Diligent Excavator

Format legality

Where you can play Diligent Excavator in sanctioned and popular formats.

All printings

Prices range from $0.31 to $0.33 across finishes. Cheapest printing: Dominaria at $0.31.

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Rulings

Official rulings from Wizards of the Coast (4).

• 2018-04-27A card, spell, or permanent is historic if it has the legendary supertype, the artifact card type, or the Saga subtype. Having two of those qualities doesn’t make an object more historic than another or provide an additional bonus—an object either is historic or it isn’t.
• 2018-04-27Some abilities trigger “whenever you cast a historic spell.” Such an ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
• 2018-04-27An ability that triggers “whenever you cast a historic spell” doesn’t trigger if a historic card is put onto the battlefield without being cast.
• 2018-04-27Lands are never cast, so abilities that trigger “whenever you cast a historic spell” won’t trigger if you play a legendary land. They also won’t trigger if a card on the battlefield transforms into a legendary land, as the Ixalan and Rivals of Ixalan double-faced cards do.

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