Animate Dead
Illustrated by Iron Maiden
Card details
- Mana cost
- 2
- Type
- Enchantment — Aura
- Rarity
- Enchantment
Oracle text
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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.
Flavor
Live After Death (1985)
Animate Dead price & value
| Condition | Market | Low |
|---|---|---|
| Near Mint | $44.30 | $45.80 |
| Lightly Played | $39.60 | $45.99 |
| Moderately Played | — | $42.80 |
Snapshot as of 2026-09-11. Live prices & recent sales load below.