Morkrut Necropod
Creature — Slug Horror
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, sacrifice another creature or land.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #18117
Morkrut Necropod enters swinging — a 8/8 with menace that forces a sacrifice from each opponent on attack, which is backbreaking pressure on its own. The catch is the upkeep tax: you sacrifice a creature or permanents equal to its power, which makes it a liability in any deck that isn't actively exploiting that cost. Jon Irenicus, Shattered One turns the liability into a feature by gifting the Necropod to an opponent, making them eat both the combat trigger and the upkeep drain.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Jon Irenicus, Shattered One
Jon Irenicus, Shattered One donates Morkrut Necropod to an opponent, forcing them to pay the enormous upkeep cost while you collect the curse triggers — a gift that punishes rather than rewards.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Morkrut Necropod is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive Constructed formats have no interest in an eight-mana creature with a punishing upkeep. In Commander it finds its niche almost exclusively in Jon Irenicus, Shattered One decks, where donating a liability is the whole game plan. Outside of that specific shell, the upkeep cost is too steep and the payoff too slow against the interaction density of a four-player table.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Morkrut Necropod is firmly bulk — near-zero entry cost for a card with a narrow use case. Bulk mythics rarely hold upward price pressure, so buy it for the Jon Irenicus deck and expect nothing from it financially.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.