---
name: "Grave Betrayal"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}{B}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "RTR"
set_name: "Return to Ravnica"
collector_number: "67"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Lucas Graciano"
oracle_id: "892c8fd1-9553-4ced-84ec-9fc35c314c76"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/grave-betrayal-rtr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Grave Betrayal
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}{B}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever a creature you don't control dies, return it to the battlefield under your control with an additional +1/+1 counter on it at the beginning of the next end step. That creature is a black Zombie in addition to its other colors and types.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Open the Graves](/printing/open-the-graves-scd.md) — Enchantment
2. [Rise from the Grave](/printing/rise-from-the-grave-sir.md) — Sorcery
3. [Feign Death](/printing/feign-death-afr.md) — Instant
4. [Zombify](/printing/zombify-wc03.md) — Sorcery
5. [Ritual of the Returned](/printing/ritual-of-the-returned-jou.md) — Instant
6. [Gavony Unhallowed](/printing/gavony-unhallowed-j22.md) — Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Return to Ravnica (RTR) #67
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Lucas Graciano
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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