The Motherlode, Excavator
$0.18
$0.18Legendary 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
#2105
Current Rank
#2366
Last Week
#2282
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.
Spider-Punk+49% Synergy
$25.99
Slagdrill Scrapper+25% Synergy
$0.09
Drill Too Deep+12% Synergy
$0.08
Ultima, Origin of Oblivion+7% Synergy
$1.25
The Fire Crystal-3% Synergy
$4.85
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Motherlode, Excavator's abilities and overall game plan.
Lightning Runner+87% Synergy
$0.32
Blaster Hulk+87% Synergy
$0.40
Aether Refinery+87% Synergy
$1.22
Synth Eradicator+86% Synergy
$0.16
Plasma Caster+84% Synergy
$0.16
Assaultron Dominator+83% Synergy
$0.20
Galvanic Discharge+83% Synergy
$0.11
Aetherworks Marvel+82% Synergy
$0.75
Gonti's Aether Heart+81% Synergy
$1.48
Decoction Module+80% Synergy
$0.14
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Motherlode, Excavator decks.
Aether Revolt+79% Synergy
$0.19
Stone Idol Generator+78% Synergy
$0.32
Aethertorch Renegade+76% Synergy
$0.13
Amped Raptor+75% Synergy
$0.10
Behemoth of Vault 0+74% Synergy
$0.26
Fabrication Module+72% Synergy
$0.25
Phyrexian Ironworks+69% Synergy
$0.06
Harnessed Lightning+69% Synergy
$0.21
Unstable Amulet+68% Synergy
$0.10
Wheel of Potential+66% Synergy
$0.15
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
The One Ring-4% Synergy
$67.99
Gamble-5% Synergy
$7.91
Deflecting Swat-14% Synergy
$46.20
Jeska's Will-17% Synergy
$26.15
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Motherlode, Excavator's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Electrostatic Pummeler+61% Synergy
$0.39
Overclocked Electromancer+56% Synergy
$0.19
Smelted Chargebug+53% Synergy
$0.06
Aether Chaser+51% Synergy
$0.08
Thriving Grubs+48% Synergy
$0.03
Maulfist Doorbuster+47% Synergy
$0.07
Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink+42% Synergy
$5.57
Thriving Skyclaw+41% Synergy
$0.05
Scrapper Champion+39% Synergy
$0.08
Multiform Wonder+39% Synergy
$0.15
Jaxis, the Troublemaker+36% Synergy
$1.15
Territorial Aetherkite+36% Synergy
$0.15
Solemn Simulacrum+35% Synergy
$0.26
Feldon of the Third Path+33% Synergy
$0.85
Foundry Inspector+28% Synergy
$0.24
Reservoir Walker+28% Synergy
$0.05
Spontaneous Artist+27% Synergy
$0.03
Territorial Gorger+27% Synergy
$0.18
Krenko's Buzzcrusher+24% Synergy
$0.13
Lathnu Hellion+22% Synergy
$0.10
Iron Myr+20% Synergy
$0.46
Rose, Cutthroat Raider+19% Synergy
$0.46
Delina, Wild Mage+16% Synergy
$7.36
Sunspine Lynx+12% Synergy
$1.65
Mirage Phalanx+12% Synergy
$3.47
Burnished Hart+11% Synergy
$0.12
Dwarven Miner+11% Synergy
$1.52
Obsidian Charmaw+10% Synergy
$0.70
Jhoira's Familiar+9% Synergy
$1.26
Dwarven Blastminer+9% Synergy
$0.76
Stoneshaker Shaman+9% Synergy
$0.58
Combustible Gearhulk+8% Synergy
$0.26
Magmatic Hellkite+8% Synergy
$0.28
Tunnel Ignus+8% Synergy
$0.85
Steel Overseer+8% Synergy
$0.39
Anger+7% Synergy
$1.61
Detritivore+7% Synergy
$3.99
Myr Retriever+6% Synergy
$1.49
Scrap Trawler+6% Synergy
$1.09
Scampering Surveyor+6% Synergy
$0.15
Depthshaker Titan+6% Synergy
$1.04
Treasure Nabber+5% Synergy
$0.79
Loyal Apprentice+3% Synergy
$0.22
Zo-Zu the Punisher+3% Synergy
$13.79
Meteor Golem+1% Synergy
$0.10
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker-1% Synergy
$9.06
Goblin Welder-1% Synergy
$12.87
Professional Face-Breaker-3% Synergy
$4.04
Goblin Engineer-3% Synergy
$6.86
Magus of the Wheel-5% Synergy
$0.57
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Motherlode, Excavator safe.
