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Animate Dead

MTG Animate Dead details and prices

499.99
@CardKingdom

429.99
@TCGplayer

LEA

PLST

TD0

ME1

EMA

30A

LEB

SUM

3ED

CEI

CED

FBB

2ED

VMA

4BB

4ED

MKC

5ED

30A

PLIST

MB1

P22

PD3

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Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Uncommon
Number: #92
Illustrator: Anson Maddocks
Edition: Limited Edition Alpha

Animate Dead is legal in

Alchemy

Artisan

Brawl

Commander

Duel-Commander

Explorer

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Old-school

Pauper

Pioneer

Premodern

Standard

Timeless

Vintage

Total decks (Last 365 days): 9825
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Combos: 17 combos
Animate Dead combos
Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 27
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Versions: This card has 23 different prints

Rules & flavor text

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

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Price

499.99
@CardKingdom

429.99
@TCGplayer

Weekly Play volume (Last 52 weeks)

A value of 100 represents the peak popularity of the card, while a value of 50 means that the card is half as popular during that week.

Price trend

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Latest decks playing Animate Dead

A list of the most recent MTG decks using Animate Dead available on MTG decks website.

Other	Kaalia Duel Legion By Yo10ka	BO1	Social media	Not available	19-Apr -2024	$479 ---
Other	Liliana,My Queen2.0 By sanjimaru		Social media	Not available	19-Apr -2024	$835 ---
Other	deck By snoopy-magic	BO3	MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12631007	7%	19-Apr -2024	$1930 ---
Other	Titan of Hell?? By GRISELBRANDO	BO3	Social media	Not available	19-Apr -2024	$1033 ---
Other	Marchesa, Dealer of ... By schultejacobj		Social media	Not available	19-Apr -2024	$1865 ---
Other	Vohar, Vodalian Dese... By Torquemada	BO1	Social media	Not available	19-Apr -2024	$1418 ---
Other	deck By azatoyellow	BO3	MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12631007	11%	19-Apr -2024	$1813 ---
Other	Old Stickfingers By Nad3ige		Social media	Not available	19-Apr -2024	$735 ---
Other	mami By syto		Social media	Not available	19-Apr -2024	$2005 ---
Other	deck By TheGrimLavamanc...	BO3	MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12631007	19%	19-Apr -2024	$1046 ---
Other	old stick fingers By mechint		Social media	Not available	19-Apr -2024	$1106 ---
Other	deck By nevrborn	BO3	MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12630996	74%	18-Apr -2024	$2570 ---
Other	The new Grist By alexios13		Social media	Not available	18-Apr -2024	$1159 ---
Other	deck By CaseyC	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	11%	18-Apr -2024	$2228 ---
Other	deck By xxakira86xx	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	53%	18-Apr -2024	$2087 ---
Other	deck By jtl005	BO3	MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12630996	36%	18-Apr -2024	$2059 ---
Other	deck By DInglis	BO3	MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12630996	51%	18-Apr -2024	$2669 ---
Other	deck By snoopy-magic	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	7%	18-Apr -2024	$1930 ---
Other	Slimefoot Top8 By gandulfpls		Social media	Not available	18-Apr -2024	$1583 ---
Other	deck By WadeB	BO3	MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12630996	11%	18-Apr -2024	$1813 ---

