Nekrataal
Ninth Edition 149 • uncommon
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 149
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Adrian Smith
- Market price
- $0.26
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 set as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion cycle, designed by a team led by Mark Rosewater and Bill Rose. It was crafted to provide black decks with a powerful creature that functioned as both a tactical threat and a removal spell, effectively balancing the game's color pie by granting black a focused, creature-based answer to opposing boards. The artwork by Kev Walker depicts the creature as a sinister, bladed stalker, establishing a visual language for black creatures that emphasized lethality and grim utility.
The Ninth Edition printing, released in 2005, marked the card's inclusion in the core set rotation, which served as the foundational product for newer players at the time. This version retained Walker's original, iconic illustration, maintaining the card's status as a staple for its efficient 'enters the battlefield' trigger. Upon its reissue, the card was widely received by the community as a quintessential utility creature, valued for its ability to shift the momentum of a game instantly while remaining cost-effective within the standard formats of the mid-2000s.
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