Magical Stone Excavation

The Arabic name given is not official.

Magical Stone Excavation

Japanese

魔（ま）法（ほう）石（せき）の採（さい）掘（くつ）

Base

魔法石の採掘

Kana

まほうせきのさいくつ

Rōmaji

Mahōseki no Saikutsu

Other names	Excavation of Mage Stones
Card type	Spell
Property	Normal
Effect types	Cost Effect
Status	Unlimited (OCG) Unlimited (TCG)
Discard 2 cards, then target 1 Spell Card in your Graveyard; add it to your hand.

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Supports

Spell Card

Actions

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Adds from Graveyard to hand

Limitation history

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game

Status	Start date	End date	List
Unlimited	2007-02-06	2007-05-31
Limited	2007-06-01	2008-02-29	June 2007 Lists
Semi-Limited	2008-03-01	2014-03-31	March 2008 Lists
Unlimited	2014-04-01		April 2014 Lists

Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game

Status	Start date	End date	List
Unlimited	2004-03-25	2006-02-28
Limited	2006-03-01	2008-02-29	March 2006 Lists
Semi-Limited	2008-03-01	2015-09-30	March 2008 Lists
Unlimited	2015-10-01		October 2015 Lists

Other languages

Language	Name	Card text
French	Excavation de Pierre Magique	Défaussez 2 cartes, puis ciblez 1 Carte Magie dans votre Cimetière ; ajoutez-la à votre main.
German	Magische Steinausgrabung	Wirf 2 Karten ab und wähle dann 1 Zauberkarte in deinem Friedhof; füge sie deiner Hand hinzu.
Italian	Ricerca della Pietra Magica	Scarta 2 carte, poi scegli come bersaglio 1 Carta Magia nel tuo Cimitero; aggiungila alla tua mano.
Portuguese	Escavação de Pedra Mágica	Descarte 2 cards e, depois, escolha 1 Card de Magia no seu Cemitério; adicione-o à sua mão.
Spanish	Excavación de la Piedra Mágica	Descarta 2 cartas, y después selecciona 1 Carta Mágica en tu Cementerio; añádela a tu mano.
Japanese	魔（ま）法（ほう）石（せき）の採（さい）掘（くつ）	①：手札を２枚捨て、自分の墓地の魔法カード１枚を対象として発動できる。そのカードを手札に加える。
	Mahōseki no Saikutsu
Korean	마법돌의 채굴	패를 2장 버리고, 자신 묘지의 마법 카드 1장을 선택하고 발동한다. 선택한 카드를 패에 넣는다.
Chinese	魔法石的採掘

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In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
Mining for Magical Stones (anime)	Anime	2003-01-14
Magical Stone Excavation (anime)	Anime	2005-11-09
Excavation of Mage Stones (World Championship 2006)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006	2006-02-23
Magical Stone Excavation (Tag Force 2)	Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 2	2007-09-18
Magical Stone Excavation (Duel Links)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links	2017-12-07
Magical Stone Excavation (anime Rush Duel)	Anime	2021-09-12
Magical Stone Excavation (Rush Duel)	Rush Duel	2021-12-11
Magical Stone Excavation (Master Duel)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel	2022-01-19
Magical Stone Excavation (manga)	Manga

Video games

Video game	Date	#	Name	Cost	Status
Nightmare Troubadour	2005-07-21	–		–	Present

Lores and sets

Video game	Lore	Sets
Nightmare Troubadour		Visitor from Beyond (Common)