Nekrataal
Eighth Edition 149 • uncommon
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Collector number
- 149
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Adrian Smith
- Market price
- $0.37
What it does
First strike
When this creature enters, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. That creature can't be regenerated.
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 introduced in the 1997 Visions expansion, representing a shift toward more aggressive, removal-oriented creature designs in Magic: The Gathering. As a creature that destroyed a non-black, non-artifact target upon entering the battlefield, it became a staple of black-aligned control decks for its efficiency. The Eighth Edition printing, released in 2003, served as a significant milestone for the card, as it marked the transition to the modern card frame that remains the standard for the game today.
The artwork for this version was illustrated by Greg Staples, who utilized a dark, visceral aesthetic to capture the creature's lethal nature. Staples focused on conveying the card's mechanical function through its menacing posture, emphasizing the creature's role as a shadowy assassin. Within the context of the Eighth Edition core set, which sought to refine the game's identity and accessibility, the inclusion of Nekrataal reinforced the importance of tactical removal in black card pools.
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