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Excavation Explosion
Sorcery
common
Excavation Explosion deals 3 damage to any target. Create a tapped Powerstone token. (It's an artifact with ": Add . This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell.")
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A spell that deals direct damage to creatures or players.
A permanent with a repeatable activated ability that converts excess mana into value.
Specifically removes planeswalkers.
Accelerates mana production beyond the one-land-per-turn baseline. Umbrella tag — see ramp subtypes for land ramp, mana dorks, mana rocks, and rituals.
Answers an opponent's threat by destroying, exiling, bouncing, or otherwise removing a permanent or spell.
Creates creature tokens, Treasure tokens, Food tokens, Clue tokens, or other token types.
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Printings (1)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Brothers' War#132 | common | · | · | · |
Rulings
Powerstone tokens are a kind of predefined token. Each one has the artifact subtype "Powerstone" and the ability "{T}: Add {C}. This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell."
Although all the cards in The Brothers' War that create Powerstone tokens create a tapped Powerstone token, entering the battlefield tapped isn't part of the token's definition. Notably, if you create a token that is a copy of a Powerstone token, the token copy won't enter the battlefield tapped.
You can use the {C} added by a Powerstone token on anything that isn't a nonartifact spell. This includes paying costs to activate abilities of both artifact and nonartifact permanents, paying ward costs, and so on.