Excavation
Prophecy 33 • uncommon
- Set
- Prophecy
- Collector number
- 33
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Terese Nielsen
- Market price
- $0.29
What it does
1 generic mana, Sacrifice a land: Draw a card. Any player may activate this ability.
"There are secrets out there begging to be rediscovered. We just need to look in the right places."— Teferi, planeswalker
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Excavation was released in 1999 as part of the Prophecy expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed around a theme of alternating mechanics, with cards often featuring unconventional costs or effects that rewarded players for manipulating the top of their library or their graveyard. This particular card was intended to provide blue decks with a recurring way to recover resources, reflecting the expansion's focus on cyclical gameplay and resource management.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Jeff Miracola, who was known during this period for his distinct, expressive fantasy style. Miracola’s work on Excavation emphasizes the arcane, tactile nature of the titular action, utilizing a color palette and composition that aligns with the aesthetic identity of the Mercadian Masques block. Upon its release, the card was viewed as a niche utility tool, praised for its technical design within blue-aligned artifact interactions but noted for its specific, situational application in competitive play.
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