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Meticulous Excavation

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Meticulous Excavation

Enchantment

: Return target permanent you control to its owner's hand. If it has , instead it, then return that card to its owner's hand. only during your turn.

$0.20

Commander: LegalModern: Legal

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Tags and classifications

Card attributes are distinct from extracted ability facts and inferred themes. AI themes and predicted tags are suggestions, not rules text.

Ability tags

Activated

Mana costs

× 1

Color identity

W

Mana value

Mana value 0–1

Timing tags

Timing Sorcery

Type tags

Enchantment

Predicted tags are currently unavailable.

Ability classification

Published revision
b7925c07-983e-4ef2-b1d9-e3ec54025e9b
Catalog cards
34,605
Classified
34,605
Complete
4,096
Partial
29,996
Unsupported
513

partial Extraction abilities-8

Incomplete card classification: unmodeled effect: If it has unearth, instead exile it; unmodeled effect restriction: return that card to its owner's hand; unmodeled effect: Activate only during your turn.

Ability 1

activatedpartial

{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.

Active zone
battlefield
Trigger
Unavailable
Cost
Mana {2}{W}
Requirements
All of: Unsupported condition: unmodeled effect: If it has unearth, instead exile it; unmodeled effect restriction: return that card to its owner's hand; unmodeled effect: Activate only during your turn.
Source span
0–176

Functional categories

cadence.repeatabledelivery.activatedeconomic.producerinteraction.bounce

Effects

payment · immediate

No additional explicit requirement.

  • requires mana · self W · amount 1
    action kind: activated_ability
  • requires mana · self generic · amount 2
    action kind: activated_ability

bounce · immediate

No additional explicit requirement.

  • produces bounce · self card · amount 1 · battlefield → hand
    No additional explicit requirement.

bounce · immediate

Unsupported condition: return that card to its owner's hand

  • produces bounce · any card · amount 1 · battlefield → hand
    No additional explicit requirement.

Incomplete: unmodeled effect: If it has unearth, instead exile it; unmodeled effect restriction: return that card to its owner's hand; unmodeled effect: Activate only during your turn.

Source evidence
Source
oracle
Revision
4a8b81f8b04d8544c627f70bcee03b5ffc02fff6eb1c45fae420d71f7461ecbe
Rule
abilities-8
Confidence
Not calibrated

{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.

Ability 2

castcomplete

Cast Meticulous Excavation

Active zone
hand
Trigger
Unavailable
Cost
Mana {W}
Requirements
All of: timing: sorcery
Source span
0–0

No functional category evidence is published for this ability.

Effects

cast · immediate

No additional explicit requirement.

  • requires mana · self W · amount 1
    action kind: noncreature_spell
  • produces noncreature_cast · self spell · amount 1 · hand → stack
    No additional explicit requirement.
Source evidence
Source
scryfall
Revision
4a8b81f8b04d8544c627f70bcee03b5ffc02fff6eb1c45fae420d71f7461ecbe
Rule
card-type-cast-event
Confidence
Not calibrated

Enchantment

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Card relationships

Published revision
b7925c07-983e-4ef2-b1d9-e3ec54025e9b
Catalog cards
34,605
Classified
34,605
Complete
4,096
Partial
29,996
Unsupported
513

Scoring revision: relationships-6. Loves, hates, neutral, mixed, conditional, and unknown remain distinct results.

Potential relationships

Evaluated 512 of 5,207 indexed candidates. Showing 6 of 6 bounded tied matches; alphabetical within ties.

