Explorers of the Deep
Hakbal of the Surging Soul · LCC 2023 · official decklist · 100 cards
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What originality means here
Every card scores 0 to 1: one minus how close its nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so 0.30 means something out there is 70% like it. A deck's figure is the average across its most original half of nonland cards, so it climbs by holding cards with less competition, never by holding more cards.
- 64 Reign of Dragons 0.179
- 65 Draconic Domination 0.178
- 66 Invent Superiority 0.178
- 67 Explorers of the Deep 0.178
- 68 Symbiotic Swarm 0.178
- 69 Living Energy 0.177
- 70 Lorehold Spirit 0.177
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What originality means here
Every card scores 0 to 1: one minus how close its nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so 0.30 means something out there is 70% like it. A deck's figure is the average across its most original half of nonland cards, so it climbs by holding cards with less competition, never by holding more cards.
- 109 Lorehold Spirit 0.177
- 110 Living Energy 0.177
- 111 Symbiotic Swarm 0.178
- 112 Explorers of the Deep 0.178
- 113 Invent Superiority 0.178
- 114 Draconic Domination 0.178
- 115 Reign of Dragons 0.179
Most original cards
- Deeproot Historian 0.37
- Svyelun of Sea and Sky 0.31
- Ripples of Potential 0.26
- Nicanzil, Current Conductor 0.25
- Hakbal of the Surging Soul 0.25
- Merfolk Cave-Diver 0.24
- Sage of Fables 0.24
- Kopala, Warden of Waves 0.22
- Stonybrook Banneret 0.21
- Bygone Marvels 0.21
- Surgespanner 0.20
- Merrow Reejerey 0.20
- Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca 0.18
- Swiftfoot Boots 0.17
- Benthic Biomancer 0.16
- Topography Tracker 0.15
- Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood 0.15
- Aetherize 0.15
- Thieving Skydiver 0.15
- Emperor Mihail II 0.15
- Kindred Discovery 0.14
- Seafloor Oracle 0.14
- Singer of Swift Rivers 0.14
- Vorel of the Hull Clade 0.14
- Wave Goodbye 0.14
- Ruinous Intrusion 0.13
- Prime Speaker Zegana 0.12
- Inspiring Call 0.11
- Herald of Secret Streams 0.11
- Mist Dancer 0.11
- Simic Ascendancy 0.11
- Realmwalker 0.10
- Metallic Mimic 0.10
- Reflections of Littjara 0.10
- Evolution Sage 0.10
- Tishana, Voice of Thunder 0.09
- Deeproot Waters 0.09
- Quandrix Command 0.08
- Tatyova, Benthic Druid 0.07
- Ravenform 0.06
- Curse of the Swine 0.06
- Growth Spiral 0.06
- Deeproot Elite 0.06
- Commander's Sphere 0.03
- Master of the Pearl Trident 0.03
- Commit // Memory 0.03
- Merfolk Sovereign 0.02
- Merfolk Skydiver 0.01
- Thassa, God of the Sea 0.01
- Zegana, Utopian Speaker 0.01
- Cold-Eyed Selkie 0.00
- Rapid Hybridization 0.00
- Beast Within 0.00
- Tributary Instructor 0.00
- Branching Evolution 0.00
- Coralhelm Commander 0.00
- Arcane Signet 0.00
- Kiora's Follower 0.00
- Merfolk Mistbinder 0.00
- Simic Signet 0.00
- Sol Ring 0.00
- Explore -0.00
- Hardened Scales -0.00
- Kodama's Reach -0.00
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What salt means here
EDHREC's annual survey asks players which cards they least enjoy facing, scoring each 0 to about 3: Stasis is 3.06, Rhystic Study 2.73, Mind Stone a flat 0. A deck's figure is those scores added up, so it gets there either through a few famous offenders or a long tail of mildly irritating ones. The one number here that is an opinion rather than a measurement.
