---
name: "Excavation Elephant"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Elephant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Kicker"]
set: "DOM"
set_name: "Dominaria"
collector_number: "17"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Viktor Titov"
oracle_id: "45fa04ee-3b5c-45b3-8c09-bda08cca3630"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/excavation-elephant-dom"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Excavation Elephant
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Elephant
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/5
- **Keywords:** Kicker

## Oracle Text
Kicker {1}{W} (You may pay an additional {1}{W} as you cast this spell.)
When this creature enters, if it was kicked, return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ghitu Chronicler](/printing/ghitu-chronicler-dom.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Tazeem Roilmage](/printing/tazeem-roilmage-znr.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
3. [Treasure Hunter](/printing/treasure-hunter-10e.md) — Creature — Human
4. [Argivian Archaeologist](/printing/argivian-archaeologist-me1.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
5. [Cunning Geysermage](/printing/cunning-geysermage-znr.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Wastescape Battlemage](/printing/wastescape-battlemage-mh3.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria (DOM) #17
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Viktor Titov
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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