Buried Alive
Ultimate Masters 88 • uncommon
- Set
- Ultimate Masters
- Collector number
- 88
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Market price
- $7.71
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
Buried Alive was first introduced in the Weatherlight expansion of Magic: The Gathering in 1997. Designed as a powerful graveyard-enabling sorcery, it allowed players to search their library for three creature cards and place them directly into their graveyard, a tactic essential for strategies centered around reanimation and flashback mechanics. The card quickly became a staple in competitive formats due to its efficiency in setting up game-winning combos.
The Ultimate Masters version, released in 2018 as card number 88, features updated artwork by Volkan Baga. This edition was released as part of a premium set designed to provide players with highly sought-after reprints, often featuring revised aesthetic treatments. Baga’s illustration leans into the card's grim theme, capturing the macabre essence of the spell with a dark, atmospheric rendering that has been well-received by players for its departure from the original 1997 aesthetic.
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