Necrite
Creature — Thrull
Whenever this creature attacks and isn't blocked, you may sacrifice it. If you do, destroy target creature defending player controls. It can't be regenerated.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Fallen Empires
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #27956
Necrite forces an opponent to sacrifice a creature when it deals combat damage to them — a repeatable edict stapled to a 2/2 body for three mana. The cost is real: blocking kills it before the trigger matters, and three mana for a 2/2 is well below rate in 2024 Commander.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Necrite occupies the low end of playability — the edict effect is real, but getting a 2/2 through to a player in a four-person game is unreliable, and better sacrifice-forcing tools exist at the same price point. Pauper is where Necrite is most credible: the card pool is shallow enough that a repeatable on-hit edict on a common body has marginal viability in black aggro shells. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant — Necrite has no competitive footprint in either format, where the rate is laughable.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Necrite is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. Don't expect that floor to move; there's no competitive demand and no spike catalyst on the horizon.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.