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The Motherlode, Excavator
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.
Card Details
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Character Background
The Motherlode, Excavator fits best in a midrange or tempo-leaning red deck that can turn land disruption into pressure, especially against multicolor or greedy mana bases. On entry, it scales with the opponent’s nonbasic lands, so it naturally rewards you for targeting the player most vulnerable to punishment; in formats where shock lands, duals, utility lands, and fetch-heavy mana are common, it can enter with a hefty energy reserve. Its attack trigger then converts that stored energy into a brutal swing: four energy to blow up a nonbasic land and clear the way for damage by grounding non-flying blockers. That makes it especially nasty alongside repeatable energy generation or cards that care about artifact creatures attacking. Deckbuilding-wise, pair it with cards that produce extra energy and ways to force combat, since one clean attack can both cripple mana development and punch through boards. The design evokes a relentless Fallout-style salvage machine stripping a battlefield for resources.
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Character Background
The Motherlode, Excavator fits best in a midrange or tempo-leaning red deck that can turn land disruption into pressure, especially against multicolor or greedy mana bases. On entry, it scales with the opponent’s nonbasic lands, so it naturally rewards you for targeting the player most vulnerable to punishment; in formats where shock lands, duals, utility lands, and fetch-heavy mana are common, it can enter with a hefty energy reserve. Its attack trigger then converts that stored energy into a brutal swing: four energy to blow up a nonbasic land and clear the way for damage by grounding non-flying blockers. That makes it especially nasty alongside repeatable energy generation or cards that care about artifact creatures attacking. Deckbuilding-wise, pair it with cards that produce extra energy and ways to force combat, since one clean attack can both cripple mana development and punch through boards. The design evokes a relentless Fallout-style salvage machine stripping a battlefield for resources.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 07:10:42 UTC