First printed in Visions (1997)

All 4 prints

Arena Anthology 3 (AA3) #9, 2025 (digital)
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #131, 2024
The List (PLST) #VIS-64, 2020
Visions (VIS) #64, 1997

Necromancy

Enchantment

You may cast this spell as though it had flash. If you cast it any time a sorcery couldn't have been cast, the controller of the permanent it becomes sacrifices it at the beginning of the next cleanup step.
When this enchantment enters, if it's on the battlefield, it becomes an Aura with "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with Necromancy." Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control and attach this enchantment to it. When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller sacrifices it.

MTGO price: 9.67 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 0.2% of Premodern decks played it (1 of 592). Most played in UB (unclassified). In the last 30 days 3.5% of Commander decks played it (218 of 6150). Most played in Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver.

Staple

Commander staples: main deck, 3% of decks (#409)
Black, Enchantments, Recursion
Duel Commander staples: main deck, 9% of decks (#280)
Black, Enchantments, Recursion

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

35 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite blinking, Infinite creature tokens…: Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Necromancy
Infinite death triggers, Infinite blinking of permanents…: Necromancy + Worldgorger Dragon
Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Leonin Relic-Warder + Necromancy
Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Buried Alive + Chainer, Dementia Master + Gray Merchant of Asphodel + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth + Necromancy + Viscera Seer
Return all nonland permanents to owner's hand each turn, Lock: Kederekt Leviathan + Necromancy
Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Astral Dragon + Clever Impersonator + Necromancy
Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Astral Dragon + Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore + Necromancy
Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Buried Alive + Chainer, Dementia Master + Kokusho, the Evening Star + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth + Necromancy + Viscera Seer
Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Astral Dragon + Necromancy + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Cast all nonartifact, nonenchantment permanent cards in your graveyard, Infinite colored mana…: Dance of Many + Lion's Eye Diamond + Muldrotha, the Gravetide + Necromancy

See all 35 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Premodern Other periods →

In 1 of 592 decks (0.2%).

Share of decks

0.2%

▲ 0.2 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

0 main, 1 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
UB (unclassified)	0.8%	20%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UB Victor Castillo, 17 Oct	3 side	#15 1-3

Commander Other periods →

In 218 of 6150 decks (3.5%).

Share of decks

3.5%

▲ 0.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

218

218 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

34%

55 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver	3.5%	0%
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.	2.0%	1%
Tayam, Luminous Enigma	1.9%	3%
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin	1.3%	3%
Kefka, Court Mage	1.0%	13%
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth	0.8%	92%
Rowan, Scion of War	0.7%	2%
Scion of the Ur-Dragon	0.7%	2%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	100%	1.0
Demonic Tutor	97%	2.1
Vampiric Tutor	97%	2.0
Lotus Petal	96%	1.0
Dark Ritual	96%	2.3
Ancient Tomb	95%	1.1
Chrome Mox	94%	1.0
Mana Vault	93%	1.1
Gemstone Caverns	91%	1.0
Mox Diamond	91%	1.1

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Tom, Bert, and William Thomas Dobert in [518] Northern Wardens Fringe Fest: The Third	4-1 80%
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Josh G [[Team04]] in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)	3-2 60%
Baron Helmut Zemo Alejandro "Pro" Proestakis in 2do Clasificatorio Nacional cEDH 2026 Sede Antofagasta	3-2 60%
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator Vincent Manuhuwa in TAP THAT TUNDRA - EU CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER	3-2 60%
Kaalia of the Vast Joakim Liard in cEDH Göteborg Fishbowl III	3-2 60%
The Wandering Minstrel Noah Long in Trainer J's 100% Proxy Legal CEDH Tournament	3-2 60%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Xxpxs in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	3-2 60%
Chatterfang, Squirrel General Grant Chuggy Bear Shindo in Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S3W3	3-3 50%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Chatterfang, Squirrel General Grant Chuggy Bear Shindo, 26 Oct	1 main	#3 3-3
Raffine, Scheming Seer Brandon Kawamura, 26 Oct	1 main	#21 0-4
Gyruda, Doom of Depths Brooklyn, 25 Oct	1 main	#13 0-3
Kefka, Court Mage Time Steve, 25 Oct	1 main	#17 0-2
Glarb, Calamity's Augur Ant, 25 Oct	1 main	#25 0-3
Halana, Kessig Ranger + Tymna the Weaver Himalayan salt, 25 Oct	1 main	#3 2-2
The Wandering Minstrel Noah Long, 25 Oct	1 main	#7 1-2
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Peter Van Wyk, 25 Oct	1 main	#17 2-3

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 11 of 80 decks (13.8%).

Share of decks

13.8%

▲ 4.7 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

11 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
WUB (unclassified)	11.3%	89%
UBG (unclassified)	6.3%	20%
UB (unclassified)	2.5%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Exhume	100%	7.3
Dance of the Dead	100%	7.3
Hoarding Broodlord	100%	7.3
Careful Study	100%	7.3
Persist	100%	7.3
Tainted Indulgence	100%	7.3
Shallow Grave	100%	7.3
Collective Brutality	100%	6.7
Archon of Cruelty	100%	6.2
Underground River	100%	6.2

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WUB Professor-Rex, 28 Oct	1 main	5-0
UBG Betosore, 28 Oct	1 main	5-0
WUB qaN, 24 Oct	1 main	5-0
WUB Professor-Rex, 21 Oct	1 main	5-0
WUB Serguei, 19 Oct	1 main	5-0
WUB Serguei, 19 Oct	1 main	5-0
UB Darkblaster, 12 Oct	1 main	5-0
WUB Professor-Rex, 10 Oct	1 main	5-0

No recent decks in: Legacy, Vintage.