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Grafdigger's Cage 
Artifact
Grafdigger's Cage appeared in 1,955 MTGO Challenge Top-8 decks over the past 12 months, averaging 1.4 copies per deck. Its current TCGplayer price is $2.21.
Oracle Text
Creature cards in graveyards and libraries can't enter the battlefield.
Players can't cast spells from graveyards or libraries.
Format Legality
PioneerModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Grafdigger's Cage, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vintage | 53 | 1.5 | 758 | 1.6 |
| Legacy | 26 | 1.2 | 518 | 1.3 |
| Modern | 45 | 1.2 | 508 | 1.1 |
| Pioneer | 0 | 0 | 171 | 1.8 |
Details
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 1
- Collector #
- 222
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Grafdigger's Cage
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (7)
Lands (25)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
Artifacts (14)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
- 2 Apostle of Purifying Light
$0.25
0.03 tix - 1 Devout Decree
$0.19
0.02 tix
- 1 Disdainful Stroke
$0.08
0.03 tix - 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.21
0.25 tix
- 3 Hushbringer
$0.52
0.02 tix
- 1 Lurrus of the Dream-Den
$2.24
0.02 tix - 2 Scrabbling Claws
$0.14
0.03 tix
- 2 Stubborn Denial
$3.27
0.03 tix
- 2 Wear/Tear
$1.25
4.67 tix
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (7)
Artifacts (21)
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
49.65 tix - 1 Mana Crypt
$40.23
1.70 tix
- 2 Mishra's Bauble
$1.63
0.02 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
13.49 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
21.35 tix
- 3 Mox Opal
$234.22
16.08 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
14.29 tix
- 1 Mox Ruby
$445.26
10.71 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
29.98 tix
- 2 Urza's Bauble
$5.42
14.68 tix
- 1 Manifold Key
$1.35
0.03 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.37
0.02 tix
- 1 Sensei's Divining Top
$39.59
0.91 tix
- 1 Sol Ring
$1.05
0.02 tix
- 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
$0.21
0.02 tix
- 1 Time Vault
$189.00
0.80 tix - 1 Bolas's Citadel
$10.19
0.02 tix
Lands (14)
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (7)
Artifacts (21)
- 1 Manifold Key$1.35 0.03 tix
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
49.65 tix
- 1 Mana Crypt
$40.23
1.70 tix
- 2 Mishra's Bauble
$1.63
0.02 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
13.49 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
21.35 tix
- 3 Mox Opal
$234.22
16.08 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
14.29 tix
- 1 Mox Ruby
$445.26
10.71 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
29.98 tix
- 2 Urza's Bauble
$5.42
14.68 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.37
0.02 tix
- 1 Sensei's Divining Top
$39.59
0.91 tix
- 1 Sol Ring
$1.05
0.02 tix
- 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
$0.21
0.02 tix
- 1 Time Vault
$189.00
0.80 tix
- 1 Bolas's Citadel
$10.19
0.02 tix
Lands (14)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Artifacts (23)
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
49.65 tix
- 1 Mana Crypt
$40.23
1.70 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
13.49 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
21.35 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
14.29 tix
- 1 Mox Ruby
$445.26
10.71 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
29.98 tix
- 1 Mana Vault
$97.50
2.68 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.37
0.02 tix
- 1 Sol Ring
$1.05
0.02 tix
- 4 Sphere of Resistance
$12.35
12.57 tix
- 1 Thorn of Amethyst
$0.54
0.02 tix
- 4 Crucible of Worlds
$20.91
0.02 tix
- 1 Trinisphere
$29.54
9.13 tix
- 1 Mystic Forge
$2.40
0.02 tix - 1 God-Pharaoh's Statue
$0.66
0.03 tix - 1 Chalice of the Void
$15.03
3.34 tix
Lands (25)
- 4 Ancient Tomb$48.79 6.50 tix
- 1 Bojuka Bog$0.88 0.01 tix
- 3 Ghost Quarter$0.43 0.02 tix
- 1 Inventors' Fair$15.65 0.02 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.49 2.18 tix
- 1 Maze of Ith$9.47 3.15 tix
- 4 Mishra's Workshop$3000.97 10.83 tix
- 1 Strip Mine$10.99 1.66 tix
- 1 Tolarian Academy$177.50 2.89 tix
