First printed in Urza's Legacy (1999)

All 13 prints

The Zeta Set (SLZ) #172, 2026
The Zeta Set (SLZ) #293, 2026
The Zeta Set (SLZ) #51, 2026
Store Championships (SCH) #48, 2026
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2191, 2025
The List (PLST) #ULG-72, 2024
Historic Anthology 7 (HA7) #8, 2023 (digital)
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #102243, 2022 (digital)
Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #357, 2022
Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #96, 2022
Modern Horizons (MH1) #113, 2019
Masters 25 (A25) #113, 2018
Urza's Legacy (ULG) #72, 1999

Unearth

Sorcery

Return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Cycling 2 generic (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Illustrated by: Don Hazeltine

Legality

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

Ruling (1)

2019-06-14 If a card in a player's graveyard has in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 30 Oct 2026).

Combos

29 combos, the most popular first:

Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Eternal Witness + Phyrexian Altar + Unearth
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Dualcaster Mage + Unearth
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Dualcaster Mage + Unearth + Viscera Seer
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Dualcaster Mage + Goblin Bombardment + Unearth
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Dualcaster Mage + Phyrexian Altar + Unearth
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Altar of Dementia + Dualcaster Mage + Unearth
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Carrion Feeder + Dualcaster Mage + Unearth
Infinite lifeloss, Infinite magecraft triggers…: Archaeomancer + Burnt Offering + Culling the Weak + Entomb + Finale of Promise + Inalla, Archmage Ritualist + Reanimate + Shallow Grave + Spellseeker + Unearth
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Blasting Station + Dualcaster Mage + Unearth
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Dualcaster Mage + Umbral Collar Zealot + Unearth

See all 29 on Commander Spellbook

Modern In 32 of 2891 decks (1.1%), most in Moonshadow

Share of decks

1.1%

▲ 0.2 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

32 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.4

in the main deck

Win rate

56%

5 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Moonshadow	11.8%	1%
UB (unclassified)	1.1%	33%
UBR (unclassified)	0.8%	75%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Polluted Delta	100%	4.0
Undercity Sewers	97%	9.9
Watery Grave	97%	9.0
Abhorrent Oculus	94%	58.9
Fatal Push	94%	5.2
Thoughtseize	91%	3.9
Psychic Frog	88%	10.8
Persist	78%	57.9
Archon of Cruelty	69%	32.1
Emperor of Bones	69%	15.4

Best win rate

Deck	Record
UB TomCairns in Modern Showcase Challenge	7-2 78%
UBR JPA93 in Modern Challenge 96	7-2 78%
UB huyuCD in Modern Challenge 32	6-2 75%
UBR adrian mejuto in IQ Arzúa - Piknitas Modern	5-2 71%
UBR JPA93 in Modern Challenge 32	6-3 67%
UBR soggymeatball in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
UBR soggymeatball in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Moonshadow Mobeh in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UB huyuCD, 31 Oct	4 main	#18 of 52 3-3
UB singto12, 31 Oct	4 main	5-0
UB huyuCD, 28 Oct	4 main	#18 of 55 3-3
UBR JPA93, 26 Oct	4 main	#2 (top 8) of 45 6-3
Moonshadow Mobeh, 26 Oct	4 main	#30 of 45 2-4
UB huyuCD, 26 Oct	4 main	#25 of 50 3-3
UBR hateatos, 26 Oct	4 main	5-0
UB smussle, 26 Oct	4 main	5-0

Legacy In 22 of 1617 decks (1.4%), most in Doomsday

Share of decks

1.4%

▼ 0.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

21 main, 1 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

60%

1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Doomsday	5.1%	27%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Edge of Autumn	100%	19.7
Doomsday	100%	19.5
Consider	100%	19.3
Street Wraith	100%	17.8
Thassa's Oracle	100%	14.3
Lion's Eye Diamond	100%	9.4
Cavern of Souls	100%	8.4
Dark Ritual	100%	8.1
Flow State	100%	6.2
Undercity Sewers	100%	4.1

