Apprentice Necromancer
c17Commander 2017#97rare
Legal in 8 of 23 formats
Price today · this printing
Nonfoil$0.87
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Card text & rulings
Oracle text
Creature — Zombie Wizard
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, Sacrifice this creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature gains haste. At the beginning of the next end step, sacrifice it.
P/T1/1
Ability breakdown
Abilities
Activated, , Sacrifice this creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature gains haste. At the beginning of the next end step, sacrifice it.
, , Sacrifice this creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature gains haste. At the beginning of the next end step, sacrifice it.Rulings
- WotCDec 7, 2018
Apprentice Necromancer can’t be the target of its own ability. This is because targets are chosen for activated abilities before costs (such as “Sacrifice Apprentice Necromancer”) are paid.
Market & price history
Market
C17 #97
2026-07-06Apprentice Necromancer
$0.87TCGplayer market▲ 0.0% 7d
Lowest Listing
updated 2026-07-06Nonfoil
Lowest listingNM$0.80Buy on TCGplayer
Best buylist (NM)$0.38· Card Kingdom
Buy/Sell Gap$0.42 (+52.5%)
All finishes · 30d
updated 9h agoRealized change · today vs 30d ago
Nonfoil$0.87▲ +3.6%
Across all copies
This card, all printings.
Cheaper copy available: $0.85
Demand signals
Plays as
Reanimation
Combos
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Where you can play it
commander
Legal to play
All formats
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
competitivebrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Flavor & art
“A mage willing to dedicate his life to his craft.”
Illustrated by
Randy Vargas
Reference & exit links
Card details
- Artist
- Randy Vargas
- Frame
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
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