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Garrison Excavator

First printed in Secrets of Strixhaven (2026)

Garrison Excavator

Creature — Orc Sorcerer

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Whenever one or more cards leave your graveyard, create a 2/2 red and white Spirit creature token.

"I don't care that they're 'off-limits,' the Lost Barracks hold too many war relics to not pay them a visit!"

3/4

Illustrated by
Cristi Balanescu
Watermark
Lorehold

Legality

Ruling (1)

  • If multiple cards leave your graveyard at the same time, Garrison Excavator's last ability will trigger only once.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Combos

166 combos, the most popular first:

See all 166 on Commander Spellbook

Commander No decks in this period

No decks with this card in this period.

Duel Commander No decks in this period

No decks with this card in this period.

Limited On MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Win rates of Garrison Excavator in Limited
Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), Premier Draft 57.5% +2.1 +0.5 25307
Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), Sealed 60.1% +4.3 +1.8 2431
GIH WR
win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set
points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD
improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games
games in which the card was seen