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Commander Anthology Volume II

Ancient Excavation

Instant

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

Printing details

About this card

Set
Commander Anthology Volume II (CM2)
Collector number
150
Rarity
Uncommon
Released
June 8, 2018
Artist
James Paick
Language
English
Mana value
4
Oracle ID
46db3dc2-9eb1-4be3-96f9-0013119fcd97

Color profile

Color identity

  • Blue
  • Black

Format check

Legality

TLR
Not legal
Duel
Legal
Brawl
Not legal
Penny
Not legal
PreDH
Not legal
Future
Not legal
Legacy
Legal
Modern
Not legal
Pauper
Not legal
Alchemy
Not legal
Pioneer
Not legal
Vintage
Legal
Historic
Not legal
Standard
Not legal
Timeless
Not legal
Commander
Legal
Gladiator
Not legal
Old School
Not legal
Premodern
Not legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Standard Brawl
Not legal
Pauper Commander
Not legal
Competitive Brawl
Not legal

Official notes

Rulings

2
  1. Wizards of the Coast

    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.

  2. Wizards of the Coast

    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.

Public deck signals

Often played with

0 results

Cards found together in sampled public decks. Lands are excluded and different printings count as one card. This suggests shared play, not a proven combo.

No sampled co-occurrences found

No other nonland cards were found alongside this card in the sampled public decks.

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Other printings

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