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Path to Exile, art by Todd Lockwood
Art by Todd Lockwood · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
Selected printing · USD
$2.42
checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
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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
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=187 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
Boros PonzaModern100%1–4×108
Mono White ScamModern100%1
Tivit, Seller of SecretscEDH100%1
Atraxa, Grand UnifiercEDH50%2
4-Color ControlModern33.3%3
Hammer TimeModern28.6%7
Mono Red BelcherModern26.7%1–2×15
Boros AggroModern22%1–2×50
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

Path to Exile — price trend

Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfallcasthaven.com

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