- 4 Urza's Saga$35.75 13.21 tix
- 1 Wasteland$8.56 0.02 tix
- 3 Wasteland$8.56 0.02 tix
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Artifacts (25)
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
49.65 tix
- 1 Mana Crypt
$40.23
1.70 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
13.49 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
21.35 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
14.29 tix
- 1 Mox Ruby
$445.26
10.71 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
29.98 tix
- 1 Mana Vault
$97.50
2.68 tix
- 1 Relic of Progenitus
$5.69
3.91 tix
- 1 Sol Ring
$1.05
0.02 tix
- 1 Null Rod
$113.82
9.25 tix
- 1 Sorcerous Spyglass
$0.08
0.02 tix
- 4 Sphere of Resistance
$12.35
12.57 tix
- 1 Thorn of Amethyst
$0.54
0.02 tix
- 1 Crucible of Worlds
$20.91
0.02 tix
- 3 Crucible of Worlds
$20.91
0.02 tix
- 1 Trinisphere
$29.54
9.13 tix
- 1 Mystic Forge
$2.40
0.02 tix
- 1 God-Pharaoh's Statue
$0.66
0.03 tix
- 1 Chalice of the Void
$15.03
3.34 tix
Lands (25)
- 4 Ancient Tomb$48.79 6.50 tix
- 4 Ghost Quarter$0.43 0.02 tix
- 1 Inventors' Fair$15.65 0.02 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.49 2.18 tix
- 4 Mishra's Workshop$3000.97 10.83 tix
- 1 Strip Mine$10.99 1.66 tix
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale$2899.99 11.00 tix
- 1 Tolarian Academy$177.50 2.89 tix
- 4 Urza's Saga$35.75 13.21 tix
- 4 Wasteland$8.56 0.02 tix
Sideboard
- 4 Archive Trap
$1.05
0.38 tix
- 1 Ensnaring Bridge
$6.20
4.76 tix
- 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.21
0.25 tix
- 1 Mycosynth Lattice
$36.59
0.02 tix
- 3 Null Rod
$113.82
9.25 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.37
0.02 tix
- 2 Relic of Progenitus
$5.69
3.91 tix
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale$2899.99 11.00 tix
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale$2899.99 11.00 tix
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (25)
- 3 Charming Prince
$0.33
0.02 tix
- 4 Skyclave Apparition
$0.25
0.10 tix
- 1 Emrakul, the Promised End
$16.20
8.63 tix - 2 Elite Spellbinder
$0.24
0.02 tix
- 1 Lyra Dawnbringer
$0.46
0.02 tix
- 3 Thalia's Lancers
$0.46
0.02 tix
- 1 Golos, Tireless Pilgrim
$2.19
0.02 tix - 4 Thraben Inspector
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 4 Knight of the White Orchid
$1.96
0.02 tix
- 2 Tomik, Distinguished Advokist
$0.28
0.02 tix
Artifacts (12)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (34)
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (7)
Lands (25)
- 4 Castle Locthwain$3.68 0.39 tix
- 2 Hive of the Eye Tyrant$0.49 0.02 tix
- 4 Mutavault$3.90 0.25 tix
- 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx$53.19 0.19 tix
- 1 Swamp$0.09 0.01 tix
- 1 Swamp$0.09 0.01 tix
- 1 Swamp$0.09 0.01 tix
- 1 Swamp$0.09 0.01 tix
- 3 Swamp$0.09 0.01 tix
- 6 Swamp$0.09 0.01 tix
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth$56.71 0.02 tix
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (6)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (16)
- 1 Hurkyl's Recall
$1.64
1.77 tix
- 1 Force of Negation
$51.01
19.85 tix
- 4 Force of Will
$26.25
10.50 tix
- 1 Gush
$2.27
0.04 tix
- 1 Dig Through Time
$0.27
0.02 tix
- 1 Vampiric Tutor
$51.00
0.02 tix
- 1 Ancestral Recall
$559.99
6.45 tix
- 1 Brainstorm
$1.19
0.75 tix
- 2 Flusterstorm
$6.37
1.48 tix
- 1 Flusterstorm
$6.37
1.48 tix
- 1 Mental Misstep
$8.10
0.02 tix - 1 Repeal
$0.07
0.01 tix
Artifacts (12)
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
49.65 tix
- 1 Mana Crypt
$40.23
1.70 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
13.49 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
21.35 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
14.29 tix
- 1 Mox Ruby
$445.26
10.71 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
29.98 tix
- 1 Manifold Key
$1.35
0.03 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.37
0.02 tix
- 1 Sensei's Divining Top
$39.59
0.91 tix
- 1 Sol Ring
$1.05
0.02 tix
- 1 Time Vault
$189.00
0.80 tix
Lands (16)
- 1 Flooded Strand$11.35 2.18 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$36.56 1.56 tix
- 1 Polluted Delta$19.08 2.20 tix
- 2 Scalding Tarn$38.63 3.79 tix
- 1 Tolarian Academy$177.50 2.89 tix
- 2 Underground Sea$393.31 12.28 tix
