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"Find me cards equivalent to: Gloom Surgeon"

Equivalent cards to Gloom Surgeon (Black, Creature — Spirit, prevents combat damage and exiles cards) are rare, but some have similar damage-prevention or self-mill effects:
1. Exquisite Archangel (White, not black, but damage prevention effect).
2. Indomitable Lich (Black, not a Spirit, exiles own cards on damage).
3. Necrotic Ooze (Black, but very different effect).

Closest in black and with a similar self-exile/prevent theme is just Gloom Surgeon. No direct equivalents exist in black, Spirit, with the exact damage-prevention and exile condition. Gloom Surgeon is unique.

Found Cards

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Exquisite Archangel

Gloom Surgeon

Necrotic Ooze

Exquisite Archangel #18s Creature — Angel

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Color:
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Cost:
Rarity: Mythic
Converted Cost: 7
Power/Toughness: 5/5
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Angel
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • Exquisite Archangel’s effect applies any time you would lose the game, even if you’re not losing due to your life total being 0 or less. If you would have lost the game because you tried to draw from an empty library, you won’t lose again until you try to draw again and still can’t do so.
  • Exquisite Archangel’s effect does nothing if you concede the game. A player who concedes leaves the game.
  • For your life total to become your starting life total (normally 20), you gain or lose the appropriate amount of life. For example, if your life total is -4 when Exquisite Archangel’s ability applies, it will cause you to gain 24 life; alternatively, if your life total is 40 when it applies, it will cause you to lose 20 life. Other cards that interact with life gain or life loss will interact with this effect accordingly.
  • If Exquisite Archangel is dealt lethal damage at the same time that you’re dealt damage that brings your life total to 0 or less, its effect applies and your life total becomes equal to your starting life total. You choose whether Exquisite Archangel is moved to exile or to your graveyard.
  • If an effect says that you can’t lose the game, Exquisite Archangel’s effect doesn’t apply.
  • If an effect states that an opponent wins the game, Exquisite Archangel’s ability doesn’t apply.
  • If you control two Exquisite Archangels, you choose which one’s effect applies. The other’s effect won’t be applicable after that until the next time you would lose the game.
  • In a Two-Headed Giant game, Exquisite Archangel’s ability causes the team’s life total to become the team’s starting life total (normally 30), but only you actually gain or lose life.

    • Prices

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    Cardkingdom 12.99 USD
    Manapool 16.78 USD
    Cardmarket 4.63 EUR
    Tcgplayer 13.97 USD

    Legalities

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    Text

    Flying If you would lose the game, instead exile this creature and your life total becomes equal to your starting life total.

    Gloom Surgeon #104 Creature — Spirit

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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 2/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Spirit
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • Combat damage that would be dealt to Gloom Surgeon will be prevented even if you can’t exile that many cards from the top of your library.
  • If damage that can’t be prevented (such as the damage Malignus deals) is dealt to Gloom Surgeon, you’ll still exile cards from your library.

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    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.49 USD
    Manapool / 0.26 USD 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer / 0.56 USD 0.16 USD
    Cardmarket 0.18 EUR / 0.67 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    If combat damage would be dealt to this creature, prevent that damage and exile that many cards from the top of your library.

    Necrotic Ooze #72 Creature — Ooze

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 4/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Ooze
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keywords are activated abilities; they have colons in their reminder text.
  • If an activated ability of a card in a graveyard references the card it's printed on by name, treat Necrotic Ooze's version of that ability as though it referenced Necrotic Ooze by name instead. For example, if Cudgel Troll (which says "{G}: Regenerate Cudgel Troll") is in a graveyard, Necrotic Ooze has the ability "{G}: Regenerate Necrotic Ooze."
  • Necrotic Ooze gains only activated abilities. It doesn't gain keyword abilities (unless those keyword abilities are activated), triggered abilities, or static abilities.

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    Manapool / 5.58 USD 2.28 USD
    Cardkingdom / 16.99 USD 5.49 USD
    Cardmarket 1.24 EUR / 5.82 EUR
    Tcgplayer 2.51 USD / 10.67 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    As long as this creature is on the battlefield, it has all activated abilities of all creature cards in all graveyards.