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Reincarnation

Instant

Choose target creature. When that creature dies this turn, return a creature card from its owner's graveyard to the battlefield under the control of that creature's owner.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{G}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Masters Edition III
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#17984
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Reincarnation card art
Reincarnation replaces a creature you're about to lose anyway with the next creature that dies — a two-for-one if you can feed it a sacrifice outlet like Goblin Bombardment on your own terms. Three green mana at instant speed is a real cost, but the ceiling of returning a bomb creature to the battlefield makes it worth slotting in creature-heavy Commander lists that already want a sacrifice loop.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Reincarnation is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees virtually no play outside Commander. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for a three-mana instant that requires a creature to die before its effect resolves, and the card pools in those formats offer cleaner recursion. In Commander, Reincarnation finds its niche in sacrifice-focused builds where you control the timing of both deaths and can guarantee a payoff creature is in the graveyard when the trigger fires.

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Current price

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Price data for Reincarnation isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest figures. It's an older, narrowly played card, which typically keeps supply low and price unpredictable — worth hunting in bulk bins before paying singles prices.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.