Necropolis Regent
Necropolis Regent: Creature - Vampire, Foundations Jumpstart. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{B}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 6
- Type
- Creature - Vampire
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 6/5
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart (J25)
- Released
- 2024-11-15
- Collector number
- 469
- Artist
- Winona Nelson
- Commander rank
- 4,025 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Flying
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About Necropolis Regent
Necropolis Regent is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare black creature from Foundations Jumpstart (J25), a draft-focused set released in November 2024. It is collector number 469 in that set, with art by Winona Nelson. It costs {3}{B}{B}{B} (three generic and three black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 6/5 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Return to Ravnica (2012) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.64 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Flying
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, put that many +1/+1 counters on it.
"Jarad fancies himself king of the undercity, but he's merely king of rot."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.64 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Necropolis Regent by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Necropolis Regent
Necropolis Regent has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Crimson Vow Commander (VOC) #132 | Mythic | 2021 |
| Commander 2021 (C21) #147 | Mythic | 2021 |
| Explorers of Ixalan (E02) #20 | Mythic | 2017 |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) #71 | Mythic | 2012 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Necropolis Regent.
- If that creature deals combat damage to a player at the same time it's dealt lethal damage (perhaps because it has trample and was blocked), it will die before the triggered ability resolves and puts +1/+1 counters on it.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.