Crowded Crypt
Crowded Crypt: Artifact, Aetherdrift Commander. Tap: Add B. Whenever a creature you control dies, put a corpse counter on this artifact. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Artifact
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Aetherdrift Commander (DRC)
- Released
- 2025-02-14
- Collector number
- 88
- Artist
- Jarel Threat
- Commander rank
- 2,410 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Crowded Crypt
Crowded Crypt is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black artifact from Aetherdrift Commander (DRC), a Commander product released in February 2025. It is collector number 88 in that set, with art by Jarel Threat. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Midnight Hunt Commander (2021) to Aetherdrift Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.69 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
{T}: Add {B}.
Whenever a creature you control dies, put a corpse counter on this artifact.
{4}{B}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token with decayed for each corpse counter on this artifact. (A creature with decayed can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.69 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Crowded Crypt by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Crowded Crypt
Crowded Crypt has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #93976 | Rare | 2025 |
| Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC) #17 | Rare | 2021 |
| Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC) #55 | Rare | 2021 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Crowded Crypt, newest first.
- Decayed does not grant haste. Creatures with decayed that enter the battlefield during your turn may not attack until your next turn.
- Once a creature with decayed attacks, it will be sacrificed at end of combat, even if it no longer has decayed at that time.
- Decayed represents a static ability and a triggered ability. “Decayed” means “This creature can't block” and “When this creature attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.”
- Decayed does not create any attacking requirements. You may choose not to attack with a creature that has decayed.
Similar cards
Other artifact cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Crowded Crypt is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.