Gravedigger
Magic 2012 99 • common
- Set
- Magic 2012
- Collector number
- 99
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dermot Power
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
When this creature enters, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
His grim ritual ushers the dead to their new life.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Gravedigger was originally introduced in the core sets of Magic: The Gathering to provide players with a functional, recurring way to retrieve creatures from the graveyard to the hand. Its design reflects the strategic utility of black mana, focusing on the theme of necromancy and resource management. By the time it appeared in the Magic 2012 set, the card had become a reliable staple for limited play, valued for its ability to provide card advantage and stabilize a board state.
The artwork for this version was commissioned from Dermot Power, a concept artist known for his work in film and fantasy illustration. Power captured the grim, atmospheric nature of the creature, depicting the Gravedigger in a hunched, unsettling pose that emphasizes its role as a scavenger of the dead. His contribution to the Magic 2012 set received praise for maintaining the consistency of the game's dark aesthetic while updating the visual language of one of its most recognizable creatures.
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