Archway Commons

Conditional loves

Land · Mana cost: Unavailable

Perspective
same controller
Status
conditional
Signed compatibility
1.000
Positive impact
1.000
Negative impact
0.000
Mechanical evidence

  1. Source ability 69c63055-ed44-4b32-b591-f3c6c2f3e7d1:0:2:abilities-8:3b48f5aabaf4a16683b1081d40cbabe026fa0102006789b637053338bd9caafb supplies the exact mana input used by target ability 6dff1d15-604f-4eea-9b7a-0c0ba6afbbac:0:cast:abilities-8:4a8b81f8b04d8544c627f70bcee03b5ffc02fff6eb1c45fae420d71f7461ecbe. This grants cast (hand → stack).

    enables · mana · impact 1.000 · conditional

    Conditions: target ability requires timing=sorcery; target resource requires action_kind=noncreature_spell

    Source evidence

    Source ability: 69c63055-ed44-4b32-b591-f3c6c2f3e7d1:0:2:abilities-8:3b48f5aabaf4a16683b1081d40cbabe026fa0102006789b637053338bd9caafb

    {T}: Add one mana of any color.

    Target ability: 6dff1d15-604f-4eea-9b7a-0c0ba6afbbac:0:cast:abilities-8:4a8b81f8b04d8544c627f70bcee03b5ffc02fff6eb1c45fae420d71f7461ecbe

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Arcum's Astrolabe

Conditional loves

Snow Artifact · Mana cost: {S}

Perspective
same controller
Status
conditional
Signed compatibility
1.000
Positive impact
1.000
Negative impact
0.000
Mechanical evidence

  1. Source ability ec463bde-dadf-4044-8e41-71338fd4d62f:0:2:abilities-8:d2c4c1c7c06865b86bff3e5373915d1b4b9f4e12354151a513c4322a913b406e supplies the exact mana input used by target ability 6dff1d15-604f-4eea-9b7a-0c0ba6afbbac:0:cast:abilities-8:4a8b81f8b04d8544c627f70bcee03b5ffc02fff6eb1c45fae420d71f7461ecbe. This grants cast (hand → stack).

    enables · mana · impact 1.000 · conditional

    Conditions: target ability requires timing=sorcery; target resource requires action_kind=noncreature_spell

    Source evidence

    Source ability: ec463bde-dadf-4044-8e41-71338fd4d62f:0:2:abilities-8:d2c4c1c7c06865b86bff3e5373915d1b4b9f4e12354151a513c4322a913b406e

    {1}, {T}: Add one mana of any color.

    Target ability: 6dff1d15-604f-4eea-9b7a-0c0ba6afbbac:0:cast:abilities-8:4a8b81f8b04d8544c627f70bcee03b5ffc02fff6eb1c45fae420d71f7461ecbe

    Cast Meticulous Excavation

Azorius Chancery

Conditional loves

Land · Mana cost: Unavailable

Perspective
same controller
Status
conditional
Signed compatibility
1.000
Positive impact
1.000
Negative impact
0.000
Mechanical evidence

  1. Source ability 189fc8f4-17ac-4f1d-82c8-8401445bdaf4:0:2:abilities-8:62582c6623e28434a638344d16ca8ff925532f00b3b38dbc8865726e31f35c3a supplies the exact mana input used by target ability 6dff1d15-604f-4eea-9b7a-0c0ba6afbbac:0:cast:abilities-8:4a8b81f8b04d8544c627f70bcee03b5ffc02fff6eb1c45fae420d71f7461ecbe. This grants cast (hand → stack).

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    Conditions: target ability requires timing=sorcery; target resource requires action_kind=noncreature_spell

    Source evidence

    Source ability: 189fc8f4-17ac-4f1d-82c8-8401445bdaf4:0:2:abilities-8:62582c6623e28434a638344d16ca8ff925532f00b3b38dbc8865726e31f35c3a

    {T}: Add {W}{U}.

