Eternalize Ability in Magic the Gathering

Eternalize is a keyword ability in Magic: The Gathering that allows you to create a token copy of a creature card from your graveyard, except the token is a black Zombie, has base power and toughness 4/4 and has eternalize’s activation cost. This ability can be activated only when the card is in the graveyard and usually at any time you could cast a sorcery.

Utility in Gameplay and Deck Building

1. Value After Death: Provides additional value from creatures even after they’re removed from the battlefield.
2. Board Presence: Ensures ongoing board presence by creating sizable 4/4 tokens.
3. Synergy with Graveyard Strategies: Works well in decks that manipulate the graveyard or benefit from creature death.

In deck building, Eternalize can be a central part of strategies focused on resilience and recurring threats, capitalizing on the ability to reuse creature cards for sustained impact in the game.