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Surgical Extraction 
Surgical Extraction appeared in 1,949 MTGO Challenge Top-8 decks over the past 12 months, averaging 1.4 copies per deck. Its current TCGplayer price is $1.33.
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 | 94 | 1.3 | 1394 | 1.4 |
| Legacy | 62 | 1.5 | 542 | 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: 6 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (12)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (18)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 1 Abrade
$0.15
0.03 tix - 1 Ancient Grudge
$0.22
0.01 tix
- 1 Klothys, God of Destiny
$1.29
0.03 tix - 1 Null Rod
$114.46
9.61 tix - 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.92 tix
- 1 Rough/Tumble
$0.29
0.03 tix
- 1 Run Afoul
$0.13
0.03 tix
- 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
$0.22
0.02 tix
- 2 Submerge
$3.91
4.21 tix - 2 Surgical Extraction
$1.33
5.76 tix
- 1 Sylvan Library
$26.14
0.10 tix
- 1 Veil of Summer
$3.25
0.02 tix
Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (18)
Planeswalkers (3)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 1 Abrade
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 1 Ancient Grudge
$0.22
0.01 tix
- 1 Blazing Volley
$0.11
0.03 tix
- 1 Blazing Volley
$0.11
0.03 tix
- 2 Klothys, God of Destiny
$1.29
0.03 tix
- 1 Null Rod
$114.46
9.61 tix
- 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.92 tix
- 2 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
14.45 tix
- 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
$0.22
0.02 tix
- 2 Surgical Extraction
$1.33
5.76 tix
- 1 Sylvan Library
$26.14
0.10 tix
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (28)
- 1 Bayou$226.24 7.82 tix
- 1 Bojuka Bog$0.83 0.01 tix
- 1 Dryad Arbor$3.71 0.02 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.43 2.22 tix
- 4 Misty Rainforest$35.17 1.74 tix
- 4 Prismatic Vista$25.63 2.70 tix
- 1 Savannah$194.99 3.54 tix
- 2 Snow-Covered Forest$0.81 0.01 tix
- 2 Snow-Covered Island$1.04 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains$0.37 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp$0.53 0.01 tix
- 1 Tropical Island$312.50 9.52 tix
- 1 Underground Sea$393.31 14.09 tix
- 3 Verdant Catacombs$28.43 1.27 tix
- 3 Wasteland$8.56 0.02 tix
- 1 Wasteland$8.56 0.02 tix
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (21)
Planeswalkers (3)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 1 Blazing Volley
$0.11
0.03 tix
- 1 Collector Ouphe
$2.74
0.10 tix
- 1 Hydroblast
$1.54
14.25 tix
- 1 Klothys, God of Destiny
$1.29
0.03 tix
- 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.92 tix
- 2 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
14.45 tix
- 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
$0.22
0.02 tix
- 3 Surgical Extraction
$1.33
5.76 tix
- 1 Vapor Snag
$0.23
0.03 tix
- 2 Wilt
$0.12
0.03 tix
Final: 1 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (19)
- 4 Flooded Strand$11.36 2.51 tix
- 2 Misty Rainforest$35.17 1.74 tix
- 2 Misty Rainforest$35.17 1.74 tix
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary$1.06 0.01 tix
- 1 Polluted Delta$18.83 2.29 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Forest$0.81 0.01 tix
- 4 Snow-Covered Island$1.04 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains$0.37 0.01 tix
- 1 Tropical Island$312.50 9.52 tix
- 1 Tundra$278.32 12.73 tix
- 1 Volcanic Island$305.76 15.87 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Back to Basics
$3.49
12.99 tix
- 2 Ethersworn Canonist
$2.21
0.02 tix - 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.92 tix
- 2 Pyroclasm
$0.20
0.02 tix
