---
name: "Archaeomancer's Spade"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: ["Seek"]
set: "YSOS"
set_name: "Alchemy: Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "15"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Tomas Duchek"
oracle_id: "52a55694-c32f-448f-991b-40986e78edcd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/archaeomancers-spade-ysos"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Archaeomancer's Spade
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact
- **Keywords:** Seek

## Oracle Text
When this artifact enters, seek two cards with flashback and put them into your graveyard.
{T}: Add {R}{W}. This mana can't be spent to cast spells from your hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Altar of the Lost](/printing/altar-of-the-lost-dka.md) — Artifact
2. [Archaeomancer](/printing/archaeomancer-plst.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Ancient Grudge](/printing/ancient-grudge-prm.md) — Instant
4. [Arcane Infusion](/printing/arcane-infusion-mid.md) — Instant
5. [Visions of Ruin](/printing/visions-of-ruin-mic.md) — Sorcery
6. [Key to the Archive](/printing/key-to-the-archive-ymid.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: Secrets of Strixhaven (YSOS) #15
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Tomas Duchek

## Format Legalities
Commander: `not_legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `not_legal` | Vintage: `not_legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`