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Cemetery Illuminator

{1}{U}{U}

Creature — Spirit

VOWInnistrad: Crimson Vow#50mythic
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 2960
Illustrator
Uriah Voth
Found in
Innistrad Crimson Vow MTGO Redemption · Innistrad Crimson Vow MTGO Redemption Foil · 5 more
Printings6EDHREC rank#11,881
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Flying Whenever this creature enters or attacks, exile a card from a graveyard. You may look at the top card of your library any time. Once each turn, you may cast a spell from the top of your library if it shares a card type with a card exiled with this creature.
2/3
Flying
Plays as:
Attack TriggerGraveyard HateTopdeck Matters
Market · per finishspark updated 2h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+5.8%
$0.55
$0.27 low$0.12 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$0.82
$0.44 low-$0.09 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.55· across 6 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

2 · latest Nov 19, 2021
  • WotCNov 19, 2021

    Card types that can be exiled from a graveyard include artifact, creature, enchantment, land, planeswalker, instant, and sorcery. Legendary, basic, and snow are supertypes, not card types. Human, Equipment, and Aura are subtypes, not card types.

  • WotCNov 19, 2021

    Cemetery Illuminator's ability allows you to cast a spell that shares a card type with the exiled card, even if the card on top of the library doesn't. For example, if you've exiled an artifact card, you could cast The Omenkeel from the top of your library, even though it's the back face of the modal double-faced card Cosima, God of the Voyage, which isn't an artifact.