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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): 10035
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Combos: 17 combos
Animate Dead combos
Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 29
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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.

Related Tags

Enchantment Black Auras

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	Slimefoot Duel By suntzu		Social media	Not available	23-Apr -2024	$1601 ---
Other	Croxa montado By Rafael_Fernande...		Social media	Not available	23-Apr -2024	$847 ---
Other	RowanStorm by VTagio... By Shawner		Social media	Not available	23-Apr -2024	$1629 ---
Other	DC LazavAvalon By Denwo		Social media	Not available	23-Apr -2024	$1379 ---
Other	Marchesa tempo By Calitz		Social media	Not available	22-Apr -2024	$1847 ---
Other	Kroxa DC By Spyroni69		Social media	Not available	22-Apr -2024	$569 ---
Other	Marchesa By QuentinD		Social media	Not available	22-Apr -2024	$1898 ---
Other	deck By Munchlax446	BO3	MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12631056	25%	22-Apr -2024	$855 ---
Other	Sheoldred Duel By Vlad72		Social media	Not available	22-Apr -2024	$592 ---
Other	Marchesa - grixis co... By rgandin		Social media	Not available	22-Apr -2024	$1862 ---
Other	deck By gatekappa	BO3	MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12631056	45%	22-Apr -2024	$2186 ---
Other	Bleu rouge noir crim... By Wiwibrindacier		Social media	Not available	22-Apr -2024	$150 ---
Other	deck By hundinggjorners...	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	31%	22-Apr -2024	$2186 ---
Other	Slimefoot and Squee ... By Jenda		Social media	Not available	22-Apr -2024	$1657 ---
Other	sidar in dc By magiixxxx		Social media	Not available	22-Apr -2024	$500 ---
Other	Kroxa DC By Strandhogg		Social media	Not available	22-Apr -2024	$819 ---
Other	Esper Scaminator By legacy_council	BO3	Streamed Deck	41%	22-Apr -2024	$2507 ---
Other	Dimir Reanimator By PYR07	BO3	Charlotte Legacy League Season 2 Week 4 @CharlotteLegacyLea...	45%	22-Apr -2024	$2602 ---
Other	"Coalition... Destru... By Walgrimm		Social media	Not available	21-Apr -2024	$1212 ---
Other	grist By anto777		Social media	Not available	21-Apr -2024	$906 ---

Other X	Slimefoot Duel By suntzu Social media	23-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1601 ---
Other X	Croxa montado By Rafael_Fernande... Social media	23-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $847 ---
Other X	RowanStorm by VTagio... By Shawner Social media	23-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1629 ---
Other X	DC LazavAvalon By Denwo Social media	23-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1379 ---
Other X	Marchesa tempo By Calitz Social media	22-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1847 ---
Other X	Kroxa DC By Spyroni69 Social media	22-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $569 ---
Other X	Marchesa By QuentinD Social media	22-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1898 ---
Other X BO3	deck By Munchlax446 MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12631056	22-Apr SINGULARITY: 25% $855 ---
Other X	Sheoldred Duel By Vlad72 Social media	22-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $592 ---
Other X	Marchesa - grixis co... By rgandin Social media	22-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1862 ---
Other X BO3	deck By gatekappa MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12631056	22-Apr SINGULARITY: 45% $2186 ---
Other X	Bleu rouge noir crim... By Wiwibrindacier Social media	22-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $150 ---
Other X BO3	deck By hundinggjorners... MTGO Legacy League #8067	22-Apr SINGULARITY: 31% $2186 ---
Other X	Slimefoot and Squee ... By Jenda Social media	22-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1657 ---
Other X	sidar in dc By magiixxxx Social media	22-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $500 ---
Other X	Kroxa DC By Strandhogg Social media	22-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $819 ---
Other X BO3	Esper Scaminator By legacy_council Streamed Deck	22-Apr SINGULARITY: 41% $2507 ---
Other X BO3	Dimir Reanimator By PYR07 Charlotte Legacy League Season 2 Week 4 @CharlotteLegacyLea...	22-Apr SINGULARITY: 45% $2602 ---
Other X	"Coalition... Destru... By Walgrimm Social media	21-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1212 ---
Other X	grist By anto777 Social media	21-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $906 ---

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	1371	$2113 $430
Legacy Rakdos Scam	9	$1729 $366
Legacy Mono Black Evoke	7	$1036 $352
Legacy Dimir Evoke	7	$2169 $468
Legacy Marauder Cascade	5	$2139 $275
Legacy Esper Vial	4	$2361 $407
Legacy Show and Tell	4	$2456 $341
Legacy Hogaak	2	$1460 $287
Legacy Beseech Storm	2	$3681 $412
Legacy Dark Depths	2	$699 $245

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Premodern archetypes playing Animate Dead

Name	Decks	Price
Premodern Reanimator	10	$304 $70
Premodern Mono Black	1	$114 $18
Premodern Cephalid Breakfast	1	$238 $41

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Old-school archetypes playing Animate Dead

	Name	Decks	Price
	Old-school Reanimator	3	$22568 $181
	Old-school BWR Aggro	2	$13161 $137

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Vintage archetypes playing Animate Dead

	Name	Decks	Price
	Vintage Reanimator	1	$7580 $343

(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 10035 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: 2024-04-22