Buried Alive
Weatherlight 63 • uncommon
- Set
- Weatherlight
- Collector number
- 63
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Brian Horton
- Market price
- $2.92
What it does
Search your library for up to three creature cards, put them into your graveyard, then shuffle.
"Is it worse to walk while dead, or to be buried alive? I have witnessed both."— Crovax
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Buried Alive was released in 1997 as part of the Weatherlight expansion, the third and final set in the Mirage block. At the time, Wizards of the Coast was focused on developing the complex storyline of the Weatherlight crew, and the card's mechanics were designed to facilitate graveyard-based strategies by allowing players to search their library for creatures to move directly to the discard pile.
The card features artwork by Greg Staples, whose dark and evocative style helped define the macabre aesthetic common in early Magic: The Gathering black spells. His illustration captures the oppressive and grim atmosphere associated with necromancy, which resonated with players looking for efficient ways to set up powerful graveyard synergies. The card became a staple in competitive formats over the years, particularly in strategies that rely on reanimating powerful creatures.
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