Animate Dead
Secret Lair Drop 2189 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 2189
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Iron Maiden
- Market price
- $44.85
What it does
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.
Live After Death (1985)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Animate Dead first appeared in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, representing the quintessential black mana spell for returning creatures from the graveyard to the battlefield. Over decades, it has remained a foundational card in the game's mechanics, serving as a staple for graveyard-centric strategies in both casual and competitive formats. Its enduring presence in the game is rooted in its unique rules text, which has undergone numerous refinements to accommodate the game's evolving engine.
This specific iteration originates from a 2024 Secret Lair drop, a series focused on specialized, limited-run artistic treatments that highlight the aesthetic diversity of the game's universe. The illustration features a stylized, gothic interpretation of the classic necromancy theme, moving away from traditional fantasy tropes to embrace a more haunting, atmospheric design. It was created to offer players a distinct visual identity for one of the game's most iconic and utilitarian cards, reflecting the broader trend of Secret Lair releases serving as artistic reinterpretations of historical staples.
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