Sacred Excavation
Amonkhet 67 • uncommon
- Set
- Amonkhet
- Collector number
- 67
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Noah Bradley
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
Return up to two target cards with cycling from your graveyard to your hand.
The anointed work the mines without pause, their cartouches instilling them with tireless purpose.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sacred Excavation was released in 2017 as part of the Amonkhet expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set is themed around a desert plane inspired by ancient Egyptian mythology, where players navigate a society built on the trials of the god-king Nicol Bolas. The card functions as a sorcery that allows players to return a land card from their graveyard to their hand, reflecting the set’s mechanics centered on the cycle of life and death, as well as the excavation of lost artifacts from the desert sands.
The card’s artwork was illustrated by Titus Lunter. His design emphasizes the thematic focus of the set, depicting a vast, sun-drenched architectural site that feels both ancient and monumental. Lunter’s composition was intended to evoke the scale of the plane’s history, portraying the 'excavation' as a process of uncovering the remnants of a once-great civilization. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional utility piece within the Limited format, appreciated for its synergy with graveyard-focused strategies common to the block.
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