The Motherlode, Excavator
$0.32
$0.32Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Decent Pick
Moderately popular, encounter occasionally.
Ranking
#2921
Current Rank
#2940
Last Week
#2399
Last Month
Mono-Red Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in The Motherlode, Excavator decks.
Lavaleaper+4% Synergy
$0.34
Ravenous Robots+4% Synergy
$2.42
Improvised Arsenal+4% Synergy
$0.58
Collective Inferno-1% Synergy
$1.66
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Motherlode, Excavator's abilities and overall game plan.
Aether Refinery+88% Synergy
$1.16
Lightning Runner+86% Synergy
$0.25
Blaster Hulk+86% Synergy
$0.32
Assaultron Dominator+85% Synergy
$0.25
Aetherworks Marvel+83% Synergy
$0.35
Plasma Caster+82% Synergy
$0.27
Galvanic Discharge+82% Synergy
$0.24
Synth Eradicator+81% Synergy
$0.21
Gonti's Aether Heart+81% Synergy
$0.96
Decoction Module+80% Synergy
$0.19
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Motherlode, Excavator decks.
Stone Idol Generator+77% Synergy
$0.36
Aethertorch Renegade+75% Synergy
$0.20
Amped Raptor+73% Synergy
$0.19
Aether Revolt+71% Synergy
$0.32
Phyrexian Ironworks+71% Synergy
$0.18
Fabrication Module+71% Synergy
$0.24
Behemoth of Vault 0+70% Synergy
$0.30
Harnessed Lightning+67% Synergy
$0.23
Unstable Amulet+65% Synergy
$0.21
Aetherflux Conduit+64% Synergy
$0.31
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Gamble-5% Synergy
$13.71
The One Ring-6% Synergy
$106.65
Jeska's Will-18% Synergy
$43.27
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Motherlode, Excavator's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Electrostatic Pummeler+61% Synergy
$0.32
Overclocked Electromancer+53% Synergy
$0.27
Smelted Chargebug+51% Synergy
$0.15
Aether Chaser+47% Synergy
$0.11
Thriving Grubs+42% Synergy
$0.05
Maulfist Doorbuster+41% Synergy
$0.17
Solemn Simulacrum+39% Synergy
$0.30
Thriving Skyclaw+39% Synergy
$0.08
Territorial Aetherkite+39% Synergy
$0.14
Multiform Wonder+38% Synergy
$0.23
Scrapper Champion+37% Synergy
$0.15
Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink+36% Synergy
$5.43
Foundry Inspector+34% Synergy
$0.35
Feldon of the Third Path+30% Synergy
$0.93
Jaxis, the Troublemaker+28% Synergy
$1.44
Reservoir Walker+26% Synergy
$0.08
Spontaneous Artist+26% Synergy
$0.16
Territorial Gorger+25% Synergy
$0.12
Krenko's Buzzcrusher+22% Synergy
$0.25
Iron Myr+21% Synergy
$0.83
Lathnu Hellion+19% Synergy
$0.10
Surge Conductor+17% Synergy
$0.52
Rose, Cutthroat Raider+16% Synergy
$1.19
Burnished Hart+14% Synergy
$0.24
Delina, Wild Mage+14% Synergy
$7.36
Sunspine Lynx+13% Synergy
$1.68
Dwarven Miner+13% Synergy
$1.93
Jhoira's Familiar+12% Synergy
$1.88
Obsidian Charmaw+12% Synergy
$1.31
Scrap Trawler+11% Synergy
$2.13
Magmatic Hellkite+11% Synergy
$0.66
Mirage Phalanx+11% Synergy
$1.37
Detritivore+11% Synergy
$2.26
Myr Retriever+9% Synergy
$3.20
Dwarven Blastminer+9% Synergy
$0.70
Combustible Gearhulk+8% Synergy
$0.31
Anger+7% Synergy
$1.97
Stoneshaker Shaman+7% Synergy
$0.60
Steel Overseer+7% Synergy
$0.43
Tunnel Ignus+7% Synergy
$0.50
Slagdrill Scrapper+6% Synergy
$0.14
Treasure Nabber+3% Synergy
$4.00
Loyal Apprentice+3% Synergy
$0.30
Goblin Welder+1% Synergy
$15.49
Goblin Engineer0% Synergy
$8.33
Magus of the Moon-1% Synergy
$4.77
Meteor Golem-1% Synergy
$0.26
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker-2% Synergy
$13.71
Magus of the Wheel-4% Synergy
$0.93
Professional Face-Breaker-6% Synergy
$8.40
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Motherlode, Excavator safe.
