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"Find me cards equivalent to: Certain Death"

Equivalent cards to Certain Death (black, sorcery, destroy target creature, life swing):
1. Exquisite Firecraft — Not equivalent (red, deals damage, not destroy).
2. Sip of Hemlock — Sorcery, black, Destroy target creature. Its controller loses 2 life. No life gain for you.
3. Barter in Blood — Sorcery, black, each player sacrifices two creatures, but no life loss/gain.
4. Coma Veil — Not equivalent.
5. Tendrils of Corruption — Instant, black, deals damage and gains life, not exactly destroy.
6. Contract Killing — Sorcery, black, destroy target creature, create two Treasure tokens, no life swing.

Closest options:

  • Certain Death (destroy, both life loss and gain)
  • Sip of Hemlock (destroy, controller loses 2 life, but you don't gain life)

None are an exact match, but Sip of Hemlock is the closest in color and effect. No perfect replacements; Certain Death is unique among black sorceries for life swing plus creature kill.

Found Cards

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Barter in Blood

Certain Death

Coma Veil

Contract Killing

Exquisite Firecraft

Sip of Hemlock

Tendrils of Corruption

Barter in Blood #76 Sorcery

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Rarity: Uncommon
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  • Sorcery
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    Rules

  • Barter in Blood doesn’t target any creatures and may be cast even if a player controls fewer than two creatures.
  • If a player controls only one creature, that creature is sacrificed.
  • The active player chooses which creatures will be sacrificed first, then each other player in turn order does the same. Then all creatures are sacrificed simultaneously.

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

    Text

    Each player sacrifices two creatures of their choice.

    Certain Death #102 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 6
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  • If the creature becomes an illegal target for Certain Death, no player gains or loses life. If it’s a legal target but isn’t destroyed, most likely due to having indestructible, its controller still loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
  • The targeted creature will have already left the battlefield before its controller loses 2 life and you gain 2 life. If it has any abilities that care about gaining or losing life, they won’t apply.

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

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    Destroy target creature. Its controller loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

    Coma Veil #36 Enchantment — Aura

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 5
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  • Enchantment
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    Enchant

    Rules

  • Coma Veil may target and may enchant an untapped artifact or creature.

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    Tcgplayer 0.05 USD / 0.04 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardmarket 0.07 EUR / 0.13 EUR
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.2 USD

    Legalities

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

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    Enchant artifact or creature Enchanted permanent doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.

    Contract Killing #95 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 5
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  • Sorcery
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    Treasure

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  • If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Contract Killing resolves, the entire spell doesn't resolve. You won't get Treasures. If, on the other hand, the target is a legal target but isn't destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), you'll get Treasures.

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    Tcgplayer 0.19 USD / 0.41 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.19 EUR 0.11 EUR
    Manapool / 0.23 USD 0.15 USD
    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.35 USD

    Legalities

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

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    Destroy target creature. Create two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with ",Sacrificethis token: Add one mana of any color.")

    Exquisite Firecraft #343 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Special
    Converted Cost: 3
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  • Sorcery
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  • Check to see if there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard as the spell resolves to determine whether the spell mastery ability applies. The spell itself won't count because it's still on the stack as you make this check.
  • A spell or ability that counters spells can still target Exquisite Firecraft. When that spell or ability resolves, Exquisite Firecraft won't be countered if its spell mastery ability applies, but any additional effects of the countering spell or ability will still happen.

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    Cardmarket 0.61 EUR / 8.19 EUR
    Cardkingdom / 12.99 USD 0.79 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.66 USD / 6.56 USD
    Manapool 0.27 USD / 5.29 USD

    Legalities

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

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    Exquisite Firecraft deals 4 damage to any target. Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, this spell can't be countered.

    Sip of Hemlock #106 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 6
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  • Sorcery
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  • If the creature is an illegal target when Sip of Hemlock tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will occur. The creature's controller won't lose 2 life. However, if Sip of Hemlock resolves and the creature isn't destroyed (perhaps because it regenerated or had indestructible), the creature's controller will still lose 2 life.

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    Cardmarket 0.09 EUR / 0.16 EUR
    Manapool / 0.15 USD 0.15 USD
    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.35 USD
    Tcgplayer / 0.28 USD 0.05 USD

    Legalities

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

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    Destroy target creature. Its controller loses 2 life.

    Tendrils of Corruption #136 Instant

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 4
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  • Instant
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    Rules

  • If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Tendrils of Corruption tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't gain X life.

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    Manapool / 1.26 USD 0.15 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.99 USD
    Cardmarket 0.12 EUR / 1.31 EUR
    Tcgplayer / 1.09 USD 0.17 USD

    Legalities

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

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    Tendrils of Corruption deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control.