Grafdigger's Cage
~$2.23 low · ~$23.65 high
Colorless. Artifact
Mystery Booster 2 #222 · Illustrated by Nils Hamm
Mystery Booster 2 #222 · Illustrated by Nils HammWhat is Grafdigger's Cage worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Creature cards in graveyards and libraries can't enter the battlefield.
Players can't cast spells from graveyards or libraries.
"If you wind up in one of mine, you can be sure as silver it will be your last." —Grafdigger Wulmer
Format legality
All 7 printings of Grafdigger's Cage
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mystery Booster 2 mb2 #222· 2024rare· Cardmarket €2.55 · €21.77 foil | rare | $2.23 | $23.65 | €2.55€21.77 foil | |
 Secret Lair Drop sld #324· 2021PosterBorderlessrare· Cardmarket €18.08 · €21.07 foil | rare | $15.95 | $20.59 | €18.08€21.07 foil | |
 Core Set 2020 m20 #227· 2019rare· Cardmarket €2.05 · €5.71 foil | rare | $2.42 | $7.23 | €2.05€5.71 foil | |
 Core Set 2020 Promos pm20 #227p· 2019Promorare· Cardmarket €2.86 · €5.38 foil | rare | $2.95 | $7.87 | €2.86€5.38 foil | |
 Core Set 2020 Promos pm20 #227s· 2019Promorare· Cardmarket €5.51 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $8.62 | €5.51 foil | |
 Modern Masters 2017 mm3 #221· 2017rare· Cardmarket €2.15 · €6.42 foil | rare | $3.19 | $8.93 | €2.15€6.42 foil | |
 Dark Ascension dka #149· 2012rare· Cardmarket €2.43 · €14.65 foil | rare | $3.64 | $18.89 | €2.43€14.65 foil |
Prices are TCGplayer market prices in USD for each printing and finish, via Scryfall. They are a guide, not an appraisal.
Where to buy Grafdigger's Cage
Graded copies on eBay
Searches for the Mystery Booster 2 #222 printing.
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Card details
- First printed
- 2012
- Printings
- 7
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #2,147 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artists
- Nils Hamm, Martin Ansin, Daniel Ljunggren
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Mystery Booster 2 card (#222).
0222 · MB2 · R · EN
- 0222Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- MB2Set code for Mystery Booster 2
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (4)
2019-07-12
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.
2019-07-12
Manifesting a card from a graveyard or library is an impossible action while Grafdigger's Cage is on the battlefield.
2019-07-12
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.
2019-07-12
Players can still play lands from graveyards or libraries if an effect allows them to do so.
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