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Reanimate

First printed in Tempest (1997)

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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.

In the last 30 days 3.4% of Legacy decks played it (36 of 1071). Most played in Dimir Midrange. In the last 30 days 0.9% of Vintage decks played it (4 of 438). Most played in Psychic Frog.

In Limited on MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Win rates of Reanimate in Limited
Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ), Premier Draft 53.5% -0.6 +2.0 11863
Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ), Sealed 54.6% -0.7 +0.4 658
GIH WR
win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set
points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD
improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games
games in which the card was seen

Staple

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

3 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Legality

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

Legacy Other periods →

In 36 of 1071 decks (3.4%).

Share of decks
3.4%
▼ 1.7 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 7.3% 2026-08-20: 7.5% 2026-08-27: 6.5% 2026-09-03: 4.8% 2026-09-10: 5.9% 2026-09-17: 3.7% 2026-09-24: 5.0% 2026-10-01: 2.0% 2026-10-08: 4.9% 2026-10-15: 2.9% 2026-10-22: 3.5%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
36
36 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.6
in the main deck
Win rate
57%
3 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Dimir Midrange 4.9% 2%
Reanimator 2.3% 100%
WUBRG (unclassified) 2.1% 13%
WUBG (unclassified) 1.3% 14%
BRG (unclassified) 0.9% 10%
Mono-Black (unclassified) 0.9% 20%
UBRG (unclassified) 0.4% 50%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Polluted Delta92%2.3
Dark Ritual89%6.9
Lotus Petal89%2.4
Animate Dead86%28.8
Cabal Therapy83%10.0
Atraxa, Grand Unifier83%6.6
Thoughtseize83%2.8
Unmask81%29.8
Archon of Cruelty81%27.0
Griselbrand81%20.5

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Mono-Black
Andrew McCauley in BCDL 29 - Texas
5-1
83%
Reanimator
MDecker in Legacy Showcase Challenge
8-2
80%
Reanimator
Brian Espinoza in BCDL 29 - Texas
4-2
67%
Reanimator
Charlie Stein in BCDL 29 - Texas
4-2
67%
Reanimator
Brandon Guillory in BCDL 29 - Texas
4-2
67%
Reanimator
LarryDavidYo in Legacy Challenge 32
4-2
67%
Reanimator
yunyu1234 in Legacy Challenge 32
4-2
67%
WUBRG
The_shallow_grave in Legacy Challenge 32
4-2
67%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
WUBG
Yukke,
4 main 5-0
WUBG
The_shallow_grave,
4 main #27
2-3
BRG
maximusdee,
1 main 5-0
UBRG
Comrade1312,
1 main 5-0
Reanimator
MDecker,
4 main #5
8-2
Mono-Black
Andrew McCauley,
1 main #3
5-1
Reanimator
Brandon Guillory,
4 main #11
4-2
Reanimator
Charlie Stein,
4 main #12
4-2

Vintage Other periods →

In 4 of 438 decks (0.9%).

Share of decks
0.9%
▼ 0.3 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 1.5% 2026-08-20: 0.0% 2026-08-27: 3.7% 2026-09-03: 0.0% 2026-09-10: 0.0% 2026-09-17: 0.0% 2026-09-24: 0.6% 2026-10-01: 1.4% 2026-10-08: 1.7% 2026-10-15: 0.8% 2026-10-22: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
4
4 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.0
in the main deck
Win rate
43%
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Psychic Frog 14.8% 2%
UB (unclassified) 5.3% 4%
UBG (unclassified) 2.1% 11%
WUBRG (unclassified) 0.5% 50%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Demonic Tutor100%3.0
Bayou75%19.3
Grief75%13.7
Undercity Sewers75%4.4
Underground Sea75%2.3
Wasteland75%1.8
Polluted Delta75%1.7
Strip Mine75%1.7
Mental Misstep75%1.2
Mox Emerald75%1.1

Best win rate

DeckRecord
WUBRG
The_shallow_grave in Vintage Challenge 16
3-2
60%
Psychic Frog
DominiqueTutor in Vintage Challenge 32
3-3
50%
UBG
DominiqueTutor in Vintage Challenge 16
1-4
20%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Psychic Frog
DominiqueTutor,
2 main #21
3-3
UB
SquidOdoom,
4 main #18
1-3
UBG
DominiqueTutor,
2 main #20
1-4
WUBRG
The_shallow_grave,
4 main #10
3-2

Premodern Other periods →

In 19 of 590 decks (3.2%).

