Gravebane Zombie

Creature — Zombie

If this creature would die, put it on top of its owner's library instead.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{3}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Classic Sixth Edition
Price
$0.17
EDHREC rank
#27341
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Gravebane Zombie card art
Gravebane Zombie puts opponents in a loop they can't easily break — kill it and it returns to the top of your library, meaning removal never actually sticks. The cost is real: four mana for a 3/2 is below rate, and it only shines once you're pairing it with reanimation or free-cast enablers like Rooftop Storm.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

Gravebane Zombie is a Commander card through and through — the recursive text is only worth building around when you have a dedicated Zombie synergy package and ways to exploit repeated enters-the-battlefield or death triggers over a long game. In Pauper it's legal but unplayed; the format moves too fast for a 3/2 at four mana that only loops back to the top of your library rather than directly to the battlefield. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in Gravebane Zombie when far more efficient recursive threats exist at lower cost. Oathbreaker is the one exception where a Zombie-themed build might squeeze value out of it, but Commander remains the only realistic home.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.17 bulk tier

At $0.17, Gravebane Zombie is deep bulk — a throwaway inclusion that costs almost nothing to test. That price is stable and likely permanent; the card sees too little competitive play to ever push higher.

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