Volcanic Offering+19% Synergy
$3.18
Big Score+17% Synergy
$0.62
Volt Charge+16% Synergy
$0.09
Unexpected Windfall+15% Synergy
$0.98
Wild Magic Surge+14% Synergy
$0.53
Price of Progress+10% Synergy
$5.53
Boil+7% Synergy
$0.45
Demand Answers+4% Synergy
$0.28
Zoyowa's Justice+2% Synergy
$0.14
Chaos Warp+1% Synergy
$0.34
Tibalt's Trickery0% Synergy
$8.49
Valakut Awakening0% Synergy
$11.68
Untimely Malfunction-2% Synergy
$4.20
Bolt Bend-4% Synergy
$2.75
Reverberate-4% Synergy
$1.93
Thrill of Possibility-8% Synergy
$0.06
Pyretic Ritual-8% Synergy
$5.81
Abrade-9% Synergy
$0.15
Red Elemental Blast-10% Synergy
$8.43
Return the Favor-10% Synergy
$1.38
Seething Song-12% Synergy
$6.27
Pyroblast-12% Synergy
$5.39
Lightning Bolt-19% Synergy
$0.99
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Motherlode, Excavator's game plan and control the board.
Reiterating Bolt+35% Synergy
$0.04
Ruination+24% Synergy
$4.65
Delete+20% Synergy
$0.49
Pillage+20% Synergy
$0.10
Seismic Spike+16% Synergy
$0.22
Cleansing Wildfire+15% Synergy
$0.41
Star of Extinction+14% Synergy
$0.71
Stone Rain+13% Synergy
$0.08
Blasphemous Act+12% Synergy
$1.13
Sundering Eruption+11% Synergy
$1.03
Molten Duplication+11% Synergy
$17.38
From the Ashes+10% Synergy
$1.28
Vandalblast+9% Synergy
$2.73
Hit the Mother Lode+9% Synergy
$0.30
Wake of Destruction+9% Synergy
$2.50
Demolish+8% Synergy
$0.04
Molten Rain+8% Synergy
$0.58
Roiling Terrain+7% Synergy
$0.14
Boom // Bust+6% Synergy
$0.65
Trash for Treasure+4% Synergy
$0.80
Scrap Mastery+4% Synergy
$3.87
Twinflame+3% Synergy
$5.05
Reckless Impulse+1% Synergy
$0.39
Pirate's Pillage0% Synergy
$0.31
Faithless Looting-1% Synergy
$0.29
Chain Reaction-1% Synergy
$0.23
Reckless Handling-1% Synergy
$0.16
Wrenn's Resolve-2% Synergy
$1.03
Shatterskull Smashing-3% Synergy
$9.10
Wheel of Misfortune-4% Synergy
$4.42
Mana Geyser-14% Synergy
$1.76
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
T-45 Power Armor+56% Synergy
$0.16
Aetherflux Conduit+54% Synergy
$0.28
Consulate Turret+51% Synergy
$0.07
Dynavolt Tower+51% Synergy
$0.20
Conjurer's Closet+43% Synergy
$2.49
Deadlock Trap+37% Synergy
$0.24
Filigree Racer+31% Synergy
$0.16
Panharmonicon+28% Synergy
$4.72
Inventor's Axe+25% Synergy
$0.04
Sculpting Steel+16% Synergy
$0.96
Aethersphere Harvester+16% Synergy
$0.16
Dingus Egg+15% Synergy
$0.32
Crucible of Worlds+13% Synergy
$27.08
Ghirapur Orrery+12% Synergy
$0.39
Strionic Resonator+11% Synergy
$5.37
Lithoform Engine+11% Synergy
$5.78
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+10% Synergy
$1.10
Wayfarer's Bauble+9% Synergy
$0.24
Helm of the Host+9% Synergy
$12.75
Sword of Hearth and Home+9% Synergy
$20.45
Blade of Selves+8% Synergy
$3.40
Contagion Clasp+8% Synergy
$0.35
Contagion Engine+7% Synergy
$4.51
Unwinding Clock+6% Synergy
$10.62
Dowsing Device+6% Synergy
$0.16
Golden Argosy+6% Synergy
$0.54
Sword of Truth and Justice+5% Synergy
$31.16
Darksteel Forge+4% Synergy
$42.07
Winter Moon+3% Synergy
$0.52
Ruby Medallion+2% Synergy
$7.78
Endless Atlas+1% Synergy
$1.73
Sword of the Animist-2% Synergy
$7.32
Lightning Greaves-12% Synergy
$4.45
Swiftfoot Boots-14% Synergy
$1.30
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Motherlode, Excavator's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
All Will Be One+30% Synergy
$11.31
Price of Glory+24% Synergy
$7.61
Flameshadow Conjuring+21% Synergy
$3.40
Mirror March+16% Synergy
$1.74
Destructive Urge+12% Synergy
$0.50
Splinter Twin+11% Synergy
$19.24
Burning Earth+10% Synergy
$2.75
Curse of Opulence+6% Synergy
$0.55
Visions of Phyrexia+5% Synergy
$0.18
Weapons Manufacturing+5% Synergy
$1.35
Valakut Exploration+4% Synergy
$1.41
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker+2% Synergy
$7.33
Manabarbs-1% Synergy
$3.90
