exploring creature after you reveal a nonland card but before it receives a counter.
  • Some spells or abilities might cause a creature to explore multiple times in a row. If you reveal a nonland card when a creature explores and leave it on top of your library, then the creature explores again immediately afterwards, you'll reveal the same card again.

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    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.15 USD
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    Tcgplayer 0.21 USD
    Cardmarket 0.16 EUR

    Legalities

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    Text

    At the beginning of combat on your turn, each Merfolk creature you control explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1counteron the exploring creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.) Whenever Hakbal attacks, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you don't, draw a card.

    Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca #1412★ Legendary Creature — Merfolk Shaman

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 2/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Merfolk
  • Shaman
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Activating Kumena's first ability after it has become blocked won't cause it to become unblocked.
  • To activate Kumena's abilities, you may tap any untapped Merfolk you control, including one you haven't controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn. (Note that tapping the creature doesn't use {T} [the tap symbol].) For Kumena's second and third abilities, this includes Kumena itself.

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    Legalities

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    Text

    Tap another untapped Merfolk you control: Kumena can't be blocked this turn. Tap three untapped Merfolk you control: Draw a card. Tap five untapped Merfolk you control: Put a +1/+1counteron each Merfolk you control.

    Tishana, Voice of Thunder #291 Legendary Creature — Merfolk Shaman

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 7
    Power/Toughness: */*
    Types:
  • Creature
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  • Merfolk
  • Shaman
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    Rules

  • Because damage remains marked on a creature until it's removed as the turn ends, the damage Tishana takes during combat may become lethal if cards leave your hand later in the turn, such as by casting them in your postcombat main phase.
  • If Tishana enters the battlefield while you have no cards in hand, it will be put into your graveyard for having 0 toughness before its triggered ability resolves.
  • The number of creatures you control is counted only as Tishana's last ability resolves. If Tishana is still on the battlefield, it'll count itself.

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    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Tishana's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand. You have no maximum hand size. When Tishana enters, draw a card for each creature you control.