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Surgical Extraction
({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.) 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.
Rulings (6)
Jun 1, 2011 · As you cast a spell or activate an activated ability with one or more Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, you choose how to pay for each Phyrexian mana symbol at the same time you would choose modes or choose a value for X.
Jun 1, 2011 · "Any number of cards" means just that. If you wish, you can choose to leave some or all of the cards with the same name as the targeted card, including that card, in the zone they're in.
Jun 1, 2011 · To calculate the mana value of a card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, count each Phyrexian mana symbol as 1.
Jun 1, 2011 · Phyrexian mana is not a new color. Players can't produce Phyrexian mana.
Jun 1, 2011 · If you're at 1 life or less, you can't pay 2 life.
Jun 1, 2011 · A card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its mana cost is each color that appears in that mana cost, regardless of how that cost may have been paid.
Where it’s played now
Inclusion by archetype
| Archetype | Format | Inclusion | Copies | Decks (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Color Beanstalk | Legacy | 100% | 1–2× | 5 |
| Sultai Midrange | Legacy | 100% | 1–2× | 5 |
| Grixis Delver | Legacy | 100% | 1–3× | 4 |
| Mono Blue Delver | Legacy | 100% | 1× | 2 |
| 4-Color Blink | Modern | 100% | 1× | 1 |
| Esper Control | Legacy | 100% | 4× | 1 |
| Grixis Arclight Phoenix | Legacy | 100% | 2× | 1 |
| Jeskai Control | Legacy | 100% | 2× | 1 |