Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists is a Legendary Creature — Human Scientist card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.

Its ability reads: "{T}, Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Discover X, where X is the mana value of the exiled card. Activate only as a sorcery. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with that mana value or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)"

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists has a mana cost of {2}{G}{W}{U}, which equals 5.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).

It requires G, U, W mana to cast.

Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists's mana cost of {2}{G}{W}{U} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.

Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.

Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists has a mana value of 5.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."

Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists's current oracle text is: "{T}, Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Discover X, where X is the mana value of the exiled card. Activate only as a sorcery. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with that mana value or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)"

The current market price for Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists is approximately $2.72 USD on TCGPlayer.

A foil copy costs approximately $3.87 USD.

On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €2.17 EUR.

You can purchase Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists from major MTG retailers including:

• TCGPlayer (USA)
• Card Kingdom (USA)
• Cardmarket (Europe)

Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.

Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists normal: $2.72 | foil: $3.87

Format legality information for Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists in Standard is not available.

Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.

Format legality information for Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists in Modern is not available.

Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.

Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.

Format legality information for Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists in Pioneer is not available.

Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists is Legal in Legacy format.

Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists is Legal in Vintage format.

Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).

Format legality information for Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists in Pauper is not available.

Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.

Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:

• Legal: Card is allowed in the format
• Banned: Card is prohibited from play
• Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
• Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool

Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.

This printing of Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists is from REX (REX), with collector number 10.

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists is a rare card in REX.

Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists was illustrated by Zoltan Boros.

Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.

Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists is a 2/5 creature.

Power (2) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (5) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.