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    Cast Meticulous Excavation

Boros Garrison

Conditional loves

Land · Mana cost: Unavailable

Perspective
same controller
Status
conditional
Signed compatibility
1.000
Positive impact
1.000
Negative impact
0.000
Mechanical evidence

  1. Source ability 8fa3ac81-3dfe-4565-be99-5554f7597b4b:0:2:abilities-8:d80eeabe884215062a9556152af27bfcd64f5f3e0954a3109117943c0efd5fc1 supplies the exact mana input used by target ability 6dff1d15-604f-4eea-9b7a-0c0ba6afbbac:0:cast:abilities-8:4a8b81f8b04d8544c627f70bcee03b5ffc02fff6eb1c45fae420d71f7461ecbe. This grants cast (hand → stack).

    enables · mana · impact 1.000 · conditional

    Conditions: target ability requires timing=sorcery; target resource requires action_kind=noncreature_spell

    Source evidence

    Source ability: 8fa3ac81-3dfe-4565-be99-5554f7597b4b:0:2:abilities-8:d80eeabe884215062a9556152af27bfcd64f5f3e0954a3109117943c0efd5fc1

    {T}: Add {R}{W}.

    Target ability: 6dff1d15-604f-4eea-9b7a-0c0ba6afbbac:0:cast:abilities-8:4a8b81f8b04d8544c627f70bcee03b5ffc02fff6eb1c45fae420d71f7461ecbe

    Cast Meticulous Excavation

Bronze Walrus

Conditional loves

Artifact Creature — Walrus · Mana cost: {3}

Perspective
same controller
Status
conditional
Signed compatibility
1.000
Positive impact
1.000
Negative impact
0.000
Mechanical evidence

  1. Source ability 3fdc76b0-450a-4fcb-8a64-113edce67f3d:0:1:abilities-8:d841458c25f7b471f607e92c3e17d6d3db73bcf2fdc7015e2dc74acb8f669395 supplies the exact mana input used by target ability 6dff1d15-604f-4eea-9b7a-0c0ba6afbbac:0:cast:abilities-8:4a8b81f8b04d8544c627f70bcee03b5ffc02fff6eb1c45fae420d71f7461ecbe. This grants cast (hand → stack).

    enables · mana · impact 1.000 · conditional

    Conditions: target ability requires timing=sorcery; target resource requires action_kind=noncreature_spell

    Source evidence

    Source ability: 3fdc76b0-450a-4fcb-8a64-113edce67f3d:0:1:abilities-8:d841458c25f7b471f607e92c3e17d6d3db73bcf2fdc7015e2dc74acb8f669395

    {T}: Add one mana of any color.

    Target ability: 6dff1d15-604f-4eea-9b7a-0c0ba6afbbac:0:cast:abilities-8:4a8b81f8b04d8544c627f70bcee03b5ffc02fff6eb1c45fae420d71f7461ecbe

    Cast Meticulous Excavation

Centaur Nurturer

Conditional loves

Creature — Centaur Druid · Mana cost: {3}{G}

Perspective
same controller
Status
conditional
Signed compatibility
1.000
Positive impact
1.000
Negative impact
0.000
Mechanical evidence

  1. Source ability f60e831b-1404-437a-a587-ed4f4b596084:0:1:abilities-8:cd885ea79ac2bd730173277f262cfcb31615d94a0ed4816c4aee4ab4696da7e9 supplies the exact mana input used by target ability 6dff1d15-604f-4eea-9b7a-0c0ba6afbbac:0:cast:abilities-8:4a8b81f8b04d8544c627f70bcee03b5ffc02fff6eb1c45fae420d71f7461ecbe. This grants cast (hand → stack).

    enables · mana · impact 1.000 · conditional

    Conditions: target ability requires timing=sorcery; target resource requires action_kind=noncreature_spell

    Source evidence

    Source ability: f60e831b-1404-437a-a587-ed4f4b596084:0:1:abilities-8:cd885ea79ac2bd730173277f262cfcb31615d94a0ed4816c4aee4ab4696da7e9

    {T}: Add one mana of any color.

    Target ability: 6dff1d15-604f-4eea-9b7a-0c0ba6afbbac:0:cast:abilities-8:4a8b81f8b04d8544c627f70bcee03b5ffc02fff6eb1c45fae420d71f7461ecbe

    Cast Meticulous Excavation

Potential opposing interactions

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