Quest for the Gravelord
Enchantment
Whenever a creature dies, you may put a quest counter on this enchantment.
Remove three quest counters from this enchantment and sacrifice it: Create a 5/5 black Zombie Giant creature token.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #16916
Quest for the Gravelord hands you a 5/5 black Zombie token for free — the only cost is waiting for three creatures to die, which in Commander happens before you untap twice. Three counters is a low bar in a format built on board wipes and combat, making this a legitimate include in any black deck that wants bodies on the cheap.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Quest for the Gravelord is at its best — four players means creatures die constantly, the counter threshold fills itself without any dedicated support, and a free 5/5 token at enchantment-speed cost is a genuine rate outlier at one mana. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; those formats are too fast and too hostile to slow-building enchantments for a token that arrives on turn three at the earliest to matter. Modern is similarly unkind — efficient removal and pressure make waiting for three deaths a liability, and there are simply better one-drops. Quest for the Gravelord is a Commander card wearing a multi-format legal badge.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Quest for the Gravelord is pure bulk — you're paying for cardboard and ink, not scarcity. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move meaningfully in either direction, so grab a copy whenever you need one without thinking twice.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.