Mine Excavation
Shadowmoor 13 • common
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Collector number
- 13
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Chippy
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
Return target artifact or enchantment card from a graveyard to its owner's hand.
Conspire (As you cast this spell, you may tap two untapped creatures you control that share a color with it. When you do, copy it and you may choose a new target for the copy.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Mine Excavation was released in 2008 as part of the Shadowmoor expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the plane of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor, the expansion focused on a world undergoing a magical transformation into a darker, nightmarish version of itself. This card reflects the set's mechanical emphasis on artifacts and graveyard interaction, serving as a utility spell designed to provide resource recovery for players utilizing artifact-heavy strategies.
The card features illustration by Kev Walker, a long-standing contributor to the game whose work is known for its grim, textured, and atmospheric style. Walker’s depiction captures the frantic energy of digging through the wreckage of a decaying landscape, emphasizing the set's theme of salvage and struggle. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, niche-focused tool, well-regarded by players for its ability to pull essential artifacts back from the discard pile during longer games.
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About Mine Excavation
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