Extended Necropotence deck

From MTG Wiki
(Redirected from Necropotence deck)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

The Necropotence deck was a Standard deck popular in 1996.[1][2][3][4] With a Dark Ritual, a first turn Necropotence was possible and the Necro's card advantage won games. It began what was known as the "Black Summer". Ultimately Necro was banned a few years later.

Decklists

This is a sample deck list of the classic, mono-black Necropotence deck. This deck combined the power of Necropotence with disruption and efficient creatures.

Necropotence 1996 Type 2

Lands (22)

4 Strip Mine

18 Swamp

Artifacts (6)

2 Icy Manipulator

1 Ivory Tower

2 Nevinyrral's Disk

1 Zuran Orb

Creatures (15)

4 Black Knight

4 Hypnotic Specter

4 Order of the Ebon Hand

2 Sengir Vampire

1 Ihsan's Shade

Enchantments (4)

4 Necropotence

Instants (4)

4 Dark Ritual

Sorceries (9)

3 Drain Life

4 Hymn to Tourach

2 Icequake

The famous Necropotence Deck was a rather aggressive black-based deck using Lake of the Dead to pump out spells with big and heavily black mana requirements early and also activate the identical Pump-Knights Order of the Ebon Hand and Knight of Stromgald. The card Necropotence would give a massive card advantage including drawing more swamps to feed into the Lake. Drain Life would also be powered by the Lake and both replenish life lost to Necropotence as well as deal more damage to the opponent, eventually finishing him off.

The deck also splashed white for Disenchant and sideboard cards and red for Burn spells.

The deck was made famous by Randy Buehler's win of Pro Tour Chicago in 1997.[5] In 2008, Mike Flores named it the best Extended deck of all time.[6]

Lauerpotence - Randy Buehler - Pro Tour Chicago 1997

Lands (24)

2 Bad River

4 Badlands

3 Gemstone Mine

3 Lake of the Dead

4 Scrubland

8 Swamp

Creatures (9)

1 Ihsan's Shade

4 Knight of Stromgald

4 Order of the Ebon Hand

Other (27)

4 Demonic Consultation

3 Disenchant

4 Drain Life

2 Firestorm

4 Hymn to Tourach

2 Incinerate

4 Lightning Bolt

4 Necropotence

Sideboard (15)

2 Circle of Protection: Black

1 Disenchant

1 Firestorm

3 Honorable Passage

2 Mind Warp

3 Pyroblast

3 Terror

This version splashes red for Lightning Bolt and the potential of a massive Fireball.

Necropotence Deck

Lands (24)

2 City of Brass

4 Strip Mine

4 Sulfurous Springs

14 Swamp

Creatures (12)

4 Black Knight

4 Hypnotic Specter

2 Knight of Stromgald

2 Order of the Ebon Hand

Enchantment (4)

1 Dystopia

3 Necropotence

Instant (8)

4 Dark Ritual

4 Lightning Bolt

Sorcery (9)

1 Fireball

4 Hymn To Tourach

4 Icequake

References

  1. ↑ Magic Arcana (August 09, 2004). "Necro's Earliest Days". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Randy Buehler (December 06, 2002). "The Power of the Skulls". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Magic Arcana (November 11, 2008). "Necro's Got Legs!". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Mike Flores (May 12, 2014). "Necropotence". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Aaron Forsythe (May 24, 2024). "Latest Devopments: New Necro, Still Potent". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ Mike Flores (February 07, 2008). "Top 10 Extended Decks of All Time". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
Retrieved from "https://mtg.wiki/index.php?title=Extended_Necropotence_deck&oldid=158938"