Graveyard Marshal
Creature — Zombie Soldier
, Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Core Set 2019
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #21517
Graveyard Marshal puts a repeatable Zombie factory on a two-mana 3/2 — exile a creature from any graveyard, pay two mana, get a 2/2 Zombie token. The exile cost doubles as graveyard hate, which means it earns its slot even when the token count stays modest.
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 |
In Commander, Graveyard Marshal is a reliable two-drop in any Zombie tribal list that wants token density and incidental graveyard disruption in the same slot. Legacy and Vintage have faster, more broken things happening, so Marshal doesn't see serious play there — it's not competing for a slot when you're casting Reanimate on turn one. Modern and Pioneer offer more realistic homes in Zombie aggro shells, though it competes with stronger two-drops and rarely makes the cut in tuned lists. Commander is where it belongs: the game goes long enough for the activation to fire multiple times, the exile clause neutralizes recursive threats from Meren of Clan Nel Toth or Karador, Ghost Chieftain decks, and two mana is a real price rather than a triviality.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Graveyard Marshal is deep bulk — you're picking these out of a dollar box or tossing one in a trade binder without thinking twice. The price reflects steady reprint availability rather than low demand; it sees enough Commander play that it's unlikely to crater further, but there's no ceiling to speak of either.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.