Necropotence
Ice Age 154 • rare
- Set
- Ice Age
- Collector number
- 154
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $50.34
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 introduced in the 1995 Magic: The Gathering expansion set Ice Age, during a period when Wizards of the Coast was exploring deeper, more complex mechanics for the black mana color identity. It was designed to reflect the flavor of high-cost, high-reward necromancy, allowing players to exchange their life total for card advantage. This design choice fundamentally shifted the strategic landscape of the game, as it incentivized players to treat their life total as a liquid resource rather than a simple buffer against defeat.
The card’s artwork was provided by Mark Tedin, whose surreal and haunting style helped define the aesthetic of the early Magic sets. Tedin utilized a stark, skeletal visual motif to convey the visceral cost of the enchantment's power. Upon its release, the card was received with initial skepticism due to its unusual drawback, but it soon became recognized as one of the most powerful and defining cards in the history of the game, ultimately necessitating long-term tournament restrictions to preserve competitive balance.
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