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"Find me cards equivalent to: Archfiend of the Dross"

Cards similar to Archfiend of the Dross in black with impactful upkeep/loss effects or lose the game risks include:

  • Demonic Pact (can lose you the game if you can't choose another mode)
  • Dark Confidant (potentially dangerous upkeep trigger)
  • Lich (lose the game if something specific happens)
  • Phyrexian Unlife (alters loss conditions)

All are black, have upkeep/life loss mechanics, or carry loss conditions like Archfiend of the Dross.

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Archfiend of the Dross

Dark Confidant

Demonic Pact

Lich

Phyrexian Unlife

Archfiend of the Dross #304 Creature — Phyrexian Demon

Variations: v1 v2 v3
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Color:
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Cost:
Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 4
Power/Toughness: 6/6
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Phyrexian
  • Demon
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • If Archfiend of the Dross is no longer on the battlefield as its upkeep triggered ability resolves, use the number of oil counters it had the last time it existed on the battlefield to determine whether you lose the game. You can't remove oil counters from it if it's not on the battlefield, so you won't lose the game if it had only one oil counter on it before leaving the battlefield.
  • If Archfiend of the Dross somehow loses all of its oil counters due to an effect other than its upkeep triggered ability, this won't cause you to lose the game until the next time that ability resolves.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.34 USD / 0.4 USD
    Cardmarket 1.05 EUR / 0.87 EUR
    Manapool 0.28 USD / 0.51 USD
    Cardkingdom / 0.79 USD 0.69 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 This creature enters with four oil counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove an oilcounterfrom this creature. Then if it has no oil counters on it, you lose the game. Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, its controller loses 2 life.

    Dark Confidant #94s aka. Bob Creature — Human Wizard

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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 2/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
  • If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.

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    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 15.14 USD
    Cardmarket 10.11 EUR
    Cardkingdom 19.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value.

    Demonic Pact #92 Enchantment

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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
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    Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • If the ability doesn't resolve (either for having its target become illegal or because a spell or ability counters it), the mode chosen for that instance of the ability still counts as being chosen.
  • In some very unusual situations, you may not be able to choose a mode, either because all modes have previously been chosen or the only remaining modes require targets and there are no legal targets available. In this case, the ability is simply removed from the stack with no effect.
  • It doesn't matter who has chosen any particular mode. For example, say you control Demonic Pact and have chosen the first two modes. If an opponent gains control of Demonic Pact, that player can choose only the third or fourth mode.
  • The phrase "that hasn't been chosen" refers only to that specific Demonic Pact. If you control one and cast another one, you can choose any mode for the second one the first time its ability triggers.
  • Yes, if the fourth mode is the only one remaining, you must choose it. You read the whole contract, right?
  • You choose the mode as the triggered ability goes on the stack. You can choose a mode that requires targets only if there are legal targets available.

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    Manapool / 5.87 USD 0.37 USD
    Cardmarket 1.99 EUR / 5.9 EUR
    Tcgplayer / 12.31 USD 0.87 USD
    Cardkingdom 1.79 USD / 9.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    At the beginning of your upkeep, choose one that hasn't been chosen — • This enchantment deals 4 damage to any target and you gain 4 life. • Target opponent discards two cards. • Draw two cards. • You lose the game.

    Lich #110 Enchantment

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
    • SubTypes:
    Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • If an opponent steals control of Lich and no other effect prevents you from losing with a life total of zero, you will lose the game due to a zero life total as a State-Based Action before you can take any actions. The last sentence doesn't apply in this case since the Lich didn't leave the battlefield.
  • If an opponent steals control of Lich, their life total does not change. The life total changes for a player only when it enters under that player's control.
  • If you have multiple Lich cards on the battlefield, you must sacrifice a permanent for each damage done to you for each Lich. This is because the sacrifice is a triggered ability. But you only draw one card for each life gained regardless of how many Liches you have. This is because the draw is a replacement effect and not a triggered one. You lose if any one of the Liches leaves the battlefield.
  • If you take more than one damage at a time, sacrifice the permanents for that damage simultaneously. This allows you to sacrifice both a creature and any Aura that is on it all at once.
  • You can lose life and take damage, and thereby have a negative life total, while Lich is on the battlefield.
  • You can't pay life, just like any player at less than one life can't pay life. You can pay zero life if you want.
  • Note that usually you will have 0 or less life at the time Lich leaves the battlefield causing you to lose as a State-Based Action before the last ability can even go on the stack.
  • The last ability will cause you to lose the game even if you somehow manage to have a life total greater than 0 at the time the Lich leaves the battlefield or if some other effect would prevent you from losing for having 0 life. If, on the other hand, some effect such as that from Platinum Angel says that you can't lose the game then even the last ability of the Lich cannot cause you to do so. The ability will just resolve and the game will continue as normal.
  • The last ability will cause you to lose the game even if you somehow manage to have a life total greater than 0 at the time the Lich is put into the graveyard or if some other effect would prevent you from losing for having 0 life. If, on the other hand, some effect such as that from Platinum Angel says that you can't lose the game then even the last ability of the Lich cannot cause you to do so. The ability will just resolve and the game will continue as normal.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 64.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 64 USD
    Cardmarket 100 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    As this enchantment enters, you lose life equal to your life total. You don't lose the game for having 0 or less life. If you would gain life, draw that many cards instead. Whenever you're dealt damage,sacrificethat many nontoken permanents. If you can't, you lose the game. When this enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you lose the game.

    Phyrexian Unlife #1213 Enchantment

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
    • SubTypes:
    Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:
    Tokens:
    Poison Counter

    Rules

  • If you’re at 0 or less life and Phyrexian Unlife leaves the battlefield, you’ll lose the game (unless some other effect is keeping you from losing).
  • If you’re at 0 or less life, you can’t pay any amount of life except 0.
  • Phyrexian Unlife won’t affect damage that reduces your life total from a positive number to 0 or less. For example, if you’re at 3 life and are dealt 5 damage, you’ll end up at -2 life. The next time you’re dealt damage, it will be dealt as though its source had infect.
  • You can still lose the game for other reasons, including having ten or more poison counters or drawing a card from a library with no cards in it.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool 9.71 USD
    Cardmarket 6.32 EUR
    Tcgplayer 9.66 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    You don't lose the game for having 0 or less life. As long as you have 0 or less life, all damage is dealt to you as though its source had infect. (Damage is dealt to you in the form of poison counters.)