Graveyard Shift
Sorcery
This spell has flash as long as there are five or more mana values among cards in your graveyard.
Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Streets of New Capenna
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #18746
Graveyard Shift reanimates up to two creatures from any graveyard and gives them haste — that's two threats on the board the turn you cast it for five mana at instant speed. Solid reanimation value, and the instant speed separates it from slower alternatives.
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 |
Graveyard Shift is a Commander card through and through — five mana is acceptable in a 40-life, singleton format where the graveyard fills up fast and two reanimation targets at instant speed can swing a game on the spot. In Modern and Legacy, it's too slow and too narrow; dedicated reanimation decks in those formats want cheaper, more reliable lines. Pioneer is the same story — the format's tempo demands more efficient threats. Graveyard Shift is legal in Oathbreaker, where the 20-life clock makes landing it harder, but graveyard-focused builds can still extract value.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Graveyard Shift is deep bulk — buy a playset without thinking twice. Bulk rares with narrow applications rarely climb, so treat this as a cheap role-player rather than a spec.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.