Necropolis Regent
Creature — Vampire
Flying
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, put that many +1/+1 counters on it.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Crimson Vow Commander
- Price
- $0.51
- EDHREC rank
- #3837
Necropolis Regent turns every combat step into an exponential threat — each creature that connects doubles in size, and a single unblocked hit can spiral into a lethal board in two or three swings. Six mana is a real ask, but Strefan, Maurer Progenitor can cheat it into play off a Blood token, which is exactly why 75% of Strefan decks run it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor cheats Necropolis Regent into play directly from hand using Blood tokens, bypassing the six-mana cost entirely and immediately putting the exponential counter engine online.
Olivia, Crimson Bride
Olivia, Crimson Bride reanimates Necropolis Regent from the graveyard, so even if it gets removed it can come back swinging — and every Vampire that connects under the Regent keeps growing the board pressure.
Olivia Voldaren
Olivia Voldaren turns opposing creatures into Vampires, which means Necropolis Regent's counter trigger applies to a wider attack each combat, accelerating the power-doubling engine faster than a pure tribal build.
Felix Five-Boots
Felix Five-Boots grants an extra combat step trigger to the most powerful attacker, and Necropolis Regent's counter ability stacks across each step — a creature that hits twice in a turn grows four times as fast.
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill generates tokens from counters leaving creatures, so when Necropolis Regent's counter recipients die, Felisa converts those +1/+1 counters into a fresh wave of token bodies to attack with again.
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 |
Commander is where Necropolis Regent actually lives — six mana is slow in every 60-card format, but in EDH the longer games and cheat-into-play commanders make that cost acceptable. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but competes with threats that close games faster at lower cost, so it never sees real play there. Modern and Pioneer are the same story: six-mana creatures need an immediate, game-ending effect to earn a slot, and the Regent's payoff requires another attack step to cash in. Stick to Commander, where the power ceiling matters more than the mana floor.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.51 bulk tier
At $0.51, Necropolis Regent is deep bulk — a six-mana rare that sees Commander-only play lands here, and there's no pressure pulling that price upward. It's an easy pickup that won't hurt a budget, and the low price reflects supply rather than quality.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
- Olivia, Crimson Bride
- Olivia Voldaren
- Felix Five-Boots
- Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.