Necrogenesis
Commander 2011 212 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2011
- Collector number
- 212
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- black mana green mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- Trevor Claxton
- Market price
- $0.65
What it does
2 generic mana: Exile target creature card from a graveyard. Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.
"Those may be the squirms of one life ending or of another beginning. Either way, I'd leave it alone."— Rakka Mar
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
Necrogenesis was released in 2011 as part of the initial Commander set, a product line designed by Wizards of the Coast to support the increasingly popular fan-created Elder Dragon Highlander format. The card was specifically included in the 'Devour for Power' deck, which focused on graveyard synergies and the Jund color identity of black, red, and green. This expansion marked a significant turning point in Magic: The Gathering, as it was the first time the company officially endorsed and manufactured products tailored specifically for multiplayer casual play.
The card features artwork by Steven Belledin, who employed a visceral, dark aesthetic to represent the process of 'necrogenesis'—the creation of new life from death. By allowing players to exile creature cards from graveyards to create Saproling tokens, the design serves as both a graveyard hate utility and a steady source of board presence. It was well-received by players for its efficiency in the Commander format, providing a repeatable, mana-effective answer to opponents relying on graveyard-based strategies.
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