The Animus

Assassin's Creed · #253 · rare · EN

$0.62

cheapest of 4 store offers · see all

market $1.32 (etched)

Mana cost: {2}

Type: Legendary Artifact

Commonly played as: Recursion, Graveyard Hate, Copy

At the beginning of your end step, exile up to one target legendary creature card from a graveyard with a memory counter on it.
{T}: Until your next turn, target legendary creature you control becomes a copy of target creature card in exile with a memory counter on it. Activate only as a sorcery.

Artist: Néstor Ossandón Leal

Released: 2024-07-05

Finishes: Etched

Market price

  • TCGplayer etched: $1.32
  • MTGO tix: 0.02
$1.39$0.78
240 days of daily prices for The Animus (etched): $0.84 to $1.32
2026-01-252026-11-12
etched · 240 days tracked · $0.84 → $1.32 (+57%) · low $0.78 · high $1.39
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Assassin's Creed #253) in 6 other languages.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
ManaPoolNM · etched · todayNMetched$0.62today
ManaPoolSP · etched · todaySPetched$0.86today
Bazaar of MagicNM · etched · yesterdayNMetched€1.90yesterday
Le Valet De CoeurNM · foil · yesterdayNMfoilCA$5.99yesterday

Format legality

  • standard: not legal
  • pioneer: not legal
  • modern: legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: not legal
  • brawl: not legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 1 list
  • 2 copies tracked

All printings of The Animus

USD · low $0.33 · high $1.32

Set#RarityUSD
Assassin's Creed#168 · rare168rare$0.35
Assassin's Creed#253 · rare253rare$1.32 etched
Assassin's Creed#69 · rare69rare$0.33