---
name: "Necropolis of Azar"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PAST"
set_name: "Astral Cards"
collector_number: "5"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Rob Alexander"
oracle_id: "1c67d3cd-59db-422b-a242-2a6ca51d543d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/necropolis-of-azar-past"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Necropolis of Azar
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever a non-black creature is put into any graveyard from play, put a husk counter on Necropolis of Azar.
{5}, Remove a husk counter from Necropolis of Azar: Put a Spawn of Azar token into play. Treat this token as a black creature with a random power and toughness, each no less than 1 and no greater than 3, that has swampwalk.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Corpsehatch](/printing/corpsehatch-ddp.md) — Sorcery
2. [Open the Graves](/printing/open-the-graves-scd.md) — Enchantment
3. [Crowded Crypt](/printing/crowded-crypt-prm.md) — Artifact
4. [Ghoulish Procession](/printing/ghoulish-procession-mid.md) — Enchantment
5. [Desecrated Tomb](/printing/desecrated-tomb-pm19.md) — Artifact
6. [Hag of Death's Legion](/printing/hag-of-deaths-legion-hbg.md) — Creature — Hag Warlock

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Astral Cards (PAST) #5
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Rob Alexander

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