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Excava, the Risen Past - Decklist

Creatures 35$16.01

  1. Angel of Indemnity1Angel of Indemnity$0.26
  2. Anger1Anger$0.34
  3. Augusta, Order Returned1Augusta, Order Returned$0.24
  4. Banon, the Returners' Leader1Banon, the Returners' Leader$0.30
  5. Claim Jumper1Claim Jumper$0.33
  6. Conspiracy Theorist1Conspiracy Theorist$0.31
  7. Drogskol Reinforcements1Drogskol Reinforcements$1.07
  8. Ferropede1Ferropede$1.89
  9. Gau, Feral Youth1Gau, Feral Youth$0.22
  10. Guardian Scalelord1Guardian Scalelord$0.33
  11. Guardian of Faith1Guardian of Faith$0.65
  12. Hardened Academic1Hardened Academic$0.50

Creatures continued

  1. Hofri Ghostforge1Hofri Ghostforge$0.26
  2. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun1Inti, Seneschal of the Sun$1.38
  3. Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire1Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire$1.32
  4. Kami of Ancient Law1Kami of Ancient Law$0.06
  5. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch1Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch$0.22
  6. Lorehold Archivist // Restore Relic1Lorehold Archivist // Restore Relic$0.24
  7. Millikin1Millikin$0.23
  8. Naktamun Lorespinner // Wheel of Fortune1Naktamun Lorespinner // Wheel of Fortune$1.34
  9. Quintorius, Field Historian1Quintorius, Field Historian$0.20
  10. Quintorius, Loremaster1Quintorius, Loremaster$0.16
  11. Relic Retriever1Relic Retriever$0.24
  12. Remorseful Cleric1Remorseful Cleric$0.17

Creatures continued

  1. Rhys, the Evermore1Rhys, the Evermore$0.29
  2. Scholar of New Horizons1Scholar of New Horizons$0.30
  3. Selfless Spirit1Selfless Spirit$0.52
  4. Serra Paragon1Serra Paragon$0.55
  5. Skyclave Apparition1Skyclave Apparition$0.27
  6. Spirit of Resilience1Spirit of Resilience$0.21
  7. Sun Titan1Sun Titan$0.22
  8. Tersa Lightshatter1Tersa Lightshatter$0.60
  9. Vanguard of the Restless1Vanguard of the Restless$0.25
  10. Venerable Warsinger1Venerable Warsinger$0.24
  11. White Orchid Phantom1White Orchid Phantom$0.30

Planeswalkers 1$0.68

  1. Quintorius, History Chaser1Quintorius, History Chaser$0.68

Instants 1$0.20

  1. Lorehold Charm1Lorehold Charm$0.20

Sorceries 9$5.37

  1. Ceaseless Conflict1Ceaseless Conflict$0.23
  2. Faithless Looting1Faithless Looting$0.37
  3. Morningtide's Light1Morningtide's Light$1.49
  4. Seize the Spoils1Seize the Spoils$0.17
  5. Sevinne's Reclamation1Sevinne's Reclamation$0.41
  6. Split Up1Split Up$1.82
  7. Tragic Arrogance1Tragic Arrogance$0.18
  8. Wave of Reckoning1Wave of Reckoning$0.40
  9. Winnowing1Winnowing$0.30

Artifacts 5$3.36

  1. Archaeomancer's Map1Archaeomancer's Map$0.92
  2. Ark of Hunger1Ark of Hunger$0.30
  3. Currency Converter1Currency Converter$0.27
  4. Patchwork Banner1Patchwork Banner$1.58
  5. Perpetual Timepiece1Perpetual Timepiece$0.29

Enchantments 10$4.80

  1. Advanced Reconstruction1Advanced Reconstruction$0.35
  2. Airbender Ascension1Airbender Ascension$1.14
  3. Bitter Reunion1Bitter Reunion$0.25
  4. Grasp of Fate1Grasp of Fate$0.26
  5. Primary Research1Primary Research$0.18
  6. Seal of Cleansing1Seal of Cleansing$0.17
  7. Static Prison1Static Prison$0.29
  8. Tocasia's Welcome1Tocasia's Welcome$1.25
  9. Touch the Spirit Realm1Touch the Spirit Realm$0.56
  10. Windcrag Siege1Windcrag Siege$0.35

Lands 38 / 38$13.57

  1. Accursed Duneyard1Accursed Duneyard$0.56
  2. Ancient Den1Ancient Den$1.42
  3. Battlefield Forge1Battlefield Forge$0.21
  4. Boros Garrison1Boros Garrison$0.19
  5. Clifftop Retreat1Clifftop Retreat$0.21
  6. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  7. Darksteel Citadel1Darksteel Citadel$0.45
  8. Drownyard Temple1Drownyard Temple$0.24
  9. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  10. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  11. Fields of Strife1Fields of Strife$0.18

Lands continued

  1. Furycalm Snarl1Furycalm Snarl$0.23
  2. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79
  3. Glittering Massif1Glittering Massif$0.26
  4. Inspiring Vantage1Inspiring Vantage$1.99
  5. Lorehold Campus1Lorehold Campus$0.23
  6. Mistveil Plains1Mistveil Plains$0.26
  7. Mountain×33Mountain$0.24
  8. Nesting Grounds1Nesting Grounds$0.28
  9. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  10. Plains×22Plains$0.10
  11. Radiant Summit1Radiant Summit$0.29

Lands continued

  1. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  2. Rugged Prairie1Rugged Prairie$0.27
  3. Rustvale Bridge1Rustvale Bridge$0.20
  4. Sacred Peaks1Sacred Peaks$0.23
  5. Snow-Covered Mountain×22Snow-Covered Mountain$1.00
  6. Snow-Covered Plains×22Snow-Covered Plains$0.76
  7. Study Hall1Study Hall$0.21
  8. Sunscorched Divide1Sunscorched Divide$0.23
  9. Temple of Triumph1Temple of Triumph$0.18
  10. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  11. Valgavoth's Lair1Valgavoth's Lair$0.57

About this Excava, the Risen Past deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Excava, the Risen Past, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $44.57 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Excava, the Risen Past decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Faithless Looting, Tocasia's Welcome and Selfless Spirit. The picks most particular to this commander are Quintorius, History Chaser, Relic Retriever and Hardened Academic, which turn up here far more often than in other Boros decks.

Its average mana value is 3.13. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Ferropede ($1.89), Split Up ($1.82) and Patchwork Banner ($1.58); 44 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $30.64, and with no limit $198.22; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.13
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match74%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 3 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 19 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 21 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 8 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 8 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 3 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 0 cards

The curve and the average cover Excava, the Risen Past and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1212+0
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3022-8

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 1 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Excava, the Risen Past at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Excava, the Risen Past decks usually play.

Format

With printings adds the set and collector number of the printing each price is based on. Both text formats list the commander first and work on most deck sites.

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