Nekrataal
World Championship Decks 1997 js66 • uncommon
- Set
- World Championship Decks 1997
- Collector number
- js66
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Adrian Smith
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
First strike
When this creature enters, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. That creature can't be regenerated.
"I have seen the horrors Kaervek has freed. My betrayal is certain—but of Kaervek or of Jamuraa, I cannot say."— Jolrael
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Nekrataal was originally released in the 1997 Mirage expansion for Magic: The Gathering, designed by Mark Tedin. The card features a night-stalker creature that provides an immediate, powerful removal effect upon entering the battlefield. Tedin's artwork leaned into the set's themes of African-inspired folklore and dark fantasy, establishing the character as a distinct, spindly menace that quickly became a staple for black-aligned control decks.
The 1997 World Championship Decks version, identified by the collector number js66, is a commemorative reprint included in the preconstructed deck belonging to Jakob Söderberg, who won the 1997 World Championship. These decks were printed with gold-bordered cards to distinguish them from standard tournament-legal cards and featured the player's signature printed on the face. This specific release served to document the meta-game history of the event and provide fans a chance to own cards that mirrors the exact configuration used by the world's top competitive players at the time.
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