Necropotence
Oversized League Prizes 21 • rare
- Set
- Oversized League Prizes
- Collector number
- 21
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
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 released in the 1995 Ice Age expansion for Magic: The Gathering, where it quickly gained a reputation as one of the most powerful and controversial cards in the game's history. This specific oversized version was produced as a promotional prize for the DCI Tournament League in the late 1990s, intended to serve as a high-visibility display piece for players who participated in organized play events.
The card features artwork by Mark Tedin, whose surreal and haunting aesthetic was instrumental in defining the visual identity of early Magic sets. Tedin's illustration for Necropotence depicts a skeletal figure channeling dark energy, perfectly capturing the card's theme of sacrificing life force to draw cards. The design was praised for its thematic depth and its reflection of the 'black' color philosophy of paying a steep price for overwhelming mechanical advantage.
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About Necropotence
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