Explore is a keyword ability in Magic: The Gathering that allows you to reveal the top card of your library when a creature with Explore enters the battlefield. If the revealed card is a land, you put it into your hand. If it’s not a land, you put a +1/+1 counter on the creature and then may put the revealed card back on top of your library or into your graveyard.
Utility in Gameplay and Deck Building
- Deck Manipulation: It provides an opportunity to draw a land or strengthen a creature, making it versatile.
- Deck Thinning: By potentially moving non-land cards to the graveyard, it can help thin the deck, increasing the chances of drawing useful cards.
- Synergy with +1/+1 Counters: Works well in decks that benefit from or focus on +1/+1 counters.
- Landfall Triggers: Can be particularly useful in decks with landfall mechanics, ensuring consistent land drops.
In deck building, Explore can be valuable in strategies focused on maintaining land drops, creature growth, or graveyard manipulation.
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