Open the Graves
Core Set 2019 112 • rare
- Set
- Core Set 2019
- Collector number
- 112
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Vincent Proce
- Market price
- $0.65
What it does
Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
It was a night like any other. It would soon become a night no one would ever forget.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Open the Graves was released in 2018 as part of the Core Set 2019 for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Wizards of the Coast designed this set to function as an introductory experience for new players while providing strategic depth for veterans, focusing on iconic fantasy archetypes. The card was specifically created to support black-aligned creature-based strategies, incentivizing players to sacrifice their own forces to trigger recursive benefits, which is a hallmark of the game's necromantic design themes.
The artwork was illustrated by Volkan Baga, an artist known for his detailed, atmospheric contributions to the game's aesthetic. Baga’s design choices emphasize the grim, ritualistic nature of the spell, utilizing stark lighting and dark tonalities to evoke a sense of inevitable decay. Upon its debut, the card was received as a solid inclusion for Commander format decks, where the synergy with graveyard-focused mechanics allows players to maintain board presence through the persistent return of fallen creatures.
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