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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Minion of the Wastes

Similar cards to Minion of the Wastes (mono-black, set-your-life, big creature) include:

  • Death's Shadow — Black, power/toughness cares about your life total.
  • Serra Avatar (white, but similar effect)— P/T = your life total (not black).
  • Avatar of Hope — White, cost reduction based on life.
  • Sleeper's Guile — Not equivalent, but black aura interacts with dying/life.
  • Dross Crocodile — Black, but just a big vanilla creature (not life-based).

Closest black equivalents:
Death's Shadow matches the self-set power/toughness concept.
Most others either aren't black or lack the life payment.

Results:

Avatar of Hope #3 Creature — Avatar

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Color:
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Cost:
Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 8
Power/Toughness: 4/9
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Avatar
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • The mana value of this card is still 8, even if you only pay {W}{W} to cast it.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.97 USD / 34.34 USD
    Cardmarket 0.96 EUR / 8.22 EUR
    Cardsphere 0.78 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    If you have 3 or less life, this spell costs less to cast. Flying This creature can block any number of creatures.

    Death's Shadow #40 Creature — Avatar

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: 13/13
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Avatar
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • Death's Shadow's ability applies only while Death's Shadow is on the battlefield. In all other zones, its power and toughness are 13.
  • If your life total is negative, X is considered to be 0.
  • In a Two-Headed Giant game, your life total is your team's life total.
  • The value of X changes as you gain and lose life. It's not locked in as Death's Shadow enters the battlefield.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 13.09 USD / 12.17 USD
    Cardmarket 6.38 EUR / 5.84 EUR
    Cardkingdom 27.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    This creature gets -X/-X, where X is your life total.

    Dross Crocodile #138 Creature — Zombie Crocodile

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 5/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Zombie
  • Crocodile
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.12 USD
    Cardmarket 0.09 EUR / 0.21 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.23 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Minion of the Wastes #146 Creature — Minion

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 6
    Power/Toughness: */*
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Minion
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Trample

    Rules

  • The life is paid as Minion of the Wastes enters. If Minion of the Wastes is countered, you don't get the opportunity to pay any life.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 1.01 USD
    Cardmarket 0.6 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.79 USD
    Cardsphere 0.92 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Trample As this creature enters, pay any amount of life. Minion of the Wastes's power and toughness are each equal to the life paid as it entered.

    Serra Avatar #45 Creature — Avatar

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 7
    Power/Toughness: */*
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Avatar
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • If Serra Avatar is no longer in your graveyard when its triggered ability resolves, you still shuffle your library.
  • The ability that defines Serra Avatar’s power and toughness works in all zones, not only the battlefield.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 4.12 USD
    Cardmarket 3.09 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.79 USD
    Cardsphere 3.15 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Serra Avatar's power and toughness are each equal to your life total. When Serra Avatar is put into a graveyard from anywhere,shuffleit into its owner's library.

    Sleeper's Guile #67 Enchantment — Aura

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
    • SubTypes:
  • Aura
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Enchant

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.21 USD / 4.73 USD
    Cardmarket 0.13 EUR / 2.27 EUR
    Cardsphere 0.23 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Enchant creature Enchanted creature has fear. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) When this Aura is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return it to its owner's hand.

    Avatar of Hope Creature — Avatar Normal - ~$9.05

    Death's Shadow Creature — Avatar Normal - ~$13.09

    Dross Crocodile Creature — Zombie Crocodile Normal - ~$0.25

    Minion of the Wastes Creature — Minion Normal - ~$0.83

    Serra Avatar Creature — Avatar Normal - ~$3.29

    Sleeper's Guile Enchantment — Aura Normal - ~$1.51

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