Grafdigger's Cage
Artifact
Grafdigger's Cage
Artifact
Card Text
Creature cards in graveyards and libraries can't enter the battlefield.
Players can't cast spells from graveyards or libraries.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 1
- Colors
- Colorless
- Color Identity
- Colorless
- EDHREC Rank
- #1,926
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (30)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) | #222 | rare | en | Nils Hamm | $2.92 | $28.05 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) | #324 | rare | en | Martin Ansin | $14.94 | $19.38 |
| Core Set 2020 Promos (PM20) | #227p | rare | en | Daniel Ljunggren | $3.03 | $6.32 |
| Core Set 2020 Promos (PM20) | #227s | rare | en | Daniel Ljunggren | β | $7.13 |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #227 | rare | en | Daniel Ljunggren | $2.67 | $7.56 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) | #69989 | rare | en | Nils Hamm | β | β |
| Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) | #221 | rare | en | Daniel Ljunggren | $2.18 | $5.86 |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #149 | rare | en | Daniel Ljunggren | $2.44 | $19.82 |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #227 | rare | de | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #149 | rare | de | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #227 | rare | es | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #149 | rare | es | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #227 | rare | fr | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #149 | rare | fr | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #227 | rare | it | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #149 | rare | it | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #227 | rare | ja | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) | #221 | rare | ja | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #149 | rare | ja | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #227 | rare | ko | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #149 | rare | ko | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #227 | rare | pt | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #149 | rare | pt | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #227 | rare | ru | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #149 | rare | ru | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #227 | rare | zhs | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) | #221 | rare | zhs | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #149 | rare | zhs | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) | #227 | rare | zht | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #149 | rare | zht | Daniel Ljunggren | β | β |
Official Rulings (4)
Manifesting a card from a graveyard or library is an impossible action while Grafdigger's Cage is on the battlefield.
Look at the card as it exists in your graveyard to determine whether it can enter the battlefield. For example, Sculpting Steel can be put onto the battlefield as a copy of a creature, but Phyrexian Metamorph can't be put onto the battlefield, even if it would copy a noncreature artifact.
If an effect exiles a card from a library and allows a player to cast it, that player may do so. The spell is cast from exile, not a library.
Players can still play lands from graveyards or libraries if an effect allows them to do so.
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