Ancient Excavation
The List (PLST) #PZ2-38 · Uncommon · Instant
Mana cost: {2}{U}{B}
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.)
Illustrated by James Paick · Released August 2, 2024
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.28 USD · €0.42 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.06 USD (17.6%) to $0.28 USD; low $0.28 USD, high $0.34 USD.
Printings
- The List #PZ2-38 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2024 · $0.28 USD
- Commander Anthology Volume II #150 (CM2) · Uncommon · 2018 · $0.89 USD
- Treasure Chest #38 (PZ2) · Uncommon · 2016
- Commander 2016 #27 (C16) · Uncommon · 2016 · $0.49 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Not legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2016-11-08 · wotc — The number of cards drawn this way might not be equal to the number of cards in your hand (for example, if you apply Necroplasm’s dredge ability instead of drawing one of those cards). The number of cards that you actually drew is what determines how many cards you discard.
- 2016-11-08 · wotc — The number of cards in your hand is counted only as Ancient Excavation resolves. Ancient Excavation is on the stack at this time, so it’s not counted.
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