Grimoire of the Dead

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Grimoire of the Dead: Legendary Artifact - Book, Starter Commander Decks. 1, Tap, Discard a card: Put a study counter on Grimoire of the Dead. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{4}
Mana value
4
Type
Legendary Artifact - Book
Colour identity
Colourless
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Starter Commander Decks (SCD)
Released
2022-12-02
Collector number
265
Artist
Steven Belledin
Commander rank
5,393 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Grimoire of the Dead

Grimoire of the Dead is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare colourless legendary artifact from Starter Commander Decks (SCD), a Commander product released in December 2022. It is collector number 265 in that set, with art by Steven Belledin. It costs {4} (four generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Innistrad (2011) to Starter Commander Decks (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.59 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

{1}, {T}, Discard a card: Put a study counter on Grimoire of the Dead.

{T}, Remove three study counters from Grimoire of the Dead and sacrifice it: Put all creature cards from all graveyards onto the battlefield under your control. They're black Zombies in addition to their other colors and types.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.59 (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 Grimoire of the Dead by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Grimoire of the Dead

Grimoire of the Dead 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) #ISD-226Mythic2021
Commander 2019 (C19) #213Mythic2019
Innistrad (ISD) #226Mythic2011

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Grimoire of the Dead.

  • “Creature cards” includes each card with the type creature, even if it has additional types, such as artifact.

Similar cards

Other artifact cards with no colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

In these precons

Grimoire of the Dead is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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