---
name: "Necromaster Dragon"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Dragon"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Mill"]
set: "DTK"
set_name: "Dragons of Tarkir"
collector_number: "226"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mark Zug"
oracle_id: "b03fc155-2a70-4106-853c-33bdc88d548c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/necromaster-dragon-dtk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Necromaster Dragon
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Dragon
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Flying, Mill

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may pay {2}. If you do, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token and each opponent mills two cards.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant](/printing/bladewing-deathless-tyrant-dmc.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Skeleton
2. [Boneyard Scourge](/printing/boneyard-scourge-pz2.md) — Creature — Zombie Dragon
3. [Crow of Dark Tidings](/printing/crow-of-dark-tidings-soi.md) — Creature — Zombie Bird
4. [Mindscour Dragon](/printing/mindscour-dragon-frf.md) — Creature — Dragon
5. [Scourge of Nel Toth](/printing/scourge-of-nel-toth-pz1.md) — Creature — Zombie Dragon
6. [Undead Alchemist](/printing/undead-alchemist-isd.md) — Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) #226
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mark Zug
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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