---
name: "Open the Graves"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "M19"
set_name: "Core Set 2019"
collector_number: "112"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Vincent Proce"
oracle_id: "28778958-a1f9-4fea-b551-c193d1257f18"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/open-the-graves-m19"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Open the Graves
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.

> *原本只是个寻常夜晚，但很快就会让人永生难忘。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ghoulish Procession](/printing/ghoulish-procession-mid.md) — Enchantment
2. [Cemetery Reaper](/printing/cemetery-reaper-m12.md) — Creature — Zombie
3. [Graveyard Marshal](/printing/graveyard-marshal-m19.md) — Creature — Zombie Soldier
4. [Gristle Grinner](/printing/gristle-grinner-jmp.md) — Creature — Zombie
5. [Headless Rider](/printing/headless-rider-sld.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Bridge from Below](/printing/bridge-from-below-mma.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2019 (M19) #112
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Vincent Proce
- **Total Printings:** 24 across all historical editions

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