Descent into Avernus-3% Synergy
$5.49
Blood Moon-7% Synergy
$5.91
Fiery Emancipation-12% Synergy
$8.53
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Motherlode, Excavator to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Koth, Fire of Resistance+19% Synergy
$0.30
Daretti, Scrap Savant+9% Synergy
$0.58
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
HELIOS One+75% Synergy
$0.36
Buried Ruin+28% Synergy
$0.46
Karn's Bastion+27% Synergy
$0.66
Wasteland+11% Synergy
$21.49
Darksteel Citadel+10% Synergy
$0.86
Strip Mine+10% Synergy
$14.84
Ghost Quarter+10% Synergy
$0.63
Mines of Moria+8% Synergy
$0.55
Field of Ruin+8% Synergy
$0.20
Dust Bowl+8% Synergy
$16.94
Rogue's Passage+7% Synergy
$0.27
Junktown+7% Synergy
$0.14
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle+6% Synergy
$16.55
Inventors' Fair+6% Synergy
$9.47
War Room+5% Synergy
$2.73
Tectonic Edge+5% Synergy
$0.19
Temple of the False God+3% Synergy
$0.14
Volatile Fault+3% Synergy
$0.15
Bonders' Enclave+2% Synergy
$0.50
Scavenger Grounds+1% Synergy
$0.40
Smoldering Crater0% Synergy
$0.15
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance-2% Synergy
$0.98
Arena of Glory-3% Synergy
$11.65
Great Furnace-3% Synergy
$1.64
Dwarven Mine-4% Synergy
$0.21
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-5% Synergy
$34.54
Command Beacon-6% Synergy
$5.08
Forgotten Cave-7% Synergy
$0.15
Spinerock Knoll-8% Synergy
$0.47
Castle Embereth-11% Synergy
$0.25
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Conversion Apparatus+80% Synergy
$0.48
Solar Transformer+75% Synergy
$0.09
Aetheric Amplifier+44% Synergy
$2.35
Cursed Mirror+25% Synergy
$0.96
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+7% Synergy
$15.07
Arcane Signet+6% Synergy
$0.51
Gauntlet of Power+6% Synergy
$3.21
Fire Diamond+5% Synergy
$0.24
Caged Sun+5% Synergy
$3.61
Throne of Eldraine+3% Synergy
$17.16
Worn Powerstone+3% Synergy
$0.24
Mind Stone+2% Synergy
$0.22
Fellwar Stone+2% Synergy
$1.12
Glittering Stockpile+2% Synergy
$0.23
Extraplanar Lens+2% Synergy
$7.59
Mox Opal-1% Synergy
$153.22
Thran Dynamo-2% Synergy
$2.44
Everflowing Chalice-2% Synergy
$0.19
Sol Ring-3% Synergy
$1.07
Commander's Sphere-4% Synergy
$0.16
Thought Vessel-6% Synergy
$1.33
Liquimetal Torque-10% Synergy
$1.29
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Motherlode, Excavator decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Aether Hub+65% Synergy
$0.14
Sundering Eruption+11% Synergy
$1.03
Demolition Field+11% Synergy
$0.50
Myriad Landscape+4% Synergy
$0.11
Urza's Cave+3% Synergy
$1.78
The Mycosynth Gardens+2% Synergy
$0.70
Mountain+1% Synergy
$0.06
Valakut Awakening0% Synergy
$11.68
Snow-Covered Mountain-2% Synergy
$0.45
Shatterskull Smashing-3% Synergy
$9.10
Pinnacle Monk-5% Synergy
$1.74
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Jiwari, the Earth Aflame
Jeska, Thrice Reborn // Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel
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Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient
Maraxus of Keld
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Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Krark, the Thumbless
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // The Prismatic Piper
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith
Feldon of the Third Path
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Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Dargo, the Shipwrecker
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Ignacio of Myra's Marvels
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Krark, the Thumbless
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // The Prismatic Piper
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith
Laelia, the Blade Reforged