Gravedigger
Eighth Edition 138 • common
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Collector number
- 138
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dermot Power
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
When this creature enters, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
A full coffin is like a full coffer—both are attractive to thieves.
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 Portal set in 1997, designed to help new players understand the core mechanic of returning a creature from the graveyard to their hand. Its inclusion in Eighth Edition served as a key staple for the Core Set’s strategy, emphasizing the value of card advantage and resource recycling within the Black color identity.
The Eighth Edition printing features artwork by Kev Walker, whose style is defined by gritty, high-contrast character designs. Walker intended for the piece to evoke the macabre atmosphere of an undead laborer, and the card was well-received by the player base for its functional reliability and thematic consistency throughout several iterations of the game.
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