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◇ Catalog #97

Apprentice Necromancer

c17·#97·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Randy Vargas

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for trade

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wishlisted

Aug '17

9 yr ago

Value

$1.84+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.87 · low $0.79

NM$0.84

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.78–$0.89modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.58low $0.82range 92.7%n 45

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #4,606 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$0.84

Gameplay

Creature — Zombie Wizard

{B}, {T}, Sacrifice this creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature gains haste. At the beginning of the next end step, sacrifice it.

A mage willing to dedicate his life to his craft.

1/1

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2018-12-07wotc

Apprentice Necromancer can’t be the target of its own ability. This is because targets are chosen for activated abilities before costs (such as “Sacrifice Apprentice Necromancer”) are paid.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.84. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.82 and $1.58 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from C17 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #97 of *Commander 2017*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2017 Commander 2017 release.

Card type: Creature — Zombie Wizard, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{B} (2 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #4,606 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Randy Vargas. Rarix catalogs 627 other cards credited to this artist.