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"Find me cards equivalent to: Death Pulse"

Equivalent cards to Death Pulse (Instant, Black, with -X/-X effects and/or cycling):
1. Dark Withering — Instant, Black, gives -5/-5 and has Madness, similar instant speed and alternate casting.
2. Nameless Inversion — Instant, Black, gives +3/-3, slightly different effect but same speed and color.
3. Unmake — Instant, Black/White hybrid, exile effect at instant speed, more powerful removal.
4. Doom Blade — Instant, Black, destroys nonblack creatures, classic instant removal.


Reason: True equivalents in mono-black with both -X/-X and cycling are rare. These offer similar removal roles at instant speed. Death Pulse remains the closest with its cycling option and -X/-X effect.

Found Cards

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Dark Withering

Death Pulse

Doom Blade

Nameless Inversion

Unmake

Dark Withering #107 Instant

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Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 6
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  • Instant
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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.

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    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.79 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.39 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.1 USD / 0.77 USD
    Cardmarket 0.14 EUR / 0.29 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Destroy target nonblack creature. Madness (If youdiscardthis card,discardit into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)

    Death Pulse #137 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 4
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Cycling

    Rules

  • The cycling ability and the triggered ability are separate. If the triggered ability doesn't resolve (because, for example, it has been countered, or all of its targets have become illegal), the cycling ability will still resolve, and you'll draw a card.
  • When you cycle this card, first the cycling ability goes on the stack, then the triggered ability goes on the stack on top of it. The triggered ability will resolve before you draw a card from the cycling ability.
  • You can cycle this card even if there are no legal targets for the triggered ability.

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    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.39 USD
    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.35 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.12 USD / 1.27 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.58 EUR 0.11 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn. Cycling (,Discardthis card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, you may have target creature get -1/-1 until end of turn.

    Doom Blade #3 Instant

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
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    Manapool 2.09 USD
    Cardmarket / 1.46 EUR 1.54 EUR
    Tcgplayer 2.93 USD
    Cardkingdom 2.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Destroy target nonblack creature.

    Nameless Inversion #113 Kindred Instant — Shapeshifter

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
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  • Instant
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  • Shapeshifter
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Changeling

    Rules

  • If a creature loses all creature types but then gains a new creature type later in the turn, it will be that new creature type.
  • If a creature loses all creature types but then gains a new creature type later in the turn, it will be that new creature type.

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    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.15 USD
    Cardmarket 0.14 EUR / 0.12 EUR
    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.35 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.18 USD / 0.25 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Changeling (This card is every creature type.) Target creature gets +3/-3 and loses all creature types until end of turn.

    Unmake #3 Instant

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
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  • Instant
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    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 2.29 USD
    Tcgplayer 2.91 USD
    Cardmarket 1.31 EUR / 1.17 EUR
    Manapool 1.97 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Exile target creature.