Apprentice Necromancer
Creature — Zombie Wizard1/1$0.71
, , 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.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 5
Apprentice Necromancer + Ashnod the Uncaring + Ruthless Knave
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Apprentice Necromancer does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Activate Ruthless Knave's first ability by paying {2}{B} and sacrificing it. Ashnod the Uncaring triggers, copying Ruthless Knave's ability. Resolve both Ruthless Knave abilities, creating four Treasure artifact tokens. Activate the four Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {2}{B}{B}. Activate Apprentice Necromancer by paying {B}, tapping and sacrificing it, targeting Ruthless Knave. Ashnod the Uncaring triggers, copying Apprentice Necromancer's ability, targeting Apprentice Necromancer. Resolve both Apprentice Necromancer abilities, returning Apprentice Necromancer and Ruthless Knave from your graveyard to the battlefield, and giving them haste until end of turn. Repeat.
Apprentice Necromancer + Ashnod the Uncaring + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control another nontoken creature. Apprentice Necromancer does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another nontoken creature, adding {B}. Activate Apprentice Necromancer by paying {B}, tapping and sacrificing it, targeting any creature card in your graveyard. Ashnod triggers, copying Apprentice Necromancer's ability, targeting Apprentice Necromancer. Resolve both Apprentice Necromancer abilities, returning Apprentice Necromancer and another creature from your graveyard to the battlefield, and giving them haste until end of turn. Repeat.
Apprentice Necromancer + Ashnod the Uncaring + Blood Pet
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Apprentice Necromancer does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Activate Blood Pet by sacrificing it, adding {B}. Activate Apprentice Necromancer by paying {B}, tapping and sacrificing it, targeting Blood Pet. Ashnod triggers, copying Apprentice Necromancer's ability, targeting Apprentice Necromancer. Resolve both Apprentice Necromancer abilities, returning Apprentice Necromancer and Blood Pet from your graveyard to the battlefield, and giving them haste until end of turn. Repeat.
Apprentice Necromancer + Ashnod the Uncaring + Basal Thrull
- Infinite black mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Basal Thrull and Apprentice Necromancer do not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Activate Basal Thrull by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}{B}. Activate Apprentice Necromancer by paying {B}, tapping and sacrificing it, targeting Basal Thrull. Ashnod triggers, copying Apprentice Necromancer's ability, targeting Apprentice Necromancer. Resolve both Apprentice Necromancer abilities, returning Apprentice Necromancer and Basal Thrull from your graveyard to the battlefield, and giving them haste until end of turn. Repeat.
Apprentice Necromancer + Ashnod the Uncaring + Basal Sliver
- Infinite black mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Apprentice Necromancer does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Activate Basal Sliver by sacrificing it, adding {B}{B}. Activate Apprentice Necromancer by paying {B}, tapping and sacrificing it, targeting Basal Sliver. Ashnod triggers, copying Apprentice Necromancer's ability, targeting Apprentice Necromancer. Resolve both Apprentice Necromancer abilities, returning Apprentice Necromancer and Basal Sliver from your graveyard to the battlefield, and giving them haste until end of turn. Repeat.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Gisa and GeralfGisa and Geralf fills your graveyard, which Apprentice Necromancer can use because it reanimates creatures.
- Temmet, Naktamun's WillTemmet, Naktamun's Will fills your graveyard, which Apprentice Necromancer can use because it reanimates creatures.
- Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate DefiedApprentice Necromancer is a Wizard, which Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied can use.
- Nalia de'ArniseApprentice Necromancer is a Wizard, which Nalia de'Arnise can use.
- Inalla, Archmage RitualistApprentice Necromancer is a Wizard, which Inalla, Archmage Ritualist can use.
- The Destined WarriorApprentice Necromancer is a Wizard, which The Destined Warrior can use.
- The Scarab GodApprentice Necromancer is a Zombie, which The Scarab God can use.
- Zul Ashur, Lich LordApprentice Necromancer is a Zombie, which Zul Ashur, Lich Lord can use.
- Wilhelt, the RotcleaverApprentice Necromancer is a Zombie, which Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver can use.
- Ratadrabik of UrborgApprentice Necromancer is a Zombie, which Ratadrabik of Urborg can use.