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Necrotic Plague

{2}{B}{B}

Enchantment — Aura

M11Magic 2011#107rare
Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
Illustrator
Jaime Jones
Found in
2011 Core Set MTGO Redemption Foil · 2011 Core Set MTGO Redemption · 2 more
Printings1
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Enchant creature Enchanted creature has "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature." When enchanted creature dies, its controller chooses target creature one of their opponents controls. Return this card from its owner's graveyard to the battlefield attached to that creature.

Plays as: Is Aura

Market · per finishspark updated 7h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.36
$0.19 low$0.16 gap
Foil+0.0%
$1.13
$0.67 low$0.47 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.36· across 1 printing

Rulings

4 · latest Aug 15, 2010 · one tap opens all
  • WotCAug 15, 2010

    If no legal target can be chosen for Necrotic Plague's last ability, it just remains in its owner's graveyard. Similarly, if the targeted creature becomes an illegal target by the time the ability resolves, the ability doesn't resolve and Necrotic Plague remains in its owner's graveyard.

  • WotCAug 15, 2010

    Necrotic Plague grants the sacrifice ability to the creature it's enchanting. That means it triggers at the beginning of the upkeep of the creature's controller (not necessarily Necrotic Plague's controller).

  • WotCAug 15, 2010

    Necrotic Plague's last ability triggers when the enchanted creature is put into a graveyard for any reason, not just when it's sacrificed due to the ability it grants to that creature. It triggers if it and the creature it's enchanting are both put into the graveyard at the same time, or if the creature it's enchanting is put into the graveyard but Necrotic Plague isn't. (In the second case, Necrotic Plague is then put into the graveyard as a state-based action.)

  • WotCAug 15, 2010

    The player that controls Necrotic Plague at the time the enchanted creature is put into a graveyard is the player who controls the last ability (even though that creature's controller is the one who chooses its target). The first player returns Necrotic Plague to the battlefield under their control, regardless of whose graveyard it was put into. Note that the ability is mandatory; a target must be chosen if able, and Necrotic Plague must be returned to the battlefield if able.