Crumbling Necropolis
Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas 74 • uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas
- Collector number
- 74
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Dave Kendall
- Market price
- $0.37
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 DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Crumbling Necropolis was first introduced to the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in the 2008 expansion Shards of Alara, designed to represent the Grixis shard's desolation. The version featured in the 2011 Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas was specifically selected to represent Bolas’s influence over the power-hungry plane of Grixis, serving as a functional land card that allows players to tap for blue, black, or red mana. This thematic inclusion was intended to anchor the Nicol Bolas deck in its core colors, providing a narrative and mechanical link to the villain's identity as a master of these magical disciplines.
The artwork for the card was created by illustrator Charles Urbach, who utilized a grim, gothic aesthetic to emphasize the decaying landscape of the Necropolis. His design captures the architectural rot and oppressive atmosphere central to the visual identity of the Grixis shard. Upon its release, the card became a staple for multicolor deck archetypes, praised by players for its efficiency in mana fixing while maintaining a strong thematic connection to the lore of the Multiverse.
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