The Motherlode, Excavator
$0.30
$0.30Legendary 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
#3007
Current Rank
#3215
Last Week
#2708
Past 2 Years
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.
Troop of Ponies+3% Synergy
$0.27
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Motherlode, Excavator's abilities and overall game plan.
Aether Refinery+87% Synergy
$1.08
Lightning Runner+85% Synergy
$0.29
Assaultron Dominator+85% Synergy
$0.27
Blaster Hulk+84% Synergy
$0.56
Galvanic Discharge+83% Synergy
$0.17
Plasma Caster+82% Synergy
$0.30
Aetherworks Marvel+82% Synergy
$0.38
Synth Eradicator+80% Synergy
$0.25
Decoction Module+79% Synergy
$0.19
Stone Idol Generator+77% Synergy
$0.53
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Motherlode, Excavator decks.
Gonti's Aether Heart+76% Synergy
$1.11
Aethertorch Renegade+75% Synergy
$0.11
Phyrexian Ironworks+73% Synergy
$0.26
Amped Raptor+73% Synergy
$0.24
Behemoth of Vault 0+69% Synergy
$0.34
Fabrication Module+68% Synergy
$0.24
Aether Revolt+67% Synergy
$0.28
Harnessed Lightning+66% Synergy
$0.26
Unstable Amulet+64% Synergy
$0.25
Aetherflux Conduit+64% Synergy
$0.23
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Gamble-9% Synergy
$16.83
Jeska's Will-18% Synergy
$38.23
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Motherlode, Excavator's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Electrostatic Pummeler+59% Synergy
$0.36
Smelted Chargebug+51% Synergy
$0.12
Overclocked Electromancer+49% Synergy
$0.34
Aether Chaser+42% Synergy
$0.24
Territorial Aetherkite+39% Synergy
$0.16
Foundry Inspector+38% Synergy
$0.38
Thriving Skyclaw+37% Synergy
$0.11
Thriving Grubs+36% Synergy
$0.03
Multiform Wonder+35% Synergy
$0.27
Maulfist Doorbuster+35% Synergy
$0.06
Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink+35% Synergy
$5.01
Solemn Simulacrum+34% Synergy
$0.29
Scrapper Champion+31% Synergy
$0.24
Feldon of the Third Path+27% Synergy
$1.33
Jaxis, the Troublemaker+24% Synergy
$1.71
Spontaneous Artist+24% Synergy
$0.11
Territorial Gorger+23% Synergy
$0.10
Reservoir Walker+22% Synergy
$0.06
Krenko's Buzzcrusher+20% Synergy
$0.27
Surge Conductor+18% Synergy
$0.34
Iron Myr+17% Synergy
$0.85
Sunspine Lynx+15% Synergy
$1.94
Rose, Cutthroat Raider+14% Synergy
$2.01
Lathnu Hellion+14% Synergy
$0.14
Burnished Hart+13% Synergy
$0.26
Jhoira's Familiar+12% Synergy
$2.50
Dwarven Miner+11% Synergy
$3.49
Delina, Wild Mage+10% Synergy
$5.70
Scrap Trawler+10% Synergy
$3.22
Detritivore+10% Synergy
$2.68
Magmatic Hellkite+10% Synergy
$0.52
Obsidian Charmaw+10% Synergy
$1.09
Mirage Phalanx+9% Synergy
$1.74
Dwarven Blastminer+8% Synergy
$0.57
Myr Retriever+8% Synergy
$3.40
Maximus, Knight Apparent+8% Synergy
$1.12
Combustible Gearhulk+8% Synergy
$0.39
Anger+7% Synergy
$0.65
Stoneshaker Shaman+6% Synergy
$0.63
Steel Overseer+6% Synergy
$0.36
Cybermen Squadron+5% Synergy
$24.50
Scampering Surveyor+4% Synergy
$0.30
Lavaleaper+2% Synergy
$0.34
Treasure Nabber+2% Synergy
$2.82
Loyal Apprentice+1% Synergy
$0.33
Goblin Welder+1% Synergy
$23.07
Magus of the Moon+0% Synergy
$3.99
Goblin Engineer+0% Synergy
$9.81
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker0% Synergy
$16.34
Professional Face-Breaker-8% Synergy
$8.11
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Motherlode, Excavator safe.
