Animate Dead vs Dance of the Dead — MTG Card Comparison
Animate Dead has the edge overall — it is legal in more formats (3 vs 0).
Animate Dead
Enchant creature card in a graveyard<br>When Animate Dead enters, if it's on the battlefield, it loses "enchant creature card in a graveyard" and gains "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with Animate Dead." Return enchanted creature card to the battlefield under your control and attach Animate Dead to it. When Animate Dead leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller sacrifices it.<br>Enchanted creature gets -1/-0.
Dance of the Dead
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." Put enchanted creature card onto the battlefield tapped 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/+1 and doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, that player may pay {1}{B}. If the player does, untap that creature.
| Stat | Animate Dead | Dance of the Dead |
|---|---|---|
| Mana Cost | {1}{B} | {1}{B} |
| CMC | — | 2 |
| Type | Enchantment — Aura | Enchantment — Aura |
| Rarity | Uncommon | Uncommon |
| Set | Limited Edition Alpha | Masters Edition II |
| Price (USD) | — | — |
| Standard | ✗ | ✗ |
| Modern | ✗ | ✗ |
| Pioneer | ✗ | ✗ |
| Legacy | ✓ | ✗ |
| Vintage | ✓ | ✗ |
| Commander | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pauper | ✗ | ✗ |
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