Path to Exile

{W} · Instant

Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Rulings (2)

Jan 27, 2026 · The controller of the exiled creature isn't required to search their library for a basic land. If that player doesn't, the player won't shuffle their library.

Jan 27, 2026 · If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Path to Exile tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. The creature's controller won't search for a basic land card.

LegacyLegal

VintageLegal

ModernLegal

PioneerNot legal

Standard

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% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=153 decks

Archetype	Format	Inclusion	Copies	Decks (n)
Boros Ponza	Modern	100%	2–4×	115
Mono White Scam	Modern	100%	4×	1
Tivit, Seller of Secrets	cEDH	100%	1×	1
Atraxa, Grand Unifier	cEDH	50%	1×	2
Hammer Time	Modern	50%	3×	2
Boros Aggro	Modern	16.7%	2×	18
4-Color Control	Modern	14.3%	1×	7
Mono Red Belcher	Modern	14.3%	2×	7

Data as of Jul 4, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

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