Necropotence
Necropotence: Enchantment, Iconic Masters. Skip your draw step. Whenever you discard a card, exile that card from your graveyard. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {B}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Iconic Masters (IMA)
- Released
- 2017-11-17
- Collector number
- 98
- Artist
- Dave Kendall
- Commander rank
- 508 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Build around this card with Grover
About Necropotence
Necropotence is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare black enchantment from Iconic Masters (IMA), a Masters set released in November 2017. It is collector number 98 in that set, with art by Dave Kendall. It costs {B}{B}{B} (three black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl and Gladiator. It is banned in Legacy, Premodern and Historic. It is restricted in Vintage and Timeless. It has been printed in 12 sets, from Ice Age (1995) to Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $36.57 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Skip your draw step.
Whenever you discard a card, exile that card from your graveyard.
Pay 1 life: Exile the top card of your library face down. Put that card into your hand at the beginning of your next end step.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $36.57 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Necropotence by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Banned |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Restricted |
| Premodern | Banned |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Banned |
| Timeless | Restricted |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Necropotence
Necropotence has been printed in 12 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales (WOT) #31 | Mythic | 2023 |
| Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales (WOT) #74 | Mythic | 2023 |
| Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales (WOT) #94 | Mythic | 2023 |
| Secret Lair Countdown (SLC) #1995 | Mythic | 2022 |
| Eternal Masters (EMA) #98 | Mythic | 2016 |
| Vintage Masters (VMA) #130 | Rare | 2014 |
| From the Vault: Exiled (V09) #9 | Mythic | 2009 |
| Masters Edition II (ME2) #107 | Rare | 2008 |
| Deckmasters (DKM) #7 | Rare | 2001 |
| Oversized League Prizes (OLEP) #21 | Rare | 1997 |
| Fifth Edition (5ED) #182 | Rare | 1997 |
| Pro Tour Collector Set (PTC) #ll154 | Rare | 1996 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Necropotence, newest first.
- You can't look at the cards exiled by the last ability while they're face down.
- Necropotence's last ability creates a delayed triggered ability that will put the exiled card into your hand. That ability still triggers even if Necropotence is removed from the battlefield before your end step.
- If a discarded card isn't put into your graveyard (due to an effect such as that of Obstinate Baloth) or leaves your graveyard (perhaps because another effect returned it to your hand), it won't be exiled.
- If you discard a card with madness and wish to cast it, Necropotence's ability won't exile that card. If you don't wish to cast it, you choose whether it ends up exiled or in your graveyard.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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