---
name: "The Motherlode, Excavator"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "PIP"
set_name: "Fallout"
collector_number: "62"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Josu Solano"
oracle_id: "5ae50388-7e36-4a83-a618-0148944c5099"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-motherlode-excavator-pip"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The Motherlode, Excavator
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5

## Oracle Text
When The Motherlode enters, choose target opponent. You get an amount of {E} (energy counters) equal to the number of nonbasic lands that player controls.
Whenever The Motherlode attacks, you may pay {E}{E}{E}{E}. When you do, destroy target nonbasic land defending player controls, and creatures that player controls without flying can't block this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Excavator](/printing/excavator-tmp.md) — Artifact
2. [Dwarven Driller](/printing/dwarven-driller-jud.md) — Creature — Dwarf
3. [Krenko's Buzzcrusher](/printing/krenkos-buzzcrusher-mkm.md) — Artifact Creature — Insect Thopter
4. [Thendar, the Overminer](/printing/thendar-the-overminer-yeoe.md) — Legendary Creature — Kavu Pirate
5. [Ground Assault](/printing/ground-assault-znc.md) — Sorcery
6. [Behemoth of Vault 0](/printing/behemoth-of-vault-0-pip.md) — Artifact Creature — Robot

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fallout (PIP) #62
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Josu Solano
- **Total Printings:** 12 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`