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Gravedigger

Creature — Zombie

When this creature enters, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{3}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Portal
Price
$0.20
EDHREC rank
#8713
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Gravedigger card art
Gravedigger enters and immediately returns a creature from your graveyard to hand — card parity on a body that can be blinked, bounced, or recurred for repeated value. The four-mana cost is real, but in engines like Deathrender or under a Zul Ashur, Lich Lord trigger, that cost becomes incidental.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Zul Ashur, Lich Lord

Zul Ashur, Lich Lord

11.0% of decks · synergy 0.10

Zul Ashur, Lich Lord generates a free Zombie whenever you cast a spell on opponents' turns, and Gravedigger slots in as both a Zombie body and a recursion piece that keeps your graveyard threats cycling back into hand for future casts.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

In Commander, Gravedigger is a role-player rather than a staple — it earns a slot in recursion-heavy black decks, Zombie tribal, or any shell that wants an ETB to loop with Deathrender or sacrifice outlets. Pauper is where it genuinely overperforms: common-legal recursion at this price point is scarce, and the body plus ETB is a real two-for-one in slower black midrange lists. In Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage, Gravedigger is outclassed by cheaper or more powerful options and sees essentially no competitive play.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.20 bulk tier

At $0.20, Gravedigger is deep bulk — you'll find it in any common box or thrown into a trade as filler. That price is stable; this card has been printed too many times to spike, so there's no urgency in either direction.

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