Animate Dead

Mana cost: {1}{B}

Type: Enchantment — Aura

Commonly played as: Recursion

Enchant creature card in a graveyard
When this Aura enters, if it's on the battlefield, it loses "enchant creature card in a graveyard" and gains "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with this Aura." Return enchanted creature card to the battlefield under your control and attach this Aura to it. When this Aura leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller sacrifices it.
Enchanted creature gets -1/-0.

Artist: Anthony Jones

Released: 2011-11-18

Finishes: Foil

Market price

• TCGplayer foil: $8.99
• Cardmarket foil: €6.13
• MTGO tix: 0.02

Other languages

The same printing (Premium Deck Series: Graveborn #16) in 9 other languages.

• Deutsch · Belebung der Toten
• Español · Animar a los muertos
• Français · Animation des morts
• Italiano · Animare i Morti
• 日本語 · 動く死体
• 한국어
• Português · Reviver Cadáver
• 简体中文 · 尸变
• 繁體中文

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.

Format legality

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

In Gestic collections

• Held in 5 lists
• Played in 1 decks
• 7 copies tracked

Decks that play this card

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• STAXsunari {B}{G}{U}1 copy · 100 cards · bracket 4
• Tombstone - Enhanced Deck {B}{G}{U}{W}4 copies · 60 cards · official precon
• Graveborn {B}{G}{R}{U}{W}3 copies · 60 cards · official precon

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