Cemetery Gate
~$0.18 low · ~$0.19 high
Black. Creature — Wall
Homelands #44a · Illustrated by Melissa A. Benson
Homelands #44a · Illustrated by Melissa A. BensonWhat is Cemetery Gate worth?
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Oracle text
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Protection from black
0/5
"It keeps some out, yes. It also keeps others in!" —Grandmother Sengir
Format legality
All 2 printings of Cemetery Gate
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Homelands hml #44a· 1995common· Cardmarket €0.10 | common | $0.18 | €0.10 | |
 Homelands hml #44b· 1995common· Cardmarket €0.14 | common | $0.19 | €0.14 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1995
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #25,209 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Protection, Defender
- Artist
- Melissa A. Benson
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Homelands card (#44a).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Cemetery Gate, read from the Homelands printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Cemetery Gate. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Wall is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 0/5: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Melissa A. Benson. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Homelands. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- Melissa A. Benson, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- DefenderCR 702.3
- It can't attack.
- ProtectionCR 702.16
- Protection from a quality (usually a color): it can't be targeted, enchanted or equipped by things with that quality, damage from them is prevented, and creatures with it can't block it.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
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