- 4 Urza's Saga$35.75 13.21 tix
- 2 Volcanic Island$305.76 13.82 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Blightsteel Colossus
$35.03
0.02 tix - 2 Fatal Push
$0.42
0.02 tix
- 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.21
0.25 tix
- 3 Hurkyl's Recall
$1.64
1.77 tix
- 3 Nihil Spellbomb
$1.92
0.03 tix
- 1 Opposition Agent
$18.44
6.79 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.37
0.02 tix
- 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
22.55 tix
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale$2899.99 11.00 tix
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (7)
Artifacts (21)
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
49.65 tix
- 1 Mana Crypt
$40.23
1.70 tix
- 2 Mishra's Bauble
$1.63
0.02 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
13.49 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
21.35 tix
- 3 Mox Opal
$234.22
16.08 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
14.29 tix
- 1 Mox Ruby
$445.26
10.71 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
29.98 tix
- 2 Urza's Bauble
$5.42
14.68 tix
- 1 Manifold Key
$1.35
0.03 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.37
0.02 tix
- 1 Sensei's Divining Top
$39.59
0.91 tix
- 1 Sol Ring
$1.05
0.02 tix
- 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
$0.21
0.02 tix
- 1 Time Vault
$189.00
0.80 tix
- 1 Bolas's Citadel
$10.19
0.02 tix
Lands (14)
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (17)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 1 Alpine Moon
$0.25
0.02 tix
- 1 Blazing Volley
$0.11
0.03 tix
- 1 Containment Priest
$0.29
0.10 tix
- 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.21
0.25 tix
- 1 Hullbreacher
$1.69
8.09 tix
- 1 Hydroblast
$1.54
16.26 tix
- 1 Izzet Staticaster
$0.20
0.03 tix
- 2 Meddling Mage
$2.32
0.39 tix
- 1 Prismatic Ending
$0.26
0.02 tix
- 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
22.55 tix
- 1 Pyroblast
$3.38
22.55 tix
- 1 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
17.52 tix
- 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
$0.21
0.02 tix
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (27)
Instants (6)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 |
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Artifacts (7)
Enchantments (7)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
- 2 Aethersphere Harvester
$0.18
0.02 tix
- 1 Damping Sphere
$0.95
1.16 tix
- 2 Disdainful Stroke
$0.08
0.03 tix
- 2 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.21
0.25 tix
- 2 Mystical Dispute
$0.45
0.02 tix
- 1 Negate
$0.14
0.03 tix
- 2 Phyrexian Revoker
$0.24
0.02 tix
- 1 Spell Pierce
$0.21
0.01 tix
- 1 Thopter Spy Network
$0.37
0.02 tix
- 1 Whirler Rogue
$0.09
0.03 tix
7
Final: 7 |
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (15)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
- 2 Abrupt Decay
$0.90
0.06 tix - 2 Energy Flux
$0.26
0.16 tix
- 3 Force of Vigor
$4.33
3.00 tix
- 3 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.21
0.25 tix
- 1 Mindbreak Trap
$7.10
1.50 tix
- 1 Oko, Thief of Crowns
$4.12
0.19 tix
- 1 Surgical Extraction
$1.43
5.89 tix - 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale$2899.99 11.00 tix
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale$2899.99 11.00 tix
1
Final: 1 |
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (7)
Lands (25)
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 |
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
Artifacts (14)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
- 2 Apostle of Purifying Light
$0.25
0.03 tix
- 1 Devout Decree
$0.19
0.02 tix
- 1 Disdainful Stroke
$0.08
0.03 tix
- 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.21
0.25 tix
- 3 Hushbringer
$0.52
0.02 tix
- 1 Lurrus of the Dream-Den
$2.24
0.02 tix
- 2 Scrabbling Claws
$0.14
0.03 tix
- 2 Stubborn Denial
$3.27
0.03 tix
- 2 Wear/Tear
$1.25
4.67 tix
3
Final: 3 |
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (5)
Artifacts (15)
Planeswalkers (10)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
- 1 Chalice of the Void
$15.03
3.34 tix
- 1 Ensnaring Bridge
$6.20
4.76 tix
- 2 Force of Vigor
$4.33
3.00 tix
- 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.21
