Gravespawn Sovereign

Gravespawn Sovereign card image

Gravespawn Sovereign: Creature - Zombie, Starter Commander Decks. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{4}{B}{B}
Mana value
6
Type
Creature - Zombie
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
3/3
Rarity
Rare
Set
Starter Commander Decks (SCD)
Released
2022-12-02
Collector number
79
Artist
Adam Rex
Commander rank
7,793 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Gravespawn Sovereign

Gravespawn Sovereign is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from Starter Commander Decks (SCD), a Commander product released in December 2022. It is collector number 79 in that set, with art by Adam Rex. It costs {4}{B}{B} (four generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 3/3 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Onslaught (2002) to Starter Commander Decks (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.33 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Tap five untapped Zombies you control: Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.

The warlocks never expected their creations to create servants of their own.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.33 (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 Gravespawn Sovereign by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Gravespawn Sovereign

Gravespawn Sovereign has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #ONS-152Rare2021
Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC) #120Rare2021
Onslaught (ONS) #152Rare2002

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Gravespawn Sovereign.

  • You may tap any untapped permanents you control with the appropriate creature type (including this creature) to pay the cost of the ability, including creatures that haven't been under your control continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn.

Similar cards

Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

In these precons

Gravespawn Sovereign is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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