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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Geralf's Messenger

Equivalent cards to Geralf's Messenger (Black, undying, ETB life loss):
1. Phyrexian Obliterator – Also a black heavy-cost creature with serious board impact.
2. Gray Merchant of Asphodel – ETB drains life based on your devotion to black.
3. Kokusho, the Evening Star – Drain effect tied to dying, strong in black decks.
4. Dread Shade – Mono-black, impactful midrange threat.


Reason: All are mono-black creatures with high impact either on entry or death, similar to Geralf's Messenger.

Results:

Dread Shade #88s Creature — Shade

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Color:
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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 3
Power/Toughness: 3/3
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Shade
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.71 USD
    Cardmarket 0.3 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.59 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    : This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

    Geralf's Messenger #842 Creature — Zombie

    Variations: v1 v2

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 3/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Zombie
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Undying

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 5.86 USD
    Cardmarket 14.46 EUR
    Cardkingdom 9.49 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    This creature enters tapped. When this creature enters, target opponent loses 2 life. Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1counteron it.)

    Gray Merchant of Asphodel #89 Creature — Zombie

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: 2/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Zombie
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • Colorless and generic mana symbols ({C}, {0}, {1}, {2}, {X}, and so on) in mana costs of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.
  • Hybrid mana symbols, monocolored hybrid mana symbols, and Phyrexian mana symbols do count toward your devotion to their color(s).
  • If an activated ability or triggered ability has an effect that depends on your devotion to a color, you count the number of mana symbols of that color among the mana costs of permanents you control as the ability resolves. The permanent with that ability will be counted if it's still on the battlefield at that time.
  • If you put an Aura on an opponent's permanent, you still control the Aura, and mana symbols in its mana cost count towards your devotion.
  • Mana symbols in the text boxes of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.
  • The amount of life you gain is the total amount of life lost, not simply the value of X.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.79 USD / 8.13 USD
    Cardmarket 0.99 EUR / 6.09 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.29 USD / 9.99 USD
    Cardsphere 0.84 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    When this creature enters, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)

    Kokusho, the Evening Star #1528 Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 6
    Power/Toughness: 5/5
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Dragon
  • Spirit
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 22.3 USD
    Cardkingdom 32.99 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Flying When Kokusho dies, each opponent loses 5 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

    Phyrexian Obliterator #105 Creature — Phyrexian Horror

    Variations: v1 v2 v3 v4

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 5/5
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Phyrexian
  • Horror
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Trample

    Rules

  • If creatures an opponent controls are dealt lethal damage at the same time that Phyrexian Obliterator is dealt damage, those creatures will be destroyed before that player chooses permanents to sacrifice.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 6.5 USD / 7.15 USD
    Cardmarket 7.49 EUR / 8.7 EUR
    Cardkingdom 9.49 USD / 8.99 USD
    Cardsphere 6.14 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Trample Whenever a source deals damage to this creature, that source's controller sacrifices that many permanents of their choice.

    Dread Shade Creature — Shade Normal - ~$3.04

    Geralf's Messenger Creature — Zombie Normal - ~$7.74

    Gray Merchant of Asphodel Creature — Zombie Normal - ~$4.58

    Kokusho, the Evening Star Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit Normal - ~$14.39

    Phyrexian Obliterator Creature — Phyrexian Horror Normal - ~$7.11

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