Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt

Sorcery // Land

Return from your graveyard to the battlefield any number of target creature cards that each have a different mana value X or less.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{X}{B}{B}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
mythic
Set
Magic Online Promos
Price
EDHREC rank
#966
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Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt card art
Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt is a mass reanimation spell that scales with mana — cast it for X=6 and you're returning every one- through six-mana creature in your graveyard simultaneously, which in the right deck ends the game on the spot. The land back is the clincher: decks like Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow run it partly for the flip damage trigger and partly because a card that enters as a land in your opening hand costs you nothing, while Ashnod's Altar or similar sacrifice outlets make the sorcery side a lethal reset button.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

22.6% of decks · synergy 0.18

Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow flips Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt off a ninja trigger for a massive life-loss spike, and the land face means you can keep it in an opening hand without sacrificing consistency — it pulls double duty in a way almost no other card in the format does.

02
Gwenom, Remorseless

Gwenom, Remorseless

22.9% of decks · synergy 0.16

Gwenom, Remorseless runs a tight recursive gameplan built around creatures dying and returning, and Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt acts as the insurance policy that reloads the entire board in one spell after a wipe.

03
Raffine, Scheming Seer

Raffine, Scheming Seer

12.7% of decks · synergy 0.11

Raffine, Scheming Seer dumps creatures into the graveyard aggressively through connive triggers, which means Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt frequently has five or six legal targets by the time you cast it.

04
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

16.8% of decks · synergy 0.10

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician is built to sacrifice creatures repeatedly, and Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt is the reset that lets you do it all over again — casting it for X=4 or higher typically restores the full creature suite needed to re-establish the combo.

05

Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER

16.4% of decks · synergy 0.09

Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER operates in a black-heavy shell where creatures are expected to trade and be spent, and Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt provides the high-ceiling recovery that turns a depleted board state into a win condition.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

Commander is where Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt does its best work — the format's longer games, higher creature density, and tolerance for six- and seven-mana sorceries all play into its strengths, and the land face is a meaningful consistency upside in 99-card decks that can't afford dead draws. In Modern and Pioneer, it sees play in dedicated reanimator and black midrange shells, though the sorcery speed and heavy black pip requirement make it a sideboard-or-toolbox card more often than a four-of. Legacy has faster, cheaper ways to fill and empty graveyards, so Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt competes for slots against strictly faster options and lands mostly in grindier builds that want the land flexibility. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's dynamic at a smaller scale — the same graveyard synergies apply, and the land is equally free to include.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data isn't available at time of writing, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for current numbers. Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt has historically commanded a premium as a modal double-faced card with cross-format demand, so expect it to sit meaningfully above bulk regardless of the snapshot you're looking at.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.