Zombify
Sorcery
Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #4257
Zombify returns any creature from any graveyard to the battlefield for four mana — that's the whole deal, and it's a clean rate for what it does. It earns its slot when you're reanimating something that immediately warps the board, and gets embarrassing when the best target is a Scholar of the Ages. Old Stickfingers decks run it because the commander mills creatures straight into the graveyard on command, turning Zombify into a reliable payoff rather than a situational one.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy

Old Stickfingers
Old Stickfingers dumps creatures into the graveyard by design, so Zombify has a target waiting every game — cast the commander, pick your monster, cash in. That deterministic setup is why nearly one in five Old Stickfingers decks runs it.

Elenda, Saint of Dusk
Elenda, Saint of Dusk thrives on creatures dying and coming back, and Zombify slots cleanly into that loop — recur Elenda herself after a sacrifice or bring back a token-generator she feeds on. The synergy score reflects how well Zombify's four-mana rebuy pairs with a commander who profits from every death in the zone.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Zombify is legal across every major format except Pauper, where reanimation at common would raise obvious power-level concerns. In competitive Constructed — Modern, Pioneer, Legacy — it mostly sits on the sidelines, outpaced by cheaper or more consistent reanimation like Reanimate or Goryo's Vengeance that win the race to the graveyard faster. Commander is where Zombify does its real work: singleton construction means you run it as redundancy alongside other four-mana reanimation, and the 99-card format guarantees big enough targets to make the rate worthwhile. Standard and Pioneer give it occasional bursts of relevance when the card pool lacks better options and the creatures worth reanimating are pushed.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card



Scholar of the AgesSacrificeZombify
Infinite black mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count; Return all instant and sorcery cards from your graveyard to your hand
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Scholar of the AgesBurnt OfferingZombify
Infinite black mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite red mana; Infinite storm count; Return all instant and sorcery cards from your graveyard to your hand
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Current price
unknown tier
Price data for Zombify isn't available at time of writing, but the card has been printed enough times that copies are typically easy to find for well under a dollar. Check Scryfall for current listings — there's almost certainly a cheap edition available if you need one.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Scholar of the Ages
- Old Stickfingers
- Elenda, Saint of Dusk
- Sacrifice
- Burnt Offering
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.