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"Find me cards equivalent to: Mesmeric Fiend"

Equivalent cards to Mesmeric Fiend (mono-black, exile nonland from hand until it leaves):
1. Tidehollow Sculler — Same effect, but is black and white (not strictly mono-black).
2. Brain Maggot — Mono-black, does exactly the same thing as Mesmeric Fiend:

When Brain Maggot enters the battlefield, target opponent reveals their hand and you choose a nonland card from it. Exile that card until Brain Maggot leaves the battlefield.

Brain Maggot is the closest mono-black functional equivalent.

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Brain Maggot

Mesmeric Fiend

Tidehollow Sculler

Brain Maggot #54551 Enchantment Creature — Insect

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Rarity: Uncommon
Converted Cost: 2
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Types:
  • Enchantment
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Insect
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • Brain Maggot's ability causes a zone change with a duration, a new style of ability that's somewhat reminiscent of older cards like Tidehollow Sculler. However, unlike Tidehollow Sculler, Brain Maggot has a single ability that creates two one-shot effects: one that exiles the nonland card when the ability resolves, and another that returns the exiled card to its owner's hand immediately after Brain Maggot leaves the battlefield.
  • If Brain Maggot leaves the battlefield before its enters-the-battlefield ability resolves, the opponent will reveal their hand, but no card will be exiled.
  • In a multiplayer game, if Brain Maggot's owner leaves the game, the exiled card will return to its owner's hand. Because the one-shot effect that returns the card isn't an ability that goes on the stack, it won't cease to exist along with the leaving player's spells and abilities on the stack.
  • The exiled card returns to its owner's hand immediately after Brain Maggot leaves the battlefield. Nothing happens between the two events, including state-based actions.

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    Text

    When this creature enters, target opponent reveals their hand and you choose a nonland card from it. Exile that card until this creature leaves the battlefield.

    Mesmeric Fiend #128 Creature — Nightmare Horror

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    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 1/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Nightmare
  • Horror
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • If Mesmeric Fiend leaves the battlefield before its first ability has resolved, its second ability will trigger and do nothing. Then its first ability will resolve and exile a nonland card from the target opponent's hand indefinitely.

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    When this creature enters, target opponent reveals their hand and you choose a nonland card from it. Exile that card. When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to its owner's hand.

    Tidehollow Sculler #388 Artifact Creature — Zombie

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    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Special
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Artifact
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Zombie
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • If Tidehollow Sculler leaves the battlefield before its first ability has resolved, its second ability triggers. This ability does nothing when it resolves. Then its first ability resolves and exiles the chosen card indefinitely.

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    Manapool / 6.54 USD 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.36 USD / 6.07 USD
    Cardkingdom / 4.99 USD 0.35 USD
    Cardmarket / 3.54 EUR 0.57 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    When this creature enters, target opponent reveals their hand and you choose a nonland card from it. Exile that card. When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to its owner's hand.