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"Find me cards equivalent to: Cruel Deceiver"

Equivalent cards to Cruel Deceiver (Creature — Spirit, Black, library manipulation, possible deathtouch):
1. Oracle of Bones (Red, too off-color)
2. Nahiri's Machinations (Not a creature)
3. Tormented Soul (Black, Spirit, but doesn't manipulate library or have conditional destroy)
4. Graveblade Marauder (Black, deathtouch-like effect, but triggers on attacking)
5. Ghastly Conscription (Off-type)

Closest true black Spirit with similar effects:

  • Augury Owl (Blue, not black; manipulates library)
  • Oona's Blackguard (Black, Spirit, but doesn't interact with library)
  • Silent Specter (Black, Spirit, triggers on combat damage, but no library interaction)

Summary:
Graveblade Marauder is the nearest for conditional destruction. Cruel Deceiver remains unique as a black Spirit with both library peek and conditional deathtouch-like effect.

No direct black Spirit equivalent exists.

Reason: Unusual combination of abilities is unique to Cruel Deceiver.

Found Cards

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Augury Owl

Cruel Deceiver

Ghastly Conscription

Graveblade Marauder

Nahiri's Machinations

Oona's Blackguard

Oracle of Bones

Silent Specter

Tormented Soul

Augury Owl #14 Creature — Bird

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Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 2
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Bird
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying Scry

    Rules

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    Cardmarket 0.21 EUR
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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

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    Flying When this creature enters, scry 3. (Look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

    Cruel Deceiver #106 Creature — Spirit

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 2/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Spirit
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    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Rules

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    Tcgplayer 0.13 USD / 0.36 USD
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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

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    : Look at the top card of your library. : Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a land card, this creature gains "Whenever this creature deals damage to a creature,destroythat creature" until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.

    Ghastly Conscription #115 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 7
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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    Manifest

    Abilities/Keywords

    Manifest

    Rules

  • A permanent that turns face up or face down changes characteristics but is otherwise the same permanent. Spells and abilities that were targeting that permanent, as well as Auras and Equipment that were attached to the permanent, aren't affected.
  • Any time you have priority, you may turn a manifested creature face up by revealing that it's a creature card (ignoring any copy effects or type-changing effects that might be applying to it) and paying its mana cost. This is a special action. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
  • At any time, you can look at a face-down permanent you control. You can't look at face-down permanents you don't control unless an effect allows you to or instructs you to.
  • Because face-down creatures don't have names, they can't have the same name as any other creature, even another face-down creature.
  • Because the permanent is on the battlefield both before and after it's turned face up, turning a permanent face up doesn't cause any enters-the-battlefield abilities to trigger.
  • If a double-faced card is manifested, it will be put onto the battlefield face down. While face down, it can't transform. If the front face of the card is a creature card, you can turn it face up by paying its mana cost. If you do, its front face will be up.
  • If a face-down permanent you control leaves the battlefield, you must reveal it. You must also reveal all face-down spells and permanents you control if you leave the game or if the game ends.
  • If a manifested creature would have morph if it were face up, you may also turn it face up by paying its morph cost.
  • If you manifest a card owned by an opponent and you leave the game, that card is exiled.
  • The face-down permanent is a 2/2 creature with no name, mana cost, creature types, or abilities. It's colorless and has a mana value of 0. Other effects that apply to the permanent can still grant or change any of these characteristics.
  • The pile is shuffled to disguise from your opponents which manifested creature is which. After you manifest the cards, you can look at them.
  • There are no cards in the Fate Reforged set that would turn a face-down instant or sorcery card on the battlefield face up, but some older cards can try to do this. If something tries to turn a face-down instant or sorcery card on the battlefield face up, reveal that card to show all players it's an instant or sorcery card. The permanent remains on the battlefield face down. Abilities that trigger when a permanent turns face up won't trigger, because even though you revealed the card, it never turned face up.
  • Turning a permanent face up or face down doesn't change whether that permanent is tapped or untapped.
  • Unlike a face-down creature that was cast using the morph ability, a manifested creature may still be turned face up after it loses its abilities if it's a creature card.
  • You must ensure that your face-down spells and permanents can easily be differentiated from each other. You're not allowed to mix up the cards that represent them on the battlefield in order to confuse other players. The order they entered the battlefield should remain clear. Common methods for indicating this include using markers or dice, or simply placing them in order on the battlefield. You must also track how each became face down (manifested, cast face down using the morph ability, and so on).

