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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Syphon Life

Equivalent cards to Syphon Life (black, repeatable drain effect):

  • Drain Life — Scales with mana, but not retrace.
  • Exsanguinate — Drains multiple opponents, sorcery, no retrace.
  • Arterial Flow — Opponents discard, lose life, you gain life.
  • Vampiric Touch — Simple drain, no retrace, good in multiplayer.

All are black cards with lifedrain themes; none have retrace but perform similar effects.

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Arterial Flow #62 Sorcery

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Rarity: Uncommon
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    Rules

  • Arterial Flow causes each opponent to lose 2 life if you control a Vampire, even if some or all of those players were unable to discard any cards.
  • In a Two-Headed Giant game, Arterial Flow causes the opposing team to lose 4 life, and each player on that team discards two cards. You gain 2 life.
  • Whether you control a Vampire is checked as Arterial Flow resolves.

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    Tcgplayer 0.44 USD / 5.92 USD
    Cardmarket 0.3 EUR / 2.27 EUR
    Cardkingdom 1.29 USD / 10.99 USD
    Cardsphere 0.46 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

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    Each opponent discards two cards. If you control a Vampire, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

    Drain Life #67 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
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  • Cost reducers can be used to reduce the X part of the mana cost.
  • You may gain up to the total toughness of the creature even if it was already damaged.

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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

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    Spend only black mana on X. Drain Life deals X damage to any target. You gain life equal to the damage dealt, but not more life than the player's life total before the damage was dealt, the planeswalker's loyalty before the damage was dealt, or the creature's toughness.

    Exsanguinate #61 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
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  • Players can lose more life than they have. For example, say you're playing a multiplayer game in which one of your opponents has 3 life and your other opponent has 10 life. If you cast Exsanguinate with X of 4, your opponents will wind up at -1 life and 6 life, respectively. You'll gain 8 life.

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    Tcgplayer 0.6 USD / 8.75 USD
    Cardmarket 0.93 EUR / 3.67 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.79 USD / 4.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.79 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

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    Each opponent loses X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

    Syphon Life #46 Sorcery

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    Converted Cost: 3
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Retrace

    Rules

  • A retrace card cast from your graveyard follows the normal timing rules for its card type.
  • Casting a card by using its retrace ability works just like casting any other spell, with two exceptions: You’re casting it from your graveyard rather than your hand, and you must discard a land card in addition to any other costs.
  • If the active player casts a spell that has retrace, that player may cast that card again after it resolves, before another player can remove the card from the graveyard. The active player has priority after the spell resolves, so they can immediately cast a new spell. Since casting a card with retrace from the graveyard moves that card onto the stack, no one else would have the chance to affect it while it’s still in the graveyard.
  • When a retrace card you cast from your graveyard resolves, fails to resolve, or is countered, it’s put back into your graveyard. You may use the retrace ability to cast it again.

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    Tcgplayer 0.24 USD / 0.71 USD
    Cardmarket 0.12 EUR / 0.55 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.24 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

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    Target player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life. Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.)

    Vampiric Touch #115 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 3
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    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.12 USD
    Cardmarket 0.05 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD
    Cardsphere 0.23 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

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    Vampiric Touch deals 2 damage to target opponent or planeswalker and you gain 2 life.

    Arterial Flow Sorcery Normal - ~$3.83

    Drain Life Sorcery Normal

    Exsanguinate Sorcery Normal - ~$3.67

    Syphon Life Sorcery Normal - ~$1.93

    Vampiric Touch Sorcery Normal - ~$2.48

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