- 49 Heavenly Inferno 22.3
- 50 Prismari Performance 22.3
- 51 Prismari Artistry 22.2
- 52 Explorers of the Deep 22.2
- 53 Devour for Power 22.1
- 54 Graveyard Overdrive 22.0
- 55 Political Puppets 22.0
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What salt means here
EDHREC's annual survey asks players which cards they least enjoy facing, scoring each 0 to about 3: Stasis is 3.06, Rhystic Study 2.73, Mind Stone a flat 0. A deck's figure is those scores added up, so it gets there either through a few famous offenders or a long tail of mildly irritating ones. The one number here that is an opinion rather than a measurement.
- 124 Political Puppets 22.0
- 125 Graveyard Overdrive 22.0
- 126 Devour for Power 22.1
- 127 Explorers of the Deep 22.2
- 128 Prismari Artistry 22.2
- 129 Prismari Performance 22.3
- 130 Heavenly Inferno 22.3
Saltiest cards
- Sol Ring 1.59
- Tatyova, Benthic Druid 0.87
- Aetherize 0.77
- Hakbal of the Surging Soul 0.71
- Herald of Secret Streams 0.71
- Simic Ascendancy 0.67
- Wave Goodbye 0.61
- Evolution Sage 0.59
- Branching Evolution 0.58
- Reflections of Littjara 0.51
- Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood 0.50
- Curse of the Swine 0.48
- Ripples of Potential 0.48
- Hardened Scales 0.45
- Kindred Discovery 0.44
- Nicanzil, Current Conductor 0.44
- Thieving Skydiver 0.43
- Rapid Hybridization 0.42
- Kopala, Warden of Waves 0.41
- Master of the Pearl Trident 0.41
- Arcane Signet 0.40
- Commit // Memory 0.39
- Deeproot Elite 0.38
- Rogue's Passage 0.37
- Swiftfoot Boots 0.37
- Cold-Eyed Selkie 0.35
- Vorel of the Hull Clade 0.34
- Kiora's Follower 0.33
- Benthic Biomancer 0.31
- Alchemist's Refuge 0.30
- Beast Within 0.30
- Deeproot Waters 0.30
- Thassa, God of the Sea 0.30
- Merfolk Sovereign 0.29
- Inspiring Call 0.27
- Sage of Fables 0.27
- Temple of the False God 0.26
- Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca 0.25
- Svyelun of Sea and Sky 0.25
- Karn's Bastion 0.23
- Merrow Reejerey 0.22
- Prime Speaker Zegana 0.21
- Reliquary Tower 0.21
- Command Tower 0.20
- Realmwalker 0.20
- Metallic Mimic 0.19
- Ravenform 0.19
- Singer of Swift Rivers 0.17
- Stonybrook Banneret 0.16
- Explore 0.15
- Growth Spiral 0.15
- Quandrix Command 0.14
- Mosswort Bridge 0.13
- Kodama's Reach 0.12
- Mist Dancer 0.12
- Vineglimmer Snarl 0.12
- Deeproot Historian 0.11
- Llanowar Reborn 0.11
- Tishana, Voice of Thunder 0.11
- Emperor Mihail II 0.09
- Hinterland Harbor 0.08
- Path of Ancestry 0.08
- Simic Growth Chamber 0.08
- Bygone Marvels 0.07
- Ruinous Intrusion 0.07
- Zegana, Utopian Speaker 0.07
- Commander's Sphere 0.06
- Merfolk Skydiver 0.06
- Coralhelm Commander 0.04
- Temple of Mystery 0.04
- Myriad Landscape 0.03
- Secluded Courtyard 0.03
- Unclaimed Territory 0.03
- Merfolk Cave-Diver 0.00
- Merfolk Mistbinder 0.00
- Seafloor Oracle 0.00
- Simic Signet 0.00
- Surgespanner 0.00
- Topography Tracker 0.00
- Tributary Instructor 0.00
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What of cards means here
The cheapest paper printing of every card, added together: what the hundred cards cost to own as singles, not what the sealed box sells for. That is why one reserved list card can put a deck above four decks of staples. Basic lands count toward the total but are left out of the card list below, since thirty Islands are not what anyone means by a deck's cheapest cards.
