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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Chancellor of the Dross

Some equivalent black cards with a similar life drain at the start of game effect are:

  • Chancellor of the Annex (white, but with a start-of-game effect—not life drain)
  • Kokusho, the Evening Star (life drain, but requires dying)
  • Gray Merchant of Asphodel (ETB life drain effect, black)
  • Exsanguinate (life drain, black, but as a spell)


Reason: No black card has the exact “start-of-game” drain like Chancellor of the Dross, but these cards feature life drain abilities within the same color.

Results:

Chancellor of the Annex #6 Creature — Phyrexian Angel

Info

Color:
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Cost:
Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 7
Power/Toughness: 5/6
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Phyrexian
  • Angel
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • If you reveal more than one Chancellor of the Annex from your opening hand, each will trigger when an opponent casts their first spell of the game. That player will have to pay {1} that many times or the spell will be countered.
  • In a multiplayer game, if you reveal Chancellor of the Annex from your opening hand, it will trigger each time an opponent casts their first spell of the game.
  • A player’s “opening hand” is the hand of cards the player has after all players have taken mulligans. If players have any cards in hand that allow actions to be taken with them from a player’s opening hand, the starting player takes all such actions first in any order, followed by each other player in turn order. Then the first turn begins.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 2.09 USD / 44.26 USD
    Cardmarket 1.65 EUR / 15.78 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.49 USD / 32.99 USD
    Cardsphere 2.27 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

    Text

    You may reveal this card from your opening hand. If you do, when each opponent casts their first spell of the game,counterthat spell unless that player pays . Flying Whenever an opponent casts a spell,counterit unless that player pays .

    Chancellor of the Dross #54 Creature — Phyrexian Vampire

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 7
    Power/Toughness: 6/6
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Phyrexian
  • Vampire
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying Lifelink

    Rules

  • A player’s “opening hand” is the hand of cards the player has after all players have taken mulligans. If players have any cards in hand that allow actions to be taken with them from a player’s opening hand, the starting player takes all such actions first in any order, followed by each other player in turn order. Then the first turn begins.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 1.05 USD / 1.93 USD
    Cardmarket 0.93 EUR / 2.09 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.79 USD / 0.99 USD
    Cardsphere 1.11 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

    Text

    You may reveal this card from your opening hand. If you do, at the beginning of the first upkeep, each opponent loses 3 life, then you gain life equal to the life lost this way. Flying, lifelink

    Exsanguinate #61 Sorcery

    Info

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

    Rules

  • 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.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    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

    Text

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

    Gray Merchant of Asphodel #89 Creature — Zombie

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: 2/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Zombie
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • Colorless and generic mana symbols ({C}, {0}, {1}, {2}, {X}, and so on) in mana costs of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.
  • Hybrid mana symbols, monocolored hybrid mana symbols, and Phyrexian mana symbols do count toward your devotion to their color(s).
  • If an activated ability or triggered ability has an effect that depends on your devotion to a color, you count the number of mana symbols of that color among the mana costs of permanents you control as the ability resolves. The permanent with that ability will be counted if it's still on the battlefield at that time.
  • If you put an Aura on an opponent's permanent, you still control the Aura, and mana symbols in its mana cost count towards your devotion.
  • Mana symbols in the text boxes of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.
  • The amount of life you gain is the total amount of life lost, not simply the value of X.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.79 USD / 8.13 USD
    Cardmarket 0.99 EUR / 6.09 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.29 USD / 9.99 USD
    Cardsphere 0.84 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

    Text

    When this creature enters, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)

    Kokusho, the Evening Star #1528 Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 6
    Power/Toughness: 5/5
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Dragon
  • Spirit
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 22.3 USD
    Cardkingdom 32.99 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

    Text

    Flying When Kokusho dies, each opponent loses 5 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

    Chancellor of the Annex Creature — Phyrexian Angel Normal - ~$11.82

    Chancellor of the Dross Creature — Phyrexian Vampire Normal - ~$2.55

    Exsanguinate Sorcery Normal - ~$3.67

    Gray Merchant of Asphodel Creature — Zombie Normal - ~$4.58

    Kokusho, the Evening Star Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit Normal - ~$14.39

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