Excise the Imperfect

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Excise the Imperfect: Instant, March of the Machine Commander. Exile target nonland permanent. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{W}{W}
Mana value
3
Type
Instant
Colour identity
White (W)
Rarity
Rare
Set
March of the Machine Commander (MOC)
Released
2023-04-21
Collector number
14
Artist
Denis Zhbankov
Commander rank
7,160 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Incubate, Transform

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About Excise the Imperfect

Excise the Imperfect is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white instant from March of the Machine Commander (MOC), a Commander product released in April 2023. It is collector number 14 in that set, with art by Denis Zhbankov. It costs {1}{W}{W} (one generic and two white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. March of the Machine Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.55 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

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 "{2}: Transform this token." It transforms into a 0/0 Phyrexian artifact creature.)

"Riddles are but petty diversions. Phyrexia is the only truth."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.55 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Excise the Imperfect by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Excise the Imperfect

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
March of the Machine Commander (MOC) #101Rare2023

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Excise the Imperfect.

  • 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.

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