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"Find me cards equivalent to: Mairsil, the Pretender"

Equivalent cards to Mairsil, the Pretender in terms of similar abilities (gaining other cards' abilities) in the same Grixis color identity (U, B, R) are rare. The closest equivalents:
1. The Mimeoplasm

  • Similar: Utilizes exiled creatures to gain abilities (Simic/Black, not Grixis).

  • Reason: Gains abilities and makes itself stronger, but not the same color.
    2. Necrotic Ooze
  • Similar: Has all activated abilities of all creature cards in all graveyards (same colors as part of Grixis).

  • Reason: Interacts with graveyard for abilities, but lacks red/blue.
    3. Marchesa, the Black Rose
  • Similar (also Grixis): Theme around +1/+1 counters and returning creatures, not abilities.

  • Reason: Closest Grixis legendary, but not ability-theft.

Conclusion:
Mairsil, the Pretender is unique in Grixis colors. Necrotic Ooze is the closest equivalent for activated ability copying but isn’t legendary and isn’t in all three colors. The Mimeoplasm is the closest legendary but isn’t Grixis. No Grixis legendary copies activated abilities from exiled/graveyard cards like Mairsil.

Found Cards

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Mairsil, the Pretender

Marchesa, the Black Rose

Necrotic Ooze

The Mimeoplasm

Mairsil, the Pretender #41 Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

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Info

Color:
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Cost:
Rarity: Mythic
Converted Cost: 4
Power/Toughness: 4/4
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities (such as equip) are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. Mairsil won't gain triggered abilities (which start with "when," "whenever," or "at").
  • If Mairsil gains an activated ability that's normally linked to a non-activated ability of the card it came from, the ability Mairsil has isn't linked to any ability. For example, if Mairsil exiles Prototype Portal, the activated ability creates no tokens at all; it doesn't create Prototype Portal tokens.
  • If Mairsil gains an activated ability that's normally linked to another activated ability of the card it came from, those two abilities Mairsil gains are linked for as long as Mairsil remains on the battlefield. For example, if Mairsil exiles Izzet Chemister, cards exiled with the first ability Mairsil gained from Izzet Chemister can be cast if you activate the second ability it gained that way. Izzet Chemister itself can't be cast this way, and if Mairsil leaves the battlefield before activating that second ability, the cards exiled with that first ability are lost forever.
  • If Mairsil has a crew ability, creatures can crew Mairsil. It'll become an artifact creature, but its power and toughness remain unchanged.
  • If Mairsil has an equip ability, activating it won't cause anything to happen. Mairsil doesn't become attached to a creature. They may remain friends.
  • If an activated ability of a card in exile with a cage counter on it references the card it's printed on by name, treat Mairsil's instance of that ability as though it referenced Mairsil by name instead. For instance, if Mairsil exiles Magus of the Mind, the cost to activate the ability includes sacrificing Mairsil, not sacrificing Magus of the Mind.
  • If another player gains control of Mairsil, it will have the abilities of only cards that player owns in exile with cage counters on them.
  • If multiple cards exiled with cage counters on them have the same ability, Mairsil will have multiple instances of that ability. Each may be activated once each turn.
  • If one of Mairsil's abilities doesn't resolve, most likely because its target became illegal before it resolved, it can't be activated again in the same turn.
  • If you have a creature enter the battlefield as a copy of Mairsil, its first ability triggers. You won't be able to activate any abilities before the "legend rule" applies, but the triggered ability will still let you exile another card with a cage counter regardless of which Mairsil you keep.
  • The exiled cards remain exiled with cage counters when Mairsil leaves the battlefield. If Mairsil returns to the battlefield, it will see all of those exiled cards with cage counters on them.

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    Cardmarket 0.6 EUR
    Manapool 0.32 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.46 USD
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    Legalities

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    Text

    When Mairsil enters, you may exile an artifact or creature card from your hand or graveyard and put a cagecounteron it. Mairsil has all activated abilities of all cards you own in exile with cage counters on them. You may activate each of those abilities only once each turn.

    Marchesa, the Black Rose #2009 Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Info

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

    Dethrone

    Rules

  • If Marchesa has a +1/+1 counter on it when it dies, it will return to the battlefield under your control because of its own ability.
  • If a creature has multiple instances of dethrone, each triggers separately.
  • If the creature card leaves the graveyard before the delayed triggered ability resolves, that card won't return to the battlefield, even if it's back in the graveyard when the delayed triggered ability resolves.
  • In a Two-Headed Giant game, dethrone will trigger if the creature attacks either player on the team with the most life or tied for the most life.
  • Once dethrone triggers, it doesn't matter what happens to the players' life totals before the ability resolves. You'll put a +1/+1 counter on the creature even if the defending player doesn't have the most life as the ability resolves.
  • The +1/+1 counter is put on the creature before blockers are declared.
  • Dethrone doesn't trigger if the creature attacks a planeswalker, even if its controller has the most life. The same is true if the creature attacks a battle, even if its protector has the most life.

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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

    Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1counteron it.) Other creatures you control have dethrone. Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1counteron it dies, return that card to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step.

    Necrotic Ooze #72 Creature — Ooze

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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 4/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Ooze
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keywords are activated abilities; they have colons in their reminder text.
  • If an activated ability of a card in a graveyard references the card it's printed on by name, treat Necrotic Ooze's version of that ability as though it referenced Necrotic Ooze by name instead. For example, if Cudgel Troll (which says "{G}: Regenerate Cudgel Troll") is in a graveyard, Necrotic Ooze has the ability "{G}: Regenerate Necrotic Ooze."
  • Necrotic Ooze gains only activated abilities. It doesn't gain keyword abilities (unless those keyword abilities are activated), triggered abilities, or static abilities.

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    Legalities

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    Text

    As long as this creature is on the battlefield, it has all activated abilities of all creature cards in all graveyards.

    The Mimeoplasm #136 Legendary Creature — Ooze

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: 0/0
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Ooze
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • Specifically, if The Mimeoplasm as a copy of a creature card that enters the battlefield with a number of +1/+1 counters, The Mimeoplasm will enter with those +1/+1 counters and +1/+1 counters equal to the power of the other exiled card.
  • The two creature cards may come from the same graveyard or different graveyards.
  • Treat The Mimeoplasm as though it were the creature card it's copying entering the battlefield. Any "As [this card] enters," "[This card] enters with," and "When [this card] enters" abilities of that creature card will work.
  • You can't choose to exile just one creature card.
  • You choose which one The Mimeoplasm is copying and which one determines how many +1/+1 counters are placed on The Mimeoplasm as The Mimeoplasm enters.

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    Cardmarket / 6.45 EUR 4.79 EUR
    Tcgplayer 5.98 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    As The Mimeoplasm enters, you may exile two creature cards from graveyards. If you do, it enters as a copy of one of those cards with a number of additional +1/+1 counters on it equal to the power of the other card.