The Motherlode, Excavator
$0.34
$0.34Legendary 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
#3406
Current Rank
#3157
Last Week
#2635
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.
Panther Habit+8% Synergy
$2.96
Swordsman's Steel+7% Synergy
$17.86
HULK SMASH!+5% Synergy
$0.23
Vision of Love+3% Synergy
$0.17
Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor0% Synergy
$20.71
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Motherlode, Excavator's abilities and overall game plan.
Aether Refinery+87% Synergy
$0.89
Blaster Hulk+85% Synergy
$0.40
Lightning Runner+85% Synergy
$0.27
Assaultron Dominator+84% Synergy
$0.37
Galvanic Discharge+83% Synergy
$0.24
Aetherworks Marvel+82% Synergy
$0.40
Plasma Caster+80% Synergy
$0.32
Synth Eradicator+79% Synergy
$0.34
Decoction Module+77% Synergy
$0.19
Gonti's Aether Heart+76% Synergy
$0.75
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Motherlode, Excavator decks.
Aethertorch Renegade+75% Synergy
$0.16
Stone Idol Generator+75% Synergy
$0.44
Amped Raptor+73% Synergy
$0.24
Phyrexian Ironworks+72% Synergy
$0.23
Behemoth of Vault 0+69% Synergy
$0.36
Aether Revolt+69% Synergy
$0.30
Fabrication Module+68% Synergy
$0.22
Harnessed Lightning+65% Synergy
$0.22
Unstable Amulet+65% Synergy
$0.25
Aetherflux Conduit+64% Synergy
$0.29
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Gamble-9% Synergy
$17.33
Jeska's Will-17% Synergy
$41.52
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Motherlode, Excavator's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Electrostatic Pummeler+59% Synergy
$0.32
Smelted Chargebug+50% Synergy
$0.15
Overclocked Electromancer+50% Synergy
$0.32
Aether Chaser+42% Synergy
$0.20
Territorial Aetherkite+38% Synergy
$0.15
Maulfist Doorbuster+37% Synergy
$0.07
Thriving Skyclaw+37% Synergy
$0.15
Foundry Inspector+37% Synergy
$0.38
Multiform Wonder+36% Synergy
$0.20
Thriving Grubs+36% Synergy
$0.05
Solemn Simulacrum+36% Synergy
$0.29
Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink+35% Synergy
$5.47
Scrapper Champion+31% Synergy
$0.24
Feldon of the Third Path+28% Synergy
$1.70
Spontaneous Artist+24% Synergy
$0.17
Jaxis, the Troublemaker+24% Synergy
$1.58
Territorial Gorger+22% Synergy
$0.11
Reservoir Walker+22% Synergy
$0.08
Krenko's Buzzcrusher+22% Synergy
$0.30
Surge Conductor+17% Synergy
$0.37
Iron Myr+16% Synergy
$0.91
Sunspine Lynx+15% Synergy
$2.00
Rose, Cutthroat Raider+15% Synergy
$2.10
Burnished Hart+14% Synergy
$0.26
Jhoira's Familiar+12% Synergy
$2.20
Lathnu Hellion+12% Synergy
$0.13
Dwarven Miner+12% Synergy
$1.21
Magmatic Hellkite+11% Synergy
$0.40
Obsidian Charmaw+11% Synergy
$1.30
Detritivore+11% Synergy
$2.69
Delina, Wild Mage+10% Synergy
$6.33
Mirage Phalanx+10% Synergy
$1.37
Scrap Trawler+9% Synergy
$3.01
Dwarven Blastminer+9% Synergy
$0.62
Maximus, Knight Apparent+8% Synergy
$1.17
Anger+8% Synergy
$0.51
Combustible Gearhulk+8% Synergy
$0.35
Myr Retriever+7% Synergy
$3.05
Stoneshaker Shaman+7% Synergy
$0.70
Steel Overseer+6% Synergy
$0.37
Tunnel Ignus+5% Synergy
$0.53
Scampering Surveyor+4% Synergy
$0.31
Lavaleaper+3% Synergy
$0.29
Treasure Nabber+2% Synergy
$2.65
Loyal Apprentice+2% Synergy
$0.36
Goblin Welder+1% Synergy
$22.18
Magus of the Moon+0% Synergy
$4.24
Goblin Engineer+0% Synergy
$9.90
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker0% Synergy
$16.12
Professional Face-Breaker-8% Synergy
$6.30
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Motherlode, Excavator safe.
