First printed in Secrets of Strixhaven (2026)
Forum Necroscribe 
Creature — Troll Warlock
Ward—Discard a card.
Repartee — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets a creature, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
She had watched many arguments wither on the Forum floor. Now, it was time to call on them to prove her point.
5/4
- Illustrated by
- Randy Vargas
- Watermark
- Silverquill
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders
Rulings (2)
- It doesn't matter if the creature or creatures targeted by the spell that caused the repartee ability to trigger leave the battlefield or stop being creatures before that spell resolves. As long as that spell targeted one or more creatures when it was cast, the repartee ability will trigger and later resolve.
- A repartee ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), Premier Draft | 52.0% | -3.4 | -2.0 | 13404 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), Sealed | 53.1% | -2.7 | -1.0 | 1852 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
59 combos, the most popular first:
- Each opponent sacrifices nearly infinite creatures, Infinite card draw…: Bridge from Below + Forum Necroscribe + Living Lightning + Priest of Forgotten Gods + Traitorous Greed
- Each opponent sacrifices nearly infinite creatures, Infinite card draw…: Forum Necroscribe + Living Lightning + Priest of Forgotten Gods + Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper + Traitorous Greed
- Each opponent sacrifices nearly infinite creatures, Infinite card draw…: Forum Necroscribe + Gutter Grime + Living Lightning + Priest of Forgotten Gods + Traitorous Greed
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Diamond Lion + Forum Necroscribe + Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch (+ 1 other requirement)
- Each opponent sacrifices nearly infinite creatures, Infinite card draw…: Forum Necroscribe + Kairi, the Swirling Sky + Priest of Forgotten Gods + Sifter of Skulls + Traitorous Greed
- Each opponent sacrifices nearly infinite creatures, Infinite card draw…: Abzan Ascendancy + Cormela, Glamour Thief + Forum Necroscribe + Priest of Forgotten Gods + Traitorous Greed
- Each opponent sacrifices nearly infinite creatures, Infinite card draw…: Cormela, Glamour Thief + Forum Necroscribe + Pawn of Ulamog + Priest of Forgotten Gods + Traitorous Greed
- Each opponent sacrifices nearly infinite creatures, Infinite card draw…: Cormela, Glamour Thief + Forum Necroscribe + Ogre Slumlord + Priest of Forgotten Gods + Traitorous Greed
- Each opponent sacrifices nearly infinite creatures, Infinite card draw…: Cormela, Glamour Thief + Forum Necroscribe + Fumulus, the Infestation + Priest of Forgotten Gods + Traitorous Greed
- Each opponent sacrifices nearly infinite creatures, Infinite card draw…: Forum Necroscribe + Kairi, the Swirling Sky + Open the Graves + Priest of Forgotten Gods + Traitorous Greed