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Surgical Extraction

Instant Rare
9 printings EDHREC #13,652 Prices updated Aug 7, 2026
OTP #19
$1.50
▼ $0.13 (-5.5%) 7 days
Price History

Surgical Extraction Price Summary

As of Aug 7, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Surgical Extraction is $1.50 (OTP #19, Showcase), and the most expensive is $25.64 (NPH #74, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $2.24, down 5.5% over 7 days, up 67.2% over 30 days, up 45.5% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $3.08 (2025).

Surgical Extraction Printings & Prices

16 variants

Surgical Extraction has 9 tracked printings across 6 sets, in nonfoil, foil and etched finishes, including borderless, showcase, inverted and buy-a-box promo treatments.

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Sell Surgical Extraction: Buylist Offers

10 offers

Card Kingdom currently pays $19.00 cash for NPH #74 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 50% (wide).

Buyer Printing Finish Cash offer Retail Spread
Card Kingdom NPH #74 Foil $19.00 $37.99 50%
Card Kingdom PNPH #74★ Foil $4.80 $9.49 49%
CoolStuffInc 2X2 #444 Etched $4.50
Card Kingdom 2X2 #444 Etched $4.40 $7.99 45%
CoolStuffInc 2X2 #356 Foil $4.00
Card Kingdom 2X2 #356 Nonfoil $3.50 $5.99 42%
Card Kingdom 2X2 #356 Foil $3.50 $6.99 50%
Card Kingdom MM2 #99 Foil $3.20 $7.99 60%
CoolStuffInc MM2 #99 Foil $3.00
Card Kingdom NPH #74 Nonfoil $2.75 $5.49 50%

Surgical Extraction Rules Text & Legality

Instant — mana cost {B/P}

({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.)

Choose target card in a graveyard other than a basic land card. Search its owner's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with the same name as that card and exile them. Then that player shuffles.

""AAAHHGH!""

Surgical Extraction is legal in Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer and Pauper.

standard
Not legal
pioneer
Not legal
pauper
Not legal

Surgical Extraction Rulings

5 most recent
  • Jun 1, 2011 "Any number of cards" means just that. If you wish, you can choose to leave some or all of the cards with the same name as the targeted card, including that card, in the zone they're in.
  • Jun 1, 2011 A card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its mana cost is each color that appears in that mana cost, regardless of how that cost may have been paid.
  • Jun 1, 2011 As you cast a spell or activate an activated ability with one or more Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, you choose how to pay for each Phyrexian mana symbol at the same time you would choose modes or choose a value for X.
  • Jun 1, 2011 If you're at 1 life or less, you can't pay 2 life.
  • Jun 1, 2011 Phyrexian mana is not a new color. Players can't produce Phyrexian mana.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

16 printings

Surgical Extraction has been reprinted 16 times. The Breaking News reprint cut the price 78% in 30 days.

Set Date Rarity Treatment Price before Day 1 30 days 90 days
OTP #19 2024-04-19 Rare Showcase $1.72 $0.54 $0.79 $1.51
OTP #19 2024-04-19 Rare Showcase $4.63 $2.51 $1.01 $1.78
2X2 #356 2022-07-08 Rare Borderless
2X2 #356 2022-07-08 Rare Borderless
2X2 #444 2022-07-08 Rare Inverted
2X2 #94 2022-07-08 Rare Standard
2X2 #94 2022-07-08 Rare Standard
SLD #2022 2021-06-21 Rare Borderless
SLD #2022 2021-06-21 Rare Borderless
SLD #2003 2021-06-21 Rare Borderless

Showing the 10 most recent of 16 printings.

Surgical Extraction in Commander

Surgical Extraction is the #13,652 most-played card on EDHREC, up 1 place over the last 30 days.

Surgical Extraction FAQ

How much is Surgical Extraction worth?

Surgical Extraction is worth about $2.24 for its cheapest playable printing as of Aug 7, 2026. Prices range from $1.50 to $25.64 across 9 tracked printings.

Is Surgical Extraction legal in Commander?

Yes — Surgical Extraction is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Modern and Legacy.

Has Surgical Extraction been reprinted?

Yes — Surgical Extraction has been reprinted 16 times, with 9 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Surgical Extraction cheap?

Surgical Extraction trades at about $2.24 — 16 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#13,652 on EDHREC).