Volcanic Offering+19% Synergy
$3.20
Big Score+15% Synergy
$0.43
Volt Charge+14% Synergy
$0.26
Price of Progress+11% Synergy
$8.06
Unexpected Windfall+11% Synergy
$3.72
Weight of Spires+5% Synergy
$0.21
Wild Magic Surge+5% Synergy
$2.11
Demand Answers+1% Synergy
$0.39
Valakut Awakening-2% Synergy
$17.40
Bolt Bend-3% Synergy
$5.65
Thrill of Possibility-4% Synergy
$0.33
Chaos Warp-6% Synergy
$0.35
Untimely Malfunction-7% Synergy
$7.99
Tibalt's Trickery-10% Synergy
$9.59
Abrade-10% Synergy
$0.30
Red Elemental Blast-12% Synergy
$13.90
Return the Favor-12% Synergy
$0.44
Lightning Bolt-16% Synergy
$0.76
Seething Song-16% Synergy
$12.55
Deflecting Swat-17% Synergy
$66.94
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Motherlode, Excavator's game plan and control the board.
Wheel of Potential+62% Synergy
$0.22
Reiterating Bolt+32% Synergy
$0.16
Ruination+21% Synergy
$4.37
Pillage+15% Synergy
$0.23
Delete+15% Synergy
$1.42
Cleansing Wildfire+14% Synergy
$0.52
Seismic Spike+14% Synergy
$0.15
From the Ashes+14% Synergy
$3.60
Star of Extinction+13% Synergy
$1.78
Stone Rain+12% Synergy
$0.21
Molten Rain+9% Synergy
$0.35
Price of Freedom+9% Synergy
$0.47
Hit the Mother Lode+9% Synergy
$0.68
Sundering Eruption+8% Synergy
$1.11
Demolish+8% Synergy
$0.06
Wake of Destruction+7% Synergy
$4.68
Geomancer's Gambit+7% Synergy
$0.19
Boom // Bust+6% Synergy
$1.19
Molten Duplication+6% Synergy
$13.91
Roiling Terrain+6% Synergy
$0.24
Trash for Treasure+6% Synergy
$1.32
Blasphemous Act+5% Synergy
$0.67
Fissure Vent+5% Synergy
$0.06
Scrap Mastery+4% Synergy
$4.06
Vandalblast+2% Synergy
$1.05
Reckless Handling+0% Synergy
$0.31
Reckless Impulse+0% Synergy
$1.40
Twinflame+0% Synergy
$0.93
Wrenn's Resolve-2% Synergy
$1.83
Chain Reaction-2% Synergy
$0.34
Wheel of Misfortune-4% Synergy
$7.30
Faithless Looting-5% Synergy
$0.39
Mana Geyser-13% Synergy
$1.15
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
T-45 Power Armor+52% Synergy
$0.81
Dynavolt Tower+50% Synergy
$0.28
Consulate Turret+46% Synergy
$0.16
Conjurer's Closet+37% Synergy
$4.41
Panharmonicon+33% Synergy
$6.71
Deadlock Trap+32% Synergy
$0.14
Filigree Racer+28% Synergy
$0.23
Inventor's Axe+25% Synergy
$0.18
Dingus Egg+15% Synergy
$0.45
Aethersphere Harvester+14% Synergy
$0.19
Sculpting Steel+13% Synergy
$3.26
Blade of Selves+10% Synergy
$2.99
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+9% Synergy
$3.54
Ghirapur Orrery+9% Synergy
$0.36
Helm of the Host+9% Synergy
$5.28
Crucible of Worlds+8% Synergy
$33.92
Lithoform Engine+6% Synergy
$7.37
Strionic Resonator+6% Synergy
$8.34
Wayfarer's Bauble+6% Synergy
$0.33
Sword of Hearth and Home+6% Synergy
$17.10
Dowsing Device+6% Synergy
$0.23
Winter Moon+5% Synergy
$0.39
Darksteel Forge+5% Synergy
$44.68
Contagion Clasp+4% Synergy
$0.38
Endless Atlas+4% Synergy
$2.62
Unwinding Clock+4% Synergy
$19.11
The Fire Crystal+3% Synergy
$5.46
Sword of the Animist-2% Synergy
$6.76
Ruby Medallion-4% Synergy
$13.44
Swiftfoot Boots-10% Synergy
$1.89
Lightning Greaves-13% Synergy
$3.99
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Motherlode, Excavator's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
All Will Be One+28% Synergy
$15.08
Price of Glory+21% Synergy
$10.95
Flameshadow Conjuring+19% Synergy
