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"Find me cards equivalent to: Balthor the Defiled"

Cards equivalent to Balthor the Defiled (black legendary graveyard recursion) include:

  • Chainer, Dementia Master (black, brings creatures back, similar reanimation)
  • Yawgmoth, Thran Physician (black, legendary, graveyard interactions, but not the same effect)
  • Mikaeus, the Unhallowed (black, legendary, helps persist creatures)
  • Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer (black, flips to planeswalker, reanimates)


Reason: These cards share black color identity, are legendary, and have graveyard or recursion abilities, like Balthor the Defiled. None do the same mass reanimation for all players, but are closest in function.

Found Cards

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Balthor the Defiled

Chainer, Dementia Master

Liliana, Heretical Healer

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Balthor the Defiled #462 Legendary Creature — Zombie Dwarf

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

    Rules

  • You can only activate this ability if Balthor the Defiled is on the battlefield.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket / 11 EUR 9.58 EUR
    Tcgplayer / 15.63 USD 14.86 USD
    Cardkingdom 11.99 USD / 16.99 USD
    Manapool 14.42 USD / 16.82 USD

    Legalities

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    Text

    Minion creatures get +1/+1. , Exile Balthor: Each player returns all black and all red creature cards from their graveyard to the battlefield.

    Chainer, Dementia Master #56 Legendary Creature — Human Minion

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: 3/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Minion
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • The creature put onto the battlefield by Chainer's activated ability is black only, not black in addition to its other colors. It is, however, a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types. As it enters the battlefield, it is already a black Nightmare (and perhaps some other creature types); it doesn't enter and then become a black Nightmare.

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    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD
    Cardmarket / 45.92 EUR 0.75 EUR
    Tcgplayer 1.62 USD / 79.8 USD
    Manapool 0.63 USD / 41.68 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    All Nightmares get +1/+1. , Pay 3 life: Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. That creature is black and is a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types. When Chainer leaves the battlefield, exile all Nightmares.

    Liliana, Heretical Healer (Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer) #14 Legendary Creature — Human Cleric

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 2/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Cleric
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Transform
    Rank:
    Saltiness:
    Tokens:
    Zombie Magic Origins Checklist Liliana, Defiant Necromancer Emblem

    Abilities/Keywords

    Lifelink Transform

    Rules

  • A Magic Origins planeswalker that enters the battlefield because of the ability of its front face will enter with loyalty counters as normal.
  • A double-faced card enters the battlefield with its front face up by default, unless a spell or ability instructs you to put it onto the battlefield transformed, in which case it enters with its back face up.
  • Each face of a double-faced card has its own set of characteristics: name, types, subtypes, power and toughness, loyalty, abilities, and so on. While a double-faced card is on the battlefield, consider only the characteristics of the face that’s currently up. The other set of characteristics is ignored. While a double-faced card isn’t on the battlefield, consider only the characteristics of its front face.
  • If a double-faced card is manifested, it will be put onto the battlefield face down (this is also true if it’s put onto the battlefield face down some other way). Note that “face down” is not synonymous with “with its back face up.” A manifested double-faced card is a 2/2 creature with no name, mana cost, creature types, or abilities. While face down, it can’t transform. If the front face of a manifested double-faced card is a creature card, you can turn it face up by paying its mana cost. If you do, its front face will be up. A double-faced card on the battlefield can’t be turned face down.
  • If multiple nontoken creatures you control die, then Liliana, Heretical Healer’s ability will trigger that many times. However, since Liliana can be exiled and returned to the battlefield only once, only the first ability to resolve will create a Zombie token. The other abilities will resolve but won’t do anything.
  • In some rare cases, a spell or ability may cause one of these five cards to transform while it’s a creature (front face up) on the battlefield. If this happens, the resulting planeswalker won’t have any loyalty counters on it and will subsequently be put into its owner’s graveyard.
  • The back face of a double-faced card (in the case of Magic Origins, the planeswalker face) can’t be cast.
  • The converted mana cost of a double-faced card not on the battlefield is the converted mana cost of its front face.
  • When Liliana, Defiant Necromancer’s first ability resolves, first you choose a card to discard, then each other player in turn order chooses a card to discard, then all those cards are discarded simultaneously. No one sees what the other players are discarding before deciding which card to discard.
  • You can activate one of the planeswalker’s loyalty abilities the turn it enters the battlefield. However, you may do so only during one of your main phases when the stack is empty. For example, if the planeswalker enters the battlefield during combat, there will be an opportunity for your opponent to remove it before you can activate one of its abilities.
  • The back face of a double-faced card doesn’t have a mana cost. A double-faced permanent with its back face up has a converted mana cost equal to the converted mana cost of its front face. Each back face has a color indicator that defines its color.
  • For more information on double-faced cards, see the Shadows over Innistrad mechanics article (http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/shadows-over-innistrad-mechanics).
  • You can control two of this permanent, one front-face up and the other back-face up, at the same time.

