Curse of Shallow Graves

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Curse of Shallow Graves: Enchantment - Aura Curse, Commander 2013. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{B}
Mana value
3
Type
Enchantment - Aura Curse
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Commander 2013 (C13)
Released
2013-11-01
Collector number
71
Artist
Karla Ortiz
Commander rank
10,824 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Enchant

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About Curse of Shallow Graves

Curse of Shallow Graves is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black enchantment from Commander 2013 (C13), a Commander product released in November 2013. It is collector number 71 in that set, with art by Karla Ortiz. 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 2 sets, from Commander 2013 (2013) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.62 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Enchant player

Whenever a player attacks enchanted player with one or more creatures, that attacking player may create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.62 (as of 2026-11-12).

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

Format legality

Legality of Curse of Shallow Graves by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Curse of Shallow Graves

Curse of Shallow Graves has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #C13-71Uncommon2024

Official rulings

Five official rulings apply to Curse of Shallow Graves, newest first.

  • Curse is an enchantment type, not a creature type (or any other kind of subtype).
  • Each of the Curses can be attached to any player, including the player who cast the Curse.
  • A Curse spell targets the player it will enchant like any other Aura spell, and a Curse stays on the battlefield like any other Aura. If the enchanted player gains protection from the Curse’s color (or any other characteristic the Curse has), the Curse will be put into its owner’s graveyard.
  • The ability won’t trigger when a creature attacks a planeswalker controlled by the enchanted player.
  • The Curse subtype has no inherent rules meaning, but two cards in the Innistrad set (Bitterheart Witch and Witchbane Orb) refer to Curses.

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