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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Ancient Excavation

Equivalent cards to Ancient Excavation (blue/black, hand cycling, graveyard synergy):
1. Windfall (draw/discard, blue)
2. Frantic Search (draw/discard, blue)
3. Shadow of the Grave (returns discarded cards, black)
4. Necroplasm (for graveyard play, black)


Reason: These cards have similar card draw and discard or graveyard interaction effects within blue and black colors. Ancient Excavation lets you draw and then discard, fueling graveyard synergies.

Results:

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
    Tcgplayer 0.68 USD
    Cardmarket 0.88 EUR
    Cardkingdom 1.99 USD
    Cardsphere 0.75 USD

    Legalities

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

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    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)

    Frantic Search #32 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 1.17 USD / 76.95 USD
    Cardmarket 1.07 EUR / 34.87 EUR
    Cardkingdom 1.49 USD
    Cardsphere 1.05 USD

    Legalities

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

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

    Necroplasm #115 Creature — Ooze

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 1/1
    Types:
  • Creature
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  • Ooze
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Dredge Mill

    Rules

  • Dredge can replace any card draw, not only the one during your draw step.
  • If an effect puts a card into your hand without specifically using the word "draw," you're not drawing a card. Dredge can't replace this event.
  • If you're drawing multiple cards, each draw is performed one at a time. For example, if you're instructed to draw two cards and you replace the first draw with a dredge ability, another card with a dredge ability (including one that was milled by the first dredge ability) may be used to replace the second draw.
  • Once you've announced that you're applying a card's dredge ability to replace a draw, players can't take any actions until you've put that card into your hand and milled cards.
  • One card draw can't be replaced by multiple dredge abilities.
  • You can't attempt to use a dredge ability if you don't have enough cards in your library.

    • Prices

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    Tcgplayer 0.96 USD
    Cardmarket 0.24 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD
    Cardsphere 0.89 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1counteron this creature. At the beginning of your end step,destroyeach creature with mana value equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature. Dredge 2 (If you would draw a card, you maymilltwo cards instead. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.)

    Shadow of the Grave #107s Instant

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • If you discard a card with madness but don’t cast it, Shadow of the Grave can find it in your graveyard. If you do cast that card, Shadow of the Grave can’t find it in your graveyard.
  • Shadow of the Grave returns to your hand all cards that you discarded for any reason—a card you cycled, cards you discarded to an opponent’s Unburden, and a card you discarded to cast Tormenting Voice all count.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 3 USD
    Cardmarket 1.56 EUR
    Cardkingdom 3.99 USD

    Legalities

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

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    Return to your hand all cards in your graveyard that you cycled or discarded this turn.

    Windfall #6 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Sorcery
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 7.44 USD
    Cardkingdom 5.99 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Explorer 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.

    Ancient Excavation Instant Normal - ~$1.08

    Frantic Search Instant Normal - ~$19.43

    Necroplasm Creature — Ooze Normal - ~$0.77

    Shadow of the Grave Instant Normal - ~$2.85

    Windfall Sorcery Normal - ~$6.72

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