Vigor Mortis
Sorcery
Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. If 
was spent to cast this spell, that creature enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BG
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #17201
Vigor Mortis returns any creature from your graveyard to the battlefield — and if you pay an extra Green, it enters with a +1/+1 counter on it. Four mana is a real ask for reanimation in Commander, but Old Stickfingers builds consistently fill the graveyard with high-value creatures that justify the cost.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Old Stickfingers
Old Stickfingers mills creatures directly into the graveyard by design, making Vigor Mortis a clean way to pull the highest-impact target back out — often with the counter bonus since Green is already flowing.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Vigor Mortis is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it only matters in Commander. Legacy and Modern have access to faster, cheaper reanimation that makes a four-mana sorcery with a conditional upside uncompetitive. In Commander, the graveyard density and longer game make the cost acceptable, and the +1/+1 counter bonus — easy to trigger in mono-Green or Black-Green shells — gives it just enough extra value to earn a slot in dedicated reanimator builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Vigor Mortis is deep bulk — no financial consideration needed, just pick one up. Bulk reanimation spells rarely spike unless a new commander pushes the archetype hard, so expect it to stay in this range.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.