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Reanimate
Sorcery
rare
Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. You lose life equal to that card's mana value.
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Cares about cards in the graveyard, puts cards into the graveyard, or benefits from things dying.
Cares about cards in the graveyard, puts cards into the graveyard, or benefits from things dying.
A keyword ability that can return a creature from the graveyard to the battlefield. See rule 702.79, “Persist.”
Puts creatures into the graveyard then returns them to the battlefield cheaply.
A keyword ability that can return a creature from the graveyard to the battlefield. See rule 702.93, “Undying.”
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Printings (20)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Universe#20 | mythic | · | · | · |
| Through the Omenpaths Bonus Sheet#20 | rare | · | · | · |
| Final Fantasy Commander#282 | rare | · | · | · |
| Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander#155 | rare | · | · | · |
| The List#TMP-151 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Breaking News#18 | rare | · | · | · |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander#137 | rare | · | · | · |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander#206 | rare | · | · | · |
| Commander Collection: Black#5 | rare | · | · | · |
| Jumpstart#270 | rare | · | · | · |
| Ultimate Masters#110 | rare | · | · | · |
| Ultimate Box Topper#U12 | mythic | · | · | · |
| Tempest Remastered#112 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Magic Online Promos#36052 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Vintage Masters#136 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Premium Deck Series: Graveborn#15 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Archenemy#21 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Friday Night Magic 2004#10 | rare | · | · | · |
| Battle Royale Box Set#57 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Tempest#151 | uncommon | · | · | · |
Related Rules
Persist
Persist is a triggered ability. “Persist” means “When this permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner’s control with a -1/-1 counter on it.”
Undying
Undying is a triggered ability. “Undying” means “When this permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner’s control with a +1/+1 counter on it.”
If a state-based action results in a permanent leaving the battlefield at the same time other state-based actions were performed, that permanent’s last known information is derived from the game state before any of those state-based actions were performed.
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 {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.