Excava, the Risen Past
SOCSecrets of Strixhaven Commander/#2/2026MythicBorderless
Colour IDMV 4
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.99
Cardmarket€0.34
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.54
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.25
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$3.67 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.99High $0.99Low $0.99▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.54TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 3.6%30d▼ 6.9%90d▼ 29.9%
90d high
$0.78
90d low
$0.53
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.34
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander
- Down 6.9% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 31% below its 90 day high of $0.78.
- Foil copies of this printing are trading 37% below nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Legendary Creature — Spirit Horse
Flying, haste
Whenever Excava attacks, return up to one target artifact, creature, or non-Aura enchantment card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. It's a 1/1 Spirit creature with flying in addition to its other types. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)
3 / 3
Keywords
FlyingHaste
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (4)
wotc20 Mar 2026
An artifact creature card or enchantment creature card returned this way will have base power and toughness 1/1.
wotc20 Mar 2026
If another effect causes one of the returned permanents to become a creature and sets its base power and toughness as it does so, that creature will have that power and toughness; it won't be 1/1. However, a Vehicle returned this way will remain a 1/1 if you crew it, and a Spacecraft returned this way will remain a 1/1 even if enough charge counters are placed on it for it to become a creature.
wotc20 Mar 2026
An Equipment that's also a creature can't be attached to anything. You can activate its equip ability, but it won't become attached.
wotc20 Mar 2026
If a card in a graveyard has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.
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About this card
Excava, the Risen Past
Excava, the Risen Past is a Legendary Creature — Spirit Horse, with mana cost {2}{R}{W} (mana value 4).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.54 (down 6.9% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Excava, the Risen Past FAQ
How much is Excava, the Risen Past worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Excava, the Risen Past is $0.54. It is down 6.9% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.53 to $0.78.
What is the cheapest printing of Excava, the Risen Past?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander at $0.34 on TCGplayer.
What set was Excava, the Risen Past first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from SOC #2, released 2026-04-24.
Is there a foil version of Excava, the Risen Past?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.34 versus $0.54 for nonfoil, which is 37% less expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Excava, the Risen Past legal in Commander?
Yes, Excava, the Risen Past is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Excava, the Risen Past legal in Modern?
Excava, the Risen Past is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Excava, the Risen Past legal in Standard?
Excava, the Risen Past is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does Excava, the Risen Past do?
Excava, the Risen Past is a Legendary Creature — Spirit Horse with mana cost {2}{R}{W}. Its Oracle text reads: "Flying, haste Whenever Excava attacks, return up to one target artifact, creature, or non-Aura enchantment card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. It's a 1/1 Spirit creature with flying in addition to its other types. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)".