Reaping the Graves
~$0.33 low · ~$12.22 high
Black. Instant
Scourge #72 · Illustrated by Ron Spencer
Scourge #72 · Illustrated by Ron SpencerWhat is Reaping the Graves worth?
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Oracle text
Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
Format legality
All 2 printings of Reaping the Graves
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The List plst #SCG-72· 2024Retro Framecommon | common | $0.33 | No foil printing | — | |
 Scourge scg #72· 2003common· Cardmarket €0.84 · €14.05 foil | common | $1.13 | $12.22 | €0.84€14.05 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2003
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #17,258 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Storm
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Scourge card (#72).
72
- 72Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Reaping the Graves, read from the Scourge printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Reaping the Graves. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Instant is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Illustration
- By Ron Spencer. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Scourge. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 72 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Ron Spencer, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- StormCR 702.40
- When you cast it, copy it once for each spell cast before it this turn.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (5)
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The triggered ability that creates the copies can itself be countered by anything that can counter a triggered ability. If it is countered, no copies will be put onto the stack.
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You may choose new targets for any of the copies. You can make different choices for each copy.
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The copies are put directly onto the stack. They aren't cast and won't be counted by other spells with storm cast later in the turn.
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Spells cast from zones other than a player's hand and spells that were countered are counted by the storm ability.
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A copy of a spell can be countered like any other spell, but it must be countered individually. Countering a spell with storm won't affect the copies.
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