---
name: "Awaken the Honored Dead"
mana_cost: "{B}{G}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["B", "G", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "G", "U"]
keywords: ["Mill"]
set: "TDM"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm"
collector_number: "170"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Clint Lockwood"
oracle_id: "5f694917-f434-4459-bc86-caf9ac1c80e7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/awaken-the-honored-dead-tdm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Awaken the Honored Dead
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{G}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga
- **Keywords:** Mill

## Oracle Text
(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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Mending of Dominaria](/printing/the-mending-of-dominaria-dom.md) — Enchantment — Saga
2. [The Three Seasons](/printing/the-three-seasons-khm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
3. [Tymaret Calls the Dead](/printing/tymaret-calls-the-dead-thb.md) — Enchantment — Saga
4. [The War in Heaven](/printing/the-war-in-heaven-40k.md) — Enchantment — Saga
5. [Kraven's Last Hunt](/printing/kravens-last-hunt-om1.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [The Binding of the Titans](/printing/the-binding-of-the-titans-cmm.md) — Enchantment — Saga

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #170
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Clint Lockwood
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`