---
name: "Call to the Grave"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SCG"
set_name: "Scourge"
collector_number: "58"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Daren Bader"
oracle_id: "db5a4c25-5ae5-4a04-be79-bdee39b9152c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/call-to-the-grave-scg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Call to the Grave
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a non-Zombie creature of their choice.
At the beginning of the end step, if no creatures are on the battlefield, sacrifice this enchantment.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Grave Pact](/printing/grave-pact-cmd.md) — Enchantment
2. [Barrow Ghoul](/printing/barrow-ghoul-plst.md) — Creature — Zombie
3. [Pillar Tombs of Aku](/printing/pillar-tombs-of-aku-vis.md) — World Enchantment
4. [Fleshbag Marauder](/printing/fleshbag-marauder-sld.md) — Creature — Zombie Warrior
5. [Sarcomancy](/printing/sarcomancy-tpr.md) — Enchantment
6. [Open the Graves](/printing/open-the-graves-scd.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Scourge (SCG) #58
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Daren Bader
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`