Grimoire of the Dead
Starter Commander Decks 265 • mythic
- Set
- Starter Commander Decks
- Collector number
- 265
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Steven Belledin
- Market price
- $0.41
What it does
1 generic mana, tap, Discard a card: Put a study counter on Grimoire of the Dead.
tap, Remove three study counters from Grimoire of the Dead and sacrifice it: Put all creature cards from all graveyards onto the battlefield under your control. They're black Zombies in addition to their other colors and types.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Grimoire of the Dead was introduced in the 2011 Innistrad expansion, designed to evoke the gothic horror atmosphere of the set. Mechanically, it serves as a slow-building artifact that mirrors the trope of a necromancer piecing together a ritual over time to achieve a grand, board-altering effect. Its inclusion in the Starter Commander Decks later provided an accessible entry point for players interested in graveyard-centric strategies.
The card’s striking illustration was crafted by Daarken, a frequent contributor to the Magic: The Gathering art team. The design aimed to capture the unsettling, visceral nature of dark magic, focusing on the tome as a focal point for resurrection. Upon release, it was well-received by fans of flavor-heavy card design, earning a reputation as a high-variance, rewarding card that exemplifies the classic 'build-up' style of play.
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