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Surgical Extraction
SLD · Secret Lair Drop #2022 · Rare · released 2025-09-22
{B/P}
Instant
({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.)
Choose target card in a graveyard other than a basic land card. Search its owner's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with the same name as that card and exile them. Then that player shuffles.
"AAAHHGH!"
Surgical Extraction is a rare black instant from Secret Lair Drop (2025). It has been printed 11 times across 7 sets, from 2011 to 2025. Recent market prices range from $1.67 to $27.35 depending on printing and finish. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Historic and Brawl.
USD$2.32
Format legality
Where you can play Surgical Extraction in sanctioned and popular formats.
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
HistoricLegal
BrawlLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
All printings (11)
Prices range from $1.67 to $27.35 across finishes. Cheapest printing: Breaking News at $1.67.
| Set | No. | Rarity | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Phyrexia Promos | 74★ | Rare | — | $10.41 |
| New Phyrexia | 74 | Rare | $4.14 | $27.35 |
| Magic Online Promos | 40072 | Rare | — | — |
| Modern Masters 2015 | 99 | Rare | $2.93 | $4.56 |
| Double Masters 2022 | 444 | Rare | — | — |
| Double Masters 2022 | 356 | Rare | $3.78 | $4.19 |
| Double Masters 2022 | 94 | Rare | $2.24 | $3.88 |
| Magic Online Promos | 102251 | Rare | — | — |
| Breaking News | 19 | Rare | $1.67 | $3.10 |
| Secret Lair Drop This page | 2022 | Rare | $2.30 | — |
| Secret Lair Drop | 2003 | Rare | $3.08 | — |
More from Secret Lair Drop
Rulings
Official rulings from Wizards of the Coast (6).
- 2011-06-01A card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its mana cost is each color that appears in that mana cost, regardless of how that cost may have been paid.
- 2011-06-01To calculate the mana value of a card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, count each Phyrexian mana symbol as 1.
- 2011-06-01As you cast a spell or activate an activated ability with one or more Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, you choose how to pay for each Phyrexian mana symbol at the same time you would choose modes or choose a value for X.
- 2011-06-01If you're at 1 life or less, you can't pay 2 life.
- 2011-06-01Phyrexian mana is not a new color. Players can't produce Phyrexian mana.
- 2011-06-01"Any number of cards" means just that. If you wish, you can choose to leave some or all of the cards with the same name as the targeted card, including that card, in the zone they're in.
Frequently asked questions
Is Surgical Extraction legal in Commander?
Yes — Surgical Extraction is legal in Commander (EDH).
What formats is Surgical Extraction legal in?
Surgical Extraction is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Historic and Brawl.
How many times has Surgical Extraction been printed?
Surgical Extraction has been printed 11 times across 7 sets, from 2011 to 2025.
What is the cheapest printing of Surgical Extraction?
The cheapest printing is Breaking News (#19) at about $1.67.
Who illustrated Surgical Extraction?
This printing of Surgical Extraction was illustrated by Mark Bagley.