Animate Dead
CEDCollectors' Edition/#93/1993UncommonReprint◆ Graded data
Colour IDMV 2
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$34.99
Cardmarket€24.60
ManaPool$35.42
TCGplayer$35.18
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$20.00
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $34.99High $37.99Low $34.99▼ 7.9%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$35.18TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 1.6%90d▲ 2.0%
90d high
$35.18
90d low
$34.50
Paper printings priced
16
Currently 11th
Cheapest paper printing
$5.96
The List
- Up 1.6% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $35.18.
- This printing is the 11th cheapest paper printing currently priced (16 priced in total).
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Graded market
Graded card prices
Graded prices are market estimates for professionally graded copies of this exact printing where sufficient market data is available.
Additional graded market
AnyGrade 9.5
$138.21
AnyGrade 8
$191.06
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Gameplay and rules
Enchantment — Aura
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.
Keywords
Enchant
Card capabilities
Enchantment
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (5)
wotc8 Jun 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.
wotc8 Jun 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.
wotc8 Jun 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.
wotc8 Jun 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.
wotc8 Jun 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.
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About this card
Animate Dead
Animate Dead is an Enchantment — Aura, with mana cost {1}{B} (mana value 2). Printed 21 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $35.18 (up 1.6% over 30 days).
This exact printing has graded market data available further up the page. Graded prices reflect professionally slabbed copies; missing (grader, grade) combinations do not appear.
Frequently asked
Animate Dead FAQ
How much is Animate Dead worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Animate Dead is $35.18. It is up 1.6% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $34.50 to $35.18.
What is the cheapest printing of Animate Dead?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from The List at $5.96 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Animate Dead?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Limited Edition Beta at $293.32 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Animate Dead are there?
Animate Dead has been printed 21 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Animate Dead first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from LEA #92, released 1993-08-05.
What is the newest printing of Animate Dead?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from SLZ #155, released 2026-09-02.
Is Animate Dead legal in Commander?
Yes, Animate Dead is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Animate Dead legal in Modern?
Animate Dead is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.