Awaken the Honored Dead

{B}{G}{U} · Enchantment — Saga

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Destroy target nonland permanent. II — Mill three cards. III — You may discard a card. When you do, return target creature or land card from your graveyard to your hand.

Rulings (1)

Apr 4, 2025 · You don’t choose a target for Awaken the Honored Dead’s final chapter ability at the time it triggers. Rather, a second “reflexive” ability triggers when you discard a card this way. You choose a target for that ability as it goes on the stack. You may choose the card you just discarded as the target or a card that was already in your graveyard. Each player may respond to this triggered ability as normal.

LegacyLegal

VintageLegal

ModernLegal

PioneerLegal

StandardLegal

PauperNot legal

PremodernNot legal

cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · Standard

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=10 decks

Archetype	Format	Inclusion	Copies	Decks (n)
Reanimator	Standard	80%	1–3×	5
Sultai Elementals	Standard	80%	3×	5

Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

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