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The Motherlode, Excavator
LEGENDARY ARTIFACT CREATURE — ROBOT Rare
Fallout EDHREC #8,152
$0.32
+6.7%
7 days
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The Motherlode, Excavator Price Summary
The Motherlode, Excavator's current headline price is $0.32.
The Motherlode, Excavator Printings & Prices
4 printings
The Motherlode, Excavator has 4 tracked printings across 1 sets, in nonfoil, foil and surge foil finishes, including extended art treatments.
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Sell The Motherlode, Excavator: Buylist Offers
10 offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | PIP #389 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | PIP #590 | Surge Foil | — | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | PIP #389 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | PIP #590 | Surge Foil | — | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | PIP #389 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | PIP #62 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | PIP #62 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | PIP #389 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | PIP #917 | Surge Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | PIP #62 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
The Motherlode, Excavator Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗When The Motherlode enters, choose target opponent. You get an amount of {E} (energy counters) equal to the number of nonbasic lands that player controls.
Whenever The Motherlode attacks, you may pay {E}{E}{E}{E}. When you do, destroy target nonbasic land defending player controls, and creatures that player controls without flying can't block this turn.
The Motherlode, Excavator is legal in Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Pauper.
standard
Not legal
pioneer
Not legal
modern
Not legal
legacy
Legal
commander
Legal
pauper
Not legal
The Motherlode, Excavator Rulings
5 most recent
- Mar 8, 2024 Energy counters are a kind of counter that a player may have. They're not associated with any specific permanents.
- Mar 8, 2024 Energy counters aren't mana. They don't go away as steps, phases, and turns end, and effects that add mana "of any type" can't give you energy counters.
- Mar 8, 2024 If a spell or ability with one or more targets states that you "may pay" some amount of {E}, and each permanent that it targets has become an illegal target, the spell or ability won't resolve. You can't pay any {E} even if you want to.
- Mar 8, 2024 If an effect says you get one or more {E}, you get that many energy counters. To pay one or more {E}, you lose that many energy counters. You can't pay more energy counters than you have. Any effects that interact with counters a player gets, has, or loses can interact with energy counters.
- Mar 8, 2024 If the target nonbasic land is an illegal target as The Motherlode's reflexive triggered ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects happen. Creatures defending player controls without flying will still be able to block this turn.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
6 printings
The Motherlode, Excavator has been reprinted 6 times.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment | Day 1 | 30 days | 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIP #917 | 2024-03-08 | Rare | Extended Art | — | — | — |
| PIP #62 | 2024-03-08 | Rare | Standard | — | — | — |
| PIP #62 | 2024-03-08 | Rare | Standard | — | — | — |
| PIP #590 | 2024-03-08 | Rare | Standard | — | — | — |
| PIP #389 | 2024-03-08 | Rare | Extended Art | — | — | — |
| PIP #389 | 2024-03-08 | Rare | Extended Art | — | — | — |
The Motherlode, Excavator in Commander
The Motherlode, Excavator is the #8,152 most-played card on EDHREC, down 254 places over the last 30 days.
The Motherlode, Excavator FAQ
How much is The Motherlode, Excavator worth?
The Motherlode, Excavator is worth about $0.32 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 22, 2026.
Is The Motherlode, Excavator legal in Commander?
Yes — The Motherlode, Excavator is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Legacy.
Has The Motherlode, Excavator been reprinted?
Yes — The Motherlode, Excavator has been reprinted 6 times, with 4 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is The Motherlode, Excavator cheap?
The Motherlode, Excavator trades at about $0.32 — 6 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#8,152 on EDHREC).