Necropouncer
Artifact — Equipment
Living weapon (When this Equipment enters, create a 0/0 black Phyrexian Germ creature token, then attach this to it.)
Equipped creature gets +3/+1 and has haste.
Equip 
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- New Phyrexia
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #19628
Necropouncer turns any creature into a 6/6 with trample and haste for three mana — the effect is outsized, and the equip cost of zero means the threat lands the same turn you play it. At five mana total for the package, it's a one-card finisher in decks that can exploit one big attacker.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Necropouncer is a legitimate finisher in voltron and big-creature strategies — zero equip cost means you deploy and attack the same turn, which is exactly what those decks need to close before the table stabilizes. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage are all legal formats, but a five-mana equip package that does nothing until it attacks is far too slow to compete in any of them. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's dynamic in miniature, and the same voltron use case applies if your planeswalker can generate enough pressure to warrant the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Necropouncer is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a common box or adding it to a cart as a throwaway inclusion. Bulk rares with narrow applications don't appreciate, so buy it because the deck wants it, not as a hold.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.