Excavation Technique
The List C21-16 • rare
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- C21-16
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Francisco Miyara
What it does
Demonstrate (When you cast this spell, you may copy it. If you do, choose an opponent to also copy it. Players may choose new targets for their copies.)
Destroy target nonland permanent. Its controller creates two Treasure tokens.
"Stand back. This part gets messy."
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 Technique was originally released as part of the Commander 2021 product line, specifically appearing in the Prismari Performance deck. The card is designed to mechanically mirror the act of archaeology, allowing players to pull artifacts from the graveyard back to the battlefield, fitting the thematic intersection of academic study and chaotic magical energy central to the Prismari College of Strixhaven.
The card features artwork by Anna Steinbauer, who utilized a vibrant, fluid aesthetic to capture the essence of a magically imbued archaeological dig. Within the Magic: The Gathering ecosystem, 'The List' is a curated collection of reprints that Wizards of the Coast inserts into Set Boosters, serving as a way to reintroduce functional cards to new players while maintaining the card's accessibility in various formats.
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