Magic: The Gathering

Reanimate

Breaking News 18 • rare

Set: Breaking News
Collector number: 18
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: black mana
Type: Sorcery
Colors: Black
Artist: Michal Ivan
Market price: $8.95

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What it's worth

$8.95market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$7.44 – $11.15 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a rare card from the Breaking News set, this item represents a classic effect that allows players to return creatures from the graveyard directly to the battlefield. Its inclusion in this collection highlights the strategic depth of card games that prioritize resource management and the revival of powerful lost assets.

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Card face

What it does

Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. You lose life equal to that card's mana value.

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Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlLegal
HistoricBanned
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Reanimate first appeared in the Magic: The Gathering set Tempest in 1997, designed by the game's core development team as a powerful tool for the black color identity. Its primary function—returning a creature card from the graveyard to the battlefield—was intended to push the boundaries of risk-reward gameplay by combining high-impact utility with the drawback of life loss proportional to the creature's mana cost.

The Breaking News variant, numbered 18, is a reimagined printing released in the Outlaws of Thunder Junction expansion. Featuring the distinct 'Breaking News' newspaper-style border design, this version reflects Wizards of the Coast's recent trend of using thematic art treatments to recontextualize classic spells. The aesthetic leans into a gritty, pulp-noir sensibility, aligning with the set's western-heist narrative theme while maintaining the iconic mechanical identity that has made the card a staple in competitive formats for decades.

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About

About Reanimate

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