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Enchantment — Aura

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.

Format Legality

LegacyVintagePremodernDuel Commander

Competitive Play by Format

Top 8 decklists that played Animate Dead, by format.

Format Decks 30d Avg 30d Decks 12mo Avg 12mo
Legacy 22 4 267 2.1
Duel Commander 1 1 124 1
Premodern 3 1.7 22 1.8

Details

Set
Limited Edition Beta
Rarity
Uncommon
Mana value
2
Collector #
93
Non-foilBorderless

Other Printings

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