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"Find me cards equivalent to: Gray Merchant of Asphodel"

Equivalent cards to Gray Merchant of Asphodel (mono-black, creature, similar life drain/devotion effect):
1. Dread Shade — Mono-black devotion payoff (but pumps itself, not a drain).
2. Gary, the Inescapable — Direct reference in Secret Lair, functionally the same as Gray Merchant.
3. Ayara, First of Locthwain — Drains life when other black creatures enter (repeatable).
4. Massacre Wurm — Drains opponents on creature death, not devotion-based.
5. Kokusho, the Evening Star — Drains all when it dies (not ETB, but similar impact).

Closest is Gary, the Inescapable, which is a reprint/functional version of Gray Merchant of Asphodel. No other card matches the exact devotion-based drain ETB in mono-black.

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Ayara, First of Locthwain

Dread Shade

Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Kokusho, the Evening Star

Massacre Wurm

Ayara, First of Locthwain #75s Legendary Creature — Elf Noble

Variations: v1 v2
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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 3
Power/Toughness: 2/3
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Elf
  • Noble
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • In a Two-Headed Giant game, Ayara's first ability causes the opposing team to lose 1 life twice, and you gain 1 life once.

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    Manapool 10.94 USD
    Cardkingdom 19.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 10.47 USD
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    Legalities

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    Whenever Ayara or another black creature you control enters, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. ,Sacrificeanother black creature: Draw a card.

    Dread Shade #88s Creature — Shade

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 3/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Shade
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • No entries

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    Manapool 0.42 USD
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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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    : This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

    Gray Merchant of Asphodel #34 Creature — Zombie

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Color:
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: 2/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Zombie
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    Normal
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    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.

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    Legalities

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    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

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 6
    Power/Toughness: 5/5
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Dragon
  • Spirit
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

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

    Massacre Wurm #754 Creature — Phyrexian Wurm

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Color:
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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 6
    Power/Toughness: 6/5
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Phyrexian
  • Wurm
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • If a creature an opponent controls dies at the same time as Massacre Wurm, Massacre Wurm's last ability triggers for that creature.
  • If your life total is brought to 0 or less at the same time that a creature an opponent controls is dealt lethal damage, you lose the game before Massacre Wurm's last ability goes on the stack.
  • Massacre Wurm's first ability affects only creatures your opponents control at the time it resolves. Creatures they begin to control later in the turn won't get -2/-2.
  • Massacre Wurm's triggered ability triggers if a creature an opponent controls dies for any reason, including from its first ability reducing its toughness to 0, as long as Massacre Wurm remains on the battlefield.

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    When this creature enters, creatures your opponents control get -2/-2 until end of turn. Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, that player loses 2 life.