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Buried Alive

First printed in Weatherlight (1997)

All 13 prints

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  • Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2751, 2026
  • The List (PLST) #WTH-63, 2024
  • Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1673, 2024
  • Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #273, 2024
  • Ultimate Masters (UMA) #88, 2018
  • Commander Anthology Volume II (CM2) #59, 2018
  • Premium Deck Series: Graveborn (PD3) #20, 2011
  • Commander 2011 (CMD) #74, 2011
  • Magic Online Theme Decks (TD0) #A39, 2010 (digital)
  • World Championship Decks 2003 (WC03) #pk118, 2003
  • World Championship Decks 2003 (WC03) #pk118sb, 2003
  • Odyssey (ODY) #118, 2001
  • Weatherlight (WTH) #63, 1997

Buried Alive

Sorcery

Search your library for up to three creature cards, put them into your graveyard, then shuffle.

"Is it worse to walk while dead, or to be buried alive? I have witnessed both."
—Crovax

Illustrated by
Brian Horton

Legality

Legal in
Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Premodern, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in
Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, Standard Brawl

Ruling (1)
  • You can look in your library and then choose to find any number from zero to three creatures after you look at it.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Combos

7 combos, the most popular first:

Duel Commander In 1 of 10 decks (10.0%), most in Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar

Staple: main deck, 5% of decks (#433) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
8.3%
▲ 8.3 vs previous 7 days
10 Aug: 7.7% 17 Aug: 5.7% 24 Aug: 3.3% 31 Aug: 8.3% 7 Sep: 0.0% 14 Sep: 10.8% 21 Sep: 12.9% 28 Sep: 0.0% 5 Oct: 8.6% 12 Oct: 3.2% 19 Oct: 0.0% 26 Oct: 8.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
1
1 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug7.7%
17 Aug5.7%
24 Aug3.3%
31 Aug8.3%
7 Sep0.0%
14 Sep10.8%
21 Sep12.9%
28 Sep0.0%
5 Oct8.6%
12 Oct3.2%
19 Oct0.0%
26 Oct8.3%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar 10.0% 100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No results yet.

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar
Swimmaf, 		1 main 5-0

Commander In 18 of 719 decks (2.5%), most in K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

Staple: main deck, 2% of decks (#507) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
2.5%
▲ 0.5 vs previous 7 days
17 Aug: 3.9% 24 Aug: 2.8% 31 Aug: 3.0% 7 Sep: 1.9% 14 Sep: 2.1% 21 Sep: 2.6% 28 Sep: 2.6% 5 Oct: 2.1% 12 Oct: 2.7% 19 Oct: 2.0% 26 Oct: 2.5%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
18
18 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
60%
3 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug–
17 Aug3.9%
24 Aug2.8%
31 Aug3.0%
7 Sep1.9%
14 Sep2.1%
21 Sep2.6%
28 Sep2.6%
5 Oct2.1%
12 Oct2.7%
19 Oct2.0%
26 Oct2.5%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth 0.8% 100%
Halana, Kessig Ranger + Tymna the Weaver 0.4% 100%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist 0.4% 67%
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff 0.4% 100%
Trazyn the Infinite 0.3% 50%
Neva, Stalked by Nightmares 0.1% 100%
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine 0.1% 100%
The Mycotyrant 0.1% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Sol Ring100%1.0
Entomb94%10.0
Reanimate94%8.1
Dark Ritual94%2.4
Imperial Seal89%2.4
Demonic Tutor89%2.0
Vampiric Tutor89%1.9
Mox Diamond89%1.1
Mana Vault89%1.1
Ancient Tomb89%1.1
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Kuyang Duma in Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S3W4		 3-2
60%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Kuyang Duma, 		1 main #2
of 29
3-2
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
Jack Aris, 		1 main #25
of 29
0-4
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
Jeremiah Davis, 		1 main #15
of 17
0-2
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Matthew Isaacs, 		1 main #8
of 74
2-2
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Alam, 		1 main #17
of 17
0-3
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Tay Tay, 		1 main #22
of 32
0-1
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Michael Gutierrez, 		1 main #41
of 58
0-3
Trazyn the Infinite
Natalya Hart, 		1 main #14
of 105
2-2

Modern In 4 of 319 decks (1.3%), most in BG (unclassified)
Share of decks
1.0%
▲ 0.2 vs previous 7 days
10 Aug: 0.0% 17 Aug: 0.0% 24 Aug: 0.1% 31 Aug: 0.0% 7 Sep: 0.1% 14 Sep: 0.0% 21 Sep: 0.0% 28 Sep: 0.5% 5 Oct: 0.4% 12 Oct: 0.7% 19 Oct: 0.8% 26 Oct: 1.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
4
4 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.0
in the main deck
Win rate
58%
0 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug0.0%
17 Aug0.0%
24 Aug0.1%
31 Aug0.0%
7 Sep0.1%
14 Sep0.0%
21 Sep0.0%
28 Sep0.5%
5 Oct0.4%
12 Oct0.7%
19 Oct0.8%
26 Oct1.0%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
BG (unclassified) 2.2% 57%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Bone Shards100%64.7
Eyetwitch100%55.4
Timeline Culler100%55.4
Darklight Phoenix100%48.5
Vengevine100%48.5
Phyrexian Tower100%43.1
Spymaster's Vault100%38.8
Carrion Feeder100%25.9
Stitcher's Supplier100%19.4
Flare of Malice100%17.6
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
BG
goron27 in Modern Challenge 32		 4-2
67%
BG
MystikHawk in Modern Challenge 32		 3-3
50%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
BG
goron27, 		2 main #18
of 58
4-2
BG
MystikHawk, 		2 main #27
of 57
3-3
BG
goron27, 		2 main 5-0
BG
Heavenscythe, 		2 main 5-0

Vintage No decks in this period

No decks with this card in this period.

Premodern No decks in this period

No decks with this card in this period.

Limited On MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Modern Horizons 3 (MH3), Premier Draft 50.4% -4.7 +1.7 1297
GIH WR
win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set
points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD
improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games
games in which the card was seen