Cards Similar to Animate Dead

20 cards with similar effects or strategies — View Animate Dead

These 20 cards share similar roles with Animate Dead — look for other enchantments with graveyard interaction that fill the same slot in your deck.

Dance of the Dead Dance of the Dead Similar effect 1B · Aura Enchant creature card in a graveyard Necromancy $13.25 Necromancy Similar effect 2B · Enchantment You may cast this spell as though it had flash. Takklemaggot Takklemaggot Similar effect 2BB · Aura Enchant creature Last Voyage of the _____ $0.04 Last Voyage of the _____ Similar effect 3B · Enchantment When this enchantment enters, you may put a name sticker on it, then it becomes an Aura with ench... Traveling Plague $0.38 Traveling Plague Similar effect 3BB · Aura Enchant creature Parallax Dementia $0.11 Parallax Dementia Similar effect 1B · Aura Enchant creature Chorale of the Void $0.27 Chorale of the Void Similar effect 3B · Aura Enchant creature you control Sheltered by Ghosts $4.53 Sheltered by Ghosts Similar effect 1W · Aura Enchant creature you control My Undead Horde Awakens $16.00 My Undead Horde Awakens Similar effect Ongoing Scheme At the beginning of your end step, you may put target creature card from an opponent's graveyard ... Faith Unbroken $0.16 Faith Unbroken Similar effect 3W · Aura Enchant creature you control Avatar Destiny $0.31 Avatar Destiny Similar effect 2GG · Aura Enchant creature you control Fool's Demise $0.28 Fool's Demise Similar effect 4U · Aura Enchant creature Shade's Form $0.31 Shade's Form Similar effect 1BB · Aura Enchant creature Diabolic Servitude $0.35 Diabolic Servitude Similar effect 3B · Enchantment When this enchantment enters, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Chains of Custody $0.26 Chains of Custody Similar effect 2W · Aura Enchant creature you control Abduction $0.36 Abduction Similar effect 2UU · Aura Enchant creature Gigantiform $0.24 Gigantiform Similar effect 3GG · Aura Kicker {4} Emperor of Bones $1.46 Emperor of Bones Similar effect 1B · Skeleton Noble At the beginning of combat on your turn, exile up to one target card from a graveyard. Unhallowed Pact $0.17 Unhallowed Pact Similar effect 2B · Aura Enchant creature Vampirism $0.23 Vampirism Similar effect 1B · Aura Enchant creature

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Commander-Legal Alternatives to Animate Dead

Dance of the Dead Dance of the Dead Buy
Necromancy Necromancy $13.25 Buy
Takklemaggot Takklemaggot Buy
Last Voyage of the _____ Last Voyage of the _____ $0.04 Buy
Traveling Plague Traveling Plague $0.38 Buy
Parallax Dementia Parallax Dementia $0.11 Buy
Chorale of the Void Chorale of the Void $0.27 Buy
Sheltered by Ghosts Sheltered by Ghosts $4.53 Buy
Faith Unbroken Faith Unbroken $0.16 Buy
Avatar Destiny Avatar Destiny $0.31 Buy
Fool's Demise Fool's Demise $0.28 Buy
Shade's Form Shade's Form $0.31 Buy
Diabolic Servitude Diabolic Servitude $0.35 Buy
Chains of Custody Chains of Custody $0.26 Buy
Abduction Abduction $0.36 Buy
Gigantiform Gigantiform $0.24 Buy
Emperor of Bones Emperor of Bones $1.46 Buy
Unhallowed Pact Unhallowed Pact $0.17 Buy
Vampirism Vampirism $0.23 Buy

Modern-Legal Alternatives to Animate Dead

Chorale of the Void Chorale of the Void $0.27 Buy
Sheltered by Ghosts Sheltered by Ghosts $4.53 Buy
Faith Unbroken Faith Unbroken $0.16 Buy
Avatar Destiny Avatar Destiny $0.31 Buy
Fool's Demise Fool's Demise $0.28 Buy
Gigantiform Gigantiform $0.24 Buy
Emperor of Bones Emperor of Bones $1.46 Buy
Unhallowed Pact Unhallowed Pact $0.17 Buy

Pioneer-Legal Alternatives to Animate Dead

Chorale of the Void Chorale of the Void $0.27 Buy
Sheltered by Ghosts Sheltered by Ghosts $4.53 Buy
Faith Unbroken Faith Unbroken $0.16 Buy
Avatar Destiny Avatar Destiny $0.31 Buy

Standard-Legal Alternatives to Animate Dead

Chorale of the Void Chorale of the Void $0.27 Buy
Sheltered by Ghosts Sheltered by Ghosts $4.53 Buy
Avatar Destiny Avatar Destiny $0.31 Buy

Pauper-Legal Alternatives to Animate Dead

Parallax Dementia Parallax Dementia $0.11 Buy
Shade's Form Shade's Form $0.31 Buy
Chains of Custody Chains of Custody $0.26 Buy
Unhallowed Pact Unhallowed Pact $0.17 Buy

Legacy-Legal Alternatives to Animate Dead

Dance of the Dead Dance of the Dead Buy
Necromancy Necromancy $13.25 Buy
Takklemaggot Takklemaggot Buy
Traveling Plague Traveling Plague $0.38 Buy
Parallax Dementia Parallax Dementia $0.11 Buy
Chorale of the Void Chorale of the Void $0.27 Buy
Sheltered by Ghosts Sheltered by Ghosts $4.53 Buy
Faith Unbroken Faith Unbroken $0.16 Buy
Avatar Destiny Avatar Destiny $0.31 Buy
Fool's Demise Fool's Demise $0.28 Buy
Shade's Form Shade's Form $0.31 Buy
Diabolic Servitude Diabolic Servitude $0.35 Buy
Chains of Custody Chains of Custody $0.26 Buy
Abduction Abduction $0.36 Buy
Gigantiform Gigantiform $0.24 Buy
Emperor of Bones Emperor of Bones $1.46 Buy
Unhallowed Pact Unhallowed Pact $0.17 Buy
Vampirism Vampirism $0.23 Buy
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