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Magic · The Brothers' War · #16 · Uncommon

Meticulous Excavation

Magic card price for Meticulous Excavation: $0.36 market, from $0.03 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$0.36
0.0% this week · +5.9% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days+5.9%
90 days+24.1%
1 year+89.5%
All time+100.0%

Sellers right now

$0.03lowest listing$9.62highest
Market price$0.36
Mid listing$0.37
Direct$0.31
30-day avg$0.35

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$0.36
Cardmarket$0.20 €0.18

EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$0.1152-week low$0.3752-week high
In the range96%
All-time low$0.11
All-time high$0.37
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.06$0.17$0.28$0.39
$0.36
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

We have tracked Meticulous Excavation (Foil) since February 2024, when it sold for $0.18. Today the market price is $0.36, up 100%. Across the past year it went +89.5%, with a low of $0.11 and a high of $0.37; today it sits near the top of that range. This is the highest market price in our records for this card. The cheapest listing right now is $0.03, and the 30-day average market price is $0.35.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$0.36$0.03$9.620.0%
Normal$0.18$0.01$19.95−14.3%

The card in play

Type line
Enchantment
Rules text

2W: 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.

Flavor

""Remember, students, if it's glowing, humming, or whirring, don't touch it!"

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