Meticulous Excavation
The Brothers' War 16 • uncommon
- Set
- The Brothers' War
- Collector number
- 16
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Lucas Graciano
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
2 generic mana white mana: Return target permanent you control to its owner's hand. If it has unearth, instead exile it, then return that card to its owner's hand. Activate only during your turn.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Meticulous Excavation was released in 2022 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion set The Brothers' War. The set chronicles the pivotal conflict between the artificer brothers Urza and Mishra, a narrative cornerstone of the game's lore. This card depicts the mechanical and archaeological efforts of the time, fitting into the set's broader theme of artifact-heavy gameplay and historical reclamation on the plane of Dominaria.
The artwork was created by illustrator Lorenzo Mastroianni, who focused on capturing the dense, industrious atmosphere of the excavation sites central to the war's technological development. The design intent was to reflect the strategic utility of recovering artifacts from the battlefield, mechanically allowing players to return permanents to their hand to be played again. It was received as a functional tool for decks that rely on enters-the-battlefield triggers, finding a place in various constructed formats.
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