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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Mer-Ek Nightblade

Equivalent cards to Mer-Ek Nightblade (black creature that gives a benefit to creatures with +1/+1 counters) include:

  • Drana, Liberator of Malakir (gives +1/+1 counters and has a similar black theme)
  • Constrictor (black/green, enhances counters, relevant overlap)
  • Bloodhall Priest (synergy with creatures dying)

Mer-Ek Nightblade specifically gives deathtouch to creatures with +1/+1 counters. The closest pure black equivalents with a similar ability are rare, but Nest of Scarabs (black, creates tokens when counters placed) is adjacent in synergy. Fain, the Broker (black, manipulates counters and grants deathtouch) is also related.


Reason: Focused on black cards that interact strongly with +1/+1 counters or deathtouch, mirroring Nightblade’s effect.

Results:

Bloodhall Priest #231 Creature — Vampire Cleric

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 4
Power/Toughness: 4/4
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Vampire
  • Cleric
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Madness

    Rules

  • A card with madness that's discarded counts as having been discarded even though it's put into exile rather than a graveyard. If it was discarded to pay a cost, that cost is still paid. Abilities that trigger when a card is discarded will still trigger.
  • A spell cast for its madness cost is put onto the stack like any other spell. It can be countered, copied, and so on. As it resolves, it's put onto the battlefield if it's a permanent card or into its owner's graveyard if it's an instant or sorcery card.
  • Cards are discarded in a Magic game only from a player's hand. Effects that put cards into a player's graveyard from anywhere else do not cause those cards to be discarded.
  • Casting a spell with madness ignores the timing rules based on the card's card type. For example, you can cast a sorcery with madness if you discard it during an opponent's turn.
  • If you choose not to cast a card with madness when the madness triggered ability resolves, it's put into your graveyard. Madness doesn't give you another chance to cast it later.
  • If you discard a card with madness to pay the cost of a spell or activated ability, that card's madness triggered ability (and the spell that card becomes, if you choose to cast it) will resolve before the spell or ability the discard paid for.
  • If you discard a card with madness while a spell or ability is resolving, it moves immediately to exile. Continue resolving that spell or ability, noting that the card you discarded is not in your graveyard at this time. Its madness triggered ability will be placed onto the stack once that spell or ability has completely resolved.
  • Madness works independently of why you're discarding the card. You could discard it to pay a cost, because a spell or ability tells you to, or because you have too many cards in your hand during your cleanup step. You can't discard a card with madness just because you want to, though.
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a madness cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.
  • If you have a card in hand at the moment the trigger condition occurs, Bloodhall Priest’s ability won’t trigger, even if you can get that card out of your hand immediately afterward. If you have a card in hand as the ability resolves, it has no effect. No damage will be dealt.

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    Legalities

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

    Text

    Whenever this creature enters or attacks, if you have no cards in hand, this creature deals 2 damage to any target. Madness (If youdiscardthis card,discardit into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)

    Drana, Liberator of Malakir #109s Legendary Creature — Vampire Ally

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 2/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Vampire
  • Ally
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • Drana's last ability triggers after combat damage has been dealt, so only attacking creatures that survive the combat damage step in which Drana deals combat damage will have +1/+1 counters put on them.
  • The +1/+1 counter won't change how much damage Drana or any other attacking creature with first strike or double strike deals during that combat damage step. However, the +1/+1 counters that are put on attacking creatures without first strike will affect the damage those creatures deal during the regular combat damage step.

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    Tcgplayer 20.25 USD
    Cardmarket 14.99 EUR / 10.43 EUR
    Cardkingdom 17.99 USD

    Legalities

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

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    Flying, first strike Whenever Drana deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1counteron each attacking creature you control.

    Fain, the Broker #133 Legendary Creature — Human Warlock

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 3/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Warlock
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
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    Tokens:
    Treasure Inkling

    Abilities/Keywords

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  • No entries

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    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.25 USD
    Cardmarket 0.32 EUR
    Cardsphere 0.23 USD

    Legalities

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

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    ,Sacrificea creature: Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. , Remove acounterfrom a creature you control: Create a Treasure token. ,Sacrificean artifact: Create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying. : Untap Fain.

    Mer-Ek Nightblade #97 Creature — Orc Assassin

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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 2/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Orc
  • Assassin
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Outlast

    Rules

  • Several creatures with outlast also grant an ability to creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them, including themselves. These counters could come from an outlast ability, but any +1/+1 counter on the creature will count.
  • The cost to activate a creature’s outlast ability includes the tap symbol ({T}). A creature’s outlast ability can’t be activated unless that creature has been under your control continuously since the beginning of your turn.

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    Tcgplayer 0.18 USD / 0.32 USD
    Cardmarket 0.14 EUR / 0.18 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.79 USD
    Cardsphere 0.23 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Outlast (, : Put a +1/+1counteron this creature. Outlast only as a sorcery.) Each creature you control with a +1/+1counteron it has deathtouch.

    Nest of Scarabs #101 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Insect

    Rules

  • If a creature with wither or infect deals damage to a creature, the controller of the creature with wither or infect puts that many -1/-1 counters on the second creature.
  • If an effect has you put more -1/-1 counters on a creature than it has toughness, you’ll put all of those counters on it and create that many Insects, even if that makes its toughness a negative number.

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    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.45 USD / 5.83 USD
    Cardmarket 0.49 EUR / 3.75 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.79 USD / 9.99 USD
    Cardsphere 0.47 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Whenever you put one or more -1/-1 counters on a creature, create that many 1/1 black Insect creature tokens.

    Bloodhall Priest Creature — Vampire Cleric Normal

    Drana, Liberator of Malakir Legendary Creature — Vampire Ally Normal - ~$15.92

    Fain, the Broker Legendary Creature — Human Warlock Normal - ~$0.27

    Mer-Ek Nightblade Creature — Orc Assassin Normal - ~$0.31

    Nest of Scarabs Enchantment Normal - ~$3.11

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