Diligent Excavator
Creature — Human Artificer · 
Diligent Excavator is part of 32 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Underworld Breach and Thassa's Oracle.
Diligent Excavator
Creature — Human Artificer
Whenever you cast a historic spell, target player mills two cards. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
- Mana value
- 2
- Power/Toughness
- 1/3
- Keywords
- Mill
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Diligent Excavator across all of its 32 combos.
Roles in combos
Diligent Excavator can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
Combos with Diligent Excavator
32 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Underworld Breach
Diligent Excavator
Thassa's Oracle
Phyrexian Metamorph
+ Artifact Creature with Mana Cost X and Toughness 0
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite storm count
Win the game
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Underworld Breach
Diligent Excavator
Thassa's Oracle
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
+ Artifact Creature with Mana Cost X and Toughness 0
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite storm count
Win the game
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Underworld Breach
Diligent Excavator
Thassa's Oracle
Mirror Image
+ Artifact Creature with Mana Cost X and Toughness 0
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite storm count
Win the game
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Underworld Breach
Diligent Excavator
Thassa's Oracle
Spark Double
+ Artifact Creature with Mana Cost X and Toughness 0
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite storm count
Win the game
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Underworld Breach
Diligent Excavator
Thassa's Oracle
Flesh Duplicate
+ Artifact Creature with Mana Cost X and Toughness 0
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite storm count
Win the game
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Underworld Breach
Diligent Excavator
Thassa's Oracle
Phantasmal Image
+ Artifact Creature with Mana Cost X and Toughness 0
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite storm count
Win the game
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Underworld Breach
Diligent Excavator
Thassa's Oracle
Clone
+ Artifact Creature with Mana Cost X and Toughness 0
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite storm count
Win the game
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Underworld Breach
Diligent Excavator
Thassa's Oracle
Mirrorhall Mimic // Ghastly Mimicry
+ Artifact Creature with Mana Cost X and Toughness 0
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite storm count
Win the game
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Underworld Breach
Diligent Excavator
Thassa's Oracle
Omni-Changeling
+ Artifact Creature with Mana Cost X and Toughness 0
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite storm count
Win the game
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Underworld Breach
Diligent Excavator
Thassa's Oracle
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
+ Artifact Creature with Mana Cost X and Toughness 0
Results in combo:
Win the game
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite storm count
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite death triggers
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Underworld Breach
Diligent Excavator
Thassa's Oracle
Naga Fleshcrafter
+ Artifact Creature with Mana Cost X and Toughness 0
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Win the game
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite storm count
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite death triggers
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Underworld Breach
Diligent Excavator
Thassa's Oracle
Mercurial Pretender
+ Artifact Creature with Mana Cost X and Toughness 0
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite storm count
Win the game
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Underworld Breach
Diligent Excavator
Thassa's Oracle
Sakashima's Student
+ Artifact Creature with Mana Cost X and Toughness 0
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite storm count
Win the game
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Underworld Breach
Diligent Excavator
Thassa's Oracle
Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore
+ Artifact Creature with Mana Cost X and Toughness 0
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite storm count
Win the game
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Underworld Breach
Diligent Excavator
Thassa's Oracle
Stunt Double
+ Artifact Creature with Mana Cost X and Toughness 0
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite storm count
Win the game
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Underworld Breach
Diligent Excavator
Thassa's Oracle
Auton Soldier
+ Artifact Creature with Mana Cost X and Toughness 0
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite storm count
Win the game
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Underworld Breach
Diligent Excavator
Thassa's Oracle
Undercover Operative
+ Artifact Creature with Mana Cost X and Toughness 0
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite storm count
Win the game
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Underworld Breach
Diligent Excavator
Thassa's Oracle
Clever Impersonator
+ Artifact Creature with Mana Cost X and Toughness 0
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite storm count
Win the game
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Underworld Breach
Diligent Excavator
Thassa's Oracle
Pirated Copy
+ Artifact Creature with Mana Cost X and Toughness 0
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite storm count
Win the game
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Underworld Breach
Diligent Excavator
Thassa's Oracle
Gigantoplasm
+ Artifact Creature with Mana Cost X and Toughness 0
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite storm count
Win the game
