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"Find me cards equivalent to: Skemfar Shadowsage"

Equivalent cards to Skemfar Shadowsage (black/green, ETB life drain):
1. Gray Merchant of Asphodel (black) — ETB drains life based on devotion.
2. Sage's Row Denizen (blue) — not equivalent, different effect.
3. Blood Artist (black) — drains life when a creature dies (not ETB, but similar effect).
4. Lifeblood Hydra (green) — life gain when it dies.
5. Kokusho, the Evening Star (black) — drains life when it dies.


Reason: Very few ETB drainers in Golgari; Gray Merchant of Asphodel is the closest equivalent.

Found Cards

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Blood Artist

Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Kokusho, the Evening Star

Lifeblood Hydra

Sage's Row Denizen

Skemfar Shadowsage

Blood Artist #42 Creature — Vampire

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Info

Color:
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Cost:
Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 2
Power/Toughness: 0/1
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Vampire
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • If Blood Artist and one or more other creatures die at the same time, its ability will trigger for each of those creatures.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket / 5.54 EUR 5.08 EUR
    Manapool 9.68 USD
    Tcgplayer 8.56 USD
    Cardkingdom 11.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Whenever this creature or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

    Gray Merchant of Asphodel #34 Creature — Zombie

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: 2/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Zombie
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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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.

    • Prices

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    Cardkingdom 74.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 67.97 USD
    Manapool 57.31 USD
    Cardmarket 54.25 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, 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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    Info

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

    Flying

    Rules

  • No entries

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    Cardkingdom 29.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 25.22 USD
    Manapool 25.47 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

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

    Lifeblood Hydra #45 Creature — Hydra

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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 0/0
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Hydra
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Trample

    Rules

  • Use Lifeblood Hydra's power when it died (including any +1/+1 counters it had) to determine how much life to gain and how many cards to draw.

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    Manapool 1.82 USD
    Cardmarket / 3.27 EUR 1.91 EUR
    Cardkingdom 4.49 USD
    Tcgplayer 2.47 USD

    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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    Trample This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. When this creature dies, you gain life and draw cards equal to its power.

    Sage's Row Denizen #46 Creature — Vedalken Wizard

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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 2/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Vedalken
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Mill

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.08 USD / 0.18 USD
    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.35 USD
    Manapool / 0.15 USD 0.15 USD
    Cardmarket 0.06 EUR / 0.36 EUR

    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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    Whenever another blue creature you control enters, target player mills two cards.

    Skemfar Shadowsage #759 Creature — Elf Cleric

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 2/5
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Elf
  • Cleric
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • The amount of life lost or gained is calculated as the triggered ability resolves based on the creatures you control at that time, including Skemfar Shadowsage itself if it's still under your control. You'll always use the greatest number possible. You don't need to choose any creature types. For example, if you control a Giant Wizard, a Giant Warrior, an Elf Warrior, and a Kor Warrior at that time, each opponent will lose 3 life or you'll gain 3 life.
  • You choose which mode the triggered ability has as you put that ability on the stack. You can't change modes later.

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    Manapool 0.77 USD
    Cardkingdom 1.29 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.93 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

    Text

    When this creature enters, choose one — • Each opponent loses X life, where X is the greatest number of creatures you control that have a creature type in common. • You gain X life, where X is the greatest number of creatures you control that have a creature type in common.