Apprentice Necromancer is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
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, 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.
How it works : Apprentice Necromancer
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Ashnod the Uncaring + Apprentice Necromancer + Ruthless Knave
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Ruthless Knave's first ability by paying
and sacrificing it. - 2Ashnod the Uncaring triggers, copying Ruthless Knave's ability.
- 3Resolve both Ruthless Knave abilities, creating four Treasure artifact tokens.
- 4Activate the four Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 5Activate Apprentice Necromancer by paying , tapping and sacrificing it, targeting Ruthless Knave.
- 6Ashnod the Uncaring triggers, copying Apprentice Necromancer's ability, targeting Apprentice Necromancer.
- 7Resolve both Apprentice Necromancer abilities, returning Apprentice Necromancer and Ruthless Knave from your graveyard to the battlefield, and giving them haste until end of turn.
- 8Repeat.
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#2
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist + Apprentice Necromancer + Mana Echoes + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Apprentice Necromancer by paying
. - 2Apprentice Necromancer enters the battlefield, triggering Mana Echoes and Inalla.
- 3Resolve the Mana Echoes trigger, adding at least
. - 4Resolve the Inalla trigger, causing you to pay to create a token copy of Apprentice Necromancer with haste.
- 5The token Apprentice Necromancer enters the battlefield, triggering Mana Echoes, adding at least .
- 6Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the nontoken Apprentice Necromancer, adding .
- 7Activate the token Apprentice Necromancer by paying , tapping and sacrificing it, returning the nontoken Apprentice Necromancer from your graveyard to the battlefield with haste.
- 8Repeat from step 2.
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#3
Ashnod the Uncaring + Apprentice Necromancer + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another nontoken creature, adding .
- 2Activate Apprentice Necromancer by paying , tapping and sacrificing it, targeting any creature card in your graveyard.
- 3Ashnod triggers, copying Apprentice Necromancer's ability, targeting Apprentice Necromancer.
- 4Resolve both Apprentice Necromancer abilities, returning Apprentice Necromancer and another creature from your graveyard to the battlefield, and giving them haste until end of turn.
- 5Repeat.
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#4
Ashnod the Uncaring + Apprentice Necromancer + Blood Pet
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Blood Pet by sacrificing it, adding .
- 2Activate Apprentice Necromancer by paying , tapping and sacrificing it, targeting Blood Pet.
- 3Ashnod triggers, copying Apprentice Necromancer's ability, targeting Apprentice Necromancer.
- 4Resolve both Apprentice Necromancer abilities, returning Apprentice Necromancer and Blood Pet from your graveyard to the battlefield, and giving them haste until end of turn.
- 5Repeat.
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#5
Ashnod the Uncaring + Apprentice Necromancer + Basal Thrull
Infinite black manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Basal Thrull by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
- 2Activate Apprentice Necromancer by paying , tapping and sacrificing it, targeting Basal Thrull.
- 3Ashnod triggers, copying Apprentice Necromancer's ability, targeting Apprentice Necromancer.
- 4Resolve both Apprentice Necromancer abilities, returning Apprentice Necromancer and Basal Thrull from your graveyard to the battlefield, and giving them haste until end of turn.
- 5Repeat.
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#6
Ashnod the Uncaring + Apprentice Necromancer + Basal Sliver
Infinite black manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Basal Sliver by sacrificing it, adding .
- 2Activate Apprentice Necromancer by paying , tapping and sacrificing it, targeting Basal Sliver.
- 3Ashnod triggers, copying Apprentice Necromancer's ability, targeting Apprentice Necromancer.
- 4Resolve both Apprentice Necromancer abilities, returning Apprentice Necromancer and Basal Sliver from your graveyard to the battlefield, and giving them haste until end of turn.
- 5Repeat.
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#7
Ashnod the Uncaring + Apprentice Necromancer + Teardrop Kami + Alloy Myr
Infinite black manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Alloy Myr by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Teardrop Kami by sacrificing it, targeting Alloy Myr.
- 3Ashnod triggers, copying Teardrop Kami's ability, targeting Alloy Myr.
- 4Resolve the first Teardrop Kami trigger, untapping Alloy Myr.
- 5Activate Alloy Myr by tapping it, adding .
- 6Resolve the second Teardrop Kami trigger, untapping Alloy Myr.
- 7Activate Apprentice Necromancer by paying , tapping and sacrificing it, targeting Teardrop Kami.
- 8Ashnod triggers, copying Apprentice Necromancer's ability, targeting Apprentice Necromancer.
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#8
Ashnod the Uncaring + Apprentice Necromancer + Teardrop Kami + Ornithopter of Paradise
Infinite black manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Ornithopter of Paradise by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Teardrop Kami by sacrificing it, targeting Ornithopter of Paradise.
- 3Ashnod triggers, copying Teardrop Kami's ability, targeting Ornithopter of Paradise.
- 4Resolve the first Teardrop Kami trigger, untapping Ornithopter of Paradise.
- 5Activate Ornithopter of Paradise by tapping it, adding .
- 6Resolve the second Teardrop Kami trigger, untapping Ornithopter of Paradise.
- 7Activate Apprentice Necromancer by paying , tapping and sacrificing it, targeting Teardrop Kami.
- 8Ashnod triggers, copying Apprentice Necromancer's ability, targeting Apprentice Necromancer.
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Legal formats
legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerduelpremodernpredhtlr
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