Volcanic Offering+18% Synergy
$3.06
Big Score+15% Synergy
$0.39
Volt Charge+14% Synergy
$0.28
Price of Progress+13% Synergy
$7.98
Unexpected Windfall+11% Synergy
$4.55
Weight of Spires+5% Synergy
$0.23
Wild Magic Surge+5% Synergy
$2.09
Vision of Love+2% Synergy
$0.25
Demand Answers+1% Synergy
$0.52
Valakut Awakening-2% Synergy
$16.85
Thrill of Possibility-2% Synergy
$0.28
Bolt Bend-3% Synergy
$4.87
Chaos Warp-5% Synergy
$0.32
Untimely Malfunction-7% Synergy
$9.68
Abrade-9% Synergy
$0.33
Tibalt's Trickery-9% Synergy
$11.94
Red Elemental Blast-11% Synergy
$18.28
Return the Favor-13% Synergy
$1.22
Lightning Bolt-15% Synergy
$0.98
Seething Song-16% Synergy
$12.13
Deflecting Swat-17% Synergy
$70.71
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Motherlode, Excavator's game plan and control the board.
Wheel of Potential+63% Synergy
$0.22
Reiterating Bolt+33% Synergy
$0.16
Ruination+20% Synergy
$4.39
Delete+16% Synergy
$1.66
Pillage+15% Synergy
$0.25
Cleansing Wildfire+15% Synergy
$0.93
Seismic Spike+14% Synergy
$0.18
From the Ashes+14% Synergy
$2.84
Star of Extinction+12% Synergy
$2.85
Stone Rain+12% Synergy
$0.20
Hit the Mother Lode+10% Synergy
$0.81
Molten Rain+9% Synergy
$0.36
Demolish+8% Synergy
$0.10
Sundering Eruption+7% Synergy
$1.50
Price of Freedom+7% Synergy
$0.47
Wake of Destruction+7% Synergy
$4.97
Boom // Bust+6% Synergy
$2.49
Blasphemous Act+6% Synergy
$0.93
Geomancer's Gambit+5% Synergy
$0.16
Molten Duplication+5% Synergy
$14.71
Roiling Terrain+5% Synergy
$0.18
Trash for Treasure+5% Synergy
$1.44
Fissure Vent+5% Synergy
$0.09
Planetary Annihilation+4% Synergy
$0.22
Scrap Mastery+3% Synergy
$4.78
Vandalblast+1% Synergy
$1.47
Reckless Handling+1% Synergy
$0.34
Twinflame+0% Synergy
$0.79
Reckless Impulse+0% Synergy
$1.55
Wrenn's Resolve-1% Synergy
$2.40
Chain Reaction-3% Synergy
$0.29
Faithless Looting-4% Synergy
$0.37
Wheel of Misfortune-4% Synergy
$8.25
Mana Geyser-13% Synergy
$1.30
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Dynavolt Tower+51% Synergy
$0.33
T-45 Power Armor+51% Synergy
$0.91
Consulate Turret+45% Synergy
$0.10
Conjurer's Closet+39% Synergy
$4.16
Panharmonicon+35% Synergy
$6.29
Deadlock Trap+32% Synergy
$0.15
Filigree Racer+29% Synergy
$0.29
Inventor's Axe+26% Synergy
$0.21
Aethersphere Harvester+15% Synergy
$0.18
Dingus Egg+14% Synergy
$0.48
Sculpting Steel+14% Synergy
$3.30
Blade of Selves+12% Synergy
$3.44
Helm of the Host+10% Synergy
$6.06
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+9% Synergy
$3.14
Ghirapur Orrery+8% Synergy
$0.41
Crucible of Worlds+7% Synergy
$34.66
Lithoform Engine+6% Synergy
$7.82
Sword of Hearth and Home+6% Synergy
$20.74
Dowsing Device+5% Synergy
$0.33
Strionic Resonator+5% Synergy
$8.63
Contagion Clasp+5% Synergy
$0.34
Wayfarer's Bauble+5% Synergy
$5.04
Darksteel Forge+5% Synergy
$50.66
Unwinding Clock+5% Synergy
$20.14
Winter Moon+5% Synergy
$0.61
Endless Atlas+4% Synergy
$2.69
The Fire Crystal+3% Synergy
$6.77
Sword of the Animist-3% Synergy
$6.14
Ruby Medallion-4% Synergy
$14.30
Swiftfoot Boots-9% Synergy
$2.32
Lightning Greaves-12% Synergy
$4.61
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Motherlode, Excavator's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
All Will Be One+31% Synergy
$17.17
Flameshadow Conjuring+20% Synergy
$3.91
Price of Glory+20% Synergy
$16.80
Burning Earth+13% Synergy
$2.60
Destructive Urge+10% Synergy
$0.54
Splinter Twin+9% Synergy
$8.64
Mirror March+8% Synergy
$2.13
Wild Wasteland+3% Synergy
$1.65
Valakut Exploration+2% Synergy
$3.91
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker+2% Synergy
$6.58
Curse of Opulence+1% Synergy
$4.29
Count on Luck-1% Synergy
$0.51
Blood Moon-6% Synergy
$7.63
