Question 1

Ruling for Animate Dead: If the creature put onto the battlefield has protection from black—or if the cre...

Accepted Answer

If the creature put onto the battlefield has protection from black—or if the creature can't legally be enchanted by Animate Dead for another reason—Animate Dead won't be able to attach to it. It will be put into the graveyard as a state-based action, causing its delayed triggered ability to trigger. When the trigger resolves, if the creature's still on the battlefield, its controller will sacrifice it.

Question 2

Ruling for Animate Dead: Animate Dead is an Aura, albeit with an unusual enchant ability. You target a cr...

Accepted Answer

Animate Dead is an Aura, albeit with an unusual enchant ability. You target a creature card in a graveyard when you cast it. It enters the battlefield attached to that card. Then it returns that card to the battlefield, and attaches itself to the card again (since the card is a new object on the battlefield). Animate Dead itself never moves into a graveyard during this process.

Question 3

Ruling for Animate Dead: Once the creature is returned to the battlefield, Animate Dead can't be attached...

Accepted Answer

Once the creature is returned to the battlefield, Animate Dead can't be attached to anything other than it (unless Animate Dead somehow manages to put a different creature onto the battlefield). Attempting to move Animate Dead to another creature won't work.

Question 4

Ruling for Animate Dead: Abilities such as shroud and protection function only on the battlefield unless ...

Accepted Answer

Abilities such as shroud and protection function only on the battlefield unless otherwise specified. A creature card with shroud may be targeted by Animate Dead, and Animate Dead will become attached to the creature that enters the battlefield.

Question 5

Ruling for Animate Dead: If Animate Dead isn't on the battlefield as its triggered ability resolves, none...

Accepted Answer

If Animate Dead isn't on the battlefield as its triggered ability resolves, none of its effects happen. The creature card won't be returned to the battlefield.

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30th Anniversary Edition (30A)	#389	uncommon	en	Anson Maddocks	$140.00	—
30th Anniversary Edition (30A)	#92	uncommon	en	Anson Maddocks	$14.52	—
Judge Gift Cards 2022 (P22)	#7	rare	en	Helge C. Balzer	—	$66.33
The List (PLST)	#EMA-78	uncommon	en	Bastien L. Deharme	$8.49	—
Eternal Masters (EMA)	#78	uncommon	en	Bastien L. Deharme	$8.17	$16.90
Vintage Masters (VMA)	#104	uncommon	en	Anthony Jones	—	—
Premium Deck Series: Graveborn (PD3)	#16	uncommon	en	Anthony Jones	—	$8.03
Magic Online Theme Decks (TD0)	#A36	uncommon	en	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Masters Edition (ME1)	#57	uncommon	en	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#140	uncommon	en	Anson Maddocks	$7.52	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#118	uncommon	en	Anson Maddocks	$7.93	—
Summer Magic / Edgar (SUM)	#93	uncommon	en	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Revised Edition (3ED)	#93	uncommon	en	Anson Maddocks	$8.76	—
Intl. Collectors' Edition (CEI)	#93	uncommon	en	Anson Maddocks	$44.87	—
Collectors' Edition (CED)	#93	uncommon	en	Anson Maddocks	$0.99	—
Unlimited Edition (2ED)	#93	uncommon	en	Anson Maddocks	$35.12	—
Limited Edition Beta (LEB)	#93	uncommon	en	Anson Maddocks	$299.97	—
Limited Edition Alpha (LEA)	#92	uncommon	en	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)	#125	uncommon	de	Anthony Jones	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#140	uncommon	de	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#118	uncommon	de	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Foreign Black Border (FBB)	#93	uncommon	de	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Revised Edition (3ED)	#93	uncommon	de	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#140	uncommon	es	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#118	uncommon	es	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB)	#118	uncommon	es	Anson Maddocks	$38.50	—
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)	#125	uncommon	fr	Anthony Jones	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#140	uncommon	fr	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#118	uncommon	fr	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Revised Edition (3ED)	#93	uncommon	fr	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Foreign Black Border (FBB)	#93	uncommon	fr	Anson Maddocks	$60.00	—
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)	#125	uncommon	it	Anthony Jones	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#140	uncommon	it	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#118	uncommon	it	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Revised Edition (3ED)	#93	uncommon	it	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Foreign Black Border (FBB)	#93	uncommon	it	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)	#125	uncommon	ja	Anthony Jones	—	—
Eternal Masters (EMA)	#78	uncommon	ja	Bastien L. Deharme	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#140	uncommon	ja	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#118	uncommon	ja	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB)	#118	uncommon	ja	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#140	uncommon	ko	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB)	#118	uncommon	ko	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#140	uncommon	pt	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB)	#118	uncommon	pt	Anson Maddocks	$38.50	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#118	uncommon	pt	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Eternal Masters (EMA)	#78	uncommon	zhs	Bastien L. Deharme	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#140	uncommon	zht	Anson Maddocks	—	—
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB)	#118	uncommon	zht	Anson Maddocks	—	—

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