Necropotence
Iconic Masters 98 • mythic
- Set
- Iconic Masters
- Collector number
- 98
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dave Kendall
- Market price
- $37.37
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 originally debuted in the 1996 Ice Age expansion, where it quickly became one of the most controversial and powerful cards in Magic: The Gathering history. Its ability to exchange life points for card advantage redefined competitive play, leading to the creation of the infamous Necro-deck archetype that dominated tournament circuits for years. The card is widely considered a landmark of design for pushing the boundaries of resource management within the game's mechanics.
This particular version was released in the 2017 Iconic Masters set, a collection intended to celebrate the history of the game by reprinting highly influential and powerful cards. Dave Kendall, an artist known for his dark and visceral style, provided the new illustration for this printing. His interpretation leans into the morbid, skeletal aesthetic of the card's original identity, aiming to capture the essence of decaying power that has made the enchantment an enduring staple in legacy and vintage formats.
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