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Grafdigger's Cage Grafdigger's Cage English

Artifact, 1 (1)

Creature cards can't enter the battlefield from graveyards or libraries.

Players can't cast cards in graveyards or libraries.

"If you wind up in one of mine, you can be sure as silver it will be your last."
—Grafdigger Wulmer

Illus. Daniel Ljunggren

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

  • 1/22/2011: If a creature card tries to enter the battlefield from a graveyard or library, it stays in its current zone.
  • 4/15/2013: The first ability checks only whether the card is a creature card in the graveyard or library. A card such as Sculpting Steel can still enter the battlefield from a graveyard or library as a copy of a creature.
  • 4/15/2013: The second ability doesn't stop players from playing land cards from graveyards or libraries since lands aren't cast.
  • Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
  • Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
  • Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
  • Legal in Standard (Type 2)
  • Legal in Classic (MTGO)
  • Legal in Commander
  • Legal in Modern
 Printings:
#149 (Daniel Ljunggren)

Editions:
English Dark Ascension (Rare)

Languages:
German Käfig des Totengräbers
French Cage du fossoyer de graf
Italian Gabbia del Becchino
Spanish Jaula del cavatumbas
Portuguese Jaula do Escavador de Túmulos
Japanese 墓掘りの檻
Simplified Chinese 挖坟人囚笼
Russian Клетка Раскопщика Могильников
Traditional Chinese 挖墳人囚籠
Korean 시체도둑의 철창


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