---
name: "Paragon of Open Graves"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Skeleton Warrior"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "M15"
set_name: "Magic 2015"
collector_number: "111"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Min Yum"
oracle_id: "39375b5d-f509-4482-8d34-797dae17d38b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/paragon-of-open-graves-m15"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Paragon of Open Graves
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Skeleton Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
Other black creatures you control get +1/+1.
{2}{B}, {T}: Another target black creature you control gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Death Baron](/printing/death-baron-mic.md) — Creature — Zombie Wizard
2. [Onyx Mage](/printing/onyx-mage-m12.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [A-Death-Priest of Myrkul](/printing/a-death-priest-of-myrkul-afr.md) — Creature — Tiefling Cleric
4. [Death-Priest of Myrkul](/printing/death-priest-of-myrkul-afr.md) — Creature — Tiefling Cleric
5. [Archetype of Finality](/printing/archetype-of-finality-plst.md) — Enchantment Creature — Gorgon
6. [Graveblade Marauder](/printing/graveblade-marauder-j25.md) — Creature — Human Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2015 (M15) #111
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Min Yum
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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