- 1 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
14.45 tix
- 1 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
14.45 tix
- 1 Rest in Peace
$0.62
0.22 tix
- 2 Surgical Extraction
$1.33
5.76 tix
- 1 Tarmogoyf
$5.38
0.03 tix
- 2 Wilt
$0.12
0.03 tix
Final: 7 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (20)
- 4 Flooded Strand$11.36 2.51 tix
- 4 Misty Rainforest$35.17 1.74 tix
- 2 Prismatic Vista$25.63 2.70 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Forest$0.81 0.01 tix
- 3 Snow-Covered Island$1.04 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Mountain$0.50 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains$0.37 0.01 tix
- 2 Tropical Island$312.50 9.52 tix
- 1 Tundra$278.32 12.73 tix
- 1 Volcanic Island$305.76 15.87 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Ancient Grudge
$0.22
0.01 tix
- 2 Back to Basics
$3.49
12.99 tix
- 1 Blazing Volley
$0.11
0.03 tix
- 1 Containment Priest
$0.29
0.10 tix
- 1 Containment Priest
$0.29
0.10 tix
- 2 Klothys, God of Destiny
$1.29
0.03 tix
- 2 Meddling Mage
$2.29
0.36 tix
- 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
$0.97
0.02 tix
- 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.92 tix
- 1 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
14.45 tix
- 1 Surgical Extraction
$1.33
5.76 tix
Final: 7 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (21)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (21)
- 4 Darkslick Shores$1.87 0.02 tix
- 2 Flooded Strand$11.36 2.51 tix
- 2 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 2 Misty Rainforest$35.17 1.74 tix
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary$1.06 0.01 tix
- 4 Polluted Delta$18.83 2.29 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$38.91 4.01 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$38.91 4.01 tix
- 1 Swamp$0.09 0.01 tix
- 3 Watery Grave$9.07 0.02 tix
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (28)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (9)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (6)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (1)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (20)
- 1 Abrade
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 2 Brain Freeze
$2.60
0.02 tix
- 1 Force of Negation
$50.33
18.75 tix
- 4 Force of Will
$26.25
10.90 tix - 1 Gush
$2.41
0.04 tix
- 1 Dig Through Time
$0.28
0.02 tix - 1 Vampiric Tutor
$51.00
0.03 tix
- 1 Lightning Bolt
$0.81
0.02 tix
- 3 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.92 tix
- 1 Ancestral Recall
$559.99
6.53 tix
- 1 Brainstorm
$1.19
0.85 tix
- 2 Flusterstorm
$6.57
1.68 tix
- 1 Mental Misstep
$8.10
0.02 tix
Artifacts (6)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (16)
Sideboard
- 1 Hurkyl's Recall
$1.64
1.54 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.36
0.02 tix
- 1 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.92 tix
- 3 Ravenous Trap
$0.34
0.03 tix
- 3 Shattering Spree
$0.94
0.22 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Mountain$0.50 0.01 tix
- 2 Surgical Extraction
$1.33
5.76 tix
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale$2899.99 11.95 tix
- 2 Wear/Tear
$1.29
4.72 tix
Final: 6 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (6)
Sorceries (14)
Instants (22)
- 2 Daze
$0.90
0.02 tix
- 1 Force of Negation
$50.33
18.75 tix
- 1 Force of Will
$26.25
10.90 tix
- 3 Force of Will
$26.25
10.90 tix
- 1 Gush
$2.41
0.04 tix
- 1 Dig Through Time
$0.28
0.02 tix
- 4 Dark Ritual
$3.28
0.02 tix
- 1 Demonic Consultation
$7.22
1.08 tix
- 1 Vampiric Tutor
$51.00
0.03 tix
- 1 Ancestral Recall
$559.99
6.53 tix
- 1 Brainstorm
$1.19
0.85 tix
- 1 Chain of Vapor
