First printed in Invasion (2000)

Archaeological Dig

Land

tap : Add Colorless .
tap , Sacrifice this land: Add one mana of any color.

Illustrated by: Don Hazeltine

Legality

Legal in: Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
Not legal in: Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl

Prices

MTGO price: 0.09 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).

Combos

1 combo:

Infinite landfall triggers: Archaeological Dig + Command Beacon + Heart of Kiran + Lord Windgrace + Planebound Accomplice

Premodern In 5 of 726 decks (0.7%), most in WURG (unclassified)

Share of decks

0.7%

▲ 0.7 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

5 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.2

in the main deck

Win rate

49%

1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
WURG (unclassified)	1.5%	45%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Irrigation Ditch	60%	145.2
Armadillo Cloak	60%	145.2
Lightning Angel	60%	87.1
Mother of Runes	60%	33.5
Shivan Reef	60%	33.5
Fire // Ice	60%	22.9
Meddling Mage	60%	19.8
Rith's Grove	60%	9.5
Reflecting Pool	60%	8.2
Exalted Angel	60%	7.5

Best win rate

Deck	Record
WURG Vlalutscher in Premodern Challenge 16	4-2 67%
WURG Vlalutscher in Premodern Challenge 16	2-3 40%
WURG mrgrrdy88 in Premodern Challenge 16	2-3 40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WURG Vlalutscher, 9 Oct	4 main	#17 2-3
WURG Vlalutscher, 4 Oct	4 main	#5 4-2
WURG mrgrrdy88, 4 Oct	1 main	5-0
WURG mrgrrdy88, 3 Oct	1 main	#29 0-4
WURG mrgrrdy88, 2 Oct	1 main	#19 2-3

Commander In 19 of 6150 decks (0.3%), most in Lumra, Bellow of the Woods