Apprentice Necromancer
Urza's Destiny 51 • rare
- Set
- Urza's Destiny
- Collector number
- 51
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $2.23
What it does
black mana, tap, Sacrifice this creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature gains haste. At the beginning of the next end step, sacrifice it.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Apprentice Necromancer was released in 1999 as part of the Urza's Destiny expansion, the final set in the Urza block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This block is widely regarded for introducing powerful mechanics and complex card interactions that significantly influenced the game's competitive landscape during the late nineties.
The card's artwork was illustrated by Pete Venters, a prolific artist known for his consistent contribution to the early visual identity of the game. Venters employed a dark, visceral style to depict the act of reanimation, aiming to capture the grim and forbidden nature of necromancy within the game's fantasy lore. The card was well-received by players for its utility in graveyard-focused strategies, allowing for the temporary return of creatures from the discard pile at a relatively low mana cost.
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