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Meticulous Excavation by Lucas Graciano #16

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Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Uncommon
Number: #16
Illustrator: Lucas Graciano
Edition: The Brothers' War

Meticulous Excavation is legal in

Alchemy

Artisan

Brawl

Commander

Duel-Commander

Explorer

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Old-school

Pauper

Pioneer

Premodern

Standard

Timeless

Vintage

Total decks (Last 365 days): 341
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Combos: 66 combos
Meticulous Excavation combos
Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 0
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Versions: This card has 1 different prints

Rules & flavor text

{2}{W}: 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.
"Remember, students, if it's glowing, humming, or whirring, don't touch it!"

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Enchantment White

Price

0.03 Tixes
@CardHoarder

0.35
@CardKingdom

0.23
@TCGplayer

Weekly Play volume (Last 52 weeks)

A value of 100 represents the peak popularity of the card, while a value of 50 means that the card is half as popular during that week.

Latest decks playing Meticulous Excavation

A list of the most recent MTG decks using Meticulous Excavation available on MTG decks website.

Top16 (0 - 3) 0%	Deck By Fraser Linton	Blight Alberta X Cerberus Gaming Hosted by praetors of spic...	Not available spiciness	31-May -2026	$1750 ---
Top8 (1 - 2) 33%	Deck By Brad Corbin	Commander Elimination CEDH Series #1 @ Gameuphoria	Not available spiciness	31-May -2026	$1690 ---
Top128 (1 - 4) 20%	Deck By Aidan Brean	Just Jam D-Grid	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$3220 ---
Top128 (0 - 5 - 1) 0%	Deck By Liam Spinrad	Baked Ziti 3 @ Serenity Hobbies (Norwich NY)	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$3080 ---
Top64 (1 - 4 - 1) 16%	Deck By Muffinman	Baked Ziti 3 @ Serenity Hobbies (Norwich NY)	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$1881 ---
Top16 (1 - 3) 25%	Deck By joseph billings	TGL May Bracket 4 @ The Game Lodge	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$1211 ---
Top64 (0 - 3) 0%	Deck By Stitch mtg	Game Corner First cEDH Tournament: Signed Lion's Eye Diamond...	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$1722 ---
Top8 (1 - 2 - 1) 25%	Deck By Zachary Smith	Mana & Mischief CEDH Event @ Gamer's Pair-a-Dice	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$1100 ---
Top64 (1 - 2) 33%	Deck By Zac Hicks	Land Go Expo - Nashville Hot! Redemption Event @ Land, Go Ev...	Not available spiciness	24-May -2026	$1588 ---
Top32 (1 - 3 - 1) 20%	Deck By Andy Camacho	Spokane Spring Open CEDH Gold Event @ The Gamer's Haven	Not available spiciness	23-May -2026	$1958 ---
Top32 (1 - 2) 33%	Deck By Zac Hicks	Land Go Expo - Kickoff 1k @ Land, Go Events	Not available spiciness	23-May -2026	$1588 ---
Top4 (3 - 3) 50%	Deck By Andy Sifford	Magic the Gathering Dual Land cEDH Tournament	Not available spiciness	23-May -2026	$7900 ---
Top8 (0 - 3) 0%	Deck By TimmysLairTCG	The Lair: Cataclysm	Not available spiciness	23-May -2026	$2240 ---
Top8 (0 - 3) 0%	Deck By Ben Ujszaszi	Low-Stakes cEDH Tournament @ Victory Point	Not available spiciness	21-May -2026	$1803 ---
Top8 (0 - 2 - 1) 0%	Deck By Ally Landon	Lotus Cedh Low stakes Weekly (May 19) @ Retro Lotus	Not available spiciness	20-May -2026	$1939 ---
Top32 (1 - 2 - 3) 16%	Sythis, Harvest's Ha... By LegoTwo	Open Qualifier CaverneDuGobelin @MTGPRIME	Not available spiciness	17-May -2026	$1149 ---
Top64 (2 - 3) 40%	Sythis, Harvest's Ha... By LegoTwo	CHAMPIONNAT REGIONAL : LORRAINE 16/05 @MTGPRIME	Not available spiciness	16-May -2026	$1148 ---
Top8 (3 - 1 - 2) 50%	Sythis, Harvest's Ha... By TeamRocket	Open qualifier guyajeux salon de Provence @MTGPRIME	Not available spiciness	10-May -2026	$1386 ---
Top4 (1 - 1) 50%	Deck By Brad Corbin	CEDH for Badlands / Lion's Eye Diamond @ Gameuphoria	Not available spiciness	10-May -2026	$1733 ---
Top8	Sythis, Harvest's Ha... By Blanchet, Hugo	OQ by Auro @ guyajeux ( Salon de Provence, France)	Not available spiciness	10-May -2026	$1386 ---

