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Magic · Commander Anthology Volume II · #150 · Uncommon

Ancient Excavation

Magic card price for Ancient Excavation: $0.86 market, from $0.76 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 19, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 19, 2026
$0.86
−3.4% this week · −8.5% in 30 days
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1 day−3.4%
7 days−3.4%
30 days−8.5%
90 days−10.4%
1 year−1.2%
All time−41.1%

Sellers right now

$0.76lowest listing$19.99highest
Market price$0.86
Mid listing$0.99
30-day avg$0.92

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$0.86
Cardmarket$1.58 €1.41

EUR converted at 1.1225 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$0.8252-week low$1.0152-week high
In the range21%
All-time low$0.82
All-time high$1.52
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.78$1.05$1.33$1.60
$0.86
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Ancient Excavation entered our records in February 2024 at $1.46 and stands at $0.86 today, down 41.1% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved −1.2%, trading between $0.82 and $1.01. The current price is in the middle of that range. The highest price we have recorded is $1.52, 76.7% above today. Listings currently start at $0.76; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $0.92.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$0.86$0.76$19.99−3.4%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Draw cards equal to the number of cards in your hand, then discard a card for each card drawn this way.

Basic landcycling 2 (2, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.)

Other printings of Ancient Excavation

2 more · $0.27 – $0.86
All printings
Ancient Excavation (27), Commander 2016 — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Ancient Excavation Commander 2016 · #27 $0.49 Ancient Excavation (038/073), The List Reprints — Magic card price −3.6% 7d Ancient Excavation The List Reprints · #038/073 $0.27

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