Big Score+18% Synergy
$0.99
Volt Charge+17% Synergy
$0.23
Volcanic Offering+17% Synergy
$3.92
Unexpected Windfall+14% Synergy
$3.74
Price of Progress+11% Synergy
$7.18
Wild Magic Surge+9% Synergy
$1.37
Weight of Spires+5% Synergy
$0.15
Demand Answers+1% Synergy
$0.43
Zoyowa's Justice+1% Synergy
$0.27
Valakut Awakening-1% Synergy
$13.37
Chaos Warp-2% Synergy
$0.51
Bolt Bend-3% Synergy
$2.45
Thrill of Possibility-4% Synergy
$0.27
Tibalt's Trickery-4% Synergy
$10.47
Untimely Malfunction-6% Synergy
$6.43
Reverberate-6% Synergy
$2.86
Pyretic Ritual-8% Synergy
$11.82
Abrade-9% Synergy
$0.15
Red Elemental Blast-10% Synergy
$12.01
Return the Favor-11% Synergy
$2.26
Pyroblast-11% Synergy
$10.21
Seething Song-15% Synergy
$12.99
Deflecting Swat-16% Synergy
$66.45
Lightning Bolt-17% Synergy
$2.95
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Motherlode, Excavator's game plan and control the board.
Wheel of Potential+64% Synergy
$0.24
Reiterating Bolt+32% Synergy
$0.15
Ruination+22% Synergy
$4.44
Pillage+19% Synergy
$0.19
Delete+18% Synergy
$1.51
Cleansing Wildfire+15% Synergy
$0.36
Seismic Spike+15% Synergy
$0.21
Star of Extinction+13% Synergy
$1.45
Stone Rain+13% Synergy
$0.19
From the Ashes+12% Synergy
$1.44
Sundering Eruption+11% Synergy
$1.10
Price of Freedom+10% Synergy
$0.25
Molten Rain+10% Synergy
$0.30
Blasphemous Act+9% Synergy
$0.74
Molten Duplication+9% Synergy
$10.66
Hit the Mother Lode+9% Synergy
$0.35
Demolish+8% Synergy
$0.05
Wake of Destruction+8% Synergy
$3.59
Vandalblast+7% Synergy
$2.56
Boom // Bust+7% Synergy
$1.40
Roiling Terrain+7% Synergy
$0.22
Geomancer's Gambit+6% Synergy
$0.15
Trash for Treasure+5% Synergy
$1.26
Scrap Mastery+4% Synergy
$6.52
Twinflame+1% Synergy
$6.93
Reckless Handling+1% Synergy
$0.31
Faithless Looting-1% Synergy
$0.37
Reckless Impulse-1% Synergy
$0.98
Wrenn's Resolve-2% Synergy
$1.76
Chain Reaction-3% Synergy
$0.29
Wheel of Misfortune-3% Synergy
$6.66
Shatterskull Smashing-4% Synergy
$7.93
Mana Geyser-15% Synergy
$1.69
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
T-45 Power Armor+56% Synergy
$1.12
Dynavolt Tower+51% Synergy
$0.29
Consulate Turret+49% Synergy
$0.16
Conjurer's Closet+40% Synergy
$4.32
Deadlock Trap+35% Synergy
$0.23
Panharmonicon+31% Synergy
$7.04
Filigree Racer+28% Synergy
$0.15
Inventor's Axe+25% Synergy
$0.10
Dingus Egg+17% Synergy
$0.45
Aethersphere Harvester+16% Synergy
$0.27
Sculpting Steel+14% Synergy
$2.72
Crucible of Worlds+11% Synergy
$30.89
Helm of the Host+10% Synergy
$10.91
Strionic Resonator+10% Synergy
$9.50
Ghirapur Orrery+10% Synergy
$0.36
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+9% Synergy
$2.85
Lithoform Engine+9% Synergy
$6.48
Blade of Selves+9% Synergy
$2.51
Contagion Clasp+8% Synergy
$0.31
Wayfarer's Bauble+7% Synergy
$0.28
Sword of Hearth and Home+7% Synergy
$19.79
Contagion Engine+7% Synergy
$19.00
The Fire Crystal+5% Synergy
$5.71
Dowsing Device+5% Synergy
$0.26
Sword of Truth and Justice+5% Synergy
$33.08
Throne of Geth+5% Synergy
$1.06
Darksteel Forge+4% Synergy
$48.02
Unwinding Clock+4% Synergy
$19.64
Winter Moon+3% Synergy
$0.77
Endless Atlas+2% Synergy
$2.32
Ruby Medallion-2% Synergy
$11.96
Sword of the Animist-2% Synergy
$8.56
Swiftfoot Boots-12% Synergy
$1.85
Lightning Greaves-13% Synergy
$4.56
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Motherlode, Excavator's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
All Will Be One+30% Synergy
$32.07
Flameshadow Conjuring+21% Synergy
$3.23
Price of Glory+21% Synergy
$13.35
Mirror March+13% Synergy
$1.40
Burning Earth+12% Synergy
$2.46
