Magic: The Gathering · commander
The Motherlode, Excavator
Fallout · #917 · rare · 2024
Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot
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Market reference
$2.29
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Card facts
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- Collector number
- 917 / 1068
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Josu Solano
- Colors
- R
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- triangle
- Finishes
- foil
- Promo types
- surgefoil · universesbeyond
- Printed
- 2024-03-08
About this card
Mana cost: {3}{R}{R}
Type: Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot
When The Motherlode enters, choose target opponent. You get an amount of {E} (energy counters) equal to the number of nonbasic lands that player controls. Whenever The Motherlode attacks, you may pay {E}{E}{E}{E}. When you do, destroy target nonbasic land defending player controls, and creatures that player controls without flying can't block this turn.
P/T: 5/5
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (foil) | $2.29 |
| EUR (foil) | €1.83 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my The Motherlode, Excavator is real?
The Motherlode, Excavator is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is The Motherlode, Excavator worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for The Motherlode, Excavator is $2.29; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is The Motherlode, Excavator from?
The Motherlode, Excavator is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Fallout" in the commander series, released in 2024.
What rarity is The Motherlode, Excavator?
The Motherlode, Excavator is a rare card in the Fallout set.
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Other The Motherlode, Excavator printings
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