Unraveling Mummy
Creature — Zombie
: Target attacking Zombie gains lifelink until end of turn.
: Target attacking Zombie gains deathtouch until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Hour of Devastation
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #23453
Unraveling Mummy gives you a repeatable tap outlet that can regenerate a Zombie or pump a Zombie's toughness — relevant in dedicated tribal shells where those two abilities stack on the same turn. The cost is a three-mana 2/3 with no immediate impact, which is a real ask when most competitive Zombie payoffs do more for less.
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 |
Unraveling Mummy is a Commander card through and through — the repeatable regeneration and toughness buff only accumulate value in a long game with a wide Zombie board, and that's exactly the environment Commander provides. In Modern or Pioneer, three mana for a 2/3 with a tap ability is nowhere near the rate aggressive or midrange Zombie strategies need, and the regeneration clause is largely irrelevant in formats defined by exile-heavy removal. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters for similar reasons. Unraveling Mummy belongs in a Zombie tribal Commander deck and essentially nowhere else.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Unraveling Mummy is deep bulk — you're picking this out of a dollar box or a trade binder, not paying meaningful money for it. The price reflects the card's narrow tribal application, and there's no realistic scenario where that changes.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.