This card provides immediate value on entry, which does raise its potential massively
(Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.) Whenever a modified creature you control deals combat damage to a player, search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle
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Its also what makes Commander interesting for a whole swath of players, players who see 120 life as a welcome challenge, who see keeping a board intact as a challenge, and who love to surprise opponents with a cheeky extra combat spell
It demands careful life management, but if you build around it properly, Necropotence does what black does best: convert risk into control
Potentially add to your army by casting Believe and viewing the top card of your library