---
name: "Apprentice Necromancer"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Zombie Wizard"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "UMA"
set_name: "Ultimate Masters"
collector_number: "84"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Randy Vargas"
oracle_id: "d1a6aa5f-2ad6-4bc7-82f0-4262f66af730"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/apprentice-necromancer-uma"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Apprentice Necromancer
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{B}, {T}, Sacrifice this creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature gains haste. At the beginning of the next end step, sacrifice it.

> *A mage willing to dedicate his life to his craft.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Doomed Necromancer](/printing/doomed-necromancer-ajmp.md) — Creature — Human Cleric Mercenary
2. [Young Necromancer](/printing/young-necromancer-j21.md) — Creature — Human Warlock
3. [Boneclad Necromancer](/printing/boneclad-necromancer-j25.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Necrosavant](/printing/necrosavant-6ed.md) — Creature — Zombie Giant
5. [Zombify](/printing/zombify-wc03.md) — Sorcery
6. [Macabre Mockery](/printing/macabre-mockery-rna.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ultimate Masters (UMA) #84
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Randy Vargas
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`