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Ancient Excavation

Card Name

Ancient Excavation

Mana Cost

2

Type

Instant

Rarity

Uncommon

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.)

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(11/8/2016)
The number of cards in your hand is counted only as Ancient Excavation resolves. Ancient Excavation is on the stack at this time, so it's not counted.
(11/8/2016)
The number of cards drawn this way might not be equal to the number of cards in your hand (for example, if you apply Necroplasm's dredge ability instead of drawing one of those cards). The number of cards that you actually drew is what determines how many cards you discard.