- 83 Sworn To Darkness £54.33
- 84 Peace Offering £54.05
- 85 Counterpunch £53.69
- 86 Explorers of the Deep £53.59
- 87 Graveyard Overdrive £53.40
- 88 Animated Army £53.32
- 89 Mirror Mastery £52.77
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What of cards means here
The cheapest paper printing of every card, added together: what the hundred cards cost to own as singles, not what the sealed box sells for. That is why one reserved list card can put a deck above four decks of staples. Basic lands count toward the total but are left out of the card list below, since thirty Islands are not what anyone means by a deck's cheapest cards.
- 90 Mirror Mastery £52.77
- 91 Animated Army £53.32
- 92 Graveyard Overdrive £53.40
- 93 Explorers of the Deep £53.59
- 94 Counterpunch £53.69
- 95 Peace Offering £54.05
- 96 Sworn To Darkness £54.33
Priciest cards
- Branching Evolution £5.67
- Herald of Secret Streams £5.30
- Kindred Discovery £4.60
- Thassa, God of the Sea £3.94
- Ripples of Potential £3.84
- Karn's Bastion £2.29
- Realmwalker £1.79
- Evolution Sage £1.75
- Hardened Scales £1.58
- Reliquary Tower £1.24
- Reflections of Littjara £1.20
- Wave Goodbye £1.04
- Master of the Pearl Trident £0.91
- Kodama's Reach £0.90
- Swiftfoot Boots £0.88
- Hakbal of the Surging Soul £0.82
- Metallic Mimic £0.75
- Sol Ring £0.69
- Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood £0.54
- Svyelun of Sea and Sky £0.52
- Simic Ascendancy £0.45
- Emperor Mihail II £0.40
- Alchemist's Refuge £0.40
- Rapid Hybridization £0.39
- Beast Within £0.36
- Tishana, Voice of Thunder £0.35
- Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca £0.34
- Kopala, Warden of Waves £0.32
- Stonybrook Banneret £0.30
- Merfolk Sovereign £0.29
- Aetherize £0.28
- Mist Dancer £0.28
- Vorel of the Hull Clade £0.28
- Topography Tracker £0.27
- Commit // Memory £0.26
- Seafloor Oracle £0.26
- Inspiring Call £0.25
- Ruinous Intrusion £0.25
- Kiora's Follower £0.25
- Hinterland Harbor £0.25
- Thieving Skydiver £0.24
- Deeproot Historian £0.24
- Merrow Reejerey £0.24
- Rogue's Passage £0.23
- Unclaimed Territory £0.23
- Tributary Instructor £0.23
- Benthic Biomancer £0.23
- Surgespanner £0.22
- Arcane Signet £0.21
- Sage of Fables £0.21
- Secluded Courtyard £0.21
- Bygone Marvels £0.21
- Coralhelm Commander £0.21
- Cold-Eyed Selkie £0.21
- Growth Spiral £0.21
- Mosswort Bridge £0.20
- Zegana, Utopian Speaker £0.20
- Deeproot Elite £0.19
- Prime Speaker Zegana £0.18
- Singer of Swift Rivers £0.18
- Simic Signet £0.18
- Ravenform £0.17
- Curse of the Swine £0.16
- Deeproot Waters £0.16
- Llanowar Reborn £0.16
- Explore £0.15
- Simic Growth Chamber £0.15
- Merfolk Skydiver £0.15
- Myriad Landscape £0.15
- Quandrix Command £0.14
- Vineglimmer Snarl £0.14
- Command Tower £0.13
- Merfolk Mistbinder £0.13
- Temple of Mystery £0.12
- Path of Ancestry £0.12
- Commander's Sphere £0.11
- Nicanzil, Current Conductor £0.11
- Merfolk Cave-Diver £0.10
- Tatyova, Benthic Druid £0.10
- Temple of the False God £0.10
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What median play rate means here
EDHREC ranks every card by how many Commander decks run it, #1 being the most played in the format. A deck's figure is the median rank across its nonland cards, so #1200 means half this deck sits inside the format's twelve hundred most played cards. A smaller number is the deck built out of staples.
