---
name: "Grimoire of the Dead"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Artifact — Book"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "C19"
set_name: "Commander 2019"
collector_number: "213"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Steven Belledin"
oracle_id: "922c6e1b-abcf-40e0-847e-9ebb7d0b6fd4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/grimoire-of-the-dead-c19"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Grimoire of the Dead
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact — Book

## Oracle Text
{1}, {T}, Discard a card: Put a study counter on Grimoire of the Dead.
{T}, Remove three study counters from Grimoire of the Dead and sacrifice it: Put all creature cards from all graveyards onto the battlefield under your control. They're black Zombies in addition to their other colors and types.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Grim Reaper's Scythe](/printing/grim-reapers-scythe-msc.md) — Legendary Artifact
2. [Rise from the Grave](/printing/rise-from-the-grave-sir.md) — Sorcery
3. [Rise of the Dark Realms](/printing/rise-of-the-dark-realms-m14.md) — Sorcery
4. [Gravebane Zombie](/printing/gravebane-zombie-mir.md) — Creature — Zombie
5. [Gravedigger](/printing/gravedigger-9ed.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Unholy Grotto](/printing/unholy-grotto-ons.md) — Land

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2019 (C19) #213
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Steven Belledin
- **Total Printings:** 21 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`