---
name: "Grave Studies"
mana_cost: "{B}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: ["Conjure"]
set: "YSOS"
set_name: "Alchemy: Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "20"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Abz J Harding"
oracle_id: "b934806e-a3fa-47cb-9885-441c1b544eac"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/grave-studies-ysos"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Grave Studies
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Conjure

## Oracle Text
Conjure a card named Teacher's Pest onto the battlefield, then each player sacrifices a creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Grave Choice](/printing/grave-choice-hbg.md) — Instant
2. [Fatal Grudge](/printing/fatal-grudge-snc.md) — Sorcery
3. [Grimoire of the Dead](/printing/grimoire-of-the-dead-c19.md) — Legendary Artifact — Book
4. [Macabre Mockery](/printing/macabre-mockery-rna.md) — Instant
5. [Grave Pact](/printing/grave-pact-cmd.md) — Enchantment
6. [Desperate Plea](/printing/desperate-plea-tle.md) — Sorcery — Lesson

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: Secrets of Strixhaven (YSOS) #20
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Abz J Harding

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