Forum Necroscribe
Creature — Troll Warlock
Ward—Discard a card.
Repartee — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets a creature, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #19106
Forum Necroscribe enters the battlefield and immediately starts converting every spell you cast into graveyard fuel and card advantage — the kind of continuous value engine that aura and pump strategies desperately want. The cost is a four-mana 3/3 with no immediate protection, so commanders like Killian, Ink Duelist who discount auras and keep the board pressured make it shine, while slower builds that can't exploit the triggered ability quickly enough will find it underwhelming.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy

Killian, Ink Duelist
Killian, Ink Duelist's cost reduction on auras and combat tricks means you're casting more spells per turn than almost any other commander, and Forum Necroscribe turns that volume directly into a self-feeding graveyard loop that keeps the hand full and the threats mounting.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Forum Necroscribe finds its best home in Orzhov or black-white aura builds where the triggered ability fires multiple times per turn cycle and the graveyard recursion creates a resilient threat engine opponents have to answer twice. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, it competes with more efficient three-drop threats and rarely makes the cut outside of dedicated enchantress or aristocrats shells that can exploit the triggered ability at scale. Standard is where it has the most room to breathe if the supporting pieces exist — a four-mana value creature with repeatable upside is the kind of card slower midrange decks want. Legacy and Vintage have no interest; the format's speed makes a four-mana creature without immediate board impact a liability.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card



Kirol, History Buff // Pack a PunchDiamond LionForum Necroscribe
Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite self-mill; Infinite storm count; Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Kirol, History Buff // Pack a PunchForum NecroscribeComposite Golem
Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite black mana; Infinite blue mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite green mana; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite self-mill; Infinite storm count
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Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Forum Necroscribe is bulk — the kind of card you pick up as a four-of without thinking about it. Bulk rares with narrow commander applications tend to stay flat unless a breakout deck pushes demand, so treat this as a cheap role-player, not a spec.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.