---
name: "Argivian Archaeologist"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Artificer"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "ME1"
set_name: "Masters Edition"
collector_number: "3"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Amy Weber"
oracle_id: "4b889ec0-6130-4e31-bb02-03fdabd28bee"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/argivian-archaeologist-me1"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Argivian Archaeologist
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Artificer
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{W}{W}, {T}: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

> *Fascinated by the lore of ancient struggles, the archaeologist searches incessantly for remnants of an earlier, more powerful era.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Archaeomender](/printing/archaeomender-jmp.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Argivian Find](/printing/argivian-find-plst.md) — Instant
3. [Treasure Hunter](/printing/treasure-hunter-10e.md) — Creature — Human
4. [Salvage Scout](/printing/salvage-scout-som.md) — Creature — Human Scout
5. [Ritual of Restoration](/printing/ritual-of-restoration-dst.md) — Sorcery
6. [Daring Archaeologist](/printing/daring-archaeologist-dom.md) — Creature — Human Artificer

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition (ME1) #3
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Amy Weber
- **Total Printings:** 3 across all historical editions

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