Animate Dead
Magic: The Gathering card · Enchantment · first printed 1993 in Limited Edition Alpha
| Card name | Animate Dead |
|---|---|
| Mana cost | 1B |
| Mana value | 2 |
| Type | Enchantment — Aura |
| Colors | Black |
| Color identity | Black |
| Power / toughness | – |
| Loyalty | – |
| Rarity (first printing) | Uncommon |
| First set | Limited Edition Alpha (LEA) |
| First released | August 5, 1993 |
| Artist (first printing) | Anson Maddocks |
| Printings | 13 |
Price of the real card: $600.00Near Mint, market price from Scrydex, October 30, 2026 (Limited Edition Alpha, nonfoil). Prices change; check before buying.
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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.
Printings
13 printings in English paper sets (the oldest 12 below):
- Limited Edition Alpha LEA · 1993
- Limited Edition Beta LEB · 1993
- Unlimited Edition 2ED · 1993
- Revised Edition 3ED · 1994
- Summer Magic / Edgar SUM · 1994
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