Magic: The Gathering

Ground Seal

Odyssey 242 • rare

Set: Odyssey
Collector number: 242
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 1 generic mana green mana
Type: Enchantment
Colors: Green
Artist: Edward P. Beard, Jr.
Market price: $0.82

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$0.82market price via TCGplayer · Aug 19, 2026$0.81 – $0.84 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This rare enchantment from the Odyssey set offers a subtle but effective way to disrupt strategies that rely on manipulating cards within a graveyard. By neutralizing interactions with those cards, it serves as a precise tool for players looking to protect their own resources or hinder an opponent's momentum.

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What it does

When this enchantment enters, draw a card.

Cards in graveyards can't be the targets of spells or abilities.

"Let all we have buried be buried forever."— Seton, centaur druid

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Ground Seal was introduced in the Odyssey set, released by Wizards of the Coast in 2001. As a rare enchantment, it was designed to interact with the graveyard-centric mechanics that defined the Odyssey block, which focused heavily on discarding and recursion. The card serves as a targeted defensive tool, preventing players from manipulating or targeting specific cards within graveyards while allowing for card draw, a design choice intended to punish strategies overly reliant on graveyard synergy.

The artwork was commissioned from Edward P. Beard, Jr., a prominent illustrator known for his contributions to the fantasy gaming genre during the 1990s and early 2000s. Beard’s aesthetic for this piece aligns with the grounded, earthy color palettes frequently found in Odyssey-era art. His work on the card reflects the thematic essence of the set, visualizing the 'sealing' of the earth to lock away the souls and spells buried within the graveyard.

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