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
- $2.27
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 set, the concluding chapter of the ambitious Urza block for Magic: The Gathering. This set was designed to explore the consequences of the Phyrexian invasion storyline and introduced mechanics centered around sacrifice and graveyard recursion, which defined the competitive meta of the era.
The card was illustrated by Donato Giancola, who created a moody, atmospheric depiction of a novice practitioner delving into dark arts. The artwork was well-regarded for its stylistic departure from the more cartoonish elements of early Magic sets, leaning into a gothic aesthetic that complemented the darker themes of the Necromancer's ability to briefly animate the dead.
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