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Motherlode, Excavator to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Koth, Fire of Resistance+15% Synergy
$0.37
Daretti, Scrap Savant+14% Synergy
$2.01
Chandra, Torch of Defiance-5% Synergy
$18.87
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
HELIOS One+72% Synergy
$0.33
Karn's Bastion+31% Synergy
$1.87
Buried Ruin+28% Synergy
$0.40
Field of Ruin+9% Synergy
$0.39
Ghost Quarter+9% Synergy
$0.95
Strip Mine+9% Synergy
$21.40
Wasteland+8% Synergy
$27.50
Inventors' Fair+7% Synergy
$18.76
Darksteel Citadel+6% Synergy
$2.92
Tectonic Edge+6% Synergy
$0.31
Dust Bowl+5% Synergy
$42.33
Volatile Fault+5% Synergy
$0.29
Junktown+4% Synergy
$0.28
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle+3% Synergy
$19.31
Temple of the False God+2% Synergy
$0.29
Rogue's Passage+2% Synergy
$0.36
War Room+2% Synergy
$5.32
Scavenger Grounds+2% Synergy
$0.27
Mines of Moria+2% Synergy
$4.19
Bonders' Enclave+1% Synergy
$0.91
Great Furnace-3% Synergy
$2.25
Forgotten Cave-4% Synergy
$0.32
Dwarven Mine-5% Synergy
$0.35
Command Beacon-5% Synergy
$10.18
Reliquary Tower-5% Synergy
$3.79
Arena of Glory-5% Synergy
$8.17
Spinerock Knoll-7% Synergy
$1.69
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-10% Synergy
$53.53
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Solar Transformer+77% Synergy
$0.30
Conversion Apparatus+76% Synergy
$0.60
Aetheric Amplifier+48% Synergy
$0.55
Cursed Mirror+22% Synergy
$0.49
Gauntlet of Power+5% Synergy
$4.19
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+5% Synergy
$20.39
Caged Sun+3% Synergy
$3.72
Glittering Stockpile+2% Synergy
$0.42
Commander's Sphere+1% Synergy
$0.26
Worn Powerstone+1% Synergy
$0.36
Extraplanar Lens+1% Synergy
$13.18
Fire Diamond+0% Synergy
$0.39
Thran Dynamo+0% Synergy
$4.25
Arcane Signet+0% Synergy
$0.60
Throne of Eldraine0% Synergy
$28.96
Mind Stone-1% Synergy
$0.30
Fellwar Stone-1% Synergy
$0.90
Sol Ring-2% Synergy
$1.57
Thought Vessel-4% Synergy
$2.56
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Motherlode, Excavator decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Aether Hub+63% Synergy
$0.17
Demolition Field+18% Synergy
$0.28
Myriad Landscape+8% Synergy
$0.24
Sundering Eruption+7% Synergy
$1.50
The Mycosynth Gardens+3% Synergy
$0.34
Urza's Cave+3% Synergy
$1.93
Mountain+1% Synergy
$0.09
Valakut Awakening-2% Synergy
$16.85
Pinnacle Monk-6% Synergy
$1.57
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like The Motherlode, Excavator.
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Guild Artisan
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Krark, the Thumbless // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Krark, the Thumbless // The Prismatic Piper
Krark, the Thumbless // Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith
Etali, Primal Storm
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Ashling the Pilgrim
Godo, Bandit Warlord
Skyfire Kirin
Krenko, Baron of Tin Street
Norin the Wary
Pia Nalaar
Jeska, Thrice Reborn // Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
Slicer, Hired Muscle
Yasmin Khan
Zada, Hedron Grinder
Heartless Hidetsugu
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
Urabrask the Hidden
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
Birgi, God of Storytelling
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
Kozilek, the Broken Reality
Krark, the Thumbless // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
Krark, the Thumbless // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
Krark, the Thumbless // Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel
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
Krark, the Thumbless // Nocturno of Myra's Marvels
Krark, the Thumbless // Numa, Joraga Chieftain