Other X BO1	Kaalia Duel Legion By Yo10ka Social media	19-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $479 ---
Other X	Liliana,My Queen2.0 By sanjimaru Social media	19-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $835 ---
Other X BO3	deck By snoopy-magic MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12631007	19-Apr SINGULARITY: 7% $1930 ---
Other X BO3	Titan of Hell?? By GRISELBRANDO Social media	19-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1033 ---
Other X	Marchesa, Dealer of ... By schultejacobj Social media	19-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1865 ---
Other X BO1	Vohar, Vodalian Dese... By Torquemada Social media	19-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1418 ---
Other X BO3	deck By azatoyellow MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12631007	19-Apr SINGULARITY: 11% $1813 ---
Other X	Old Stickfingers By Nad3ige Social media	19-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $735 ---
Other X	mami By syto Social media	19-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $2005 ---
Other X BO3	deck By TheGrimLavamanc... MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12631007	19-Apr SINGULARITY: 19% $1046 ---
Other X	old stick fingers By mechint Social media	19-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1106 ---
Other X BO3	deck By nevrborn MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12630996	18-Apr SINGULARITY: 74% $2570 ---
Other X	The new Grist By alexios13 Social media	18-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1159 ---
Other X BO3	deck By CaseyC MTGO Legacy League #8067	18-Apr SINGULARITY: 11% $2228 ---
Other X BO3	deck By xxakira86xx MTGO Legacy League #8067	18-Apr SINGULARITY: 53% $2087 ---
Other X BO3	deck By jtl005 MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12630996	18-Apr SINGULARITY: 36% $2059 ---
Other X BO3	deck By DInglis MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12630996	18-Apr SINGULARITY: 51% $2669 ---
Other X BO3	deck By snoopy-magic MTGO Legacy League #8067	18-Apr SINGULARITY: 7% $1930 ---
Other X	Slimefoot Top8 By gandulfpls Social media	18-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1583 ---
Other X BO3	deck By WadeB MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12630996	18-Apr SINGULARITY: 11% $1813 ---

Recent archetypes playing Animate Dead

A list of archetypes playing Animate Dead by format in the last 90 days according to our MTG decks database.

Legacy archetypes playing Animate Dead

Name	Decks	Price
Legacy Reanimator	1277	$2092 $383
Legacy Rakdos Scam	12	$1707 $320
Legacy Mono Black Evoke	8	$979 $300
Legacy Marauder Cascade	7	$2272 $248
Legacy Dimir Evoke	5	$2244 $429
Legacy Show and Tell	4	$2466 $318
Legacy Hogaak	3	$1424 $267
Legacy Esper Vial	3	$2418 $377
Legacy Beseech Storm	2	$3669 $368
Legacy Mono Black Death's Shadow	2	$1884 $349

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Premodern archetypes playing Animate Dead

Name	Decks	Price
Premodern Reanimator	10	$305 $62
Premodern Mono Black	1	$112 $18
Premodern Cephalid Breakfast	1	$241 $36

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Old-school archetypes playing Animate Dead

	Name	Decks	Price
	Old-school Reanimator	3	$22531 $175
	Old-school BWR Aggro	2	$13111 $128

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Vintage archetypes playing Animate Dead

	Name	Decks	Price
	Vintage Reanimator	2	$11110 $260

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

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Animate Dead quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing Animate Dead?

Animate Dead has been played in more than 20 decks in the last year. Get the decklists and prices in our site ☝️

What is 📊 MTG Animate Dead current price?

The current price is:

Tcgplayer: 📊 $429.99
Cardkingdom: 📊 $499.99

Get the decklists and historic pricing charts in our site ☝️

In which formats is Animate Dead played?

It is currently being played in the last year in Legacy, Premodern, Old-school, and Vintage Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

Which decks in the current MTG metagame are playing Animate Dead?

The top 3 archetypes using Animate Dead are:

Legacy Reanimator
Legacy Rakdos Scam
Legacy Mono Black Evoke
Premodern Reanimator
Premodern Mono Black
Premodern Cephalid Breakfast
Old-school Reanimator
Old-school BWR Aggro
Vintage Reanimator

Get all the archetypes and decklists in our site ☝️

Animate Dead in the current metagame

Animate Dead has been played in more than 9825 decks in the last year and is a key card in more than 17 combos (you can check them in the Animate Dead combos section). It is currently being played in Legacy, Premodern, Old-school, and Vintage, mainly in the following archetypes: Reanimator, Rakdos Scam, and Mono Black Evoke in Legacy. Reanimator, Mono Black, and Cephalid Breakfast in Premodern. Reanimator, and BWR Aggro in Old-school.

Last update: 2024-04-19