First printed in Ice Age (1995)
All 14 prints
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Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales (WOT) #31, 2023
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Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales (WOT) #74, 2023
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Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales (WOT) #94, 2023
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Secret Lair Countdown (SLC) #1995, 2022
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Iconic Masters (IMA) #98, 2017
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Eternal Masters (EMA) #98, 2016
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Vintage Masters (VMA) #130, 2014 (digital)
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From the Vault: Exiled (V09) #9, 2009
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Masters Edition II (ME2) #107, 2008 (digital)
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Deckmasters (DKM) #7, 2001
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Oversized League Prizes (OLEP) #21, 1997
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Fifth Edition (5ED) #182, 1997
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Pro Tour Collector Set (PTC) #ll154, 1996
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Ice Age (ICE) #154, 1995
Necropotence 
Enchantment
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.
Legality
- Legal in
- Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Restricted in
- Vintage, Timeless
- Banned in
- Legacy, Historic, Premodern, Tiny Leaders
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, Standard Brawl
MTGO price: 0.26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilds of Eldraine (WOE), Premier Draft | 51.4% | -3.8 | -2.5 | 806 |
- 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
Staple
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Commander staples:
main deck, 26% of decks (#103)
Black, Enchantments
Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.
Combos
100 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Necropotence + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Vilis, Broker of Blood
- Each opponent loses the game, Near-infinite lifeloss for all players…: Necropotence + Repay in Kind (+ 1 other requirement)
- Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifeloss: Exsanguinate + Necropotence + Rowan, Scion of War
- Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep: Approach of the Second Sun + Necropotence
- Near-infinite lifeloss, Near-infinite card draw: Children of Korlis + Necropotence + Vizkopa Guildmage
- Near-infinite lifeloss: Necropotence + Tainted Sigil + Vizkopa Guildmage
- Infinite self-discard triggers, Near-infinite lifegain…: Ketramose, the New Dawn + Necropotence + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game: Mister Negative + Necropotence + Phyrexian Unlife
- Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep: Near-Death Experience + Necropotence
- Target player loses the game on each of your turns: Axis of Mortality + Necropotence + Phyrexian Unlife
