Magic: The Gathering · commander
Excava, the Risen Past
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander · #2 · mythic · 2026
Legendary Creature — Spirit Horse
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Market reference
$0.87
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Card facts
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- Collector number
- 2 / 426
- Release year
- 2026
- Rarity
- mythic
- Illustrator
- Ilse Gort
- Colors
- RW
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- borderless
- Security stamp
- oval
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2026-04-24
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{R}{W}
Type: Legendary Creature — Spirit Horse
Flying, haste Whenever Excava attacks, return up to one target artifact, creature, or non-Aura enchantment card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. It's a 1/1 Spirit creature with flying in addition to its other types. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)
Keywords: Flying, Haste
P/T: 3/3
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.87 |
| USD (foil) | $0.43 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.36 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.42 |
| MTGO tix | 4.77 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Excava, the Risen Past is real?
Excava, the Risen Past is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Excava, the Risen Past worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Excava, the Risen Past is $0.87; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Excava, the Risen Past from?
Excava, the Risen Past is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Secrets of Strixhaven Commander" in the commander series, released in 2026.
What rarity is Excava, the Risen Past?
Excava, the Risen Past is a mythic card in the Secrets of Strixhaven Commander set.
