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"Find me cards equivalent to: Death Cultist"

Equivalent cards in black (B) with a similar effect:

  • Death Cultist (your original card)
  • Kiku's Shadow (sac & drain, but very different)
  • Syndicate Messenger (not really equivalent)
  • Fume Spitter (sacrifice for effect, not drain)
  • Festering Goblin (not equivalent, no drain)
  • Orzhov Enforcer (not equivalent)

Closest equivalent black card:

  • Sulturus Cutthroat (drain on any creature dying)
  • Blood Artist (drain when any creature dies)
  • Vampire Cutthroat (lifelink, but no sac)

There are very few exact equivalents. Death Cultist is quite unique in B for having a Sacrifice: Drain 1 on itself as a common effect. Syndicate Informer and similar cards don’t repeat this card exactly.

Best Match: Death Cultist (itself)
Closest Alternatives: Blood Artist, Sulturus Cutthroat

Reason: All involve losing 1 life and gaining 1 life, but not always via the same sacrifice this creature clause.

Found Cards

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Blood Artist

Death Cultist

Festering Goblin

Fume Spitter

Kiku's Shadow

Orzhov Enforcer

Syndicate Messenger

Vampire Cutthroat

Blood Artist #209 Creature — Vampire

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Info

Color:
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Cost:
Rarity: Uncommon
Converted Cost: 2
Power/Toughness: 0/1
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Vampire
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • If Blood Artist and one or more other creatures die at the same time, its ability will trigger for each of those creatures.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool 1.82 USD
    Cardkingdom 2.99 USD
    Cardmarket 1.89 EUR
    Tcgplayer 1.62 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Whenever this creature or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

    Death Cultist #105 Creature — Human Wizard

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    Info

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

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool / 4.3 USD 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer / 3.3 USD 0.19 USD
    Cardmarket 0.15 EUR / 1.12 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 4.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Sacrifice this creature: Target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

    Festering Goblin #148 Creature — Zombie Goblin

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    Info

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

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 3.99 USD
    Tcgplayer / 3.67 USD 0.18 USD
    Manapool / 4.16 USD 0.15 USD
    Cardmarket / 3.78 EUR 0.17 EUR

    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 dies, target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

    Fume Spitter #49 Creature — Phyrexian Horror

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    Info

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

    Rules

  • Fume Spitter can be the target of its own ability. The ability won’t resolve since it won’t have a legal target, and no counter will be put on any creature, but this does allow you to sacrifice Fume Spitter without another creature to target if you want to.

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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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    Sacrifice this creature: Put a -1/-1counteron target creature.

    Kiku's Shadow #77 Sorcery

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    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Sorcery
    • SubTypes:
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    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.99 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.49 EUR 0.31 EUR
    Manapool / 0.58 USD 0.18 USD
    Tcgplayer / 3.99 USD 0.26 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 creature deals damage to itself equal to its power.

    Orzhov Enforcer #87 Creature — Human Rogue

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 1/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Rogue
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:
    Tokens:
    Spirit

    Abilities/Keywords

    Afterlife Deathtouch

    Rules

  • Because blockers are chosen all at once, you can’t block with a creature with afterlife, wait for it to die, then block with the resulting Spirit tokens.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool / 0.15 USD 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.29 USD / 0.32 USD
    Cardmarket 0.19 EUR / 0.18 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 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

    Deathtouch Afterlife 1 (When this creature dies, create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying.)

    Syndicate Messenger #29 Creature — Bird

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 2/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Bird
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:
    Tokens:
    Spirit

    Abilities/Keywords

    Afterlife Flying

    Rules

  • Because blockers are chosen all at once, you can’t block with a creature with afterlife, wait for it to die, then block with the resulting Spirit tokens.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.05 USD / 0.06 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.04 EUR 0.04 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.15 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 Afterlife 1 (When this creature dies, create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying.)

    Vampire Cutthroat #110 Creature — Vampire Rogue

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: 1/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Vampire
  • Rogue
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Lifelink Skulk

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD / 7.99 USD
    Cardmarket / 4.85 EUR 0.57 EUR
    Manapool 0.3 USD / 3.98 USD
    Tcgplayer / 5.59 USD 0.53 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.) Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)