wotc
As you cast a spell or activate an activated ability with one or more Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, you choose how to pay for each Phyrexian mana symbol at the same time you would choose modes or choose a value for X.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #2022
Surgical Extraction
sld·#2022·rare·borderless
Illus. Mark Bagley
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Sep '25
8 mo ago
Value
$2.78+$0 (+9.2%)
30 days high $1.78 · low $1.63
Volatility · moderate
EUR€4.32USD$1.78
NM$1.78
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #13,646 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.)
Choose target card in a graveyard other than a basic land card. Search its owner's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with the same name as that card and exile them. Then that player shuffles.
"AAAHHGH!"
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 6
wotc
"Any number of cards" means just that. If you wish, you can choose to leave some or all of the cards with the same name as the targeted card, including that card, in the zone they're in.
wotc
To calculate the mana value of a card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, count each Phyrexian mana symbol as 1.
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