Share of decks
3.2%
▲ 1.6 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 1.7% 2026-08-13: 2.9% 2026-08-20: 1.6% 2026-08-27: 0.9% 2026-09-03: 0.8% 2026-09-10: 1.5% 2026-09-17: 2.1% 2026-09-24: 1.4% 2026-10-01: 5.6% 2026-10-08: 0.0% 2026-10-15: 3.1% 2026-10-22: 4.7%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
19
16 main, 4 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.9
in the main deck
Win rate
64%
8 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Stiflenought 11.2% 9%
Mono-Black Control 8.1% 2%
Hermit Druid 4.9% 7%
Psychatog 3.7% 27%
WUBRG (unclassified) 0.8% 60%
WBG (unclassified) 0.5% 33%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Underground River81%11.7
Cabal Therapy81%3.8
Duress75%3.4
City of Brass69%5.5
Gemstone Mine69%3.5
Krosan Reclamation56%9.0
Hermit Druid56%8.7
Reflecting Pool50%7.2
Yavimaya Coast50%6.3
Llanowar Wastes50%4.8

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Hermit Druid
Shuichi_Saito in Premodern Challenge 16
7-1
88%
Psychatog
Beicodegeia in Premodern Challenge 16
6-2
75%
Stiflenought
saveeey in Premodern Challenge 16
5-2
71%
Stiflenought
Zarko Marinovic in Expert level III
5-2
71%
Psychatog
DeathFromSnuSnu in Premodern Challenge 32
5-2
71%
Stiflenought
Wooday in Premodern Challenge 16
4-2
67%
Mono-Black Control
Bellazio in Premodern Challenge 16
3-3
50%
Hermit Druid
MonstrousRage in Premodern Challenge 16
2-3
40%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Stiflenought
saveeey,
4 main 5-0
Stiflenought
saveeey,
4 main #4
5-2
Mono-Black Control
Bellazio,
2 main #8
3-3
Hermit Druid
Shuichi_Saito,
1 main #2
7-1
Psychatog
Beicodegeia,
1 side #2
6-2
Hermit Druid
MonstrousRage,
1 main #15
2-3
Psychatog
Magic_Wombat,
1 side 5-0
Stiflenought
Wooday,
4 main #10
2-2

Commander Other periods →

In 686 of 6150 decks (11.2%).

Share of decks
11.2%
▼ 0.5 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 11.6% 2026-08-27: 13.4% 2026-09-03: 13.2% 2026-09-10: 11.5% 2026-09-17: 10.6% 2026-09-24: 9.7% 2026-10-01: 11.6% 2026-10-08: 10.5% 2026-10-15: 11.7% 2026-10-22: 10.7%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
686
686 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
28%
153 top 8 (challenges only)

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Tasigur, the Golden Fang
Gabe LaGree in Gem State CEDH | Ad Naus for a Cause!
5-1
83%
Tom, Bert, and William
Thomas Dobert in [518] Northern Wardens Fringe Fest: The Third
4-1
80%
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Tymna the Weaver
Calvin Ng in Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S3W1
4-1
80%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver
Gaspar de Stempel in Merchants' Guild Qualifier October
4-1
80%
Kefka, Court Mage
Joel Morell in Commander Invitational Qualifier - The Geeky Oasis
4-2
67%
Dihada, Binder of Wills
Brandon Erman in IDubz Seasonal Series 4 Season 2
4-2
67%
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
InResponse[Insomniac] in BellsCon CEDH Tournament
4-2
67%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver
Juan Ochoa [DXTX] in Grim Monolith, Chrome Mox, Mox Amber, Mana Vault
3-2
60%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Tymna the Weaver
Calvin Ng,
1 main #8
2-3
Nissa, Leyline Tamer
Abe pinto,
1 main #13
1-4
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar + Tymna the Weaver
Ian Pali,
1 main #15
1-3
Kefka, Court Mage
Ethan,
1 main #20
0-4
Raffine, Scheming Seer
Brandon Kawamura,
1 main #21
0-4
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
Jack Aris,
1 main #22
0-4
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
Derick Brewster,
1 main #4
2-2
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver
Juan Ochoa [DXTX],
1 main #4
3-2