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"Find me cards equivalent to: Ancient Excavation"

Equivalent cards to Ancient Excavation (instant, blue/black, card draw/discard, landcycling) are rare, since most similar effects are sorceries. The closest equivalents include:
1. Compulsive Research — Draw 3, discard 2 unless you discard a land. (Sorcery, blue)
2. Windfall — Each player discards their hand then draws that many cards. (Sorcery, blue)
3. Frantic Search — Draw 2, discard 2, untap lands. (Instant, blue)
4. Lat-Nam's Legacy — Shuffle a card, draw
2. (Instant, blue)

None match all attributes, especially the landcycling and being blue/black instant, so Ancient Excavation is unique.

Found Cards

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Ancient Excavation

Compulsive Research

Frantic Search

Lat-Nam's Legacy

Windfall

Ancient Excavation #27 Instant

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Rarity: Uncommon
Converted Cost: 4
Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Cycling

    Rules

  • The number of cards drawn this way might not be equal to the number of cards in your hand (for example, if you apply Necroplasm’s dredge ability instead of drawing one of those cards). The number of cards that you actually drew is what determines how many cards you discard.
  • The number of cards in your hand is counted only as Ancient Excavation resolves. Ancient Excavation is on the stack at this time, so it’s not counted.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket 1.12 EUR
    Manapool 0.51 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.54 USD
    Cardkingdom 1.79 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Draw cards equal to the number of cards in your hand, thendiscarda card for each card drawn this way. Basic landcycling (,Discardthis card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, thenshuffle)

    Compulsive Research #14 Sorcery

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • The target player can discard either one land card or two cards which may or may not be lands. The player can discard one land and one other card or two land cards if they choose.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD / 0.69 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD 0.35 USD 0.35 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.29 USD 0.55 USD 0.5 USD
    Cardmarket 0.78 EUR / 0.37 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Target player draws three cards. Then that player discards two cards unless theydiscarda land card.

    Frantic Search #159 Instant

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • You draw two cards and discard two cards all while Frantic Search is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.
  • You choose which lands to untap as the spell resolves. They aren't targeted, and they don't have to be lands that you control.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer / 2.05 USD 1.93 USD
    Cardmarket 1.17 EUR / 1.23 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.99 USD / 1.99 USD
    Manapool 1.15 USD / 0.97 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Draw two cards, thendiscardtwo cards. Untap up to three lands.

    Lat-Nam's Legacy #30b Instant

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Shuffling a card from your hand into your library is mandatory. The effect says “if you do” because performing that action might have been impossible. If you fail to shuffle a card into your library because your hand was empty, you won’t draw any cards.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.23 USD
    Cardmarket 0.38 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Shuffle a card from your hand into your library. If you do, draw two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

    Windfall #154 Sorcery

    Variations: v1 v2 v3
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Each player discards their hand, then draws cards equal to the greatest number of cards a player discarded this way.