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Magic · Secrets of Strixhaven · #85 · Rare

Grave Researcher

Magic card price for Grave Researcher: $1.95 market, from $1.30 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Apr 12, 2026 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$1.95
−2.5% this week · −5.8% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days−2.5%
30 days−5.8%
90 days−15.6%
1 year—
All time−75.1%

Sellers right now

$1.30lowest listing$38.97highest
Market price$1.95
Mid listing$2.56
Direct$1.90
30-day avg$2.01

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$1.95
Cardmarket$3.05 €2.71

EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$1.7352-week low$9.4352-week high
In the range3%
All-time low$1.73
All-time high$9.43
First priceApr 12, 2026
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$1.38$4.32$7.25$10.19
$1.95
Apr 12Jun 14Aug 16Oct 18
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Grave Researcher (Foil) was released in April 2026. Launch-week prices are left out here: before supply arrives they are mostly guesses. The cheapest listing right now is $1.30, and the 30-day average market price is $2.01.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$1.95$1.30$38.97−2.5%
Normal$1.92$0.99$39.200.0%

The card in play

Power / Toughness3 / 3
Type line
Creature — Troll Warlock
Rules text

At the beginning of your upkeep, surveil 1. Then if there are three or more creature cards in your graveyard, this creature becomes prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)

Reanimate B

Sorcery

Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. You lose life equal to that card's mana value.

Other printings of Grave Researcher

2 more · $1.95 – $6.47
All printings
Grave Researcher (85), Promo Pack: Secrets of Strixhaven — Magic card price −4.7% 7d Grave Researcher Promo Pack: Secrets of Strixhaven · #85 $6.47 Grave Researcher (Extended Art) (325), Secrets of Strixhaven — Magic card price −1.5% 7d Grave Researcher (Extended Art) Secrets of Strixhaven · #325 $3.86

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