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Surgical Extraction 
Surgical Extraction appeared in 1,955 MTGO Challenge Top-8 decks over the past 12 months, averaging 1.4 copies per deck. Its current TCGplayer price is $1.35.
Oracle Text
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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.Format Legality
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Surgical Extraction, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern | 87 | 1.2 | 1401 | 1.4 |
| Legacy | 55 | 1.4 | 539 | 1.5 |
| Vintage | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.5 |
Details
- Set
- Breaking News
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 1
- Collector #
- 19
Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Surgical Extraction
Final: 4 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (12)
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
49.65 tix - 1 Mana Crypt
$40.23
1.70 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
13.49 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
21.35 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
14.29 tix
- 1 Mox Ruby
$445.26
10.71 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
29.98 tix
- 1 Manifold Key
$1.33
0.03 tix - 1 Sensei's Divining Top
$39.59
0.99 tix
- 1 Sol Ring
$1.04
0.03 tix
- 1 Time Vault
$189.00
0.80 tix - 1 Bolas's Citadel
$10.11
0.02 tix
Lands (16)
Sideboard
- 1 Archon of Emeria
$0.98
0.10 tix - 1 Chalice of the Void
$14.91
3.39 tix - 2 Containment Priest
$0.29
0.10 tix
- 1 Flusterstorm
$6.37
1.52 tix - 1 Fragmentize
$0.22
0.03 tix
- 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.17
0.25 tix
- 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
$0.25
0.10 tix
- 2 Pithing Needle
$0.37
0.02 tix
- 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
$0.22
0.02 tix
- 1 Surgical Extraction
$1.35
5.78 tix
- 2 Swords to Plowshares
$1.00
0.04 tix
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale$2899.99 11.00 tix
Final: 6 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Instants (8)
Artifacts (5)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (19)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
- 1 Court of Cunning
$4.06
1.86 tix
- 1 Engineered Explosives
$4.74
4.53 tix
- 2 Force of Negation
$50.42
20.20 tix
- 2 Hydroblast
$1.54
15.38 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.49 2.10 tix
- 1 Nihil Spellbomb
$1.88
0.04 tix
- 1 Palantír of Orthanc
$21.79
0.02 tix
- 2 Plague Engineer
$0.25
0.03 tix
- 1 Sheoldred's Edict
$1.03
0.03 tix
- 2 Surgical Extraction
$1.35
5.78 tix
- 1 The Filigree Sylex
$0.35
0.02 tix
Final: 1 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (20)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 1 Dack Fayden
$1.76
0.40 tix - 2 Force of Negation
$50.42
20.20 tix
- 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.17
0.25 tix
- 1 Hydroblast
$1.54
15.38 tix
- 2 Meltdown
$0.17
0.81 tix
- 1 Plague Engineer
$0.25
0.03 tix
- 3 Pyroblast
$3.38
21.90 tix
- 1 Submerge
$3.91
4.43 tix - 2 Surgical Extraction
$1.35
5.78 tix
- 1 Thoughtseize
$6.69
1.60 tix
Final: 4 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (7)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (14)
Planeswalkers (3)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
- 1 Blue Elemental Blast
$1.29
14.72 tix
- 1 Containment Priest
$0.29
0.10 tix
- 2 Force of Negation
$50.42
20.20 tix
- 1 Hydroblast
$1.54
15.38 tix
- 2 Meltdown
$0.17
0.81 tix
- 1 Plague Engineer
$0.25
0.03 tix
- 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
21.90 tix
- 2 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
17.77 tix
- 2 Surgical Extraction
$1.35
5.78 tix
- 1 Surgical Extraction
$1.35
5.78 tix
Final: 2 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (14)
Instants (14)
Lands (19)
- 2 Bloodstained Mire$14.22 1.81 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$36.41 1.78 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$36.41 1.78 tix
- 4 Polluted Delta$18.94 2.46 tix
- 1 Swamp$0.09 0.01 tix
- 2 Underground Sea$393.31 12.10 tix
- 1 Wasteland$8.56 0.02 tix
- 2 Wasteland$8.56 0.02 tix
- 1 Wasteland$8.56 0.02 tix
- 2 Watery Grave$9.44 0.02 tix
- 1 Watery Grave$9.44 0.02 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Brazen Borrower— —
- 1 Court of Cunning
$4.06
1.86 tix
- 1 Dress Down
$0.37
0.80 tix
- 1 Engineered Explosives
$4.74
4.53 tix
- 1 Hydroblast
$1.54
15.38 tix
- 1 Null Rod
$113.82
9.25 tix
- 2 Plague Engineer
$0.25
0.03 tix
- 1 Powder Keg
$33.16
24.65 tix
- 1 Sudden Edict
$0.24
0.03 tix
- 3 Surgical Extraction
$1.35
5.78 tix
- 2 Tourach, Dread Cantor
$0.48
0.02 tix
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (18)
Instants (8)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (14)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Instants (9)
Artifacts (6)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Sorceries (11)
Instants (16)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
- 1 Blue Elemental Blast
$1.29
