---
name: "Meticulous Excavation"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "BRO"
set_name: "The Brothers' War"
collector_number: "16"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Lucas Graciano"
oracle_id: "6dff1d15-604f-4eea-9b7a-0c0ba6afbbac"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/meticulous-excavation-bro"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Meticulous Excavation
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
{2}{W}: Return target permanent you control to its owner's hand. If it has unearth, instead exile it, then return that card to its owner's hand. Activate only during your turn.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Brothers' War (BRO) #16
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Lucas Graciano
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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