If the exploring creature is removed before the explore effect resolves, you will still explore if the effect didnt target anything like if the creature itself just said it explores when it enters the battlefield
I think it is a fair card for green to have given the ubiquity of good counterspells in Modern
Removing three damage from a character is an enormous asset and can help keep the strongest cards in play, and drawing cards for each point healed sweetens the deal to an absurd degree
I feel like that's a missed opportunity right there
It's worth it to break from our limitation just so we can surprise our opponents with an 11/11 Hopeful Eidolon
(6/6/2025) Triggered abilities use the word "when," "whenever," or "at." They're often written as "[Trigger condition], [effect]." Some keywords (such as prowess) are triggered abilities and will use "when," "whenever," or "at" in their reminder text