Magic: The Gathering

Grim Discovery

Zendikar 91 • common

Set: Zendikar
Collector number: 91
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 1 generic mana black mana
Type: Sorcery
Colors: Black
Artist: Christopher Moeller
Market price: $0.09

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$0.09market price via TCGplayer · Aug 20, 2026$0.09 – $0.11 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This sorcery allows players to return cards from their graveyard to their hand, offering a practical way to recover resources during a game. Because it is a common card, it serves as a reliable, accessible utility piece for those looking to manage their resources over the course of a match.

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Card face

What it does

Choose one or both —

• Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

• Return target land card from your graveyard to your hand.

Few among the living understand just how much of their world is shaped by the ruins of the dead.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Grim Discovery was released in 2009 as part of the Zendikar set for Magic: The Gathering. Designed as a common sorcery, it was created to support the set's mechanical focus on land-based interactions and graveyard recursion. Its inclusion in the set provided players with a low-cost utility spell, allowing them to recover both a land and a creature card from the graveyard to the hand, reinforcing the strategic theme of attrition in limited play environments.

The artwork for the card was rendered by Christopher Moeller, a veteran illustrator known for his dramatic, painterly style. Moeller aimed to capture the essence of Zendikar’s dangerous, ruins-filled landscape, depicting a lone explorer unearthing artifacts amidst the jagged geography of the plane. The card was well-received by the player base for its functional efficiency and has remained a staple in budget-conscious formats and graveyard-focused decks for its reliable value.

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