---
name: "Secrets of the Dead"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "DKA"
set_name: "Dark Ascension"
collector_number: "48"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Eytan Zana"
oracle_id: "b9720c63-5aa7-4fb8-8d71-8f55d8b1337b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/secrets-of-the-dead-dka"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Secrets of the Dead
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever you cast a spell from your graveyard, draw a card.

> *"La cortina que separa los vivos de los muertos es tan fina que los susurros de los antiguos finalmente pueden oírse." —Amalric del Salón Midvast*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Laboratory Drudge](/printing/laboratory-drudge-prm.md) — Creature — Zombie Horror
2. [Laquatus's Disdain](/printing/laquatuss-disdain-jud.md) — Instant
3. [Open Communications](/printing/open-communications-trk.md) — Sorcery
4. [Forbidden Crypt](/printing/forbidden-crypt-6ed.md) — Enchantment
5. [Emet-Selch of the Third Seat](/printing/emet-selch-of-the-third-seat-fic.md) — Legendary Creature — Elder Wizard
6. [Learn from the Past](/printing/learn-from-the-past-dtk.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dark Ascension (DKA) #48
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Eytan Zana
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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