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"Find me cards equivalent to: Agonizing Syphon"

Equivalent cards are:

  • Sovereign's Bite (deals 3 damage to opponent, gain 3 life—only targets player)
  • Exsanguinate (drains X life from each opponent, scales but hits all)
  • Lightning Helix (does same effect but is W/R, not B)
  • Alms of the Vein (same effect, but only targets opponent, Madness ability)

Closest exact equivalents in mono-black:

  • Sovereign's Bite
  • Alms of the Vein


Reason: Only these have the same mana cost, color, and similar lifedrain but limited targets compared to Agonizing Syphon.

Found Cards

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Agonizing Syphon

Alms of the Vein

Exsanguinate

Lightning Helix

Sovereign's Bite

Agonizing Syphon #83 Sorcery

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Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 4
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  • Sorcery
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    Rules

  • If the chosen target becomes an illegal target for Agonizing Syphon, the spell won't resolve. You won't gain life.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Tcgplayer / 0.22 USD 0.2 USD
    Cardmarket 0.05 EUR / 0.33 EUR
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.22 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Agonizing Syphon deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.

    Alms of the Vein #98 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Sorcery
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Madness

    Rules

  • A card with madness that's discarded counts as having been discarded even though it's put into exile rather than a graveyard. If it was discarded to pay a cost, that cost is still paid. Abilities that trigger when a card is discarded will still trigger.
  • A spell cast for its madness cost is put onto the stack like any other spell. It can be countered, copied, and so on. As it resolves, it's put onto the battlefield if it's a permanent card or into its owner's graveyard if it's an instant or sorcery card.
  • Cards are discarded in a Magic game only from a player's hand. Effects that put cards into a player's graveyard from anywhere else do not cause those cards to be discarded.
  • Casting a spell with madness ignores the timing rules based on the card's card type. For example, you can cast a sorcery with madness if you discard it during an opponent's turn.
  • If you choose not to cast a card with madness when the madness triggered ability resolves, it's put into your graveyard. Madness doesn't give you another chance to cast it later.
  • If you discard a card with madness to pay the cost of a spell or activated ability, that card's madness triggered ability (and the spell that card becomes, if you choose to cast it) will resolve before the spell or ability the discard paid for.
  • If you discard a card with madness while a spell or ability is resolving, it moves immediately to exile. Continue resolving that spell or ability, noting that the card you discarded is not in your graveyard at this time. Its madness triggered ability will be placed onto the stack once that spell or ability has completely resolved.
  • Madness works independently of why you're discarding the card. You could discard it to pay a cost, because a spell or ability tells you to, or because you have too many cards in your hand during your cleanup step. You can't discard a card with madness just because you want to, though.
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a madness cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.

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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

    Target opponent loses 3 life and you gain 3 life. Madness (If youdiscardthis card,discardit into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)

    Exsanguinate #61 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Players can lose more life than they have. For example, say you're playing a multiplayer game in which one of your opponents has 3 life and your other opponent has 10 life. If you cast Exsanguinate with X of 4, your opponents will wind up at -1 life and 6 life, respectively. You'll gain 8 life.

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    Tcgplayer / 9.13 USD 0.77 USD
    Manapool 0.22 USD / 5.38 USD
    Cardkingdom / 8.99 USD 1.49 USD
    Cardmarket / 3.85 EUR 0.55 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Each opponent loses X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

    Lightning Helix #197 Instant

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • If the chosen target is illegal when Lightning Helix tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't gain 3 life.
  • If the chosen target is illegal when Lightning Helix tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't gain 3 life.

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    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.18 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.29 EUR 0.21 EUR
    Tcgplayer / 0.37 USD 0.24 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.39 USD / 0.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Lightning Helix deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.

    Sovereign's Bite #120 Sorcery

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

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    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.61 USD
    Cardmarket / 1.22 EUR 0.14 EUR
    Tcgplayer / 1.12 USD 0.18 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Target player loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.