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Urgent Necropsy

{2}{B}{G}

Instant

MKMMurders at Karlov Manor#240mythic
Foil

"The Golgari can read the dead like a newspaper." —Taboro of the Foundway Associates

Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1067
Illustrator
Uriah Voth
Found in
Murders at Karlov Manor MTGO Redemption · Murders at Karlov Manor MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
Printings4
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
As an additional cost to cast this spell, collect evidence X, where X is the total mana value of the permanents this spell targets. Destroy up to one target artifact, up to one target creature, up to one target enchantment, and up to one target planeswalker.

Plays as: Artifact Removal

Market · per finishspark updated 3h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+2.9%
$0.35
$0.03 low-$0.07 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.33
$0.19 low$0.04 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.33· across 4 printings

Rulings

3 · latest Feb 2, 2024 · one tap opens all
  • WotCFeb 2, 2024

    If you can't exile enough cards to meet or exceed the required mana value, you can't choose to collect evidence at all.

  • WotCFeb 2, 2024

    Once you've announced that you're casting a spell, players can't take actions until you've finished doing so. Notably, opponents can't try to remove cards from your graveyard to stop you from collecting evidence.

  • WotCFeb 2, 2024

    The value of X is locked in after you choose targets but before you pay costs for Urgent Necropsy. In the extremely unusual case where the mana value of one or more of the targets changes while you're paying costs, the cost to cast Urgent Necropsy, including the additional cost, remains what you previously determined.