Unfortunately, no by RAW. As you’ve quoted, the spell requires (my emphasis): a pile of bones or a corpse of a Medium or Small humanoid within range. Once a dead humanoid is turned into a skeleton or zombie, they are no longer humanoids, but undead. Their form may be that of a humanoid, but their creature type is not.
How many times can you cast Animate Dead?
At level 12, you can cast Animate Dead at level 6, which gives you 8 zombies/skeletons (base 1, +6 for 3 levels over 3rd, +1 for Undead Thralls), or assert control over 10 (base 4, +6 for 3 levels over 3rd) of them.
Is animate dead an enchantment?
When you play Animate Dead, choose target creature card in any graveyard. When Animate Dead comes into play, put that creature into play and Animate Dead becomes a creature enchantment that targets the creature.
How many undead creatures can you animate with animate dead?
This use of the spell reasserts your control over up to four creatures you have animated with this spell, rather than animating a new one. At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th Level or higher, you animate or reassert control over two additional Undead creatures for each slot above 3rd.
What happens to enchanted creature in animate dead?
Return enchanted creature card to the battlefield under your control and attach Animate Dead to it. When Animate Dead leaves the battlefield, that creature’s controller sacrifices it. Enchanted creature gets -1/-0.
Do you have to animate a creature every 24 hours?
To maintain the control of the creature for another 24 hours, you must cast this spell on the creature again before the current 24-hour period ends. This use of the spell reasserts your control over up to four creatures you have animated with this spell, rather than animating a new one.
What happens when you choose a skeleton in animate dead?
The target becomes a Skeleton if you chose bones or a Zombie if you chose a corpse (the DM has the creature’s game statistics).
