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Ancient Excavation
Commander 2016 (C16) · #27 · uncommon · mtg
Instant
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.)
DeckSpec Pricei
$0.69
Condition
Weighted composite · smoothed against one-off swings.
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Condition
Non-foilNM
| cardkingdom | $1.79 | 2026-07-24 |
| Cardmarket | ≈$1.00 | 2026-08-08 |
| TCGplayer | $0.56 | 2026-08-08 |
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