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Gravecrawler

Creature — Zombie

This creature can't block.
You may cast this card from your graveyard as long as you control a Zombie.

CMC
1
Mana cost
{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
rare
Set
The List
Price
$2.22
EDHREC rank
#693
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Gravecrawler card art
Gravecrawler is a one-mana Zombie that never stays dead — pair it with Phyrexian Altar and any other Zombie and you have an infinite loop on demand. The restriction that it can only be cast from the graveyard while you control another Zombie is nearly irrelevant in any deck built to exploit it; Temmet, Naktamun's Will players running 80%+ Zombie density know the cost is fictional.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Temmet, Naktamun's Will

Temmet, Naktamun's Will

83.7% of decks · synergy 0.78

Temmet, Naktamun's Will sits at 84% inclusion because Gravecrawler is the deck's primary sacrifice fodder — recasting it repeatedly fuels token generation and triggers that Temmet needs to close games.

02
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver

Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver

85.5% of decks · synergy 0.75

Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver runs Gravecrawler in over 85% of lists because every sacrifice of a non-token Zombie creates a Decayed token, and Gravecrawler loops keep the engine churning indefinitely.

04
Varina, Lich Queen

Varina, Lich Queen

79.5% of decks · synergy 0.73

Varina, Lich Queen rewards attacking with Zombies and lets you loot through your deck, and Gravecrawler as a guaranteed recurring attacker means Varina, Lich Queen's trigger fires every combat regardless of what removal your opponents throw.

05
Teval, the Balanced Scale

Teval, the Balanced Scale

67.6% of decks · synergy 0.59

Teval, the Balanced Scale cares about creatures entering and leaving the battlefield, so Gravecrawler's recursive loop directly converts mana and a sac outlet into repeated enter-the-battlefield and death triggers.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Gravecrawler does the most damage — Zombie tribal is one of the most-built archetypes in the format, and Gravecrawler is a near-universal inclusion wherever black Zombies appear. In Legacy, it sees fringe play in Zombie-based strategies but competes with faster, more disruptive options in a format that rarely rewards a 2/1 that can't block. Modern is legal but largely the same story — playable in dedicated Zombie lists, absent everywhere else. Gravecrawler is not legal in Pioneer or Standard, and it's not a Pauper card, so the competitive ceiling outside Commander is narrow but real for anyone building Zombies in older formats.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

27,589 decks
Pitiless PlundererGravecrawlerViscera Seer

Pitiless PlundererGravecrawlerViscera Seer

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite scry 1; Infinite storm count; Infinite Treasure tokens; Infinite colored mana; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite creature tokens

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Price Context

Current price

$2.22 cheap tier

At $2.22, Gravecrawler is firmly in the cheap tier for a card that anchors multiple infinite combo lines. It's a staple with consistent demand across every Zombie commander build, so this price floor is stable — you're not getting a bargain by waiting.

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