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    Tcgplayer 8.77 USD
    Cardmarket 3.57 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Lifelink Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, exile Liliana, Heretical Healer, then return her to the battlefield transformed under her owner's control. If you do, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.

    Liliana, Defiant Necromancer (Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer) #14 Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Planeswalker
    • SubTypes:
  • Liliana
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Transform
    Rank:
    Saltiness:
    Tokens:
    Zombie Magic Origins Checklist Liliana, Defiant Necromancer Emblem

    Abilities/Keywords

    Lifelink Transform

    Rules

  • A Magic Origins planeswalker that enters the battlefield because of the ability of its front face will enter with loyalty counters as normal.
  • A double-faced card enters the battlefield with its front face up by default, unless a spell or ability instructs you to put it onto the battlefield transformed, in which case it enters with its back face up.
  • Each face of a double-faced card has its own set of characteristics: name, types, subtypes, power and toughness, loyalty, abilities, and so on. While a double-faced card is on the battlefield, consider only the characteristics of the face that’s currently up. The other set of characteristics is ignored. While a double-faced card isn’t on the battlefield, consider only the characteristics of its front face.
  • If a double-faced card is manifested, it will be put onto the battlefield face down (this is also true if it’s put onto the battlefield face down some other way). Note that “face down” is not synonymous with “with its back face up.” A manifested double-faced card is a 2/2 creature with no name, mana cost, creature types, or abilities. While face down, it can’t transform. If the front face of a manifested double-faced card is a creature card, you can turn it face up by paying its mana cost. If you do, its front face will be up. A double-faced card on the battlefield can’t be turned face down.
  • If multiple nontoken creatures you control die, then Liliana, Heretical Healer’s ability will trigger that many times. However, since Liliana can be exiled and returned to the battlefield only once, only the first ability to resolve will create a Zombie token. The other abilities will resolve but won’t do anything.
  • In some rare cases, a spell or ability may cause one of these five cards to transform while it’s a creature (front face up) on the battlefield. If this happens, the resulting planeswalker won’t have any loyalty counters on it and will subsequently be put into its owner’s graveyard.
  • The back face of a double-faced card (in the case of Magic Origins, the planeswalker face) can’t be cast.
  • The converted mana cost of a double-faced card not on the battlefield is the converted mana cost of its front face.
  • When Liliana, Defiant Necromancer’s first ability resolves, first you choose a card to discard, then each other player in turn order chooses a card to discard, then all those cards are discarded simultaneously. No one sees what the other players are discarding before deciding which card to discard.
  • You can activate one of the planeswalker’s loyalty abilities the turn it enters the battlefield. However, you may do so only during one of your main phases when the stack is empty. For example, if the planeswalker enters the battlefield during combat, there will be an opportunity for your opponent to remove it before you can activate one of its abilities.
  • The back face of a double-faced card doesn’t have a mana cost. A double-faced permanent with its back face up has a converted mana cost equal to the converted mana cost of its front face. Each back face has a color indicator that defines its color.
  • For more information on double-faced cards, see the Shadows over Innistrad mechanics article (http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/shadows-over-innistrad-mechanics).
  • You can control two of this permanent, one front-face up and the other back-face up, at the same time.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 9 USD
    Cardmarket 3.6 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text


    +2 Each player discards a card. [−X]: Return target nonlegendary creature card with mana value X from your graveyard to the battlefield.
    −8 You get an emblem with "Whenever a creature dies, return it to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step."

