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"Find me cards equivalent to: The Book of Vile Darkness"

Equivalent cards (black, legendary artifacts with token creation based on life loss are rare; here are similar options):
1. The Book of Vile Darkness (exact match)
2. Tome of Legends – Legendary artifact, gives card advantage but not tokens or life-loss synergy.
3. Wishclaw Talisman – Black, legendary artifact, but focuses on tutoring, not token creation.
4. Oketra's Monument (white), Bontu's Monument (black) – Black monument makes opponents lose life, not for your life loss, does not create tokens.
5. Mazarul the Ruler (not a real card, but if it existed, would likely fit criteria).


Reason: There are currently no direct equivalents in black legendary artifacts that create tokens from self-life loss and further combine into a super token. Closest black legendary artifacts provide other synergies. The Book of Vile Darkness is unique in its effect.

Found Cards

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Bontu's Monument

Oketra's Monument

The Book of Vile Darkness

Tome of Legends

Wishclaw Talisman

Bontu's Monument #225 Legendary Artifact

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Rarity: Uncommon
Converted Cost: 3
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    Rules

  • A creature spell that's multiple colors is each of those colors. For example, Ahn-Crop Champion is a white creature and a green creature, so it can benefit from either Oketra's Monument or Rhonas's Monument—or both at once.
  • Each Monument has one ability that reduces the cost of creature spells of a certain color, and a triggered ability that triggers whenever you cast any creature spell—not just a creature spell of that color.
  • Each Monument's triggered ability triggers as the creature spell is cast and resolves before that creature spell resolves. The ability will resolve even if that creature spell is countered.
  • In a Two-Headed Giant game, the triggered ability of Bontu's Monument causes the opposing team to lose 2 life and you gain 1 life.
  • To determine the total cost of a creature spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the creature remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool 4.06 USD / 14.42 USD
    Cardkingdom / 34.99 USD 6.99 USD
    Tcgplayer / 19.43 USD 4.65 USD
    Cardmarket / 12.81 EUR 3.11 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Black creature spells you cast cost less to cast. Whenever you cast a creature spell, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

    Oketra's Monument #233 Legendary Artifact

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
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    Warrior

    Rules

  • A creature spell that's multiple colors is each of those colors. For example, Ahn-Crop Champion is a white creature and a green creature, so it can benefit from either Oketra's Monument or Rhonas's Monument—or both at once.
  • Each Monument has one ability that reduces the cost of creature spells of a certain color, and a triggered ability that triggers whenever you cast any creature spell—not just a creature spell of that color.
  • Each Monument's triggered ability triggers as the creature spell is cast and resolves before that creature spell resolves. The ability will resolve even if that creature spell is countered.
  • To determine the total cost of a creature spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the creature remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 5.49 USD / 13.99 USD
    Manapool 2.82 USD / 11.37 USD
    Tcgplayer 3.97 USD / 16.07 USD
    Cardmarket 2.49 EUR / 7.78 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    White creature spells you cast cost less to cast. Whenever you cast a creature spell, create a 1/1 white Warrior creature token with vigilance.

    The Book of Vile Darkness #91p Legendary Artifact — Book

    Variations: v1 v2 v3
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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 3
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  • Artifact
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  • Book
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    Normal
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    Zombie Vecna

    Rules

  • In some strange cases, you might make something into a copy of the Eye and/or Hand of Vecna and then exile that copy to activate The Book of Vile Darkness's ability. The ability that creates Vecna will look at the cards in exile, not the permanents on the battlefield, so it's possible to have Vecna gain different triggered abilities.
  • In the vast majority of cases, Vecna will gain the triggered ability printed on Hand of Vecna and the two triggered abilities printed on Eye of Vecna.
  • The Book of Vile Darkness has received an update to its Oracle text. Specifically, the triggered abilities that Vecna gains are part of its copiable values. This means any enters-the-battlefield triggered abilities it gains (such as the one from Eye of Vecna) will trigger.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket 1.54 EUR / 1.69 EUR
    Manapool 2.03 USD
    Cardkingdom / 2.49 USD 3.49 USD
    Tcgplayer 1.62 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    At the beginning of your end step, if you lost 2 or more life this turn, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. , Exile The Book of Vile Darkness and artifacts you control named Eye of Vecna and Hand of Vecna: Create Vecna, a legendary 8/8 black Zombie God creature token with indestructible and all triggered abilities of the exiled cards.

    Tome of Legends #246 Artifact — Book

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

  • If you control another player's commander, you won't put a page counter on Tome of Legends when you attack with that creature. Similarly, if another player controls your commander, you'll still put a page counter on Tome of Legends if it attacks. (Perhaps the page is about your commander's shocking betrayal.)

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool 0.73 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.61 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD
    Cardmarket 0.43 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    This artifact enters with a pagecounteron it. Whenever your commander enters or attacks, put a pagecounteron this artifact. , , Remove a pagecounterfrom this artifact: Draw a card.

    Wishclaw Talisman #110s Artifact

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Once Wishclaw Talisman runs out of wish counters, it remains on the battlefield. You can't activate its last ability at all.
  • You choose which opponent gains control of Wishclaw Talisman while its ability is resolving. If that player later leaves the game, you regain control of Wishclaw Talisman.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool 11.17 USD
    Cardkingdom 19.99 USD
    Cardmarket 5.94 EUR
    Tcgplayer 19.56 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 artifact enters with three wish counters on it. , , Remove a wishcounterfrom this artifact: Search your library for a card, put it into your hand, thenshuffle An opponent gains control of this artifact. Activate only during your turn.