---
name: "Necropotence"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "EMA"
set_name: "Eternal Masters"
collector_number: "98"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Dave Kendall"
oracle_id: "94a844d2-0574-45a7-b347-e0e329767c42"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/necropotence-ema"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "banned"
  vintage: "restricted"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Necropotence
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Skip your draw step.
Whenever you discard a card, exile that card from your graveyard.
Pay 1 life: Exile the top card of your library face down. Put that card into your hand at the beginning of your next end step.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Necrodominance](/printing/necrodominance-pmh3.md) — Legendary Enchantment
2. [Yawgmoth's Bargain](/printing/yawgmoths-bargain-uds.md) — Enchantment
3. [Necro-Impotence](/printing/necro-impotence-unh.md) — Enchantment
4. [Wild Wasteland](/printing/wild-wasteland-pip.md) — Enchantment
5. [Possessed Portal](/printing/possessed-portal-5dn.md) — Artifact
6. [Forbidden Crypt](/printing/forbidden-crypt-6ed.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eternal Masters (EMA) #98
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Dave Kendall
- **Total Printings:** 39 across all historical editions

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