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Excise the Imperfect
Instant
rare
Exile target nonland permanent. Its controller incubates X, where X is its mana value. (They create an Incubator token with X +1/+1 counters on it and ": Transform this token." It transforms into a 0/0 Phyrexian artifact creature.)
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Specifically removes artifacts.
Removes multiple permanents at once. Includes destroy-all, exile-all, mass bounce, and damage-based sweepers.
Cares about +1/+1 counters — places, moves, doubles, or benefits from counters on creatures.
Specifically removes enchantments.
Removes threats by exiling rather than destroying — bypasses indestructible and death triggers.
A permanent with a repeatable activated ability that converts excess mana into value.
Removes any nonland permanent — the Vindicate, Beast Within, Generous Gift category. Most flexible single-target removal.
Specifically removes planeswalkers.
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 (2)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March of the Machine Commander#14 | rare | · | · | · |
| March of the Machine Commander#101 | rare | · | · | · |
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Related Rules
An Incubator token is a double-faced token. Its front face is a colorless Incubator artifact with “{2}: Transform this token.” Its back face is a 0/0 colorless Phyrexian artifact creature named Phyrexian Token.
If any of the replacement and/or prevention effects would cause a card to enter the battlefield with its back face up, one of them must be chosen (See rule 701.27, “Transform,” and rule 701.28, “Convert.”). If not, proceed to 616.1e.
Transform
To transform a permanent, turn it over so that its other face is up. Only permanents represented by double-faced tokens and double-faced cards can transform. (See rule 712, “Double-Faced Cards.”)
If a spell or ability instructs a player to transform a permanent that isn’t represented by a double-faced token or a double-faced card, nothing happens.
If a spell or ability instructs a player to transform a permanent, and the face that permanent would transform into is an instant or sorcery face nothing happens.
If an activated or triggered ability of a permanent that isn’t a delayed triggered ability of that permanent tries to transform it, the permanent does so only if it hasn’t transformed or converted since the ability was put onto the stack. If a delayed triggered ability of a permanent tries to transform that permanent, the permanent does so only if it hasn’t transformed or converted since that delayed triggered ability was created. In both cases, if the permanent has already transformed or converted, an instruction to do either is ignored.
If a spell or ability states that a permanent can’t transform, that permanent also can’t convert.
Rulings
If the nonland permanent is an illegal target at the time Excise the Imperfect tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. Its controller won't incubate.