- 78 Vampiric Bloodlust #3176
- 79 Mind Flayarrrs #3190
- 80 Draconic Destruction #3194
- 81 Explorers of the Deep #3222
- 82 Land's Wrath #3240
- 83 Breed Lethality #3265
- 84 Desert Bloom #3292
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What median play rate means here
EDHREC ranks every card by how many Commander decks run it, #1 being the most played in the format. A deck's figure is the median rank across its nonland cards, so #1200 means half this deck sits inside the format's twelve hundred most played cards. A smaller number is the deck built out of staples.
- 95 Desert Bloom #3292
- 96 Breed Lethality #3265
- 97 Land's Wrath #3240
- 98 Explorers of the Deep #3222
- 99 Draconic Destruction #3194
- 100 Mind Flayarrrs #3190
- 101 Vampiric Bloodlust #3176
Most played cards
- Sol Ring #1
- Arcane Signet #3
- Swiftfoot Boots #12
- Beast Within #25
- Kodama's Reach #41
- Commander's Sphere #56
- Hardened Scales #187
- Rapid Hybridization #209
- Explore #238
- Growth Spiral #240
- Inspiring Call #281
- Aetherize #285
- Kindred Discovery #339
- Branching Evolution #379
- Evolution Sage #400
- Tatyova, Benthic Druid #485
- Realmwalker #614
- Simic Signet #641
- Reflections of Littjara #703
- Ripples of Potential #846
- Curse of the Swine #874
- Metallic Mimic #935
- Herald of Secret Streams #1047
- Simic Ascendancy #1328
- Wave Goodbye #1433
- Kiora's Follower #1622
- Thassa, God of the Sea #1967
- Ravenform #2074
- Cold-Eyed Selkie #2165
- Thieving Skydiver #2438
- Prime Speaker Zegana #2880
- Stonybrook Banneret #3124
- Vorel of the Hull Clade #3321
- Commit // Memory #3396
- Master of the Pearl Trident #3526
- Svyelun of Sea and Sky #3877
- Hakbal of the Surging Soul #3948
- Merrow Reejerey #4054
- Merfolk Sovereign #4188
- Kopala, Warden of Waves #4228
- Emperor Mihail II #4285
- Quandrix Command #4377
- Deeproot Waters #4446
- Seafloor Oracle #4590
- Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood #5221
- Benthic Biomancer #5346
- Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca #5387
- Mist Dancer #5480
- Ruinous Intrusion #5484
- Zegana, Utopian Speaker #5572
- Nicanzil, Current Conductor #5582
- Tishana, Voice of Thunder #5627
- Deeproot Elite #6028
- Singer of Swift Rivers #6214
- Topography Tracker #6365
- Merfolk Mistbinder #6495
- Merfolk Skydiver #6806
- Deeproot Historian #7565
- Sage of Fables #8370
- Tributary Instructor #8632
- Surgespanner #9320
- Bygone Marvels #9733
- Merfolk Cave-Diver #10120
- Coralhelm Commander #11338
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What a card on average means here
How long ago each card was first printed, averaged across the deck. A reprint does not make an old card new, so a deck published last year and stuffed with reprints still reads old. The total underneath is every card's age added together; the ranking uses the average, because a sum quietly rewards the bigger deck for being bigger.
- 131 Blood Rites 11.0 years
- 132 Reign of Dragons 10.9 years
- 133 Riders of Rohan 10.8 years
- 134 Explorers of the Deep 10.8 years
- 135 Food and Fellowship 10.8 years
- 136 Deep Clue Sea 10.8 years
- 137 Living Energy 10.8 years
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What a card on average means here
How long ago each card was first printed, averaged across the deck. A reprint does not make an old card new, so a deck published last year and stuffed with reprints still reads old. The total underneath is every card's age added together; the ranking uses the average, because a sum quietly rewards the bigger deck for being bigger.
