Tombstone icon

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The tombstone icon, or tombstone symbol, was first introduced in Odyssey where it was featured on cards with flashback. With Torment it was revealed to be a designator to indicate a card that is playable out of the graveyard, instead of only flashback. [1] The tombstone symbol ended up being an Odyssey block only thing. The graveyard was so important in this block that Magic R&D felt they needed a symbol to make players' lives easier. However, they decided not to do it on an ongoing basis.[2][3]

The tombstone icon had a short revival with Valor and Call of the Herd in the Time Spiral/Timeshifted set.

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References

  1. From the Grave Risen (January 02, 2002). "Ben Bleiweiss". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. Ask Wizards - October 3, 2002 (October 3, 2002). "Randy Buehler". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. Ask Wizards - February 15, 2005 (February 15, 2005). "Devin Low". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.