Apprentice Necromancer
Apprentice Necromancer: Creature - Zombie Wizard, Ultimate Masters. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature - Zombie Wizard
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Ultimate Masters (UMA)
- Released
- 2018-12-07
- Collector number
- 84
- Artist
- Randy Vargas
- Commander rank
- 4,667 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Apprentice Necromancer
Apprentice Necromancer is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black creature from Ultimate Masters (UMA), a Masters set released in December 2018. It is collector number 84 in that set, with art by Randy Vargas. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and PreDH. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Urza's Destiny (1999) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
{B}, {T}, Sacrifice this creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature gains haste. At the beginning of the next end step, sacrifice it.
A mage willing to dedicate his life to his craft.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.22 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Apprentice Necromancer by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
Other printings of Apprentice Necromancer
Apprentice Necromancer has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #UMA-84 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Commander 2017 (C17) #97 | Rare | 2017 |
| Urza's Destiny (UDS) #51 | Rare | 1999 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Apprentice Necromancer.
- Apprentice Necromancer can’t be the target of its own ability. This is because targets are chosen for activated abilities before costs (such as “Sacrifice Apprentice Necromancer”) are paid.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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