Necropotence
Secret Lair Countdown 1995 • mythic
- Set
- Secret Lair Countdown
- Collector number
- 1995
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Rafal Wechterowicz (Too Many Skulls)
- Market price
- $47.49
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 1996 Ice Age expansion as an enchantment that fundamentally altered competitive Magic: The Gathering. Designed by Richard Garfield, the card's ability to exchange life for card draw proved so potent that it defined the game's meta for years, leading to the creation of 'Necro-decks' that dominated tournaments. Its enduring reputation as one of the most powerful and controversial cards ever printed solidified its status as a cornerstone of black-aligned deck archetypes.
This specific iteration hails from the 2022 Secret Lair Countdown Kit, a limited-edition advent calendar series designed to celebrate the history of the game. The artwork was commissioned from Rafal Wechterowicz, known as 'Too Many Skulls,' who applied his signature high-contrast, macabre aesthetic to the card. By leaning into the morbid themes of the enchantment, Wechterowicz provided a fresh visual identity that paid homage to the card's grim mechanical origins while offering collectors a modern, stylized interpretation.
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