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"Find me cards equivalent to: Unscrupulous Contractor"

Equivalent cards (black, similar effect or function) to Unscrupulous Contractor:

  • Disciple of Bolas (ETB, sac creature, draw and life change)
  • Priest of Forgotten Gods (sac, draw, opponent loses life)
  • Village Rites (instant, sac creature, draw cards – not a creature but similar effect)
  • Merciless Executioner (forces sac but no card draw)

Unscrupulous Contractor is unique with the plot mechanic and exact effect. The others are close in black card pool for ETB or sac/draw/life.

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Disciple of Bolas

Merciless Executioner

Priest of Forgotten Gods

Unscrupulous Contractor

Village Rites

Disciple of Bolas #178 Creature — Human Wizard

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 4
Power/Toughness: 2/1
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Wizard
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • If you control at least one other creature when the ability resolves, you must sacrifice one. If you don't control any other creatures at that time, the ability won't do anything.
  • The creature's power as it last existed on the battlefield is the amount of life you gain and the number of cards you draw.

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    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 0.69 USD
    Manapool 0.2 USD
    Cardmarket 0.57 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.35 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 enters,sacrificeanother creature. You gain X life and draw X cards, where X is that creature's power.

    Merciless Executioner #FRF-76 Creature — Orc Warrior

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    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 3/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Orc
  • Warrior
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • If you control no other creatures as Merciless Executioner's ability resolves, you'll have to sacrifice Merciless Executioner.

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    Cardmarket 0.17 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.4 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.79 USD
    Manapool 0.41 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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    When this creature enters, each player sacrifices a creature of their choice.

    Priest of Forgotten Gods #225 Creature — Human Cleric

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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 1/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Cleric
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Rules

  • Because it may have targets, the ability of Priest of Forgotten Gods isn't a mana ability. It uses the stack and can be responded to, even if no targets were chosen.
  • You can activate the ability of Priest of Forgotten Gods without choosing any targets if you wish. You'll still add {B}{B} and draw a card.
  • You may target players who can't sacrifice a creature. Those players still lose 2 life.

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    Manapool 0.23 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.69 USD
    Cardmarket 0.7 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.52 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    ,Sacrificetwo other creatures: Any number of target players each lose 2 life andsacrificea creature of their choice. You add and draw a card.

    Unscrupulous Contractor #112 Creature — Human Assassin

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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 3/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Assassin
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Plot

    Abilities/Keywords

    Plot

    Rules

  • Exiling a card using its plot ability is a special action. Once you announce you’re taking that action, no other player can respond by trying to remove that card from your hand.
  • If a plotted card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
  • If you’re casting a plotted card from exile without paying its mana cost, you can’t choose to cast it for any other alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the plotted card has any mandatory additional costs, those must still be paid to cast the spell.
  • Plot abilities are written “Plot [cost],” which means “Any time you have priority during your main phase while the stack is empty, you may pay [cost] and exile this card from your hand. It becomes plotted.”
  • You can’t cast a plotted card on the same turn it became plotted. On any future turn, you may cast that card from exile without paying its mana cost during your main phase while the stack is empty.
  • You don’t choose a target for Unscrupulous Contractor’s ability at the time it triggers. Rather, a second “reflexive” ability triggers if you sacrifice a creature this way. You choose a target for that ability as it goes on the stack. Each player may respond to this triggered ability as normal. Notably, the triggered ability isn’t a crime, but the reflexive triggered ability potentially is.

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    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.15 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.23 EUR 0.21 EUR
    Tcgplayer / 0.19 USD 0.12 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 enters, you maysacrificea creature. When you do, target player draws two cards and loses 2 life. Plot (You may pay and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)

    Village Rites #2248 Instant

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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Instant
    • SubTypes:
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    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Rules

  • You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you can't cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you can't sacrifice additional creatures.

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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

    As an additional cost to cast this spell,sacrificea creature. Draw two cards.