Excavation Explosion
{2}{R}Sorcery
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Excavation Explosion deals 3 damage to any target. Create a tapped Powerstone token. (It's an artifact with "{T}: Add {C}. This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell.")
What it does
Tagged as Ramp · Removal — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Official rulings
- Powerstone tokens are a kind of predefined token. Each one has the artifact subtype "Powerstone" and the ability "{T}: Add {C}. This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell." (2022-10-14)
- Although all the cards in The Brothers' War that create Powerstone tokens create a tapped Powerstone token, entering the battlefield tapped isn't part of the token's definition. Notably, if you create a token that is a copy of a Powerstone token, the token copy won't enter the battlefield tapped. (2022-10-14)
- You can use the {C} added by a Powerstone token on anything that isn't a nonartifact spell. This includes paying costs to activate abilities of both artifact and nonartifact permanents, paying ward costs, and so on. (2022-10-14)
Printings & prices
Every set Excavation Explosion has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.
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