Grimoire of the Dead

Grimoire of the Dead

Legendary Artifact — Book

Mana cost: {4}

How we read this card

Put a study counter on Grimoire of the Dead.

activated {1}, {T}, Discard a card —

activated {1}, {T}, Discard a card — puts a counter on it

Put all creature cards from all graveyards onto the battlefield under your control. They're black Zombies in addition to their other colors and types.

activated {T}, Remove three study counters from Grimoire of the Dead and sacrifice it —

activated {T}, Remove three study counters from Grimoire of the Dead and sacrifice it —

activated {T}, Remove three study counters from Grimoire of the Dead and sacrifice it — brings a card back

Causes: discard a card, put a counter on anything, sacrifice a permanent, a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, remove a counter from anything, put a creature onto the battlefield, a creature leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: a creature in a graveyard.

Works well with

an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Grimoire of the Dead is one).

When you sacrifice Grimoire of the Dead:

  1. Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
  2. Moonstone Eulogist — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Magnetic Snuffler — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Gleaming Geardrake — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Esoteric Duplicator — makes a token
  6. Biotech Specialist — deals 2 damage
  7. Jaws, Relentless Predator — deals 1 damage
  8. Crime Novelist — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

6 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact in a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Grimoire of the Dead is one).

When Grimoire of the Dead is in the graveyard:

  1. Loran, Disciple of History — can bring it back
  2. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — gets bigger
  3. Builder's Talent — can bring it back
  4. Trading Post — can bring it back
  5. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — can bring it back
  6. Serpent of the Pass — gets bigger
  7. Emeria Shepherd — can bring it back
  8. Goblin Engineer — can bring it back
  9. Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — can bring it back
  10. Scrap Welder — can bring it back

179 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Grimoire of the Dead is one).

When Grimoire of the Dead is put into a graveyard from the battlefield:

  1. Pia's Revolution — deals 3 damage
  2. Farid, Enterprising Salvager — makes a token
  3. Psychomancer — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Sly Requisitioner — makes a token
  5. Slagstone Refinery — makes a token
  6. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact goes to a graveyard — 1,250 cards in the game can cause this (Grimoire of the Dead is one).

When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Grimoire of the Dead:

  1. Ultron the Annihilator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Ultron's Auxiliary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,254 cards in the game can cause this (Grimoire of the Dead is one).

When Grimoire of the Dead is put into a graveyard from the battlefield:

  1. Tezzeret's Touch — brings a card back
  2. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — makes a token
  3. Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Shard of the Void Dragon — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Gremlin Infestation — makes a token
  7. Summoning Station — untaps itself
  8. Marionette Master — makes each opponent lose life equal to this creature's power
  9. Fangren Marauder — gains you 5 life
  10. Disciple of the Vault — makes each opponent lose 1 life

32 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature leaves a graveyard — 1,302 cards in the game can cause this (Grimoire of the Dead is one).

When a creature leaves a graveyard thanks to Grimoire of the Dead:

  1. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  2. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  3. Cyan, Vengeful Samurai — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  5. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  6. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  7. Chalk Outline — makes a token
  8. Insidious Roots — makes a token
  9. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  10. Erebos's Titan — triggers

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact leaves the battlefield — 1,680 cards in the game can cause this (Grimoire of the Dead is one).

  1. Sludge Strider — When Grimoire of the Dead leaves the battlefield, Sludge Strider makes a player lose 1 life

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Grimoire of the Dead is one).

When Grimoire of the Dead makes a player discard a card:

  1. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Cool but Rude — deals 2 damage
  3. Containment Construct — brings a card back
  4. Moonstone, Harsh Mistress — brings a card back
  5. Lazotep Chancellor — puts 2 counters on a Zombie or Army
  6. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — exiles a card from your library
  7. Pitchstone Wall — sacrifices itself
  8. Currency Converter — exiles it
  9. Hostile Investigator — triggers

52 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Grimoire of the Dead is one).

  1. Charforger — When Charforger enters thanks to Grimoire of the Dead, it makes a token
  2. Exuberant Fuseling — When Exuberant Fuseling enters thanks to Grimoire of the Dead, it puts a oil counter on itself

410 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Grimoire of the Dead is one).

  1. The Fifteenth Doctor — When The Fifteenth Doctor enters thanks to Grimoire of the Dead, it mills a card
  2. Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus — When Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus enters thanks to Grimoire of the Dead, it triggers

73 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.