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{{Infobox type |type=creature |stats={{stats}} }} '''Undead''' is an [[obsolete]] [[creature type]] that appeared on three cards from the ''[[Weatherlight]]'' set: {{card|Hidden Horror||WTH}}, <c>Odylic Wraith</c> and <c>Urborg Stalker</c>. In the [[Grand Creature Type Update]] these were changed to creature type [[Horror]], [[Wraith]], and [[Horror]] respectively. ==Description== "Undead" is a general classification for beings that are created or reanimated from the mortal remains of living creatures for different purposes, using [[black]] [[mana]] mainly,<ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/history-undeath-2011-10-21|A History of Undeath|[[Tom LaPille]]|October 21, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307211434/http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/ld/165|archivedate=March 07, 2012}}</ref> though [[spirit]]s are more often associated with [[white]] and some types of [[zombie]]s are generated through [[white]] and [[blue]]. Purposes for creating undead may vary, but in general terms may be for: *Cursing or punishing a mortal *Extending a mortal's life span *Reanimating a mortal to gain advantage of its biological abilities from the body, or knowledge from its experiences [[Phyrexian]]s are probably the most unique type of undead beings, being biomechanical, soulless entities made of rotting tissue and metal curated and infected through the [[Glistening oil]]. ===Types of Undead=== The following creatures are generally considered to be undead. *[[Wraith]]s *[[Horror]]s *[[Lich]]es *[[Mummy|Mummies]] *[[Phyrexian]]s *[[Skeleton]]s *[[Specter]]s *[[Spirit]]s *[[Vampire]]s - With the notable exception of those from [[Innistrad]] *[[Zombie]]s *[[#Cult of Rakdos#Bloodwitches|Bloodwitches]] *[[Graveborn]] *[[Shade|Shades]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External Links== *{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/680563336141848576/are-spirits-considered-undead-brings-up|title="Are Spirits considered βundeadβ? "|April 3, 2022}} *{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/680549502066868224/for-batching-may-i-suggest-zombie-skeleton-and|title=For batching may I suggest zombie, skeleton, and either spirit or vampire as undead|April 3, 2022}} *{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/680563378884902912/fyi-undead-used-to-be-creature-type-for-two|title=FYI "Undead" used to be creature type for two cards...|April 3, 2022}} {{Creature types|Obsolete}} [[Category:Races]]
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