MagicTheGathering.fyi

Necroplasm

Creature — Ooze

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
At the beginning of your end step, destroy each creature with mana value equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature.
Dredge 2 (If you would draw a card, you may mill two cards instead. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.)

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{B}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
rare
Set
Commander 2016
Price
$0.74
EDHREC rank
#15063
Buy on TCGplayer
Necroplasm card art
Necroplasm is a slow-burn board wipe stapled to a recursive threat — each upkeep it accumulates a counter, then destroys every creature sharing that converted mana cost, making it a ticking clock that clears cheap tokens on turn two of its life and hits mid-range staples by turn three. The cost is the telegraphing: opponents see it coming and will play around it, so it earns its slot most reliably in decks like Tormod, the Desecrator that convert the resulting graveyard traffic into additional value.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Necroplasm occupies a niche as a repeatable, incremental sweeper that punishes token decks and low-curve creature strategies — formats where players go wide with 1/1s and 2/2s are exactly where it thrives. Legacy and Vintage are legal but uninterested; the formats are too fast for a three-mana creature that needs multiple upkeep triggers to deliver its payoff. Modern is technically legal but Necroplasm has never found a home there for the same reason — the card demands a slow, grindy game to pay off its setup cost. Commander remains the only format where the pace aligns with what Necroplasm actually wants to do.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.74 bulk tier

At $0.74, Necroplasm is firmly bulk — you can pick it up as a throw-in or out of a commons box without a second thought. It's a niche card with a narrow audience, so don't expect the price to move meaningfully in either direction.

Explore

Sources

Mentioned

← All cards

Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.