0.25 tix
- 1 Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
$41.77
0.02 tix - 1 Liquimetal Coating
$0.27
0.03 tix
- 1 Oblivion Stone
$0.31
0.02 tix
- 1 Sundering Titan
$0.78
0.02 tix - 1 Tormod's Crypt
$0.42
0.03 tix
- 1 Trinisphere
$29.54
9.13 tix
- 1 Veil of Summer
$3.24
0.02 tix
- 1 Walking Ballista
$7.39
1.40 tix
- 2 Wilt
$0.12
0.03 tix
6
Final: 6 |
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (20)
Lands (19)
- 1 Arid Mesa$31.07 3.08 tix
- 1 Flooded Strand$11.35 2.18 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$36.56 1.56 tix
- 1 Polluted Delta$19.08 2.20 tix
- 4 Scalding Tarn$38.63 3.79 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Island$0.96 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Mountain$0.48 0.01 tix
- 1 Steam Vents$11.79 0.17 tix
- 4 Urza's Saga$35.75 13.21 tix
- 4 Volcanic Island$305.76 13.82 tix
Sideboard
- 2 Abrade
$0.17
0.03 tix
- 1 Blue Elemental Blast
$1.30
13.61 tix
- 1 Engineered Explosives
$4.74
4.41 tix
- 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.21
0.25 tix
- 1 Hullbreacher
$1.69
8.09 tix
- 1 Izzet Staticaster
$0.20
0.03 tix
- 1 Mind Harness
$0.31
0.13 tix
- 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
$1.07
0.02 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.37
0.02 tix
- 1 Pyrite Spellbomb
$0.16
0.03 tix
- 1 Pyroblast
$3.38
22.55 tix
- 1 Pyroblast
$3.38
22.55 tix
- 2 Relic of Progenitus
$5.69
3.91 tix
8
Final: 8 |
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Artifacts (25)
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
49.65 tix
- 1 Mana Crypt
$40.23
1.70 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
13.49 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
21.35 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
14.29 tix
- 1 Mox Ruby
$445.26
10.71 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
29.98 tix
- 1 Mana Vault
$97.50
2.68 tix
- 1 Relic of Progenitus
$5.69
3.91 tix
- 1 Sol Ring
$1.05
0.02 tix
- 1 Null Rod
$113.82
9.25 tix
- 1 Sorcerous Spyglass
$0.08
0.02 tix
- 4 Sphere of Resistance
$12.35
12.57 tix
- 1 Thorn of Amethyst
$0.54
0.02 tix
- 2 Crucible of Worlds
$20.91
0.02 tix
- 2 Crucible of Worlds
$20.91
0.02 tix
- 1 Trinisphere
$29.54
9.13 tix
- 1 Mystic Forge
$2.40
0.02 tix
- 1 God-Pharaoh's Statue
$0.66
0.03 tix
- 1 Chalice of the Void
$15.03
3.34 tix
Lands (25)
- 4 Ancient Tomb$48.79 6.50 tix
- 4 Ghost Quarter$0.43 0.02 tix
- 1 Inventors' Fair$15.65 0.02 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.49 2.18 tix
- 4 Mishra's Workshop$3000.97 10.83 tix
- 1 Strip Mine$10.99 1.66 tix
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale$2899.99 11.00 tix
- 1 Tolarian Academy$177.50 2.89 tix
- 4 Urza's Saga$35.75 13.21 tix
- 4 Wasteland$8.56 0.02 tix
Sideboard
- 4 Archive Trap
$1.05
0.38 tix
- 1 Ensnaring Bridge
$6.20
4.76 tix
- 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.21
0.25 tix
- 1 Mycosynth Lattice
$36.59
0.02 tix
- 3 Null Rod
$113.82
9.25 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.37
0.02 tix
- 2 Relic of Progenitus
$5.69
3.91 tix
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale$2899.99 11.00 tix
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale$2899.99 11.00 tix
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (19)
- 3 Ancient Tomb$48.79 6.50 tix
- 2 City of Traitors$47.42 18.26 tix
- 2 Flooded Strand$11.35 2.18 tix
- 2 Misty Rainforest$36.56 1.56 tix
- 2 Polluted Delta$19.08 2.20 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$38.63 3.79 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$38.63 3.79 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Island$0.96 0.01 tix
- 2 Snow-Covered Island$0.96 0.01 tix
- 3 Volcanic Island$305.76 13.82 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Abrade
$0.17
0.03 tix
- 1 Defense Grid
$6.54
0.02 tix
- 2 Engineered Explosives
$4.74
4.41 tix
- 1 Flusterstorm
$6.37
1.48 tix
- 2 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.21
0.25 tix
- 1 Hydroblast
$1.54
16.26 tix
- 2 Magus of the Moon
$4.29
1.20 tix
- 2 Omniscience
$6.12
0.03 tix - 2 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
$42.83
8.55 tix
- 1 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
17.52 tix
