Graveblade Marauder
Creature — Human Warrior
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses life equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #15605
Graveblade Marauder hits harder the more creatures are in your graveyard — in a well-stocked bin, it threatens double-digit lifeloss on a single unblocked swing. The catch is that a 1/4 deathtouch creature needs help getting through, which is exactly why Kamiz, Obscura Oculus is its best home.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kamiz, Obscura Oculus
Kamiz, Obscura Oculus makes the smallest creature unblockable and pumps it with connive triggers, so Graveblade Marauder — already tall on a full graveyard — becomes a reliable one-shot threat the moment Kamiz hits the battlefield.
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 |
Graveblade Marauder is a Commander card through and through — the graveyard fills naturally over a long game, and the multiplayer life totals of 40 mean a single unblocked swing can threaten lethal. In competitive 1v1 formats like Modern or Legacy, a 1/4 for five mana with no immediate board impact is too slow and too easily stonewalled. Pioneer is the same story: the format's fast enough that Graveblade Marauder never gets to capitalize on the graveyard it needs to be dangerous. Stick to Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Graveblade Marauder is pure bulk — the kind of card you pull from a commons box rather than buy. The price is unlikely to move; it's niche enough that no spike is coming, but cheap enough that there's no reason not to include it if the deck wants it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Kamiz, Obscura Oculus
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.