Doomed Necromancer
Doomed Necromancer: Creature - Human Cleric Mercenary, Foundations Jumpstart. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Human Cleric Mercenary
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart (J25)
- Released
- 2024-11-15
- Collector number
- 426
- Artist
- Volkan Baǵa
- Commander rank
- 3,938 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Doomed Necromancer
Doomed Necromancer is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from Foundations Jumpstart (J25), a draft-focused set released in November 2024. It is collector number 426 in that set, with art by Volkan Baǵa. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 8 sets, from Onslaught (2002) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.44 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
{B}, {T}, Sacrifice this creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Many necromancers share the same last words-the ones that conclude the undeath ritual.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.44 (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 Doomed Necromancer by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Doomed Necromancer
Doomed Necromancer has been printed in 8 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC) #98 | Rare | 2021 |
| Double Masters (2XM) #88 | Rare | 2020 |
| Jumpstart Arena Exclusives (AJMP) #137 | Rare | 2020 |
| Commander 2019 (C19) #111 | Rare | 2019 |
| Tenth Edition (10E) #137 | Rare | 2007 |
| World Championship Decks 2003 (WC03) #pk140 | Rare | 2003 |
| Onslaught (ONS) #140 | Rare | 2002 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Doomed Necromancer.
- Because targets are chosen before costs are paid, Doomed Necromancer can't be the target of its own ability.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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