Crypt Incursion

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Crypt Incursion: Instant, Dragon's Maze. Exile all creature cards from target player's graveyard. You gain 3 life for each card exiled this way. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{B}
Mana value
3
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Common
Set
Dragon's Maze (DGM)
Released
2013-05-03
Collector number
23
Artist
Svetlin Velinov
Commander rank
4,408 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Crypt Incursion

Crypt Incursion is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common black instant from Dragon's Maze (DGM), an expansion set released in May 2013. It is collector number 23 in that set, with art by Svetlin Velinov. 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 Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Dragon's Maze (2013) to Pioneer Masters (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.34 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Exile all creature cards from target player's graveyard. You gain 3 life for each card exiled this way.

The Golgari maze-runner Varolz hungers to prove his fortitude in battle, and his trail of victims feeds other hungers.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.34 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Crypt Incursion by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Crypt Incursion

Crypt Incursion has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Pioneer Masters (PIO) #88Uncommon2024
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #198Common2023

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