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Doomsday boryas in Legacy Showcase Challenge	10-2 83%
Doomsday boryas in Legacy Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Doomsday Eureka22422 in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Doomsday kabloom in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Doomsday clan in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Doomsday daibloXSC in Legacy Challenge 32	3-3 50%
Doomsday otaconvanish in Legacy Challenge 32	3-3 50%
Doomsday Eureka22422 in Legacy Challenge 32	3-3 50%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Doomsday Eureka22422, 30 Oct	1 main	#9 of 44 4-2
Doomsday DrPP, 27 Oct	1 main	#31 of 44 2-4
Doomsday fatumi, 27 Oct	1 main	5-0
Doomsday yamayama, 27 Oct	1 main	5-0
Doomsday Mazzu93, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
Doomsday m_himukai, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
Doomsday fatumi, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
Doomsday kabloom, 25 Oct	1 main	#9 of 43 4-2

Pauper In 16 of 2159 decks (0.7%), most in White Weenie

Share of decks

0.7%

▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

14 main, 2 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.2

in the main deck

Win rate

53%

4 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
White Weenie	2.8%	2%
BG (unclassified)	1.2%	8%
UBRG (unclassified)	1.0%	5%
Cycle Storm	0.6%	7%
Mono-Black Sacrifice	0.5%	91%
BR (unclassified)	0.1%	33%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Supernatural Stamina	71%	140.2
Infestation Sage	71%	140.2
Bloodthrone Vampire	71%	140.2
Carrion Feeder	71%	140.2
Nezumi Linkbreaker	71%	140.2
Mortician Beetle	71%	128.5
Nested Shambler	71%	128.5
Shambling Ghast	64%	138.8
Rite of Consumption	64%	115.7
Accursed Marauder	57%	25.7

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Mono-Black Sacrifice Kiwighost in the300	7-1 88%
Mono-Black Sacrifice EntroPete in Pauper Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Mono-Black Sacrifice Kiwighost in FirstQualifier	4-2 67%
Mono-Black Sacrifice MarshFlats in Pauper Challenge 32	3-3 50%
Mono-Black Sacrifice Roberto van den Elzen in Amsterdam Pauper League – 7° Leg – 2026	2-4 33%
White Weenie Nicholas Tate Hankins in From The Vault: Pauper 10 $1K	1-5 17%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Mono-Black Sacrifice EntroPete, 25 Oct	4 main	#5 (top 8) of 55 4-2
Mono-Black Sacrifice airplay, 15 Oct	3 main	5-0
White Weenie Nicholas Tate Hankins, 10 Oct	4 main	#42 of 50 1-5
BR PLads_Echanez, 9 Oct	3 main	5-0
Mono-Black Sacrifice msales, 8 Oct	1 main	5-0
Mono-Black Sacrifice EntroPete, 8 Oct	4 main	5-0
Mono-Black Sacrifice Fieldy, 8 Oct	4 main	5-0
Mono-Black Sacrifice MarshFlats, 5 Oct	4 main	#21 of 52 3-3

Premodern In 55 of 731 decks (7.5%), most in Terrageddon

Staple: main deck, 5% of decks (#118)

Share of decks

7.5%

▲ 3.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

54 main, 1 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.1

in the main deck

Win rate

45%

2 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Terrageddon	10.1%	14%
Hermit Druid	5.6%	100%
Mono-Black (unclassified)	1.6%	8%
BRG (unclassified)	0.8%	17%
WBRG (unclassified)	0.5%	50%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Gemstone Mine	98%	4.8
City of Brass	78%	5.7
Cabal Therapy	78%	3.6
Battlefield Scrounger	76%	13.5
Palinchron	76%	12.9
Karmic Guide	76%	12.9
Volrath's Shapeshifter	76%	12.6
Phyrexian Devourer	76%	12.6
Elvish Spirit Guide	76%	12.1
Triskelion	76%	11.6

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Hermit Druid Shuichi_Saito in Premodern Challenge 16	7-1 88%
Hermit Druid umeboshi in Premodern Challenge 16	3-2 60%
Hermit Druid Christopher Dealy in Rose City Premodern PMPMPMPM XLI: October - Charity Event	3-2 60%
Hermit Druid jade-venus in Premodern Challenge 16	4-3 57%
Hermit Druid MonstrousRage in Premodern Challenge 16	2-3 40%
Hermit Druid Kampo in Premodern Challenge 16	2-3 40%
Hermit Druid RUBAO_oDonoDoMundo in Premodern Challenge 16	2-3 40%
WBRG Daniel Thatcher in Rose City Premodern PMPMPMPM XLI: October - Charity Event	2-3 40%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Hermit Druid jade-venus, 30 Oct	4 main	#21 of 24 1-4
Hermit Druid umeboshi, 27 Oct	3 main	#14 of 27 3-2
Terrageddon erhnamgedd0n, 27 Oct	2 main	5-0
Terrageddon pepa, 27 Oct	2 main	5-0
Hermit Druid SaintDenis, 27 Oct	3 main	5-0
Hermit Druid vcT, 25 Oct	3 main	5-0
Hermit Druid Shuichi_Saito, 23 Oct	4 main	#2 (top 8) of 24 7-1
Terrageddon Fr0sted, 23 Oct	2 main	5-0

