Dunes of the Dead
Land — Desert
HOUHour of Devastation#175uncommon
Foil
The Curse of Wandering permeated Amonkhet long before Nicol Bolas. He simply harnessed it.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 1105
- Illustrator
- E. M. Gist
- Found in
- Hour of Devastation MTGO Redemption Foil · Hour of Devastation MTGO Redemption · 2 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
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When this land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.Plays as: Utility Land · Creature Token Maker
Market · per finishspark updated 16h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+3.8%
$0.27
$0.07 low$0.05 gap
Foil+0.0%
$2.60
$1.56 low-$0.24 gap
Finish
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Nonfoil
$0.27as of 2026-07-12
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H $0.36L $0.13since Feb 2024$0.07
$0.02
$0.05+71% · normal spread
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$2.60as of 2026-07-12
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H $3.68L $2.54since Feb 2024$1.56
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Cheapest playable copy$0.27· across 2 printings
Rulings
3 · latest Jul 14, 2017 · one tap opens all
- WotCJul 14, 2017
Dunes of the Dead's second ability doesn't allow you to sacrifice it whenever you'd like. You must find another way to get Dunes of the Dead into the graveyard.
- WotCJul 14, 2017
If you sacrifice Dunes of the Dead to pay the activation cost of an ability, you'll create the Zombie token before that activated ability resolves.
- WotCApr 18, 2017
Desert is a land subtype with no special meaning. It doesn't grant the land an intrinsic mana ability. Other cards may care about which lands are Deserts.