- 42 Living Energy 10.8 years
- 43 Deep Clue Sea 10.8 years
- 44 Food and Fellowship 10.8 years
- 45 Explorers of the Deep 10.8 years
- 46 Riders of Rohan 10.8 years
- 47 Reign of Dragons 10.9 years
- 48 Blood Rites 11.0 years
Oldest cards
- Sol Ring 33.3 years
- Temple of the False God 23.5 years
- Kodama's Reach 22.1 years
- Simic Growth Chamber 20.5 years
- Simic Signet 20.5 years
- Llanowar Reborn 19.5 years
- Merrow Reejerey 19.1 years
- Mosswort Bridge 19.1 years
- Surgespanner 19.1 years
- Sage of Fables 18.8 years
- Stonybrook Banneret 18.8 years
- Cold-Eyed Selkie 18.3 years
- Reliquary Tower 17.8 years
- Merfolk Sovereign 17.3 years
- Explore 16.8 years
- Coralhelm Commander 16.6 years
- Beast Within 15.5 years
- Command Tower 15.4 years
- Swiftfoot Boots 15.3 years
- Hinterland Harbor 15.1 years
- Alchemist's Refuge 14.5 years
- Master of the Pearl Trident 14.3 years
- Rogue's Passage 14.1 years
- Aetherize 13.8 years
- Prime Speaker Zegana 13.8 years
- Rapid Hybridization 13.8 years
- Vorel of the Hull Clade 13.5 years
- Curse of the Swine 13.1 years
- Temple of Mystery 13.1 years
- Thassa, God of the Sea 13.1 years
- Kiora's Follower 12.8 years
- Hardened Scales 12.1 years
- Commander's Sphere 12.0 years
- Myriad Landscape 12.0 years
- Inspiring Call 11.6 years
- Metallic Mimic 9.8 years
- Commit // Memory 9.5 years
- Kindred Discovery 9.2 years
- Path of Ancestry 9.2 years
- Deeproot Waters 9.1 years
- Herald of Secret Streams 9.1 years
- Kopala, Warden of Waves 9.1 years
- Tishana, Voice of Thunder 9.1 years
- Unclaimed Territory 9.1 years
- Deeproot Elite 8.8 years
- Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca 8.8 years
- Merfolk Mistbinder 8.8 years
- Seafloor Oracle 8.8 years
- Tatyova, Benthic Druid 8.6 years
- Benthic Biomancer 7.8 years
- Growth Spiral 7.8 years
- Simic Ascendancy 7.8 years
- Zegana, Utopian Speaker 7.8 years
- Evolution Sage 7.5 years
- Karn's Bastion 7.5 years
- Merfolk Skydiver 7.5 years
- Arcane Signet 7.1 years
- Branching Evolution 6.3 years
- Thieving Skydiver 6.1 years
- Ravenform 5.8 years
- Realmwalker 5.8 years
- Reflections of Littjara 5.8 years
- Quandrix Command 5.6 years
- Vineglimmer Snarl 5.6 years
- Svyelun of Sea and Sky 5.5 years
- Ruinous Intrusion 5.1 years
- Secluded Courtyard 4.7 years
- Emperor Mihail II 4.2 years
- Bygone Marvels 3.0 years
- Deeproot Historian 3.0 years
- Hakbal of the Surging Soul 3.0 years
- Merfolk Cave-Diver 3.0 years
- Mist Dancer 3.0 years
- Nicanzil, Current Conductor 3.0 years
- Ripples of Potential 3.0 years
- Singer of Swift Rivers 3.0 years
- Topography Tracker 3.0 years
- Tributary Instructor 3.0 years
- Wave Goodbye 3.0 years
- Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood 3.0 years
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What the figures on each card mean
- Originality
- One minus how close the card's nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so a card at 0.30 has something out there 70% like it.
- Play rate
- EDHREC's rank for how often the card is played in Commander, where #1 is the most played card in the format.
- Salt
- Out of about 3, from EDHREC's salt survey, where players vote on the cards they least enjoy facing.
- Card age
- How long ago the card was first printed, counted from its earliest printing, so a reprint does not make an old card new.
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