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Search Elemental
Oracle Text
Whenever you search your library, scry 1.
Scryfall — Whenever you scry, put a +1/+1 counter on Search Elemental. It can't be blocked this turn.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Search Elemental reads like a curious breeze that strengthens as you poke through the stacks: every time you search your library you get a free scry, and every scry makes the elemental bigger and slips past blockers for the turn. That design makes it ideal in tempo/value blue decks that both want an early evasive threat and perform many cheap digs—think one-mana pressure while you assemble answers or a combo. It loves decks built around cheap scry and search effects: Opt and Serum Visions repeatedly trigger growth, Mystical Tutor and other blue tutors (or a splash for ramp like Rampant Growth and fetch lands) convert utility into combat reach, and canonical counter-amplifiers such as Hardened Scales or Doubling Season turn those incremental +1/+1s into a genuine clock. Deckbuilding tip: maximize low-cost scry/search density so the Elemental grows every turn; include redundancy for early plays and a way to protect it (tempo plays or evasive boosts) so its unblockable trigger converts steady card selection into real damage.
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Character Background
Search Elemental reads like a curious breeze that strengthens as you poke through the stacks: every time you search your library you get a free scry, and every scry makes the elemental bigger and slips past blockers for the turn. That design makes it ideal in tempo/value blue decks that both want an early evasive threat and perform many cheap digs—think one-mana pressure while you assemble answers or a combo. It loves decks built around cheap scry and search effects: Opt and Serum Visions repeatedly trigger growth, Mystical Tutor and other blue tutors (or a splash for ramp like Rampant Growth and fetch lands) convert utility into combat reach, and canonical counter-amplifiers such as Hardened Scales or Doubling Season turn those incremental +1/+1s into a genuine clock. Deckbuilding tip: maximize low-cost scry/search density so the Elemental grows every turn; include redundancy for early plays and a way to protect it (tempo plays or evasive boosts) so its unblockable trigger converts steady card selection into real damage.
Generated using gpt-5-mini · Updated at 2026-05-17 12:39:07 UTC