$9.47
0.07 tix
- 2 Flusterstorm
$6.57
1.68 tix
- 1 Mystical Tutor
$14.99
0.20 tix
- 1 Mental Misstep
$8.10
0.02 tix
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (14)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (16)
- 1 Force of Negation
$50.33
18.75 tix
- 1 Force of Vigor
$4.75
3.00 tix
- 3 Force of Will
$26.25
10.90 tix
- 1 Force of Will
$26.25
10.90 tix
- 1 Misdirection
$5.84
8.99 tix
- 1 Gush
$2.41
0.04 tix
- 1 Dig Through Time
$0.28
0.02 tix
- 1 Abrupt Decay
$0.90
0.03 tix
- 2 Assassin's Trophy
$0.70
0.02 tix
- 1 Ancestral Recall
$559.99
6.53 tix
- 1 Brainstorm
$1.19
0.85 tix
- 1 Flusterstorm
$6.57
1.68 tix
- 1 Mental Misstep
$8.10
0.02 tix
Artifacts (4)
Lands (18)
- 1 Forest$0.09 0.01 tix
- 4 Misty Rainforest$35.17 1.74 tix
- 1 Strip Mine$10.99 1.68 tix
- 2 Tropical Island$312.50 9.52 tix
- 1 Tropical Island$312.50 9.52 tix
- 1 Underground Sea$393.31 14.09 tix
- 2 Underground Sea$393.31 14.09 tix
- 2 Verdant Catacombs$28.43 1.27 tix
- 1 Verdant Catacombs$28.43 1.27 tix
- 3 Wasteland$8.56 0.02 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Assassin's Trophy
$0.70
0.02 tix
- 2 Energy Flux
$0.26
0.16 tix
- 1 Fatal Push
$0.41
0.02 tix
- 1 Force of Vigor
$4.75
3.00 tix
- 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.26
0.29 tix
- 4 Leyline of the Void
$0.42
0.06 tix
- 1 Nihil Spellbomb
$1.87
0.03 tix
- 1 Surgical Extraction
$1.33
5.76 tix
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale$2899.99 11.95 tix
- 2 Veil of Summer
$3.25
0.02 tix
Final: 5 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (23)
Artifacts (11)
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
54.65 tix - 1 Mana Crypt
$40.22
1.70 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
14.55 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
23.97 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
14.97 tix
- 1 Mox Ruby
$445.26
12.04 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
31.81 tix
- 1 Sol Ring
$0.96
0.02 tix
- 1 Thorn of Amethyst
$0.56
0.02 tix
- 1 Trinisphere
$29.08
7.62 tix
- 1 Chalice of the Void
$14.91
3.83 tix
Lands (22)
- 4 Ancient Tomb$48.51 6.50 tix
- 1 Cavern of Souls$50.49 0.53 tix
- 3 Cavern of Souls$50.49 0.53 tix
- 2 Caves of Koilos$0.52 0.02 tix
- 1 City of Traitors$46.98 18.77 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.43 2.22 tix
- 1 Plains$0.08 0.01 tix
- 4 Silent Clearing$6.64 0.82 tix
- 1 Strip Mine$10.99 1.68 tix
- 1 Wasteland$8.56 0.02 tix
- 3 Wasteland$8.56 0.02 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Containment Priest
$0.29
0.10 tix
- 1 Containment Priest
$0.29
0.10 tix
- 1 Crucible of Worlds
$21.00
0.02 tix
- 2 Deafening Silence
$1.07
0.02 tix
- 1 Deafening Silence$1.07 0.02 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.43 2.22 tix
- 2 Kataki, War's Wage
$0.88
0.02 tix
- 1 Null Rod
$114.46
9.61 tix
- 1 Rest in Peace
$0.62
0.22 tix
- 1 Surgical Extraction
$1.33
5.76 tix
- 3 Swords to Plowshares
$1.15
0.04 tix
Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Instants (20)
Artifacts (2)
Enchantments (1)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (20)
- 4 Misty Rainforest$35.17 1.74 tix
- 1 Prismatic Vista$25.63 2.70 tix
- 3 Scalding Tarn$38.91 4.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Forest$0.81 0.01 tix
- 2 Snow-Covered Island$1.04 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Mountain$0.50 0.01 tix
- 2 Tropical Island$312.50 9.52 tix
- 2 Volcanic Island$305.76 15.87 tix
- 4 Wasteland$8.56 0.02 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Ancient Grudge
$0.22
0.01 tix
- 1 Back to Basics
$3.49
12.99 tix
- 1 Engineered Explosives
$4.67
4.91 tix
- 1 Klothys, God of Destiny
