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Animate Dead 5ED

Other printings of "Animate Dead": PLST #EMA-78 TD0 #A36 P22 #7 PD3 #16 ME1 #57 EMA #78 30A #92 LEA #92 2ED #93 3ED #93 CED #93 CEI #93 FBB #93 LEB #93 SUM #93 VMA #104 4BB #118 4ED #118 MKC #125 5ED #140 30A #389

Card

id	4355
artist	Anson Maddocks
artistIds	634430a7-b5c3-4e4a-b2ac-164e084e47c9
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	paper
boosterTypes	default
borderColor	white
colorIdentity	B
colorIndicator
colors	B
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	215
edhrecSaltiness	0.54
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil
flavorName
flavorText
frameEffects
frameVersion	1997
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	0
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint	1
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords	Enchant
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{1}{B}
manaValue	2
name	Animate Dead
number	140
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	When you play Animate Dead, choose target creature card in any graveyard. When Animate Dead comes into play, put that creature into play and Animate Dead becomes a creature enchantment that targets the creature. Enchanted creature gets -1/-0. If Animate Dead leaves play, bury the creature.
otherFaceIds
power
printings	2ED, 30A, 3ED, 4BB, 4ED, 5ED, CED, CEI, EMA, FBB, LEA, LEB, ME1, MKC, P22, PD3, PLST, SUM, TD0, VMA
promoTypes
rarity	uncommon
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode	5ED
side
signature
sourceProducts	{'nonfoil': ['93389a2e-9a5e-5ef4-9afe-60898199b905', 'ec6e6678-3869-57ab-ab9a-d210e16fbaa9']}
subsets
subtypes	Aura
supertypes
text	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.
toughness
type	Enchantment — Aura
types	Enchantment
uuid	08bb4f23-19be-5a00-9e25-c765df72b5ce
variations
watermark
setName	Fifth Edition

Identifiers

id	4355
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cardKingdomId	11013
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deckboxId	4849
mcmId	9373
mcmMetaId	200
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mtgjsonV4Id	3fda76f6-89ed-5ae2-8852-8e3212b955da
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multiverseId	3823
scryfallCardBackId	0aeebaf5-8c7d-4636-9e82-8c27447861f7
scryfallId	1f2cd314-8f99-4443-ae86-a967effc7490
scryfallIllustrationId	b19cb181-a679-4d68-b2cd-e0a809de03bc
scryfallOracleId	c0d8fef4-65f4-4769-982d-b397d2b7e977
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tcgplayerProductId	2022
uuid	08bb4f23-19be-5a00-9e25-c765df72b5ce

Legalities

id	4355
alchemy
brawl
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future
gladiator
historic
legacy	Legal
modern
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool	Legal
pauper
paupercommander
penny
pioneer
predh	Legal
premodern	Legal
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
uuid	08bb4f23-19be-5a00-9e25-c765df72b5ce
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

id	4355
cardKingdom	https://mtgjson.com/links/e83208d125b7aae1
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil
cardmarket	https://mtgjson.com/links/3a2260bcca4ef687
tcgplayer	https://mtgjson.com/links/a60dff433a2e7f52
tcgplayerEtched
uuid	08bb4f23-19be-5a00-9e25-c765df72b5ce

Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	type	text
French	Animation des morts
German	Belebung der Toten	Verzauberung	Wähle eine Kreaturenkarte in einem der Friedhöfe, wenn Du die Belebung der Toten sprichst. Wenn die Belebung der Toten ins Spiel kommt, bringe diese Kreatur unter Deiner Kontrolle ins Spiel, und die Belebung der Toten wird zu einer Kreaturenverzauberung, die auf diese Kreatur zielt. Die verzauberte Kreatur erhält -1/-0. Wenn die Belebung der Toten das Spiel verlässt, begrabe die Kreatur.
Italian	Animare i Morti
Japanese	動く死体
Portuguese (Brazil)	Reviver Cadáver
Spanish	Animar a los muertos

Rulings

date	text
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.