Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Meticulous Excavation
The Brothers' War · #16 · uncommon · 2022
Enchantment
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Market reference
$0.14
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 16 / 399
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Lucas Graciano
- Colors
- W
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2022-11-18
About this card
Mana cost: {W}
Type: Enchantment
{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.
""Remember, students, if it's glowing, humming, or whirring, don't touch it!""
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) | $0.14 |
| USD (foil) | $0.34 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.19 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.36 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Meticulous Excavation is real?
Meticulous Excavation 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 Meticulous Excavation worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Meticulous Excavation is $0.14; 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 Meticulous Excavation from?
Meticulous Excavation is from the Magic: The Gathering set "The Brothers' War" in the expansion series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Meticulous Excavation?
Meticulous Excavation is a uncommon card in the The Brothers' War set.
