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"Find me cards equivalent to: Essence Symbiote"

Equivalent cards to Essence Symbiote (green, supports mutate or similar mechanics):
1. Parcelbeast – Green/Blue, mutate ability triggers effects.
2. Insatiable Hemophage – Black, but mutates for lifegain/drain.
3. Gemrazer – Green, mutate, but destroys artifacts/enchantments instead.
4. Migratory Greathorn – Green, mutate for land ramp.

Closest in color and synergy: Essence Symbiote itself, as there are no exact green creatures that give both a +1/+1 counter and life on mutate, but the above are strong mutate options. Scavenging Ooze (green, though not mutate) offers +1/+1 counters and life gain for graveyard exile.


Reason: There are very few green creatures that directly support mutate with both counters and life gain; most support only one or the other or differ in creature type.

Found Cards

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Essence Symbiote

Gemrazer

Insatiable Hemophage

Migratory Greathorn

Parcelbeast

Scavenging Ooze

Essence Symbiote #149 Creature — Beast

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Color:
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Cost:
Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 2
Power/Toughness: 2/2
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Beast
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • If Essence Symbiote mutates, its ability triggers.
  • You gain 2 life when Essence Symbiote’s ability resolves, even if you can’t put a +1/+1 counter on the mutated creature (most likely because it’s left the battlefield).

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket / 0.34 EUR 0.08 EUR
    Tcgplayer / 0.27 USD 0.14 USD
    Manapool / 0.21 USD 0.15 USD
    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

    Whenever a creature you control mutates, put a +1/+1counteron that creature and you gain 2 life.

    Gemrazer #879 Creature — Beast

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 4/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Beast
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Mutate
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Mutate Reach Trample

    Rules

  • No entries

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    Seller Price
    Cardmarket 3.97 EUR
    Tcgplayer 9.81 USD
    Cardkingdom 6.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Mutate (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Reach, trample Whenever this creature mutates,destroytarget artifact or enchantment an opponent controls.

    Insatiable Hemophage #93 Creature — Nightmare

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 3/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Nightmare
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Mutate
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Deathtouch Mutate

    Rules

  • In a Two-Headed Giant game, Insatiable Hemophage’s last ability causes the opposing team to lose life equal to twice the value of X and you to gain X life.

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    Manapool / 0.15 USD 0.15 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.15 USD / 0.27 USD
    Cardmarket 0.06 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

    Mutate (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Deathtouch Whenever this creature mutates, each opponent loses X life and you gain X life, where X is the number of times this creature has mutated.

    Migratory Greathorn #80981 Creature — Beast

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 3/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Beast
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Mutate
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Mutate

    Rules

  • No entries

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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

    Mutate (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Whenever this creature mutates, search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, thenshuffle

    Parcelbeast #304 Creature — Elemental Beast

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 2/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Elemental
  • Beast
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Mutate
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Mutate

    Rules

  • If the top card of your library is a land card, you may just put it into your hand instead of putting it onto the battlefield. If you do, you don’t reveal that it’s a land card.
  • If you don’t put the top card of your library onto the battlefield, you put it into your hand without revealing it.
  • Parcelbeast’s effect doesn’t count as playing a land. It can put a land card onto the battlefield even if you’ve already played your land for the turn.

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    Cardkingdom / 0.79 USD 0.79 USD
    Cardmarket 0.15 EUR / 0.88 EUR
    Manapool / 0.52 USD 0.18 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.18 USD / 0.59 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Mutate (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) , : Look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card, you may put it onto the battlefield. If you don't put the card onto the battlefield, put it into your hand.

    Scavenging Ooze #3 Creature — Ooze

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Ooze
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • If the target card is an illegal target when the ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No +1/+1 counter will be put on Scavenging Ooze and you won't gain life. Notably, this means that if you activate Scavenging Ooze's ability multiple times targeting the same creature card, only the first instance of the ability to resolve will have any effect.

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    Tcgplayer 0.61 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.59 USD
    Manapool 0.46 USD
    Cardmarket 0.41 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    : Exile target card from a graveyard. If it was a creature card, put a +1/+1counteron this creature and you gain 1 life.