Buried Alive
Premium Deck Series: Graveborn 20 • uncommon
- Set
- Premium Deck Series: Graveborn
- Collector number
- 20
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Search your library for up to three creature cards, put them into your graveyard, then shuffle.
The scrape of shovels and the tumble of cold dirt soon muffled their pleas.
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
Originally appearing in the Odyssey expansion in 2001, the Buried Alive card was designed to be a potent tool for graveyard-based strategies, allowing players to search their library for three creature cards and place them directly into their graveyard. This mechanic became a cornerstone of combo decks, specifically those aiming to reanimate powerful creatures for a fraction of their typical mana cost, and it remains a defining staple of the black color identity in Magic: The Gathering.
The version from the 2011 Premium Deck Series: Graveborn features updated art by Kev Walker, whose work is highly regarded for its dark, visceral aesthetic. The Graveborn set was marketed as a high-end, foil-heavy collection designed to showcase the history and power of reanimation mechanics. By the time this specific printing was released, the card had already solidified its reputation as an essential piece of utility, and this premium foil treatment was widely welcomed by players looking to upgrade the visual quality of their competitive decks.
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