$1.29
0.03 tix
- 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.92 tix
- 1 Pyroclasm
$0.20
0.02 tix
- 1 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
14.45 tix
- 1 Relic of Progenitus
$5.60
3.78 tix
- 1 Return to Nature
$0.13
0.03 tix
- 2 Submerge
$3.91
4.21 tix
- 1 Surgical Extraction
$1.33
5.76 tix
- 1 Sylvan Library
$26.14
0.10 tix
- 1 Torpor Orb
$4.02
0.39 tix
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Instants (8)
Lands (27)
- 1 Bojuka Bog$0.83 0.01 tix
- 1 Cavern of Souls$50.49 0.53 tix
- 4 Cloudpost$0.29 0.04 tix
- 1 Dark Depths$1.70 0.22 tix
- 1 Eye of Ugin$62.02 0.16 tix
- 7 Forest$0.09 0.01 tix
- 1 Glacial Chasm$23.56 11.94 tix
- 4 Glimmerpost$0.31 0.03 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.43 2.22 tix
- 1 Maze of Ith$9.58 3.13 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$35.17 1.74 tix
- 2 Thespian's Stage$0.31 0.02 tix
- 2 Vesuva$2.29 0.02 tix
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (10)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
- 2 Abrade
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.36
0.02 tix
- 2 Price of Progress
$4.56
2.20 tix
- 3 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.92 tix
- 1 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
14.45 tix
- 1 Rough/Tumble
$0.29
0.03 tix
- 1 Submerge
$3.91
4.21 tix
- 1 Sulfuric Vortex
$0.91
0.02 tix
- 2 Surgical Extraction
$1.33
5.76 tix
- 1 Vapor Snag
$0.23
0.03 tix
Final: 1 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (21)
Planeswalkers (3)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 1 Blazing Volley
$0.11
0.03 tix
- 1 Collector Ouphe
$2.74
0.10 tix
- 1 Hydroblast
$1.54
14.25 tix
- 1 Klothys, God of Destiny
$1.29
0.03 tix
- 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.92 tix
- 2 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
14.45 tix
- 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
$0.22
0.02 tix
- 3 Surgical Extraction
$1.33
5.76 tix
- 1 Vapor Snag
$0.23
0.03 tix
- 2 Wilt
$0.12
0.03 tix
Final: 2 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (11)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (19)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
- 1 Abrade
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 2 Blazing Volley
$0.11
0.03 tix
- 1 Blood Moon
$6.67
1.12 tix
- 1 Brazen Borrower
$0.50
0.04 tix
- 1 Force of Negation
$50.33
18.75 tix
- 2 Null Rod
$114.46
9.61 tix
- 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.92 tix
- 1 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
14.45 tix
- 3 Surgical Extraction
$1.33
5.76 tix
- 1 Winter Orb
$10.98
18.15 tix
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (3)
Lands (20)
- 1 Flooded Strand$11.36 2.51 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.43 2.22 tix
- 4 Misty Rainforest$35.17 1.74 tix
- 2 Polluted Delta$18.83 2.29 tix
- 2 Prismatic Vista$25.63 2.70 tix
- 2 Snow-Covered Forest$0.81 0.01 tix
- 2 Snow-Covered Island$1.04 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains$0.37 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp$0.53 0.01 tix
- 1 Tropical Island$312.50 9.52 tix
- 1 Tundra$278.32 12.73 tix
- 1 Underground Sea$393.31 14.09 tix
- 1 Volcanic Island$305.76 15.87 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Assassin's Trophy
$0.70
0.02 tix
- 1 Carpet of Flowers
$1.49
5.14 tix
- 1 Containment Priest
$0.29
0.10 tix
- 1 Damping Sphere
$1.11
1.12 tix
- 1 Mindbreak Trap
$7.07
1.50 tix
- 2 Nihil Spellbomb
$1.87
0.03 tix
- 2 Plague Engineer
$0.25
0.03 tix
- 3 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.92 tix
- 1 Surgical Extraction
$1.33
5.76 tix
- 2 Veil of Summer
$3.25
0.02 tix
