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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.

MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 0.5% of Modern decks played it (11 of 2239). Most played in Mono-Black (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.7% of Premodern decks played it (4 of 603). Most played in Golgari Midrange.

In 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

Staple

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

7 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Legality

Constructed

  • Standard Not legal
  • Pioneer Not legal
  • Modern Legal
  • Legacy Legal
  • Vintage Legal
  • Pauper Not legal
  • Future Standard Not legal
  • Historic Legal
  • Timeless Legal
  • Alchemy Not legal
  • Penny Dreadful Not legal
  • Premodern Legal
  • Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

  • Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

  • Commander Legal
  • Duel Commander Legal
  • Pauper Commander Not legal
  • PreDH Legal
  • Tiny Leaders Legal
  • Oathbreaker Legal
  • Brawl Legal
  • Standard Brawl Not legal
  • Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta
share of the archetype in the format
Play it
decks of the archetype that play this card
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

Modern Other periods →

In 11 of 2239 decks (0.5%).

Share of decks
0.5%
▲ 0.5 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 0.0% 2026-08-13: 0.0% 2026-08-20: 0.1% 2026-08-27: 0.0% 2026-09-03: 0.0% 2026-09-10: 0.0% 2026-09-17: 0.0% 2026-09-24: 0.0% 2026-10-01: 0.5% 2026-10-08: 0.2% 2026-10-15: 0.5% 2026-10-22: 1.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
11
11 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.1
in the main deck
Win rate
79%
1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Mono-Black (unclassified) 2.5% 2%
UBG (unclassified) 2.2% 2%
BG (unclassified) 1.5% 15%
BRG (unclassified) 0.4% 40%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Eyetwitch100%106.6
Phyrexian Tower100%93.3
Darklight Phoenix100%89.6
Spymaster's Vault100%77.2
Flare of Malice100%20.5
Verdant Catacombs91%5.8
Stitcher's Supplier82%17.1
Underground Mortuary82%12.8
Overgrown Tomb82%9.0
Bone Shards73%116.3

Best win rate

DeckRecord
BG
Wiltron92 in Modern Challenge 32		 6-1
86%
BG
Wiltron92 in Modern Challenge 64		 5-2
71%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
BG
Heavenscythe, 		2 main 5-0
BG
goron27, 		2 main 5-0
BG
Wiltron92, 		4 main 5-0
BRG
Jrcitizen, 		4 main 5-0
BRG
katuo079595, 		1 main #21
BRG
H2OandLean, 		1 main 5-0
BG
Wiltron92, 		4 main #5
6-1
UBG
MagicEd, 		4 main 5-0

Premodern Other periods →

In 4 of 603 decks (0.7%).

Share of decks
0.7%
▲ 0.4 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 0.0% 2026-08-13: 0.0% 2026-08-20: 0.0% 2026-08-27: 0.0% 2026-09-03: 0.8% 2026-09-10: 0.0% 2026-09-17: 0.4% 2026-09-24: 0.7% 2026-10-01: 0.0% 2026-10-08: 1.4% 2026-10-15: 0.7% 2026-10-22: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
4
4 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
49%
1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Golgari Midrange 1.7% 20%
BR (unclassified) 0.7% 50%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Withered Wretch100%9.1
Cabal Therapy100%4.8
Plaguebearer75%22.6
Duress75%3.4

Best win rate

DeckRecord
BR
Grantfly in Premodern Challenge 16		 4-3
57%
Golgari Midrange
Jhuntley in Premodern Challenge 16		 2-3
40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Golgari Midrange
Jhuntley, 		1 main #13
2-3
BR
IfHeDiesHeDies, 		1 main 5-0
BR
Grantfly, 		1 main #4
4-3
Golgari Midrange
Jhuntley, 		1 main #28
0-2

Commander Other periods →

In 146 of 6150 decks (2.4%).

Share of decks
2.4%
▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 3.7% 2026-08-27: 2.7% 2026-09-03: 3.1% 2026-09-10: 1.9% 2026-09-17: 2.1% 2026-09-24: 2.5% 2026-10-01: 2.8% 2026-10-08: 1.9% 2026-10-15: 2.7% 2026-10-22: 2.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
146
146 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
27%
33 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Kefka, Court Mage 1.0% 2%
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth 0.8% 96%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist 0.6% 59%
Chatterfang, Squirrel General 0.4% 4%
Kenrith, the Returned King 0.3% 5%
Rakdos, the Muscle 0.3% 5%
Gwenom, Remorseless 0.3% 6%
Najeela, the Blade-Blossom 0.2% 7%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Sol Ring100%1.0
Dark Ritual90%2.2
Reanimate89%8.0
Demonic Tutor88%1.9
Vampiric Tutor88%1.8
Entomb87%9.4
Culling the Weak85%3.0
Lotus Petal85%0.9
Ancient Tomb84%1.0
Chrome Mox83%0.9

Best win rate

DeckRecord
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Josh G [[Team04]] in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)		 3-2
60%
Baron Helmut Zemo
Alejandro "Pro" Proestakis in 2do Clasificatorio Nacional cEDH 2026 Sede Antofagasta		 3-2
60%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
Xxpxs in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K		 3-2
60%
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Rory O'Brien in The Warsaw Pact 2.0 - cEDH European Championship Qualifier		 3-3
50%
Lazav, the Multifarious
Arman Hossain in Cian Colony Memorial Tournament 4		 2-3
40%
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Jon in Eye of The Tiger (Lion) CEDH Tournament- Win a Lion's Eye Diamond		 2-3
40%
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Michael Deitsch in The CEDH Witching Hour		 2-3
40%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
Hugo Chamorro in CEDH Norte Bilbao + Zaragoza + Pamplona		 2-3
40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
Jack Aris, 		1 main #22
0-4
Rakdos, the Muscle
Dylan Tyler, 		1 main #13
1-3
Gorma, the Gullet
Artan Saliovski, 		1 main #21
0-2
Halana, Kessig Ranger + Tymna the Weaver
Himalayan salt, 		1 main #3
2-2
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Matthew lalonde, 		1 main #19
0-3
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Stuart Baker, 		1 main #2
2-2
Halana, Kessig Ranger + Tymna the Weaver
[ARC] Ivan Manrubia, 		1 main #4
2-1
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
Diego Alegre González, 		1 main #15
0-2

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 3 of 80 decks (3.8%).

Share of decks
3.8%
▼ 2.0 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 12.5% 2026-08-13: 0.0% 2026-08-20: 8.0% 2026-08-27: 3.5% 2026-09-03: 5.3% 2026-09-10: 0.0% 2026-09-17: 20.0% 2026-09-24: 0.0% 2026-10-01: 9.1% 2026-10-08: 5.7% 2026-10-15: 0.0% 2026-10-22: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
3
3 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UB (unclassified) 2.5% 100%
BR (unclassified) 1.3% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Vault of Whispers100%13.3
Troll of Khazad-dûm100%5.7
Dismember100%5.0
Bitter Triumph100%4.7
Snow-Covered Swamp100%4.4
Tainted Pact100%3.1
Multiversal Passage100%3.0
Inquisition of Kozilek100%3.0
Fatal Push100%2.7
Thoughtseize100%2.6

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
BR
konviczka, 		1 main 5-0
UB
Darkblaster, 		1 main 5-0
UB
Darkblaster, 		1 main 5-0

No recent decks in: Legacy, Vintage.