Gravedigger
Planechase 29 • common
- Set
- Planechase
- Collector number
- 29
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dermot Power
- Market price
- $0.33
What it does
When this creature enters, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Oddly, no one questioned the Cabal's wisdom in hiring a zombie to work at the cemetery.
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 featured in the 1997 Portal set, designed as an introductory product for new players, and was later included in the 2009 Planechase release as card number 29. The creature is a staple of black-aligned decks, reflecting the color's thematic focus on interacting with the graveyard to retrieve fallen allies.
The artwork for the Planechase printing was illustrated by Greg Staples, who rendered the undead figure with a grim, atmospheric aesthetic characteristic of the era's gothic fantasy style. The card became a recurring inclusion in various core sets due to its straightforward utility and ability to provide card advantage, solidifying its reputation as a fundamental mechanic in Magic: The Gathering gameplay.
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