---
name: "Young Necromancer"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Human Warlock"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "J21"
set_name: "Jumpstart: Historic Horizons"
collector_number: "406"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Paul Scott Canavan"
oracle_id: "17455491-c295-4130-99b4-1b5c6ac1cd25"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/young-necromancer-j21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Young Necromancer
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Warlock
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, you may exile two cards from your graveyard. When you do, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Doomed Necromancer](/printing/doomed-necromancer-ajmp.md) — Creature — Human Cleric Mercenary
2. [Boneclad Necromancer](/printing/boneclad-necromancer-j25.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Apprentice Necromancer](/printing/apprentice-necromancer-uma.md) — Creature — Zombie Wizard
4. [Gravegouger](/printing/gravegouger-tor.md) — Creature — Nightmare Horror
5. [Undertaker](/printing/undertaker-tsb.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper
6. [Gravedigger](/printing/gravedigger-9ed.md) — Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #406
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Paul Scott Canavan
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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