$3.78
Burning Earth+14% Synergy
$2.83
Destructive Urge+10% Synergy
$0.56
Mirror March+8% Synergy
$1.78
Splinter Twin+8% Synergy
$8.42
Wild Wasteland+3% Synergy
$1.56
Valakut Exploration+2% Synergy
$3.90
Curse of Opulence+2% Synergy
$3.22
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker+1% Synergy
$5.58
Manabarbs0% Synergy
$4.73
Count on Luck-2% Synergy
$0.50
Blood Moon-5% Synergy
$7.48
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Motherlode, Excavator to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Koth, Fire of Resistance+17% Synergy
$0.40
Daretti, Scrap Savant+14% Synergy
$1.14
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
HELIOS One+74% Synergy
$0.35
Karn's Bastion+29% Synergy
$2.57
Buried Ruin+28% Synergy
$0.38
Field of Ruin+11% Synergy
$0.35
Ghost Quarter+10% Synergy
$0.94
Strip Mine+9% Synergy
$21.02
Wasteland+8% Synergy
$28.19
Tectonic Edge+7% Synergy
$0.26
Darksteel Citadel+6% Synergy
$3.60
Inventors' Fair+5% Synergy
$16.43
Dust Bowl+5% Synergy
$36.10
Volatile Fault+5% Synergy
$0.31
Junktown+4% Synergy
$0.31
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle+3% Synergy
$18.54
Rogue's Passage+3% Synergy
$0.40
Temple of the False God+2% Synergy
$0.31
War Room+2% Synergy
$4.39
Mines of Moria+2% Synergy
$2.35
Scavenger Grounds+1% Synergy
$1.07
Bonders' Enclave+1% Synergy
$0.80
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance-2% Synergy
$2.67
Great Furnace-4% Synergy
$2.27
Forgotten Cave-4% Synergy
$0.36
Dwarven Mine-4% Synergy
$0.34
Reliquary Tower-5% Synergy
$4.10
Command Beacon-5% Synergy
$9.05
Arena of Glory-5% Synergy
$7.78
Spinerock Knoll-7% Synergy
$1.47
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-10% Synergy
$53.44
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Solar Transformer+77% Synergy
$0.28
Conversion Apparatus+76% Synergy
$0.45
Aetheric Amplifier+47% Synergy
$0.59
Cursed Mirror+22% Synergy
$0.43
Gauntlet of Power+5% Synergy
$4.06
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+5% Synergy
$20.23
Caged Sun+3% Synergy
$3.65
Worn Powerstone+1% Synergy
$0.37
Glittering Stockpile+1% Synergy
$0.38
Fire Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.32
Commander's Sphere+1% Synergy
$0.29
Mind Stone+0% Synergy
$0.32
Thran Dynamo+0% Synergy
$4.81
Extraplanar Lens+0% Synergy
$12.59
Arcane Signet0% Synergy
$0.44
Throne of Eldraine0% Synergy
$28.99
Fellwar Stone-1% Synergy
$0.96
Sol Ring-3% Synergy
$1.36
Thought Vessel-4% Synergy
$2.52
Liquimetal Torque-7% Synergy
$3.42
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Motherlode, Excavator decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Aether Hub+64% Synergy
$0.21
Demolition Field+19% Synergy
$0.28
Sundering Eruption+8% Synergy
$1.11
Myriad Landscape+7% Synergy
$0.30
Urza's Cave+3% Synergy
$1.17
The Mycosynth Gardens+2% Synergy
$0.41
Mountain+2% Synergy
$0.09
Valakut Awakening-2% Synergy
$17.40
Pinnacle Monk-6% Synergy
$1.49
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like The Motherlode, Excavator.
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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
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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