Surgical Extraction
Breaking News 19 • rare
- Set
- Breaking News
- Collector number
- 19
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- B/P symbol
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Arik Roper
- Market price
- $1.63
What it does
(B/P symbol can be paid with either black mana or 2 life.)
Choose target card in a graveyard other than a basic land card. Search its owner's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with the same name as that card and exile them. Then that player shuffles.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Surgical Extraction was originally released as part of the New Phyrexia set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in 2011. Designed as a powerful tool for competitive play, the card allows players to search an opponent's graveyard, hand, and library for any card and exile it. Its inclusion in the Breaking News bonus sheet for the Outlaws of Thunder Junction set in 2024 reimagined the card with an aesthetic inspired by 1940s sensationalist newspaper headlines, reflecting the set's western-themed, outlaw-centric narrative.
The Breaking News treatment was developed by the Wizards of the Coast art department to provide a cohesive, pulpy visual identity across a curated list of iconic reprints. By utilizing bold typography, stark black-and-white imagery, and high-contrast layouts reminiscent of old-fashioned broadsheets, the design team aimed to emphasize the narrative impact of the card's effect. Upon its release, the treatment was generally well-received by the player community for its distinct style and its ability to modernize legacy cards within the current design framework.
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