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"Find me cards equivalent to: Author of Shadows"

Cards equivalent to Author of Shadows in black that exile graveyards and let you cast a card exiled this way:

  • Gonti, Lord of Luxury (exiles top 4 cards of an opponent's library, you can cast one)
  • Abnormal Endurance (not equivalent; ignore)
  • Nightveil Specter (exiles cards from top of library, lets you cast exiled cards)
  • Mindleech Mass (not black; ignore)

None are exact, but Gonti, Lord of Luxury and Nightveil Specter are close, though from the library, not the graveyard. Author of Shadows remains unique for graveyard exile and cast.

Found Cards

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Abnormal Endurance

Author of Shadows

Gonti, Lord of Luxury

Mindleech Mass

Nightveil Specter

Abnormal Endurance #85 Instant

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Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 2
Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Abnormal Endurance's effect works only once. If the targeted creature dies and is then returned to the battlefield, it's considered to be a new creature. If that new creature dies, it won't come back.

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    Tcgplayer / 0.62 USD 0.1 USD
    Cardkingdom / 2.99 USD 0.35 USD
    Manapool / 0.66 USD 0.15 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.34 EUR 0.09 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Until end of turn, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control."

    Author of Shadows #90066 Creature — Shade Warlock

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: 3/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Shade
  • Warlock
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

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    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    When this creature enters, exile all opponents' graveyards. Choose a nonland card exiled this way. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast that spell.

    Gonti, Lord of Luxury #1566 Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 2/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Aetherborn
  • Rogue
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Deathtouch

    Rules

  • An effect that instructs you to "cast" a card doesn't allow you to play lands.
  • Casting the card causes it to leave exile. You can't cast it multiple times.
  • Gonti doesn't change when you can cast the exiled card. For example, if you exile a creature card without flash, you can cast it only during your main phase when the stack is empty.
  • If you leave the game, the card remains exiled face down indefinitely. No player may look at it.
  • You may look at and cast that card (and spend mana as though it were mana of any type to do so) even if Gonti leaves the battlefield. If another player gains control of Gonti, that player can't look at or cast the card, and you still can.
  • You pay the costs for the exiled card if you cast it. You may pay alternative costs such as emerge rather than the card's mana cost.
  • The six types of mana are white, blue, black, red, green, and colorless. Snow mana is not a type of mana. Gonti, Lord of Luxury won't let you pay a snow cost using mana produced by a nonsnow source.

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    Cardkingdom 6.49 USD
    Manapool 6.75 USD
    Cardmarket 3.75 EUR / 2.67 EUR
    Tcgplayer 6.41 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Deathtouch When Gonti enters, look at the top four cards of target opponent's library, exile one of them face down, then put the rest on the bottom of that library in a random order. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell.

    Mindleech Mass #375 Creature — Horror

    Variations: v1 v2 v3
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 8
    Power/Toughness: 6/6
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Horror
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Trample

    Rules

  • If you cast a permanent spell this way, it will enter the battlefield under your control when it resolves. If you cast an instant or sorcery spell this way, that card will be put into its owner's graveyard when it resolves.
  • If you cast a spell without paying its mana cost, you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs, such as overload costs. You can pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.
  • The spell you cast via the triggered ability is cast as part of the resolution of that ability. Timing restrictions based on the card's type are ignored. Other restrictions, such as "Cast [this spell] only during an opponent's turn," are not.

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    Cardmarket 135.12 EUR
    Tcgplayer / 0.36 USD 0.33 USD
    Manapool / 0.33 USD 0.31 USD
    Cardkingdom / 0.99 USD 0.79 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Trample Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may look at that player's hand. If you do, you may cast a spell from among those cards without paying its mana cost.

    Nightveil Specter #222★ Creature — Specter

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    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 2/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Specter
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • Nightveil Specter’s last ability applies to cards exiled with that specific Nightveil Specter, not any other creature named Nightveil Specter. You should keep cards exiled by different Nightveil Specters separate.
  • Playing a card exiled with Nightveil Specter follows all the normal rules for playing that card. You must pay its costs, and you must follow all timing restrictions, for example.
  • The card is exiled face up. All players may look at it.

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    Cardkingdom 1.49 USD
    Manapool 0.69 USD
    Cardmarket 1.16 EUR
    Tcgplayer 2.23 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Flying Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles the top card of their library. You may play lands and cast spells from among cards exiled with this creature.