Corpse Dance

Instant

Buyback {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you play this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)

Return the top creature card of your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature gains haste until end of turn. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Big Apple Highlander	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
PreDH	Legal
Premodern	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (42)

SufferFromEDHD on Competitive Shadow Tribal [Primer]

10 months ago

Deserted Temple would have so many juicy targets in this deck

Heraldic Banner aggro rock

Corpse Dance mentioned this along time ago with Unearth. Haste is so spicy with shadow and buyback IMO is the best keyword in EDH.

Undercity Plague > your weakest removal spell

SufferFromEDHD on Ghoulcaller Gisa

2 years ago

Corpse Dance

SufferFromEDHD on Enchanté

2 years ago

One last thing to chew on over the weekend:

Corpse Dance > Reanimate. You are a sacrifice deck. The restriction is nullified. Buyback also breaks one of the fundamental rules of the game. 5 is a lot more than 1 but it is reusable, no life loss and instant speed.

SufferFromEDHD on Kaalia of the Vast: Gasoline & Sunshine

2 years ago

Haha wow you are right. I never really digested what it is doing. 3 life for 1 colorless with an IF trigger. Perma haste... It's hard to argue with you because it's crucial to this strategy but Mardu needs color mana so badly. If this strategy was running Urborg I wouldn't be questioning your suggestion.

Entomb is the last piece of the reanimation shell that remains. Corpse Dance is Kaalia #2 in this list. Reanimate is probably going to get upgraded to Shallow Grave again. All that said, I'm not sure if I'm running enough graveyard centric cards to support it anymore.

SufferFromEDHD on Avoiding Consequences

2 years ago

Really like this shell. Corpse Dance and Sneak Attack are pet cards of mine and this is a great home for both!

Urza's Saga get dreadnought or your ring.

Hall of the Bandit Lord and/or Flamekin Village haste is useful in a pinch.

Riptide Laboratory commander protection.

Demonic Collusion neat discard outlet.

Prismari Command and/or Kolaghan's Command really neat swiss army knives.

Jaxis, the Troublemaker and/or Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance on theme.

8netherwind8 on Toshiro, The Black Swordsman

2 years ago

Profet93 There ya go. Updated Toshiro's side of things, giving him much more longevity (rez) & speed (draw).

Threw in a Bolas's Citadel for my altered Sensei's to boot (Aetherflux Reservoir when needed). And left the Magus of the Coffers + Yahenni, Undying Partisan (for infinite sac-rez with Corpse Dance) in the sideboard for now.

This created a 33+ card sub-out for the deck swap, now going from Goodstuffs/Theft to Tribal/Theft, and boosting the overall flavor of the theme. {B}{B}{B}{B} "Guts & Griffith, the Eternal Struggle" =D

SufferFromEDHD on Competitive Shadow Tribal [Primer]

2 years ago

Fog of Gnats is a great common. Cool to see it in here. Nightshade Stinger might be worth a spot.

If Corpse Dance is too narrow you could definitely get value out of Unearth. If you want to get weird with it try Dawn of the Dead.

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth fixes Hall of the Bandit Lord and the shadow strategy really needs haste.

SufferFromEDHD on Competitive Shadow Tribal [Primer]

2 years ago

Well you definitely inspired me to explore Orzhov shadow! That equipment package is tiiight.

Vault Skirge solid flyer.

Jet Medallion ramp.

Corpse Dance this is becoming a major pet card of mine. Shadow benefits from haste and Gix is a discard outlet.

Hatred ends games.

Profet93 your disdain of Cabal Stronghold always makes me LOL. I have removed it from almost every deck.