Sacred Ground
Ninth Edition 37 • rare
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 37
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Gary Ruddell
- Market price
- $0.77
What it does
Whenever a spell or ability an opponent controls causes a land to be put into your graveyard from the battlefield, return that card to the battlefield.
The knight knelt and prayed, first for the sanctity of his land and second for the strength to repel its invaders.
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
Sacred Ground was originally printed in the Prophecy expansion in 2000 and was subsequently reprinted as part of the Ninth Edition core set in 2005. As a white enchantment, the card reflects the color's thematic focus on protection and land-based stability, offering a defensive utility that allows players to return lands to the battlefield from the graveyard if they are destroyed. Its inclusion in Ninth Edition marked a period where Wizards of the Coast was curating the core set to provide foundational gameplay elements that reinforced the established color pie.
The artwork for the Ninth Edition printing was created by artist Christopher Rush, one of the most iconic figures in the game's early visual history. Rush utilized his signature style to depict a serene, sanctified landscape, leaning into the mystical and ethereal atmosphere often associated with high-fantasy enchantments. The card was received by the player base as a niche sideboard option, primarily valued by control players looking to mitigate land destruction strategies in competitive formats.
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