Animate Dead

All 23 printings of Animate Dead

Printing	Rarity	Non-foil	Foil	Cardmarket (EUR)	My collection
The Zeta Set slz #34· 2026Full Artuncommon	uncommon	—	—No foil printing	—	+ Add, Animate Dead, The Zeta Set #34
The Zeta Set slz #155· 2026Full Artuncommon	uncommon	—	—No foil printing	—	+ Add, Animate Dead, The Zeta Set #155
The Zeta Set slz #276· 2026Full Artuncommon	uncommon	—	—No foil printing	—	+ Add, Animate Dead, The Zeta Set #276
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander soc #207· 2026uncommon· Cardmarket €6.94	uncommon	$7.29	—No foil printing	€6.94	+ Add, Animate Dead, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #207
Secret Lair Drop sld #2189· 2025Borderlessrare· Cardmarket €67.10 · €84.83 foil	rare	$44.54	—	€67.10€84.83 foil	+ Add, Animate Dead, Secret Lair Drop #2189
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander mkc #125· 2024uncommon· Cardmarket €6.88	uncommon	$7.60	—No foil printing	€6.88	+ Add, Animate Dead, Murders at Karlov Manor Commander #125
30th Anniversary Edition 30a #92· 2022Not tournament legaluncommon· Cardmarket €7.61	uncommon	$23.22	—No foil printing	€7.61	+ Add, Animate Dead, 30th Anniversary Edition #92
30th Anniversary Edition 30a #389· 2022Not tournament legalRetro Frameuncommon· Cardmarket €74.61	uncommon	—	—No foil printing	€74.61	+ Add, Animate Dead, 30th Anniversary Edition #389
Judge Gift Cards 2022 p22 #7· 2022Retro Framerare· Cardmarket €72.29 foil	rare	—No non-foil printing	$76.76	€72.29 foil	+ Add, Animate Dead, Judge Gift Cards 2022 #7
The List plst #EMA-78· 2021uncommon· Cardmarket €6.97	uncommon	$7.44	—No foil printing	€6.97	+ Add, Animate Dead, The List #EMA-78
Eternal Masters ema #78· 2016uncommon· Cardmarket €6.04 · €13.31 foil	uncommon	$7.83	$18.72	€6.04€13.31 foil	+ Add, Animate Dead, Eternal Masters #78
Premium Deck Series: Graveborn pd3 #16· 2011uncommon· Cardmarket €6.59 foil	uncommon	—No non-foil printing	$7.73	€6.59 foil	+ Add, Animate Dead, Premium Deck Series: Graveborn #16
Fifth Edition 5ed #140· 1997uncommon· Cardmarket €6.65	uncommon	$9.52	—No foil printing	€6.65	+ Add, Animate Dead, Fifth Edition #140
No image yet Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border 4bb #118· 1995Spanishuncommon· Cardmarket €26.87	uncommon	$61.51	—No foil printing	€26.87	+ Add, Animate Dead, Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border #118
Fourth Edition 4ed #118· 1995uncommon· Cardmarket €6.37	uncommon	$8.27	—No foil printing	€6.37	+ Add, Animate Dead, Fourth Edition #118
Summer Magic / Edgar sum #93· 1994uncommon· Cardmarket €840.00	uncommon	—	—No foil printing	€840.00	+ Add, Animate Dead, Summer Magic / Edgar #93
Revised Edition 3ed #93· 1994uncommon· Cardmarket €7.19	uncommon	$7.30	—No foil printing	€7.19	+ Add, Animate Dead, Revised Edition #93
No image yet Foreign Black Border fbb #93· 1994Frenchuncommon· Cardmarket €21.53	uncommon	$59.99	—No foil printing	€21.53	+ Add, Animate Dead, Foreign Black Border #93
Collectors' Edition ced #93· 1993Not tournament legaluncommon· Cardmarket €24.45	uncommon	$34.64	—No foil printing	€24.45	+ Add, Animate Dead, Collectors' Edition #93
Intl. Collectors' Edition cei #93· 1993Not tournament legaluncommon· Cardmarket €23.12	uncommon	$60.03	—No foil printing	€23.12	+ Add, Animate Dead, Intl. Collectors' Edition #93
Unlimited Edition 2ed #93· 1993uncommon· Cardmarket €25.71	uncommon	$28.41	—No foil printing	€25.71	+ Add, Animate Dead, Unlimited Edition #93
Limited Edition Beta leb #93· 1993uncommon· Cardmarket €284.42	uncommon	$293.32	—No foil printing	€284.42	+ Add, Animate Dead, Limited Edition Beta #93
Limited Edition Alpha lea #92· 1993uncommon· Cardmarket €241.92	uncommon	$282.40	—No foil printing	€241.92	+ Add, Animate Dead, Limited Edition Alpha #92

Prices are TCGplayer market prices in USD for each printing and finish, via Scryfall. They are a guide, not an appraisal.

Rulings (5)

1. 2016-06-08

   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.

2. 2016-06-08

   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.

3. 2016-06-08

   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.

4. 2016-06-08

   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.

5. 2016-06-08

   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.