MTG · Concept

◇ Concept · 5 printings

Ancient Excavation

Instant

printings

#9116

EDHREC rank

—

penny rank

Std

normal

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in vault

—

for trade

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wishlisted

Value

$1.2990d high · 5 printings

90-dayhigh $1.29low $0.06range 2050.0%n 161

Gameplay

Instant

Draw cards equal to the number of cards in your hand, then discard a card for each card drawn this way. Basic landcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

futurenot legal

legacylegal

modernnot legal

paupernot legal

alchemynot legal

pioneernot legal

vintagelegal

historicnot legal

standardnot legal

Timelessnot legal

commanderlegal

Gladiatornot legal

Old Schoolnot legal

Premodernnot legal

Oathbreakerlegal

Standard Brawlnot legal

Pauper Commandernot legal

Context

Across the 5 printings of this card, the trailing-90-day price band runs from $0.06 to $1.29 across 161 observations.

Rarix catalogs 5 distinct printings of this card concept, spanning every set the card has appeared in. The Printings grid below lists each one with its own variant treatment, price, and collector signal.

Card type: Instant. Color identity: black/blue. Mana cost: {2}{U}{B} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Landcycling, Basic landcycling, Typecycling, and Cycling.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card concept #9,116 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

The representative printing on this page is illustrated by James Paick.