Dance of the Dead
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Colour IDMV 2
Current paper retail
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Cardmarket€12.61
ManaPool$14.45
TCGplayer$14.08
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$7.50
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $14.45High $50.20Low $9.22▼ 71.2%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$14.08TCGplayer, USD, retail, foil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 16.0%30d▲ 16.0%90d▲ 16.0%
90d high
$14.08
90d low
$12.14
Paper printings priced
3
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$14.08
MagicFest 2026
- Up 16.0% over the last 3 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $14.08.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (3 priced in total).
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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." Put enchanted creature card onto the battlefield tapped 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/+1 and doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, that player may pay . If the player does, untap that creature.
Keywords
Enchant
Card capabilities
Enchantment
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
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Digital formats
Rulings (4)
wotc1 Apr 2008
Once the creature is returned to the battlefield, Dance of the Dead can't be attached to anything other than it (unless Dance of the Dead somehow manages to put a different creature onto the battlefield). Attempting to move Dance of the Dead to another creature won't work.
wotc1 Apr 2008
This is a new wording. Dance of the Dead is now an Aura. You target a creature card in a graveyard when you cast it. It enters attached to that card. Then it returns that card to the battlefield, and attaches itself to that card again (since the card is treated as a new object on the battlefield).
wotc1 Apr 2008
If the creature card put onto the battlefield has protection from black (or anything that prevents this from legally being attached), this won't be able to attach to it. Then this will go to the graveyard as a state-based action, causing the creature to be sacrificed.
wotc4 Oct 2004
If more than one Dance of the Dead ends up on a creature, each contributes a +1/+1. But you only have to pay the untap cost once. You may pay for each one, however, and untap the card more than once during upkeep.
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About this card
Dance of the Dead
Dance of the Dead is an Enchantment — Aura, with mana cost {1}{B} (mana value 2). Printed 3 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: $14.08 (up 16.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Dance of the Dead FAQ
How much is Dance of the Dead worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Dance of the Dead is $14.08. It is up 16.0% over the last 3 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $12.14 to $14.08.
What is the cheapest printing of Dance of the Dead?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from MagicFest 2026 at $14.08 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Dance of the Dead?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Pro Tour Collector Set at $26.24 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Dance of the Dead are there?
Dance of the Dead has been printed 3 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Dance of the Dead first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from ICE #118, released 1995-06-03.
What is the newest printing of Dance of the Dead?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PF26 #14, released 2026-10-19.
Is Dance of the Dead legal in Commander?
Yes, Dance of the Dead is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Dance of the Dead legal in Modern?
Dance of the Dead is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.