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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Shambling Shell

Equivalent cards to Shambling Shell (black/green creature, sacrifice for self-recursion):

  • Basking Rootwalla (green, self-recursion with Madness, not exactly sacrifice)
  • Sultai Emissary (black, dies for another creature—Manifest)
  • Reassembling Skeleton (black, self-recursion from graveyard)


Reason: Closest equivalents in Golgari (black/green) that recur or interact with the graveyard, like Shambling Shell.

Results:

Basking Rootwalla #121 Creature — Lizard

Info

Color:
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Cost:
Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 1
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Lizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Madness

    Rules

  • If this card's ability is activated by one player, then another player takes control of it on the same turn, the second player can't activate its ability that turn.
  • A card with madness that's discarded counts as having been discarded even though it's put into exile rather than a graveyard. If it was discarded to pay a cost, that cost is still paid. Abilities that trigger when a card is discarded will still trigger.
  • A spell cast for its madness cost is put onto the stack like any other spell. It can be countered, copied, and so on. As it resolves, it's put onto the battlefield if it's a permanent card or into its owner's graveyard if it's an instant or sorcery card.
  • Cards are discarded in a Magic game only from a player's hand. Effects that put cards into a player's graveyard from anywhere else do not cause those cards to be discarded.
  • Casting a spell with madness ignores the timing rules based on the card's card type. For example, you can cast a sorcery with madness if you discard it during an opponent's turn.
  • If you choose not to cast a card with madness when the madness triggered ability resolves, it's put into your graveyard. Madness doesn't give you another chance to cast it later.
  • If you discard a card with madness to pay the cost of a spell or activated ability, that card's madness triggered ability (and the spell that card becomes, if you choose to cast it) will resolve before the spell or ability the discard paid for.
  • If you discard a card with madness while a spell or ability is resolving, it moves immediately to exile. Continue resolving that spell or ability, noting that the card you discarded is not in your graveyard at this time. Its madness triggered ability will be placed onto the stack once that spell or ability has completely resolved.
  • Madness works independently of why you're discarding the card. You could discard it to pay a cost, because a spell or ability tells you to, or because you have too many cards in your hand during your cleanup step. You can't discard a card with madness just because you want to, though.
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a madness cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.31 USD / 18.44 USD
    Cardmarket 0.49 EUR / 24.28 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD / 27.99 USD
    Cardsphere 0.32 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 +2/+2 until end of turn. Activate only once each turn. Madness (If youdiscardthis card,discardit into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)

    Reassembling Skeleton #1406 Creature — Skeleton Warrior

    Info

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

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 18.27 USD / 21.81 USD
    Cardmarket 16.25 EUR / 21.22 EUR
    Cardkingdom 20.99 USD
    Cardsphere 16.61 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    : Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

    Shambling Shell #A105 Creature — Plant Zombie

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 3/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Plant
  • Zombie
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Dredge Mill

    Rules

  • Dredge can replace any card draw, not only the one during your draw step.
  • If an effect puts a card into your hand without specifically using the word "draw," you're not drawing a card. Dredge can't replace this event.
  • If you're drawing multiple cards, each draw is performed one at a time. For example, if you're instructed to draw two cards and you replace the first draw with a dredge ability, another card with a dredge ability (including one that was milled by the first dredge ability) may be used to replace the second draw.
  • Once you've announced that you're applying a card's dredge ability to replace a draw, players can't take any actions until you've put that card into your hand and milled cards.
  • One card draw can't be replaced by multiple dredge abilities.
  • You can't attempt to use a dredge ability if you don't have enough cards in your library.

    • Prices

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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

    Text

    Sacrifice this creature: Put a +1/+1counteron target creature. Dredge 3 (If you would draw a card, you maymillthree cards instead. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.)

    Sultai Emissary #85 Creature — Zombie Warrior

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 1/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Zombie
  • Warrior
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Tokens:
    Manifest

    Abilities/Keywords

    Manifest

    Rules

  • A permanent that turns face up or face down changes characteristics but is otherwise the same permanent. Spells and abilities that were targeting that permanent, as well as Auras and Equipment that were attached to the permanent, aren't affected.
  • Any time you have priority, you may turn a manifested creature face up by revealing that it's a creature card (ignoring any copy effects or type-changing effects that might be applying to it) and paying its mana cost. This is a special action. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
  • At any time, you can look at a face-down permanent you control. You can't look at face-down permanents you don't control unless an effect allows you to or instructs you to.
  • Because face-down creatures don't have names, they can't have the same name as any other creature, even another face-down creature.
  • Because the permanent is on the battlefield both before and after it's turned face up, turning a permanent face up doesn't cause any enters-the-battlefield abilities to trigger.
  • If a double-faced card is manifested, it will be put onto the battlefield face down. While face down, it can't transform. If the front face of the card is a creature card, you can turn it face up by paying its mana cost. If you do, its front face will be up.
  • If a face-down permanent you control leaves the battlefield, you must reveal it. You must also reveal all face-down spells and permanents you control if you leave the game or if the game ends.
  • If a manifested creature would have morph if it were face up, you may also turn it face up by paying its morph cost.
  • The face-down permanent is a 2/2 creature with no name, mana cost, creature types, or abilities. It's colorless and has a mana value of 0. Other effects that apply to the permanent can still grant or change any of these characteristics.
  • There are no cards in the Fate Reforged set that would turn a face-down instant or sorcery card on the battlefield face up, but some older cards can try to do this. If something tries to turn a face-down instant or sorcery card on the battlefield face up, reveal that card to show all players it's an instant or sorcery card. The permanent remains on the battlefield face down. Abilities that trigger when a permanent turns face up won't trigger, because even though you revealed the card, it never turned face up.
  • Turning a permanent face up or face down doesn't change whether that permanent is tapped or untapped.
  • Unlike a face-down creature that was cast using the morph ability, a manifested creature may still be turned face up after it loses its abilities if it's a creature card.
  • You must ensure that your face-down spells and permanents can easily be differentiated from each other. You're not allowed to mix up the cards that represent them on the battlefield in order to confuse other players. The order they entered the battlefield should remain clear. Common methods for indicating this include using markers or dice, or simply placing them in order on the battlefield. You must also track how each became face down (manifested, cast face down using the morph ability, and so on).

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.66 USD
    Cardmarket 0.87 EUR / 0.53 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.99 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

    When this creature dies, manifest the top card of your library. (Put that card onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)

    Basking Rootwalla Creature — Lizard Normal - ~$10.33

    Reassembling Skeleton Creature — Skeleton Warrior Normal - ~$19.19

    Shambling Shell Creature — Plant Zombie Normal

    Sultai Emissary Creature — Zombie Warrior Normal - ~$0.79

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