Grimoire of the Dead
Innistrad 226 • mythic
- Set
- Innistrad
- Collector number
- 226
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Steven Belledin
- Market price
- $1.02
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 released in 2011 as part of the Innistrad expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Within the narrative of the set, which draws heavily from Gothic horror themes and classic monster tropes, the card represents a cursed artifact capable of reanimating the fallen. The design team sought to capture the atmosphere of necromantic discovery, integrating the card's mechanics with the set's graveyard-focused playstyle.
The artwork was commissioned from Daarken, a frequent contributor to the game who is known for a dark, painterly style. The illustration depicts a weathered, skull-adorned tome radiating an ominous energy, intending to evoke a sense of ancient dread. Upon its release, the card was received as a flavorful, high-impact rare that solidified the 'dredge' and graveyard-reanimation archetypes prevalent in the Innistrad block.
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