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"Find me cards equivalent to: Netherborn Altar"

There are no artifact cards that have exactly the same effect as Netherborn Altar (returning a commander from command zone to hand and losing life), especially matching its color identity (Black, B) since artifacts are usually colorless unless they specifically include colored mana or effects.

Closest equivalents in black that interact with commanders/the command zone are minimal; Netherborn Altar is unique. As an artifact that supports commander recursion, nothing else does this in black artifact form.

Closest (though not artifact and not exact):

  • Command Beacon (Land) — Sacrifice to put your commander from the command zone into your hand. Colorless, not artifact.
  • Netherborn Altar remains the best for black commander recursion as an artifact.


Reason: Command zone recursion is very rare, and Netherborn Altar is essentially unique in its color and type.

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Command Beacon

Netherborn Altar

Command Beacon #352 Land

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 0
Power/Toughness: /
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  • Land
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • If you cast a commander from your hand, the additional cost based on the number of times you've cast it from your command zone (sometimes referred to as the "commander tax") doesn't apply. Additionally, that casting won't add to the tax if you later cast the commander from the command zone.
  • If your commander isn't in the command zone (or you're not playing Commander) as the last ability resolves, nothing happens.
  • If you have two commanders with the partner ability in the command zone, Command Beacon's effect puts one of your choice into your hand, not both.
  • If you cast a commander from your hand, the commander tax doesn't apply. Additionally, that casting won't add to commander tax if you later cast the commander from the command zone.
  • If you have two commanders with the partner ability in the command zone, Command Beacon's effect puts one of your choice into your hand, not both.
  • If your commander isn't in the command zone (or you don't have a commander) as the last ability resolves, nothing happens.

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    Manapool 5.32 USD
    Cardmarket 5.85 EUR
    Cardkingdom 8.49 USD
    Tcgplayer 5.34 USD

    Legalities

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    Text

    : Add . ,Sacrificethis land: Put your commander into your hand from the command zone.

    Netherborn Altar #C20-45 Artifact

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Artifact
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • If Netherborn Altar leaves the battlefield while its ability is on the stack, the amount of life you lose is determined by the number of soul counters it had on it immediately before it left the battlefield.
  • If you have two commanders in the command zone, Netherborn Altar’s ability puts one of your choice into your hand, not both.
  • If your commander isn’t in the command zone (or if you’re not playing the Commander variant), Netherborn Altar only makes you lose life.
  • Putting a soul counter onto Netherborn Altar is part of the cost to activate its ability, and counting the number of soul counters is done as the ability resolves. Players may take actions between those times to change the number of soul counters, perhaps by removing them all so that you lose no life.
  • The “commander tax” increases based on how many times a commander was cast from the command zone. Casting a commander from your hand doesn’t require that additional cost, and it doesn’t increase what the cost will be the next time you cast that commander from the command zone.

    • Prices

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    Cardkingdom 0.79 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.42 USD
    Manapool 0.43 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    , Put a soulcounteron this artifact: Put your commander into your hand from the command zone. Then you lose 3 life for each soulcounteron this artifact.