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    Diligent Excavator

    Creature — Human Artificer

    Diligent Excavator

    Illustrated by Mark Behm

    EDHREC Rank #18,592
    Whenever you cast a historic spell, target player mills two cards. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

    Archaeologists don't just dig in the dirt. They excavate time, scraping off the years grain by grain.

    Rulings (4)

    An ability that triggers “whenever you cast a historic spell” doesn’t trigger if a historic card is put onto the battlefield without being cast.

    Apr 27, 2018

    Some abilities trigger “whenever you cast a historic spell.” Such an ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.

    Apr 27, 2018

    A card, spell, or permanent is historic if it has the legendary supertype, the artifact card type, or the Saga subtype. Having two of those qualities doesn’t make an object more historic than another or provide an additional bonus—an object either is historic or it isn’t.

    Apr 27, 2018

    Legality

    Formats by platform

    Commander

    Competitive

    Digital

    Community & retro