Headstone
Instant
Exile target card from a graveyard.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Homelands
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #28066
Headstone exiles a card from any graveyard and replaces itself with a new card — instant speed, one black mana, no meaningful downside. It's a clean, cheap piece of graveyard hate that doesn't cost you card advantage, and that combination earns it a slot in any black deck that needs to answer graveyard strategies on the cheap.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Headstone earns consistent consideration because graveyard synergies are everywhere and one-mana instant-speed interaction that replaces itself is exactly the rate you want for a hate piece. In Pauper, the common card-draw-stapled-to-removal model is well understood, and Headstone fits neatly into black control or midrange shells that need cheap graveyard disruption without falling behind on cards. Legacy and Vintage have access to more powerful dedicated hate — Surgical Extraction, Rest in Peace — so Headstone is unlikely to see competitive play there, though it remains legal. Outside of Pauper and Commander, the card is mostly irrelevant.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Headstone is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box or pick up a playset for under a dollar without thinking twice. Bulk commons with this level of functional utility don't spike, but they also don't disappear; it'll stay at this price floor indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.