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"Find me cards equivalent to: Strongarm Thug"

Equivalent cards to Strongarm Thug (Black, Creature — Human Mercenary, recursion from graveyard):

  • Strongarm Thug (original request)
  • Gravedigger (Creature — Zombie, returns any creature from graveyard to hand)
  • Cadaver Imp (Creature — Imp, returns target creature from graveyard to hand, flying)
  • Phyrexian Rager (draws a card, but doesn’t recur from graveyard, closest functional fill in mono-black common slots)
  • Grim Haruspex (returns creatures to hand indirectly via card draw on death)

Closest direct equivalents in both type and color are only Strongarm Thug, but Gravedigger is the best known alternative for graveyard recursion on ETB in black.

Found Cards

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Cadaver Imp

Gravedigger

Grim Haruspex

Phyrexian Rager

Strongarm Thug

Cadaver Imp #31 Creature — Imp

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Color:
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Cost:
Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 3
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Imp
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool 0.15 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.39 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.19 EUR 0.33 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.4 USD

    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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    Flying When this creature enters, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

    Gravedigger #78 Creature — Zombie

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

    Rules

  • A "creature card" is any card with the type creature, even if it has other types such as artifact, enchantment, or land. Older cards of type summon are also creature cards.

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    Tcgplayer 0.24 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD
    Manapool 0.23 USD
    Cardmarket 0.34 EUR

    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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    When this creature enters, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

    Grim Haruspex #152 Creature — Human Wizard

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    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 3/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Tokens:
    Morph

    Abilities/Keywords

    Morph

    Rules

  • A permanent that turns face up or face down changes characteristics but is otherwise the same permanent. Spells and abilities that were targeting that permanent, as well as Auras and Equipment that were attached to the permanent, aren't affected.
  • Any time you have priority, you may turn the face-down creature face up by revealing what its morph cost is and paying that cost. This is a special action. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to. Only a face-down permanent can be turned face up this way; a face-down spell cannot.
  • At any time, you can look at a face-down spell or permanent you control. You can't look at face-down spells or permanents you don't control unless an effect instructs you to do so.
  • Because the permanent is on the battlefield both before and after it's turned face up, turning a permanent face up doesn't cause any enters-the-battlefield abilities to trigger.
  • If a face-down permanent leaves the battlefield, you must reveal it. You must also reveal all face-down spells and permanents you control if you leave the game or if the game ends.
  • Morph lets you cast a card face down by paying {3}, and lets you turn the face-down permanent face up any time you have priority by paying its morph cost.
  • The face-down spell has no mana cost and has a mana value of 0. When you cast a face-down spell, put it on the stack face down so no other player knows what it is, and pay {3}. This is an alternative cost.
  • When the spell resolves, it enters the battlefield as a 2/2 creature with no name, mana cost, creature types, or abilities. It's colorless and has a mana value of 0. Other effects that apply to the creature can still grant it any of these characteristics.
  • You must ensure that your face-down spells and permanents can easily be differentiated from each other. You're not allowed to mix up the cards that represent them on the battlefield in order to confuse other players. The order they entered the battlefield should remain clear. Common methods for doing this include using markers or dice, or simply placing them in order on the battlefield.

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    Cardkingdom 4.49 USD / 5.99 USD
    Cardmarket 2.66 EUR / 5.29 EUR
    Manapool 1.57 USD / 2.93 USD
    Tcgplayer 2.96 USD / 4.29 USD

    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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    Morph (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for . Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, draw a card.

    Phyrexian Rager #167 Creature — Phyrexian Horror

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    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Phyrexian
  • Horror
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

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    Tcgplayer 0.16 USD / 0.39 USD
    Cardkingdom / 0.99 USD 0.35 USD
    Cardmarket / 1.05 EUR 0.07 EUR
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.82 USD

    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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    When this creature enters, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

    Strongarm Thug #165 Creature — Human Mercenary

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    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 1/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Mercenary
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 3.49 USD
    Tcgplayer / 2.87 USD 0.22 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 1.05 USD
    Cardmarket 0.28 EUR / 4.68 EUR

    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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    When this creature enters, you may return target Mercenary card from your graveyard to your hand.