Shallow Grave
Mirage 141 • rare
- Set
- Mirage
- Collector number
- 141
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- John Coulthart
- Market price
- $110.90
What it does
Return the top creature card of your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature gains haste until end of turn. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Shallow Grave was released in 1996 as part of the Mirage expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed during a pivotal era for the game, as Wizards of the Coast sought to explore thematic top-down mechanics that leaned heavily into the graveyard-centric playstyles associated with black mana. The card was specifically intended to offer a temporary, high-impact resurrection effect, distinguishing itself from more permanent reanimation spells by sacrificing the creature at the end of the turn.
The card’s haunting aesthetic was illustrated by artist Donato Giancola, whose work is renowned for its painterly, ethereal quality. In illustrating Shallow Grave, Giancola focused on the macabre and melancholic nature of the spell, capturing a sense of fleeting resurrection that aligns with the game's gothic fantasy roots. The card is often cited by players for its distinctive visual style and its tactical utility in combo-oriented decks, maintaining a consistent presence in the game’s legacy through various format iterations.
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