Reanimate
Sorcery
Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. You lose life equal to that card's mana value.
- CommanderLegal
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- PauperNot legal
#53 on EDHREC's list of the most played Commander cards (as of October 16, 2026).
Selling Reanimate?
We pay 50% of a card's market value in cash, or 70% in store credit, for cards worth more than $1. For the cheapest printing of Reanimate, that's about $3.01 cash or $4.21 in credit.
All 16 printings and prices
| Set | # | Released | Nonfoil | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Universe MAR | 20 | Sep 2025 | $23.12 | $50.56 |
| Final Fantasy Commander FIC | 282 | Jun 2025 | $6.02 | – |
| Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander DSC | 155 | Sep 2024 | $10.22 | – |
| The List PLST | TMP-151 | Aug 2024 | $10.49 | – |
| Breaking News OTP | 18 | Apr 2024 | $9.77 | $15.75 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander MKC | 137 | Feb 2024 | $9.75 | – |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander LTC | 206 | Jun 2023 | $10.33 | – |
| Commander Collection: Black CC2 | 5 | Jan 2022 | $12.46 | $17.81 |
| Jumpstart JMP | 270 | Jul 2020 | $9.34 | – |
| Ultimate Masters UMA | 110 | Dec 2018 | $10.03 | $25.98 |
| Ultimate Box Topper PUMA | U12 | Dec 2018 | – | $93.91 |
| Premium Deck Series: Graveborn PD3 | 15 | Nov 2011 | – | $24.07 |
| Archenemy ARC | 21 | Jun 2010 | $13.75 | – |
| Friday Night Magic 2004 F04 | 10 | Jan 2004 | – | $91.37 |
| Battle Royale Box Set BRB | 57 | Nov 1999 | $26.07 | – |
| Tempest TMP | 151 | Oct 1997 | $16.29 | – |
TCGplayer market, near mint, Oct 16, 2026.
Reanimation we have in stock
Rulings
The amount of life you lose is determined by the mana value of the card in your graveyard, not the creature once it's on the battlefield.
If any abilities trigger on the creature entering the battlefield, those abilities resolve after you lose life. If losing life results in you losing the game, those abilities won't resolve.
In a multiplayer game, if a player leaves the game, all cards that player owns leave as well. If you leave the game, the creature you control from Reanimate is exiled.
You lose life after the creature is already on the battlefield. Any abilities it has that interact with loss of life, such as that of Platinum Emperion, apply to that loss of life.
If a card in a graveyard has in its mana cost, X is 0.
Card text, images and rulings from Scryfall. Magic: The Gathering and its card names, text and art are property of Wizards of the Coast.