Necropolis
The Dark 105 • uncommon
- Set
- The Dark
- Collector number
- 105
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- NéNé Thomas
- Market price
- $1.90
What it does
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Put X +0/+1 counters on this creature, where X is the exiled card's mana value.
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
Necropolis was released in 1994 as part of The Dark, the fourth expansion set for Magic: The Gathering. Emerging during the game's initial explosion in popularity, the set was designed with a grim, gothic aesthetic intended to contrast with the more traditional high-fantasy themes of earlier releases. It represents a period where Wizards of the Coast was rapidly iterating on card mechanics and flavor, attempting to deepen the game's lore through dark, atmospheric storytelling.
The card was illustrated by Quinton Hoover, a prominent artist in the early days of Magic known for his distinct, fluid style. In designing Necropolis, Hoover aimed to capture a sense of desolation and otherworldly decay consistent with the set's bleak thematic direction. While the card is often remembered more for its stylistic contribution to the game’s formative visual identity than for high-level competitive play, it remains a nostalgic artifact of the mid-nineties gaming landscape.
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