Excavation Explosion
~$0.11 low · ~$0.20 high
Red. Sorcery
The Brothers' War #132 · Illustrated by Campbell White
The Brothers' War #132 · Illustrated by Campbell WhiteWhat is Excavation Explosion worth?
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Oracle text
Excavation Explosion deals 3 damage to any target. Create a tapped Powerstone token. (It's an artifact with "
: Add 
. This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell.")
Urza's engineers could take weeks to dig out a powerstone. The goblins weren't so painstaking.
Format legality
The only printing of Excavation Explosion
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Brothers' War bro #132· 2022common· Cardmarket €0.06 · €0.08 foil | common | $0.20 | $0.11 | €0.06€0.08 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2022
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #20,417 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Campbell White
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the The Brothers' War card (#132).
132 · BRO · C · EN
- 132Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- BROSet code for The Brothers' War
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (3)
2022-10-14
Powerstone tokens are a kind of predefined token. Each one has the artifact subtype "Powerstone" and the ability "
: Add . This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell."2022-10-14
Although all the cards in The Brothers' War that create Powerstone tokens create a tapped Powerstone token, entering the battlefield tapped isn't part of the token's definition. Notably, if you create a token that is a copy of a Powerstone token, the token copy won't enter the battlefield tapped.
2022-10-14
You can use the
added by a Powerstone token on anything that isn't a nonartifact spell. This includes paying costs to activate abilities of both artifact and nonartifact permanents, paying ward costs, and so on.
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