Gravedigger
Commander Anthology Volume II 66 • common
- Set
- Commander Anthology Volume II
- Collector number
- 66
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dermot Power
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
When this creature enters, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Only a thin layer of dirt separates civilization from an undead apocalypse.
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 first appeared in the Stronghold expansion for Magic: The Gathering in 1998, designed to provide black decks with a recurring utility creature that could recover fallen allies from the graveyard. The card became a staple of the set due to its straightforward efficiency, embodying the game's core loop of resource management and graveyard interaction. Its inclusion in the 2018 Commander Anthology Volume II served as a tribute to its enduring mechanical relevance, reprinting it with the classic black-aligned aesthetic that emphasizes life, death, and return.
The card features iconic creature design, originally illustrated to showcase the macabre imagery common in the game's early years. By the time it was re-released in the Commander Anthology, the artwork had become synonymous with the set's identity, representing a design philosophy that favored functional simplicity over complex board states. The reprint in the anthology collection was well-received by players who appreciated the preservation of foundational gameplay mechanics in a curated, high-quality format designed for the popular Commander multiplayer variant.
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