Graf Reaver
Creature — Zombie Warrior
Exploit (When this creature enters, you may sacrifice a creature.)
When this creature exploits a creature, destroy target planeswalker.
At the beginning of your upkeep, this creature deals 1 damage to you.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Innistrad: Double Feature
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #21522
Graf Reaver enters as a 4/4 trampler that immediately destroys a planeswalker — real board impact for three mana in a Zombie shell where Rooftop Storm makes it free. Outside dedicated Zombie tribal, the payoff doesn't justify the slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Graf Reaver is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's a Commander card through and through — the planeswalker-removal stapled to a body matters most in a multiplayer format where someone at the table almost always has a superfriends threat. In Legacy and Modern it's simply outclassed: three mana for a 4/4 with a narrow enters-the-battlefield trigger doesn't clear the bar those formats set. Oathbreaker is the one other format worth considering, since planeswalkers are literally everywhere, but Graf Reaver still competes against cheaper, more flexible interaction.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Rooftop StormEnduring RenewalGraf Reaver
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count
View on Commander Spellbook ↗
Rooftop StormMortuaryRealmwalkerGraf Reaver
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Graf Reaver is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping more than the card itself. That price is stable by definition: there's no upward pressure on a narrow tribal role-player with no competitive demand pulling it up.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.