Necropotence
Fifth Edition 182 • rare
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 182
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $38.82
What it does
Skip your draw step.
Whenever you discard a card, exile that card from your graveyard.
Pay 1 life: Exile the top card of your library face down. Put that card into your hand at the beginning of your next end step.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyBanned
- VintageRestricted
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricBanned
- TimelessRestricted
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Necropotence was originally introduced in the Ice Age expansion in 1995, designed by Richard Garfield to fundamentally alter the game's resource economy. By allowing players to exchange life points for additional cards, it broke conventional limits on hand size and draw speed, eventually becoming the centerpiece of the notorious Black Summer competitive period. The version from Fifth Edition, released in 1997, retains the iconic, haunting illustration by Mark Tedin, whose dark and surreal aesthetic helped define the gothic visual identity of the game's early years.
The art by Mark Tedin features a skeletal, skeletal-clad figure evoking themes of decay and dark pacts, which perfectly aligns with the card's high-risk, high-reward mechanics. Upon its release and subsequent reprints, the card was widely received as one of the most powerful and controversial designs in the history of the trading card game. While its complex rules and ability to dominate tournament play earned it a reputation as a 'broken' card, it remains a hallmark of competitive strategy and a significant piece of collectible history.
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