---
name: "Necroskitter"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Elemental"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Wither"]
set: "EVE"
set_name: "Eventide"
collector_number: "38"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jaime Jones"
oracle_id: "536f7c92-2f1e-49e7-98de-47382a9488f1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/necroskitter-eve"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Necroskitter
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/4
- **Keywords:** Wither

## Oracle Text
Wither (This deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.)
Whenever a creature an opponent controls with a -1/-1 counter on it dies, you may return that card to the battlefield under your control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lockjaw Snapper](/printing/lockjaw-snapper-shm.md) — Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
2. [Cinderbones](/printing/cinderbones-shm.md) — Creature — Elemental Skeleton
3. [Sickle Ripper](/printing/sickle-ripper-mm2.md) — Creature — Elemental Warrior
4. [Smoldering Butcher](/printing/smoldering-butcher-eve.md) — Creature — Elemental Warrior
5. [Midnight Banshee](/printing/midnight-banshee-mm2.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Fang Skulkin](/printing/fang-skulkin-eve.md) — Artifact Creature — Scarecrow

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eventide (EVE) #38
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jaime Jones
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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