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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): 10076
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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	Grist Reanimator By bitzelberg		Social media	Not available	26-Apr -2024	$1164 ---
Other	DAVIDE BRECCIA - Esi... By CenturionComman...		Social media	Not available	26-Apr -2024	$652 ---
Other	Lazav, Wearer of Fac... By Squirrel31		Social media	Not available	26-Apr -2024	$1368 ---
Other	Lazav Control DC By rodolfodofo		Social media	Not available	26-Apr -2024	$1434 ---
Other	Kemalnitchi ; Anafen... By turbocommanderd...		Streamed Deck	Not available	25-Apr -2024	$1209 ---
Other	Lazav,mystérieux étr... By angelieu		Social media	Not available	25-Apr -2024	$874 ---
Other	DC - Slimefoot Caiss... By petitcarton		Social media	Not available	25-Apr -2024	$1683 ---
Other	Erwin Magus : Slimef... By turbocommanderd...		Streamed Deck	Not available	25-Apr -2024	$1588 ---
Top16 (1 - 3) 25%	Dimir Scam By Caue Silva	BO3	Weekly Legacy @Mont CardShop	45%	25-Apr -2024	$2638 ---
Other	Cayouh : Captain Toa... By turbocommanderd...		Streamed Deck	Not available	25-Apr -2024	$1650 ---
Other	DC - Marchesa By petitcarton		Social media	Not available	25-Apr -2024	$1833 ---
Other	CrimsonAlien : Caesa... By turbocommanderd...		Streamed Deck	Not available	25-Apr -2024	$1693 ---
Other	Yog By YiffyCupcake		Social media	Not available	25-Apr -2024	$279 ---
Other	The Master - Version... By Devjcc		Social media	Not available	25-Apr -2024	$1033 ---
Other	Old Rutstein 2024 By Romarick74		Social media	Not available	25-Apr -2024	$1074 ---
Other	[DC] Satoru, the inf... By Straywolf		Social media	Not available	25-Apr -2024	$1275 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66%	deck By nevrborn	BO3	MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12633700	52%	24-Apr -2024	$2413 ---
1st (7 - 1) 87%	deck By Capitano_CL	BO3	MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12633700	46%	24-Apr -2024	$2500 ---
Top64 (1 - 4) 20%	deck By HJ_Kaiser	BO3	MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12633700	66%	24-Apr -2024	$3251 ---
Top32 (4 - 2) 66%	deck By jono mizer	BO3	MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12633700	14%	24-Apr -2024	$1719 ---

Other X	Grist Reanimator By bitzelberg Social media	26-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1164 ---
Other X	DAVIDE BRECCIA - Esi... By CenturionComman... Social media	26-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $652 ---
Other X	Lazav, Wearer of Fac... By Squirrel31 Social media	26-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1368 ---
Other X	Lazav Control DC By rodolfodofo Social media	26-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1434 ---
Other X	Kemalnitchi ; Anafen... By turbocommanderd... Streamed Deck	25-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1209 ---
Other X	Lazav,mystérieux étr... By angelieu Social media	25-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $874 ---
Other X	DC - Slimefoot Caiss... By petitcarton Social media	25-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1683 ---
Other X	Erwin Magus : Slimef... By turbocommanderd... Streamed Deck	25-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1588 ---
Top16 (1 - 3) 25% X BO3	Dimir Scam By Caue Silva Weekly Legacy @Mont CardShop	25-Apr SINGULARITY: 45% $2638 ---
Other X	Cayouh : Captain Toa... By turbocommanderd... Streamed Deck	25-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1650 ---
Other X	DC - Marchesa By petitcarton Social media	25-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1833 ---
Other X	CrimsonAlien : Caesa... By turbocommanderd... Streamed Deck	25-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1693 ---
Other X	Yog By YiffyCupcake Social media	25-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $279 ---
Other X	The Master - Version... By Devjcc Social media	25-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1033 ---
Other X	Old Rutstein 2024 By Romarick74 Social media	25-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1074 ---
Other X	[DC] Satoru, the inf... By Straywolf Social media	25-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1275 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66% X BO3	deck By nevrborn MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12633700	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 52% $2413 ---
1st (7 - 1) 87% X BO3	deck By Capitano_CL MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12633700	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 46% $2500 ---
Top64 (1 - 4) 20% X BO3	deck By HJ_Kaiser MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12633700	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 66% $3251 ---
Top32 (4 - 2) 66% X BO3	deck By jono mizer MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12633700	24-Apr SINGULARITY: 14% $1719 ---

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	1367	$2112 $422
Legacy Rakdos Scam	9	$1717 $351
Legacy Dimir Evoke	7	$2161 $460
Legacy Mono Black Evoke	6	$1043 $353
Legacy Marauder Cascade	5	$2134 $258
Legacy Esper Vial	4	$2362 $409
Legacy Show and Tell	4	$2451 $345
Legacy Beseech Storm	2	$3758 $393
Legacy Dark Depths	2	$692 $228
Legacy Mono Black Death's Shadow	2	$1891 $377

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Premodern archetypes playing Animate Dead

Name	Decks	Price
Premodern Reanimator	10	$297 $69
Premodern Mono Black	1	$114 $17
Premodern Cephalid Breakfast	1	$238 $39

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Old-school archetypes playing Animate Dead

	Name	Decks	Price
	Old-school Reanimator	3	$22785 $186
	Old-school BWR Aggro	2	$13195 $130

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Vintage archetypes playing Animate Dead

	Name	Decks	Price
	Vintage Reanimator	1	$7602 $345

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Classic-Legacy archetypes playing Animate Dead

	Name	Decks	Price
	Classic-Legacy Reanimator	1	$2349 $258

(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, Vintage, and Classic-Legacy 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 Dimir Evoke
Premodern Reanimator
Premodern Mono Black
Premodern Cephalid Breakfast
Old-school Reanimator
Old-school BWR Aggro
Vintage Reanimator
Classic-Legacy Reanimator

Get all the archetypes and decklists in our site ☝️

Animate Dead in the current metagame

Animate Dead has been played in more than 10076 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, Vintage, and Classic-Legacy, mainly in the following archetypes: Reanimator, Rakdos Scam, and Dimir Evoke in Legacy. Reanimator, Mono Black, and Cephalid Breakfast in Premodern. Reanimator, and BWR Aggro in Old-school.

Last update: 2024-04-26