Magic: The Gathering · funny
Animate Spell
Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019 · #16 · rare · 2019
Enchantment — Aura
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Market reference
$0.97
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 16 / 121
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Alli Steele
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Promo types
- playtest
- Printed
- 2019-11-07
About this card
Mana cost: {U}
Type: Enchantment — Aura
Flash Enchant instant or sorcery spell on the stack When Animate Spell becomes attached to an instant or sorcery, put that card onto the battlefield under its owner's control. It's a creature in addition to its other types with power and toughness each equal to its converted mana cost. When Animate Spell leaves the battlefield, enchanted card's owner sacrifices it unless they cast it.
Keywords: Enchant, Convert, Flash
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.97 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €2.36 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Animate Spell is real?
Animate Spell is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Animate Spell worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Animate Spell is $0.97; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Animate Spell from?
Animate Spell is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019" in the funny series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Animate Spell?
Animate Spell is a rare card in the Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019 set.
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Other Animate Spell printings
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