Grafdigger's Cage
Modern Masters 2017 221 • rare
- Set
- Modern Masters 2017
- Collector number
- 221
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Daniel Ljunggren
- Market price
- $4.40
What it does
Creature cards in graveyards and libraries can't enter the battlefield.
Players can't cast spells from graveyards or libraries.
"If you wind up in one of mine, you can be sure as silver it will be your last."— Grafdigger Wulmer
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Grafdigger's Cage was originally introduced in the Dark Ascension set of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in 2012. It was designed as a potent sideboard tool for the game's competitive formats, specifically engineered to disrupt strategies that relied on moving creatures or spells from the graveyard or library directly onto the battlefield. The card’s design, characterized by its restrictive anti-reanimation mechanics, quickly established it as a staple answer to graveyard-focused decks in Modern and Legacy play.
The Modern Masters 2017 version, featuring the collector number 221, serves as a high-visibility reprint of the card. This iteration utilized the original thematic art by Igor Kieryluk, which depicts a reinforced iron contraption meant to stifle undead forces. Within the context of the Modern Masters release, the inclusion of the Cage provided players with access to a crucial utility piece, reflecting Wizards of the Coast's ongoing effort to balance the competitive landscape by ensuring key interaction cards remain accessible to the community.
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