Mask of Griselbrand
Mask of Griselbrand: Legendary Artifact - Equipment, Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander. Equipped creature has flying and lifelink. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Legendary Artifact - Equipment
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC)
- Released
- 2024-09-27
- Collector number
- 145
- Artist
- Jason Felix
- Commander rank
- 3,080 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Equip
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About Mask of Griselbrand
Mask of Griselbrand is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black legendary artifact from Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC), a Commander product released in September 2024. It is collector number 145 in that set, with art by Jason Felix. It costs {1}{B}{B} (one generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (2021) to Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.77 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Equipped creature has flying and lifelink.
Whenever equipped creature dies, you may pay X life, where X is its power. If you do, draw X cards.
Equip {3}
The legacy of evil lives on.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.77 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Mask of Griselbrand by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Mask of Griselbrand
Mask of Griselbrand has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #93982 | Rare | 2025 |
| Innistrad: Double Feature (DBL) #111 | Rare | 2022 |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) #111 | Rare | 2021 |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) #347 | Rare | 2021 |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos (PMID) #111p | Rare | 2021 |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos (PMID) #111s | Rare | 2021 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Mask of Griselbrand, newest first.
- You must pay exactly X life or nothing. You can't pay less life to draw fewer cards.
- Use the equipped creature's power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine the value of X.
Similar cards
Other artifact cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Mask of Griselbrand is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.