Commander In 106 of 6163 decks (1.7%), most in Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver

Share of decks

1.7%

▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

106

106 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

38%

33 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver	3.5%	0%
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.	2.0%	1%
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin	1.3%	1%
Kefka, Court Mage	1.0%	3%
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth	0.8%	2%
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Vial Smasher the Fierce	0.7%	24%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist	0.6%	100%
Rakdos, the Muscle	0.3%	30%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	99%	1.0
Dark Ritual	98%	2.4
Demonic Tutor	95%	2.0
Lotus Petal	94%	1.0
Vampiric Tutor	93%	1.9
Ancient Tomb	92%	1.0
Chrome Mox	91%	1.0
Command Tower	90%	1.0
Mana Vault	87%	1.0
Reanimate	85%	7.6

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Tymna the Weaver Calvin Ng in Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S3W1	4-1 80%
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Tymna the Weaver Calvin Ng in Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S3W2	3-2 60%
Esior, Wardwing Familiar + Tymna the Weaver Clint Owens in Commander Invitational Qualifier - Worldfire Games	3-2 60%
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Tymna the Weaver Ian Pali in IDubz Seasonal Series 4 Season 2	3-2 60%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Xxpxs in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	3-2 60%
Breena, the Demagogue Saw Xue Jun in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	3-2 60%
Francisco, Fowl Marauder + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh Ryan Cohen in Take the Crown 04	3-3 50%
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Tymna the Weaver Calvin Ng in Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S3W3	2-3 40%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Tymna the Weaver Calvin Ng, 26 Oct	1 main	#8 (top 8) of 23 2-3
Raffine, Scheming Seer Brandon Kawamura, 26 Oct	1 main	#21 of 23 0-4
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Jack Aris, 26 Oct	1 main	#22 of 23 0-4
Francisco, Fowl Marauder + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh Ryan Cohen, 25 Oct	1 main	#1 (top 8) of 28 3-1
Aminatou, the Fateshifter Jason Miko, 25 Oct	1 main	#8 (top 8) of 23 1-1
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Vial Smasher the Fierce Johnnie, 25 Oct	1 main	#16 of 39 1-2
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Peter Van Wyk, 25 Oct	1 main	#17 of 59 2-3
Ingris Stingerquill Travis Holler, 25 Oct	1 main	#17 of 20 0-4

Duel Commander In 15 of 117 decks (12.8%), most in Glarb, Calamity's Augur

Staple: main deck, 11% of decks (#238)

Share of decks

12.8%

▲ 4.6 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

15 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
Glarb, Calamity's Augur	4.3%	60%
Grist, the Hunger Tide	3.4%	100%
Slimefoot and Squee	3.4%	100%
Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist	1.7%	100%
Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar	0.9%	100%
Goro-Goro and Satoru	0.9%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Fatal Push	100%	2.5
Demonic Tutor	100%	2.3
Polluted Delta	100%	1.7
Verdant Catacombs	100%	1.6
Wooded Foothills	100%	1.5
Bloodstained Mire	100%	1.5
Marsh Flats	100%	1.4
Prismatic Vista	100%	1.4
Command Tower	100%	1.3
Barrowgoyf	93%	5.5

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist flchmt, 29 Oct	1 main	5-0
Glarb, Calamity's Augur mechint, 21 Oct	1 main	5-0
Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist flchmt, 20 Oct	1 main	5-0
Grist, the Hunger Tide NicolasP, 19 Oct	1 main	5-0
Grist, the Hunger Tide Pasdejambon, 18 Oct	1 main	5-0
Goro-Goro and Satoru qaN, 18 Oct	1 main	5-0
Slimefoot and Squee Mikey051092, 16 Oct	1 main	5-0
Grist, the Hunger Tide NicolasP, 14 Oct	1 main	5-0