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
- $0.40
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 released as part of the Planechase set in 2009, serving as a reprint of a classic Magic: The Gathering creature that first appeared in the Tempest expansion. The card represents a recurring mechanical theme in the game, allowing players to retrieve a creature card from their graveyard to their hand. Its inclusion in Planechase was intended to bolster black-aligned decks within the set's preconstructed themes, providing reliable utility and graveyard recursion.
The artwork for this specific version was crafted by Dermot Power, a veteran illustrator known for his significant contributions to the visual identity of the game. Power leaned into a grim, atmospheric aesthetic, focusing on the tactile and unsettling nature of the character's task. By emphasizing the dark, damp tones of the graveyard setting, the illustration successfully grounded the card in the gothic horror sensibilities that often characterize the black mana color identity.
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