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Animate Dead
ENCHANTMENT — AURA Uncommon
Revised Edition EDHREC #223
$6.70
+4.5%
7 days
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Animate Dead Price Summary
Animate Dead's current headline price is $6.70.
Animate Dead Printings & Prices
21 printings
Animate Dead has 21 tracked printings across 18 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including full art, borderless and judge promo treatments.
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Sell Animate Dead: Buylist Offers
10 offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| starcitygames | LEA #92 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | LEA #92 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | LEB #93 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | LEB #93 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | 30A #389 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | P22 #7 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | SLD #2189 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | SLD #2189 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | SLD #2189 | Foil | — | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | SLD #2189 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
Animate Dead Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗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.
Animate Dead is legal in Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Pauper.
Commander
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
PreDH
Legal
Premodern
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Alchemy
Not legal
Brawl
Not legal
Competitive Brawl
Not legal
Future Standard
Not legal
Gladiator
Not legal
Historic
Not legal
Modern
Not legal
Old School
Not legal
Pauper
Not legal
Pauper Commander
Not legal
Penny Dreadful
Not legal
Pioneer
Not legal
Standard
Not legal
Standard Brawl
Not legal
Timeless
Not legal
Animate Dead Rulings
5 most recent
- Jun 8, 2016 Abilities such as shroud and protection function only on the battlefield unless otherwise specified. A creature card with shroud may be targeted by Animate Dead, and Animate Dead will become attached to the creature that enters the battlefield.
- Jun 8, 2016 Animate Dead is an Aura, albeit with an unusual enchant ability. You target a creature card in a graveyard when you cast it. It enters the battlefield attached to that card. Then it returns that card to the battlefield, and attaches itself to the card again (since the card is a new object on the battlefield). Animate Dead itself never moves into a graveyard during this process.
- Jun 8, 2016 If Animate Dead isn't on the battlefield as its triggered ability resolves, none of its effects happen. The creature card won't be returned to the battlefield.
- Jun 8, 2016 If the creature put onto the battlefield has protection from black—or if the creature can't legally be enchanted by Animate Dead for another reason—Animate Dead won't be able to attach to it. It will be put into the graveyard as a state-based action, causing its delayed triggered ability to trigger. When the trigger resolves, if the creature's still on the battlefield, its controller will sacrifice it.
- Jun 8, 2016 Once the creature is returned to the battlefield, Animate Dead can't be attached to anything other than it (unless Animate Dead somehow manages to put a different creature onto the battlefield). Attempting to move Animate Dead to another creature won't work.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
20 printings
Animate Dead has been reprinted 20 times. The Secrets of Strixhaven Commander reprint cut the price 45% in 30 days.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment | Price before | Day 1 | 30 days | 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOC #207 | 2026-04-24 | Uncommon | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| MKC #125 | 2024-02-09 | Uncommon | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| 30A #92 | 2022-11-28 | Uncommon | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| 30A #389 | 2022-11-28 | Uncommon | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| P22 #7 | 2022-07-12 | Rare | Judge Promo | — | — | — | — |
| PLST #EMA-78 | 2022-04-29 | Uncommon | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| SLD #2189 | 2021-06-21 | Rare | Borderless | — | — | — | — |
| SLD #2189 | 2021-06-21 | Rare | Borderless | — | — | — | — |
| EMA #78 | 2016-06-10 | Uncommon | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| EMA #78 | 2016-06-10 | Uncommon | Standard | — | — | — | — |
SOC #207 
MKC #125 
30A #92 
P22 #7 
PLST #EMA-78 
SLD #2189 
EMA #78 Showing the 10 most recent of 20 printings.
Animate Dead in Commander
Animate Dead is the #223 most-played card on EDHREC, up 1 place over the last 30 days.
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Animate Dead FAQ
How much is Animate Dead worth?
Animate Dead is worth about $6.70 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 22, 2026.
Is Animate Dead legal in Commander?
Yes — Animate Dead is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Legacy.
Has Animate Dead been reprinted?
Yes — Animate Dead has been reprinted 20 times, with 21 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Animate Dead expensive?
Animate Dead holds a $6.70 price because Commander demand is high (#223 on EDHREC) and even with 20 reprints, demand keeps pace with supply.
What can I play instead of Animate Dead?
Cards that fill a similar role include Dance of the Dead, Necromancy, Reanimate.