14.72 tix
- 2 Containment Priest
$0.29
0.10 tix
- 2 Hydroblast
$1.54
15.38 tix
- 1 Kozilek's Return
$0.33
0.43 tix
- 1 Meltdown
$0.17
0.81 tix
- 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
21.90 tix
- 2 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
17.77 tix
- 1 Ruination
$0.59
4.54 tix
- 1 Serenity
$0.29
3.11 tix
- 2 Surgical Extraction
$1.35
5.78 tix
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Sorceries (1)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (11)
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
49.65 tix
- 1 Mana Crypt
$40.23
1.70 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
13.49 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
21.35 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
14.29 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
29.98 tix
- 1 Manifold Key
$1.33
0.03 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.37
0.02 tix
- 1 Sensei's Divining Top
$39.59
0.99 tix
- 1 Time Vault
$189.00
0.80 tix
- 1 Crucible of Worlds
$21.02
0.02 tix
Enchantments (4)
Lands (20)
- 1 Bojuka Bog$0.87 0.01 tix
- 1 Flooded Strand$11.36 2.49 tix
- 3 Forbidden Orchard$9.50 0.02 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$36.41 1.78 tix
- 1 Polluted Delta$18.94 2.46 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$38.88 4.16 tix
- 1 Strip Mine$10.99 1.68 tix
- 1 Tolarian Academy$177.50 2.89 tix
- 4 Tropical Island$312.50 9.68 tix
- 4 Urza's Saga$35.61 13.14 tix
- 2 Wasteland$8.56 0.02 tix
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (24)
Instants (22)
Lands (9)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (25)
Instants (21)
Lands (9)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (11)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (9)
Artifacts (5)
Planeswalkers (3)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 1 Blue Elemental Blast$1.29 14.72 tix
- 1 Brazen Borrower
$0.52
0.04 tix
- 1 Flusterstorm
$6.37
1.52 tix
- 2 Force of Negation
$50.42
20.20 tix
- 1 Hydroblast
$1.54
15.38 tix
- 2 Prismatic Ending
$0.26
0.02 tix
- 2 Surgical Extraction
$1.35
5.78 tix
- 4 Swords to Plowshares
$1.00
0.04 tix
- 1 Thassa's Oracle
$21.04
0.10 tix
Final: 1 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (15)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 1 Court of Cunning
$4.06
1.86 tix
- 1 Engineered Explosives
$4.74
4.53 tix
- 2 Fatal Push
$0.42
0.02 tix
- 1 Force of Negation
$50.42
20.20 tix
- 1 Hymn to Tourach
$0.50
0.04 tix
- 1 Null Rod
$113.82
9.25 tix
- 2 Plague Engineer
$0.25
0.03 tix
- 1 Powder Keg
$33.16
24.65 tix
- 3 Surgical Extraction
$1.35
5.78 tix
- 2 Tourach, Dread Cantor
$0.48
0.02 tix
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (14)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 1 Blue Elemental Blast
$1.29
14.72 tix
- 2 Carpet of Flowers
$1.51
5.17 tix - 1 Collector Ouphe
$2.57
0.10 tix
- 1 Court of Cunning
$4.06
1.86 tix
- 2 Force of Negation
$50.42
20.20 tix
- 2 Hydroblast
$1.54
15.38 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Opposition Agent
$18.71
6.79 tix
- 1 Pernicious Deed
$3.04
14.18 tix
- 2 Surgical Extraction
$1.35
5.78 tix
- 1 Tear Asunder
$0.23
0.03 tix
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Sorceries (11)
Instants (16)
Enchantments (5)
Planeswalkers (8)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
- 1 Blue Elemental Blast
$1.29
14.72 tix
- 1 Containment Priest
$0.29
0.10 tix
- 1 Containment Priest
$0.29
0.10 tix
- 2 Hydroblast
$1.54
15.38 tix
- 1 Kozilek's Return
$0.33
0.43 tix
- 1 Meltdown
$0.17
0.81 tix
- 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
21.90 tix
- 2 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
17.77 tix
- 1 Ruination
$0.59
4.54 tix
- 1 Serenity
$0.29
3.11 tix
- 2 Surgical Extraction
$1.35
5.78 tix
Final: 5 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (11)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
- 1 Collector Ouphe
$2.57
0.10 tix
- 1 Scavenging Ooze
$0.21
0.02 tix
- 2 Endurance
$3.92
4.00 tix
- 3 Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
$2.52
0.60 tix
- 1 Nissa, Resurgent Animist
$26.25
0.02 tix
- 1 Ramunap Excavator
$5.54
0.02 tix
- 1 Leovold, Emissary of Trest
$0.65
1.16 tix
- 1 Birds of Paradise
$4.98
0.02 tix
- 1 Noble Hierarch
$10.53
0.20 tix
- 4 Ice-Fang Coatl
$0.59
0.10 tix
- 1 Omnath, Locus of Creation
$4.13
0.75 tix
Sorceries (12)
Instants (15)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (30)
- 1 Bayou$226.24 7.47 tix
- 1 Dryad Arbor$3.73 0.02 tix
- 2 Flooded Strand$11.36 2.49 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.49 2.10 tix
- 4 Misty Rainforest$36.41 1.78 tix
- 4 Prismatic Vista$25.36 2.48 tix
- 1 Savannah$194.99 3.95 tix
- 2 Snow-Covered Forest$0.80 0.01 tix
- 2 Snow-Covered Island$0.98 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains$0.34 0.01 tix
- 1 Taiga$200.00 3.35 tix
- 1 Tropical Island$312.50 9.68 tix
- 1 Tundra$278.32 12.60 tix
- 3 Wasteland$8.56 0.02 tix
- 4 Windswept Heath$11.22 0.83 tix
- 1 Wooded Foothills$16.58 2.65 tix