Top16 (0 - 3) 0% X	Deck By Fraser Linton Blight Alberta X Cerberus Gaming Hosted by praetors of spic...	31-May Not available spiciness $1750 ---
Top8 (1 - 2) 33% X	Deck By Brad Corbin Commander Elimination CEDH Series #1 @ Gameuphoria	31-May Not available spiciness $1690 ---
Top128 (1 - 4) 20% X	Deck By Aidan Brean Just Jam D-Grid	30-May Not available spiciness $3220 ---
Top128 (0 - 5 - 1) 0% X	Deck By Liam Spinrad Baked Ziti 3 @ Serenity Hobbies (Norwich NY)	30-May Not available spiciness $3080 ---
Top64 (1 - 4 - 1) 16% X	Deck By Muffinman Baked Ziti 3 @ Serenity Hobbies (Norwich NY)	30-May Not available spiciness $1881 ---
Top16 (1 - 3) 25% X	Deck By joseph billings TGL May Bracket 4 @ The Game Lodge	30-May Not available spiciness $1211 ---
Top64 (0 - 3) 0% X	Deck By Stitch mtg Game Corner First cEDH Tournament: Signed Lion's Eye Diamond...	30-May Not available spiciness $1722 ---
Top8 (1 - 2 - 1) 25% X	Deck By Zachary Smith Mana & Mischief CEDH Event @ Gamer's Pair-a-Dice	30-May Not available spiciness $1100 ---
Top64 (1 - 2) 33% X	Deck By Zac Hicks Land Go Expo - Nashville Hot! Redemption Event @ Land, Go Ev...	24-May Not available spiciness $1588 ---
Top32 (1 - 3 - 1) 20% X	Deck By Andy Camacho Spokane Spring Open CEDH Gold Event @ The Gamer's Haven	23-May Not available spiciness $1958 ---
Top32 (1 - 2) 33% X	Deck By Zac Hicks Land Go Expo - Kickoff 1k @ Land, Go Events	23-May Not available spiciness $1588 ---
Top4 (3 - 3) 50% X	Deck By Andy Sifford Magic the Gathering Dual Land cEDH Tournament	23-May Not available spiciness $7900 ---
Top8 (0 - 3) 0% X	Deck By TimmysLairTCG The Lair: Cataclysm	23-May Not available spiciness $2240 ---
Top8 (0 - 3) 0% X	Deck By Ben Ujszaszi Low-Stakes cEDH Tournament @ Victory Point	21-May Not available spiciness $1803 ---
Top8 (0 - 2 - 1) 0% X	Deck By Ally Landon Lotus Cedh Low stakes Weekly (May 19) @ Retro Lotus	20-May Not available spiciness $1939 ---
Top32 (1 - 2 - 3) 16% X	Sythis, Harvest's Ha... By LegoTwo Open Qualifier CaverneDuGobelin @MTGPRIME	17-May Not available spiciness $1149 ---
Top64 (2 - 3) 40% X	Sythis, Harvest's Ha... By LegoTwo CHAMPIONNAT REGIONAL : LORRAINE 16/05 @MTGPRIME	16-May Not available spiciness $1148 ---
Top8 (3 - 1 - 2) 50% X	Sythis, Harvest's Ha... By TeamRocket Open qualifier guyajeux salon de Provence @MTGPRIME	10-May Not available spiciness $1386 ---
Top4 (1 - 1) 50% X	Deck By Brad Corbin CEDH for Badlands / Lion's Eye Diamond @ Gameuphoria	10-May Not available spiciness $1733 ---
Top8 X	Sythis, Harvest's Ha... By Blanchet, Hugo OQ by Auro @ guyajeux ( Salon de Provence, France)	10-May Not available spiciness $1386 ---

Recent archetypes playing Meticulous Excavation

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Meticulous Excavation quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing Meticulous Excavation?

Meticulous Excavation has been played in more than 20 decks in the last year. Get the decklists and prices in our site ☝️

What is 📊 MTG Meticulous Excavation current price?

The current price is:

Cardhoarder: 📊 0.03 tixes
Tcgplayer: 📊 $0.23
Cardkingdom: 📊 $0.35

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In which formats is Meticulous Excavation played?

Meticulous Excavation has not been played in any current format in the last year Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

Meticulous Excavation in the current metagame

Meticulous Excavation has been played in more than 341 decks in the last year and is a key card in more than 66 combos (you can check them in the Meticulous Excavation combos section). It is not played in any current format. , mainly in the following archetypes: Currently the card is not used in any archetype.

Last update: 2026-06-03