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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

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    Exile all creature cards from target player's graveyard in a face-down pile,shufflethat pile, then manifest those cards. (To manifest a card, put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)

    Graveblade Marauder #101 Creature — Human Warrior

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 1/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Warrior
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Deathtouch

    Rules

  • Count the number of creature cards in your graveyard as the ability resolves to determine how much life is lost. Notably, this could include any other creature you owned that died in combat, and perhaps even Graveblade Marauder itself.

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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

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    Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough todestroyit.) Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses life equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard.

    Nahiri's Machinations #SOI-28 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
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    Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • Destroying a blocking creature doesn't cause the creature it was blocking to become unblocked.
  • Players can respond to the triggered ability of Nahiri's Machinations by destroying the creature you target before the ability that gives it indestructible has resolved.

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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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    At the beginning of combat on your turn, target creature you control gains indestructible until end of turn. : This enchantment deals 1 damage to target blocking creature.

    Oona's Blackguard #261 Creature — Faerie Rogue

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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 1/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Faerie
  • Rogue
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • If Oona's Blackguard enters at the same time as another Rogue (due to Living End, for example), that creature doesn't get a +1/+1 counter.
  • If a Rogue would normally enter with a certain number of +1/+1 counters on it, it enters with that many +1/+1 counters plus one on it instead. If a Rogue would normally enter with no +1/+1 counters on it, it enters with one +1/+1 counter on it instead.
  • The creature gets the counter if it would enter under your control. It doesn't matter who owns the creature or what zone it enters from (such as your opponent's graveyard, for example).
  • The effects from more than one of these cards are cumulative. That is, if you have two Oona's Blackguard on the battlefield, Rogue creatures you control enter with two additional +1/+1 counters on them.

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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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    Flying Each other Rogue creature you control enters with an additional +1/+1counteron it. Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1counteron it deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card.

    Oracle of Bones #103 Creature — Minotaur Shaman

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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 3/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Minotaur
  • Shaman
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Haste Tribute

    Rules

  • If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as its value.
  • If the opponent pays tribute, the creature will enter the battlefield with the specified number of +1/+1 counters on it. It won’t enter the battlefield and then have the +1/+1 counters placed on it.
  • If the triggered ability has a target, that target will not be known while the creature spell with tribute is on the stack.
  • If you cast a card “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t pay alternative costs such as overload costs. You can, however, pay additional costs such as kicker costs. If the card has mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.
  • If you choose to cast a split card with fuse without paying its mana cost, you may cast both halves.
  • If you want to cast a card this way, you cast it as part of the resolution of the triggered ability. Timing restrictions based on the card’s type (such as sorcery) are ignored. Other casting restrictions (such as “Cast [this card] only before attackers are declared”) are not.
  • Players can’t respond to the tribute decision before the creature enters the battlefield. That is, if the opponent doesn’t pay tribute, the triggered ability will trigger before any player has a chance to remove the creature.
  • The choice of whether to pay tribute is made as the creature with tribute is entering the battlefield. At that point, it’s too late to respond to the creature spell. For example, in a multiplayer game, opponents won’t know whether tribute will be paid or which opponent will be chosen to pay tribute or not when deciding whether to counter the creature spell.
  • The triggered ability will resolve even if the creature with tribute isn’t on the battlefield at that time.
  • For effects that check which player put counters on the entering creature, the player chosen to pay tribute puts those counters on it, not the creature’s controller.

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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

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    Haste Tribute 2 (As this creature enters, an opponent of your choice may put two +1/+1 counters on it.) When this creature enters, if tribute wasn't paid, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand without paying its mana cost.

    Silent Specter #169 Creature — Specter

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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 6
    Power/Toughness: 4/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Specter
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Tokens:
    Morph

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying Morph

    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

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    Flying Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player discards two cards. Morph (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for . Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

    Tormented Soul #38 Creature — Spirit

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    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: 1/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Spirit
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    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

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    This creature can't block and can't be blocked.