Destructive Urge+11% Synergy
$0.61
Splinter Twin+9% Synergy
$8.12
Visions of Phyrexia+4% Synergy
$0.29
Valakut Exploration+3% Synergy
$3.79
Curse of Opulence+2% Synergy
$1.09
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker+2% Synergy
$7.35
Manabarbs-1% Synergy
$4.86
Descent into Avernus-5% Synergy
$13.78
Blood Moon-7% Synergy
$7.01
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Motherlode, Excavator to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Koth, Fire of Resistance+18% Synergy
$0.44
Daretti, Scrap Savant+13% Synergy
$1.39
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
HELIOS One+74% Synergy
$0.34
Karn's Bastion+33% Synergy
$2.21
Buried Ruin+28% Synergy
$0.36
Ghost Quarter+10% Synergy
$0.89
Wasteland+10% Synergy
$21.87
Field of Ruin+9% Synergy
$0.29
Darksteel Citadel+8% Synergy
$7.61
Strip Mine+8% Synergy
$21.06
War Room+7% Synergy
$9.15
Dust Bowl+7% Synergy
$28.99
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle+6% Synergy
$15.35
Inventors' Fair+6% Synergy
$13.10
Junktown+6% Synergy
$0.22
Tectonic Edge+6% Synergy
$0.29
Rogue's Passage+5% Synergy
$0.39
Mines of Moria+4% Synergy
$1.78
Volatile Fault+3% Synergy
$0.29
Temple of the False God+2% Synergy
$0.30
Scavenger Grounds+2% Synergy
$0.44
Bonders' Enclave+1% Synergy
$0.89
Smoldering Crater0% Synergy
$0.11
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance-2% Synergy
$2.31
Great Furnace-3% Synergy
$1.78
Arena of Glory-4% Synergy
$11.01
Forgotten Cave-4% Synergy
$0.21
Dwarven Mine-4% Synergy
$0.30
Command Beacon-6% Synergy
$5.44
Reliquary Tower-6% Synergy
$3.70
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-7% Synergy
$43.73
Spinerock Knoll-8% Synergy
$1.13
Castle Embereth-11% Synergy
$0.24
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Conversion Apparatus+79% Synergy
$0.51
Solar Transformer+77% Synergy
$0.17
Aetheric Amplifier+47% Synergy
$1.38
Cursed Mirror+24% Synergy
$1.64
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+7% Synergy
$20.20
Gauntlet of Power+6% Synergy
$3.88
Staff of Compleation+5% Synergy
$4.78
Arcane Signet+4% Synergy
$0.37
Caged Sun+4% Synergy
$3.60
Fire Diamond+3% Synergy
$0.32
Glittering Stockpile+3% Synergy
$0.37
Worn Powerstone+2% Synergy
$0.33
Mind Stone+1% Synergy
$0.30
Fellwar Stone+1% Synergy
$1.06
Extraplanar Lens+1% Synergy
$9.70
Throne of Eldraine0% Synergy
$34.62
Thran Dynamo0% Synergy
$3.80
Sol Ring-1% Synergy
$1.01
Commander's Sphere-1% Synergy
$0.31
Everflowing Chalice-1% Synergy
$0.30
Thought Vessel-6% Synergy
$2.55
Liquimetal Torque-8% Synergy
$3.98
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Motherlode, Excavator decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Aether Hub+66% Synergy
$0.20
Demolition Field+15% Synergy
$0.28
Sundering Eruption+11% Synergy
$1.10
Myriad Landscape+7% Synergy
$0.28
Urza's Cave+3% Synergy
$1.60
The Mycosynth Gardens+3% Synergy
$0.37
Mountain+2% Synergy
$0.25
Valakut Awakening-1% Synergy
$13.37
Shatterskull Smashing-4% Synergy
$7.93
Pinnacle Monk-6% Synergy
$1.52
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Jeska, Thrice Reborn // Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel
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Krark, the Thumbless // Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
Krark, the Thumbless // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Krark, the Thumbless // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
Krark, the Thumbless // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
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