Locked in the Cemetery
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, if there are five or more cards in your graveyard, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #23720
Locked in the Cemetery exiles a creature from any graveyard and replaces it with a Haunting token that haunts the target player — disrupting reanimator loops while leaving a persistent threat on board. At one black mana, the rate is hard to argue with for any deck that needs cheap graveyard hate with upside.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Locked in the Cemetery fills the niche of cheap, incidental graveyard hate that doubles as a political tool — the Haunting token lingers and pressures a specific opponent rather than evaporating after one use. In Pauper, where graveyard strategies are common and budget constraints are real, the single-mana cost makes it a legitimate consideration over slower hate pieces. Legacy and Vintage already have access to more powerful hate like Rest in Peace and Leyline of the Void, so Locked in the Cemetery rarely competes there. Modern and Pioneer have enough efficient alternatives that it sits on the fringe, playable but not prioritized.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Locked in the Cemetery is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box or tossing it in a trade pile without negotiating. Bulk rares and commons at this price point don't hold or gain value, so treat it as a free inclusion rather than a financial decision.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.