Crumbling Necropolis
Commander 2017 244 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2017
- Collector number
- 244
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Dave Kendall
- Market price
- $0.47
What it does
This land enters tapped.
tap: Add blue mana, black mana, or red mana.
"They say the ruins of Sedraxis were once a shining capital in Vithia. Now it is a blight, a place to be avoided by the living."— Olcot, Rider of Joffik
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Crumbling Necropolis was originally introduced in the Shards of Alara expansion in 2008 as a utility land designed to support three-color mana bases. Its design reflects the Grixis shard, a plane defined by death, decay, and the absence of green and white mana, resulting in a landscape of jagged ruins and dark magic. The card was included in the Commander 2017 set to provide players with a reliable, budget-friendly way to balance the colors required for multi-colored decks in the popular Commander format.
The artwork for this specific version was crafted by Dave Kendall, a longtime contributor to the game known for his atmospheric and gothic aesthetic. Kendall’s rendition captures the oppressive, decrepit nature of the necropolis, using deep shadows and sharp, jagged architecture to evoke the feeling of a crumbling monument. His work has been widely regarded by the community as a definitive representation of the Grixis aesthetic, balancing technical clarity for gameplay with a distinct sense of grim, planar history.
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