First printed in Tempest (1997)

All 3 prints

Tempest Remastered (TPR) #89, 2015 (digital)
World Championship Decks 1999 (WC99) #js116, 1999
Tempest (TMP) #116, 1997

Corpse Dance

Instant

Buyback 2 generic (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Return the top creature card of your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature gains haste until end of turn. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

MTGO price: 3.03 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 0.3% of Premodern decks played it (2 of 733). Most played in Stiflenought. In the last 30 days 1.4% of Commander decks played it (89 of 6150). Most played in K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth.

Staple

Duel Commander staples: main deck, 5% of decks (#430)
Black, Instants, Recursion

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

100 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite black mana, Infinite death triggers…: Corpse Dance + Culling the Weak + Scholar of the Ages
Infinite black mana, Infinite death triggers…: Burnt Offering + Corpse Dance + Scholar of the Ages
Infinite black mana, Infinite death triggers…: Corpse Dance + Sacrifice + Scholar of the Ages
Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Corpse Dance + Priest of Gix
Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Corpse Dance + Dualcaster Mage
Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers…: Corpse Dance + Dualcaster Mage + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers…: Corpse Dance + Dualcaster Mage + Goblin Bombardment
Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Corpse Dance + Dualcaster Mage + Viscera Seer
Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Altar of Dementia + Corpse Dance + Dualcaster Mage
Infinite black mana, Infinite colorless mana…: Ashnod's Altar + Corpse Dance + Magus of the Coffers

See all 100 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Premodern Other periods →

In 2 of 733 decks (0.3%).

Share of decks

0.3%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

1 main, 1 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Stiflenought	11.9%	1%
BG (unclassified)	1.1%	13%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
BG DB_MurkPie, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
Stiflenought realbadpainting, 5 Oct	1 side	5-0

Commander Other periods →

In 89 of 6150 decks (1.4%).

Share of decks

1.4%

▲ 0.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

89 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

33%

21 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth	0.8%	83%
Rowan, Scion of War	0.7%	7%
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist	0.6%	3%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist	0.6%	68%
Ashling, the Limitless	0.1%	14%
Witherbloom, the Balancer	0.1%	100%
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled	0.1%	40%
Braids, Arisen Nightmare	0.0%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Dark Ritual	100%	2.5
Demonic Tutor	100%	2.1
Lotus Petal	100%	1.1
Sol Ring	100%	1.0
Vampiric Tutor	99%	2.0
Mana Vault	99%	1.2
Chrome Mox	99%	1.1
Gemstone Caverns	98%	1.1
Ancient Tomb	97%	1.1
Cabal Ritual	96%	3.3

Best win rate

Deck	Record
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Josh G [[Team04]] in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)	3-2 60%
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator Vincent Manuhuwa in TAP THAT TUNDRA - EU CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER	3-2 60%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Xxpxs in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	3-2 60%
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Rory O'Brien in The Warsaw Pact 2.0 - cEDH European Championship Qualifier	3-3 50%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Peter Van Wyk in BATTLE BY THE BAY 28 - CEDH - Green Bay, WI USA	2-3 40%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Alexander V Robinson in cEDH Win-A-Dual at Gamers' Haunt	2-3 40%
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Michael Deitsch in The CEDH Witching Hour	2-3 40%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Hugo Chamorro in CEDH Norte Bilbao + Zaragoza + Pamplona	2-3 40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Jack Aris, 26 Oct	1 main	#22 0-4
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Peter Van Wyk, 25 Oct	1 main	#17 2-3
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Matthew lalonde, 25 Oct	1 main	#19 0-3
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Stuart Baker, 25 Oct	1 main	#2 2-2
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Matthew Tomlin, 24 Oct	1 main	#14 1-1
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Alan Stephens, 24 Oct	1 main	#6 1-1
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Seth Davenport, 24 Oct	1 main	#20 0-3
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Clint Grisham, 24 Oct	1 main	#9 0-2

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 13 of 112 decks (11.6%).

Share of decks

11.6%

▲ 7.2 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

13 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
WUB (unclassified)	9.8%	91%
UB (unclassified)	2.7%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Griselbrand	100%	8.6
Hoarding Broodlord	100%	7.5
Exhume	100%	7.5
Careful Study	100%	7.5
Persist	100%	7.5
Tainted Indulgence	100%	7.5
Necromancy	100%	7.5
Shallow Grave	100%	7.5
Dance of the Dead	100%	7.5
Collective Brutality	100%	6.6

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WUB Professor-Rex, 29 Oct	1 main	5-0
WUB Professor-Rex, 28 Oct	1 main	5-0
WUB raniery, 25 Oct	1 main	5-0
WUB qaN, 24 Oct	1 main	5-0
WUB Professor-Rex, 21 Oct	1 main	5-0
WUB Serguei, 19 Oct	1 main	5-0
WUB Serguei, 19 Oct	1 main	5-0
UB Darkblaster, 17 Oct	1 main	5-0

No recent decks in: Legacy, Vintage.