Animate Dead
Every rules interaction we've explained for Animate Dead, alongside Wizards of the Coast's official rulings. Pick a combo below, or check it against a card we haven't covered yet.
Oracle 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.
Explained interactions
Official rulings
2016-06-08- Wizards of the Coast · 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.
Official rulings, quoted verbatim via Scryfall. Not AI-generated.
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