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Open the Graves

First printed in Core Set 2019 (2018)

All 6 prints

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  • Foundations Commander (FDC) #121, 2026
  • Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #97, 2022
  • Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC) #126, 2021
  • Core Set 2019 Promos (PM19) #112p, 2020
  • Core Set 2019 (M19) #112, 2018
  • Core Set 2019 Promos (PM19) #112s, 2018

Open the Graves

Enchantment

Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.

It was a night like any other. It would soon become a night no one would ever forget.

Illustrated by
Vincent Proce

Legality

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

Ruling (1)
  • If another creature you control dies at the same time that Open the Graves leaves the battlefield, you'll get a Zombie token.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Combos

130 combos, the most popular first:

See all 130 on Commander Spellbook

Commander In 7 of 15406 decks (0.0%), most in Varina, Lich Queen
Share of decks
0.0%
vs previous 90 days
17 Aug: 0.0% 24 Aug: 0.0% 31 Aug: 0.1% 7 Sep: 0.0% 14 Sep: 0.1% 21 Sep: 0.2% 28 Sep: 0.1% 5 Oct: 0.1% 12 Oct: 0.0% 19 Oct: 0.0% 26 Oct: 0.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
7
7 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
1 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug–
17 Aug0.0%
24 Aug0.0%
31 Aug0.1%
7 Sep0.0%
14 Sep0.1%
21 Sep0.2%
28 Sep0.1%
5 Oct0.1%
12 Oct0.0%
19 Oct0.0%
26 Oct0.1%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Varina, Lich Queen 0.0% 40%
Ghoulcaller Gisa 0.0% 100%
Ayara, First of Locthwain 0.0% 50%
Gisa and Geralf 0.0% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Midnight Reaper100%1283.8
Carrion Feeder100%33.1
Arcane Signet100%1.5
Sol Ring100%1.0
Diregraf Colossus86%1467.2
Headless Rider86%1467.2
Champion of the Perished86%1467.2
Undead Augur86%733.6
Noxious Ghoul71%2200.9
Graveborn Muse71%2200.9
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

No results yet.

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Ghoulcaller Gisa
Ashley McCormick, 		1 main #19
of 29
0-3
Gisa and Geralf
Valentina Rodríguez-Lascano Torres, 		1 main #28
of 34
0-3
Varina, Lich Queen
Davide Gemma, 		1 main #16
of 22
0-1
Ghoulcaller Gisa
Alex Girona, 		1 main #23
of 25
0-2
Ghoulcaller Gisa
Diego Rivera, 		1 main #15
of 23
0-2
Varina, Lich Queen
Davide Gemma, 		1 main #4
of 20
1-0
Ayara, First of Locthwain
Oscar Guillen, 		1 main #52
of 66
0-4