Excava, the Risen Past (Commander) - Budget

Excava, the Risen Past
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Owain Roberts
Jun 19, 2026
Owain Roberts
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Ragged Short Spear
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
The Misty Mountains Cold
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
The Mountain-king's Return
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Thorin Oakenshield
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
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Millikin
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
61%synergy
Quintorius, Field Historian
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
60%synergy
Spirit of Resilience
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
59%synergy
Relic Retriever
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
58%synergy
Faithless Looting
75%inclusion45 decks60 decks
57%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
57%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
56%synergy
Quintorius, History Chaser
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
55%synergy
Vanguard of the Restless
60%inclusion36 decks60 decks
54%synergy
Primary Research
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
53%synergy
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Lorehold Charm
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
47%synergy
Skyclave Apparition
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
52%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Selfless Spirit
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
48%synergy
Hofri Ghostforge
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
53%synergy
Kirol, History Buff
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
50%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
38%synergy
Path to Exile
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Rip Apart
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
38%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
45%synergy
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Venerable Warsinger
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
46%synergy
Remorseful Cleric
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
46%synergy
Hardened Academic
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
44%synergy
Conspiracy Theorist
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
44%synergy
Lorehold Archivist
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
42%synergy
Guardian of Faith
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
42%synergy
Sun Titan
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Quintorius, Loremaster
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
42%synergy
Augusta, Order Returned
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
40%synergy
Claim Jumper
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
39%synergy
Kami of Ancient Law
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
42%synergy
Containment Construct
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
38%synergy
Guardian Scalelord
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
39%synergy
Anger
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Karmic Guide
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Balefire Liege
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
32%synergy
Angel of Indemnity
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Serra Paragon
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
35%synergy
White Orchid Phantom
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
34%synergy
Drumbellower
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Squee, Goblin Nabob
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Scholar of New Horizons
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Ao, the Dawn Sky
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Naktamun Lorespinner
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Garrison Excavator
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Tersa Lightshatter
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Spirit Mascot
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Fear of Missing Out
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Rubble Rouser
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Cathar Commando
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Charging Strifeknight
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Practiced Scrollsmith
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Drogskol Reinforcements
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Kirol, Attentive First-Year
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Raph & Leo, Sibling Rivals
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Owlin Historian
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Flickerwisp
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Shattered Acolyte
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Stone Docent
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Thrill of Possibility
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Demand Answers
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Legion Leadership
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-20%synergy
Suspend Aggression
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Laughing Mad
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Heartwarming Redemption
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-23%synergy
Boros Charm
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-40%synergy
Return the Favor
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Electric Revelation
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Pyre
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Wilt in the Heat
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Kabira Takedown
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Repel Calamity
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Ceaseless Conflict
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
45%synergy
Seize the Spoils
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
40%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
37%synergy
Pursue the Past
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Fateful Tempest
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Thrilling Discovery
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Borrowed Knowledge
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Helping Hand
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Requisition Raid
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-23%synergy
Molten Note
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Group Project
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Antiquities on the Loose
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Practiced Offense
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Ondu Inversion
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Storm of Souls
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Grab the Prize
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Romantic Rendezvous
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Dig Site Inventory
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Restoration Seminar
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Daydream
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Reconstruct History
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Day of Judgment
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Currency Converter
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
42%synergy
Staff of the Storyteller
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
39%synergy
Ark of Hunger
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
35%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Memory
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Smuggler's Copter
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Melded Moxite
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Power Conduit
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Key to the City
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Long-Range Sensor
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Dispeller's Capsule
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Adventurer's Airship
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Feldon's Cane
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Fireshrieker
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Unidentified Hovership
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Tome of Legends
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Phoenix Down
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Nutrient Block
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Advanced Reconstruction
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
41%synergy
Monologue Tax
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Bitter Reunion
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
32%synergy
Windcrag Siege
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Grasp of Fate
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Firebender Ascension
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Shared Animosity
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Kickoff Celebrations
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Lorehold Excavation
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Vault 21: House Gambit
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
The Restoration of Eiganjo
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Airbender Ascension
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Always Watching
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Living History
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Radiant Destiny
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Nahiri's Resolve
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
In the Trenches
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Soul Snare
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Far Traveler
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Glorious Anthem
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Rally the Ranks
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Summoner's Sending
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Tectonic Reformation
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Forging the Tyrite Sword
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Legion's Initiative
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Banishing Light
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Quintorius Kand
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Mistveil Plains
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Lotus Field
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
34%synergy
Nesting Grounds
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Secluded Steppe
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Castle Embereth
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-15%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Arid Archway
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
High Market
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Drownyard Temple
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-25%synergy
Great Furnace
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion45 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Sol Ring
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
-20%synergy
Mind Stone
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
38%synergy
Fellwar Stone
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Patchwork Banner
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
-21%synergy
Boros Signet
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
-21%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Hourglass of the Lost
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion60 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion60 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion51 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
78%inclusion47 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
73%inclusion44 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Battlefield Forge
72%inclusion43 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Rugged Prairie
67%inclusion40 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
41%synergy
Radiant Summit
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
38%synergy
Temple of Triumph
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Glittering Massif
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
46%synergy
Fields of Strife
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
47%synergy
Sacred Peaks
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
41%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Turbulent Steppe
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Fabled Passage
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Lorehold Campus
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Study Hall
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Boros Garrison
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
-16%synergy
Sundown Pass
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
-23%synergy
Rustvale Bridge
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Legion Leadership
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Ondu Inversion
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Dimension X
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Kabira Takedown
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-12%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Boros Guildgate
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Alpine Meadow
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-0%synergy
Stone Quarry
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
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