---
title: "Surgical Extraction — MTGO Stats"
url: https://deckscout.fyi/card/surgical-extraction/
description: "MTGO tournament performance stats for Surgical Extraction."
source: deckscout.fyi
---

# Surgical Extraction

Instant {B/P}

({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.)
Choose target card in a graveyard other than a basic land card. Search its owner's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with the same name as that card and exile them. Then that player shuffles.

## Details

- Set: Breaking News #19  
- Rarity: Rare  
- Mana value: 1.0  
- Price (USD): Nonfoil $1.31, Foil $2.31 (updated 2026-07-10)  

## Legality

| Format | Status |
|---|---|
| Standard | not legal |
| Pioneer | not legal |
| Modern | legal |
| Legacy | legal |
| Vintage | legal |
| Pauper | not legal |
| Premodern | not legal |
| Duel | legal |

## All Formats (Top 8 decks, past 12 months)

| Window | Decks in Challenge Top 8 | Copies in Top 8 | Copies per Deck |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week | 29 | 40 | 1.3793103448275863 |
| Month | 148 | 198 | 1.3288590604026846 |
| Year | 1940 | 2855 | 1.432513798294029 |

## Competitive Play by Format

| Format | Decks (30d) | Copies (30d) | Decks (12mo) | Copies (12mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Modern](https://deckscout.fyi/mtgo/modern.md) | 92 | 116 | 1391 | 1982 |
| [Legacy](https://deckscout.fyi/mtgo/legacy.md) | 56 | 82 | 534 | 850 |
| [Vintage](https://deckscout.fyi/mtgo/vintage.md) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 |

## Other Printings
- [All printings, pricing & finishes](https://deckscout.fyi/card/surgical-extraction/prints.md)