    Mikaeus, the Unhallowed #106 Legendary Creature — Zombie Cleric

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 6
    Power/Toughness: 5/5
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Zombie
  • Cleric
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Intimidate

    Rules

  • Any damage dealt to you by a Human will cause Mikaeus’s ability to trigger, including noncombat damage dealt to you by a Human and damage dealt to you by a Human you control.
  • If a Human deals damage to you at the same time that Mikaeus is dealt lethal damage, Mikaeus’s triggered ability triggers. That Human will be destroyed even though Mikaeus has left the battlefield.
  • If a non-Human creature you control without a +1/+1 counter dies at the same time as Mikaeus, that creature’s undying ability granted by Mikaeus triggers and will return it to the battlefield.
  • The +1/+1 bonus that Mikaeus gives to other non-Human creatures you control isn’t a counter. It won’t prevent undying from triggering.

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    Cardmarket 21.29 EUR / 20.36 EUR
    Manapool / 46.67 USD 27.2 USD
    Cardkingdom 37.99 USD
    Tcgplayer / 22.09 USD 29.93 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Intimidate (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.) Whenever a Human deals damage to you,destroyit. Other non-Human creatures you control get +1/+1 and have undying. (When a creature with undying 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.)

    Yawgmoth, Thran Physician #336 Legendary Creature — Human Cleric

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Special
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 2/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Cleric
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Proliferate Protection

    Rules

  • Protection from Humans refers only to the creature type Human. As far as Yawgmoth is concerned, you, your opponents, and planeswalkers aren't Humans.
  • You may activate Yawgmoth's first activated ability without choosing a target creature. You'll just draw a card. However, if you choose a target and it becomes illegal before the ability tries to resolve, the ability won't resolve and you won't draw a card.
  • If a permanent has +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters on it, they're removed in pairs as a state-based action until that permanent has only one of those kinds of counters on it.
  • Players can respond to a spell or ability whose effect includes proliferating. Once that spell or ability starts to resolve, however, and its controller chooses which permanents and players will get new counters, it's too late for anyone to respond.
  • To proliferate, you can choose any permanent that has a counter, including ones controlled by opponents. You can't choose cards in any zone other than the battlefield, even if they have counters on them.
  • You don't have to choose every permanent or player that has a counter, only the ones you want to add another counter to. Since "any number" includes zero, you don't have to choose any permanents at all, and you don't have to choose any players at all.
  • An ability that triggers "Whenever you proliferate" triggers even if you chose no permanents or players while doing so.
  • If a permanent ever has both +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters on it at the same time, they're removed in pairs as a state-based action so that the permanent has only one of those kinds of counters on it.
  • If a player or permanent has more than one kind of counter on it, and you choose for it to get additional counters, it must get one of each kind of counter it already has. You can't have it get just one kind of counter it already has and not the others.
  • Players can respond to a spell or ability whose effect includes proliferating. Once that spell or ability starts to resolve, however, and its controller chooses which permanents and players will get new counters, it's too late for anyone to respond.
  • To proliferate, you can choose any permanent that has a counter, including ones controlled by opponents. You can choose any player who has a counter, including opponents. You can't choose cards in any zone other than the battlefield, even if they have counters on them.
  • You don't have to choose every permanent or player that has a counter, only the ones you want to add another counter to. Since "any number" includes zero, you don't have to choose any permanents at all, and you don't have to choose any players at all.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket 30.68 EUR / 39.54 EUR
    Tcgplayer 38.61 USD / 74.34 USD
    Cardkingdom 37.99 USD
    Manapool 38.03 USD / 239.44 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Protection from Humans Pay 1 life,Sacrificeanother creature: Put a -1/-1counteron up to one target creature and draw a card. ,Discarda card: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each anothercounterof each kind already there.)