Card text
Draw cards equal to the number of cards in your hand, then discard a card for each card drawn this way.
Basic landcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
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Mana cost
{2}{U}{B}
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Card text
Draw cards equal to the number of cards in your hand, then discard a card for each card drawn this way.
Basic landcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
About Ancient Excavation
This page covers the the list printing of Ancient Excavation (PZ2-38), an Blue and Black Instant from The List Reprints (LIST). It is printed at Uncommon rarity. Its text prints Cycling and Landcycling. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander and Oathbreaker.
We track no other printing of PZ2-38 in this set, so there is no base card here to compare its price with.
The List Reprints is The List, which reprints earlier cards. Ancient Excavation has 2 other cards in the database, listed further down the page.
Draw cards equal to the number of cards in your hand, then discard a card for each card drawn this way. Basic landcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Card details
- Card number
- PZ2-38
- Set
- The List Reprints (LIST)
- Set type
- The List
- Released
- —
- Rarity
- Uncommon (U)
- Printing
- The List
- Type line
- Instant
- Colour
- Blue / Black
- Colour identity
- Blue / Black
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}{B}
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Ancient Excavation
Ancient Excavation in other sets
Every other printing with this name, one per set.
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