Grave Betrayal
Return to Ravnica 67 • rare
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Collector number
- 67
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Lucas Graciano
- Market price
- $3.82
What it does
Whenever a creature you don't control dies, return it to the battlefield under your control with an additional +1/+1 counter on it at the beginning of the next end step. That creature is a black Zombie in addition to its other colors and types.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Grave Betrayal was released in 2012 as part of the Return to Ravnica expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed as a rare black enchantment that mechanically represented the dark, necromantic themes of the Golgari Swarm, a guild within the plane of Ravnica focused on life, death, and decay. The card was created to provide a high-impact, thematic payoff for players engaging in creature-heavy strategies, allowing them to exert control over the battlefield by reanimating the fallen forces of their opponents.
The card’s striking illustration was executed by artist Chase Stone, who employed a dramatic, painterly aesthetic to capture the essence of betrayal and undeath. Stone sought to convey the visceral nature of the effect, depicting a spectral figure rising from the carnage of battle. Upon its release, the card was well-received by the player base for its potent design in casual and Commander formats, where its ability to steal creatures from graveyards serves as a definitive centerpiece for graveyard-centric decks.
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