Grafdigger's Cage

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Grafdigger's Cage: Artifact, Core Set 2020. Creature cards in graveyards and libraries can't enter the battlefield. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}
Mana value
1
Type
Artifact
Colour identity
Colourless
Rarity
Rare
Set
Core Set 2020 (M20)
Released
2019-07-12
Collector number
227
Artist
Daniel Ljunggren
Commander rank
2,064 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Grafdigger's Cage

Grafdigger's Cage is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare colourless artifact from Core Set 2020 (M20), a core set released in July 2019. It is collector number 227 in that set, with art by Daniel Ljunggren. It costs {1} (one generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Dark Ascension (2012) to Mystery Booster 2 (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.29 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Creature cards in graveyards and libraries can't enter the battlefield.

Players can't cast spells from graveyards or libraries.

"Best bury them right. We don't want any gruesome encores." -Constable Trosk

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.29 (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 Grafdigger's Cage by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

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

Other printings of Grafdigger's Cage

Grafdigger's Cage has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #222Rare2024
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #324Rare2021
Core Set 2020 Promos (PM20) #227pRare2019
Core Set 2020 Promos (PM20) #227sRare2019
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #69989Rare2018
Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) #221Rare2017
Dark Ascension (DKA) #149Rare2012

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Grafdigger's Cage, newest first.

  • Look at the card as it exists in your graveyard to determine whether it can enter the battlefield. For example, Sculpting Steel can be put onto the battlefield as a copy of a creature, but Phyrexian Metamorph can't be put onto the battlefield, even if it would copy a noncreature artifact.
  • Manifesting a card from a graveyard or library is an impossible action while Grafdigger's Cage is on the battlefield.
  • If an effect exiles a card from a library and allows a player to cast it, that player may do so. The spell is cast from exile, not a library.
  • Players can still play lands from graveyards or libraries if an effect allows them to do so.

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