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Commander

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Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.)
At the beginning of your end step, each opponent dealt combat damage this game by a creature named Gollum, Obsessed Stalker loses life equal to the amount of life you gained this turn.
Legendary Creature - Horror Halfling
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker (ltc) 26
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Burn

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Alms of the Vein
Target opponent loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.
Madness
(If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
Sorcery
Alms of the Vein (soi) 98
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Syphon Soul
Syphon Soul deals 2 damage to each other player. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.
Sorcery
Syphon Soul (6ed) 159
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Counters

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Grimdancer
This creature enters with your choice of two different counters on it from among menace, deathtouch, and lifelink.
Creature - Nightmare
Grimdancer (iko) 90
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Drain

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Arrogant Outlaw
When this creature enters, if an opponent lost life this turn, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Creature - Vampire Noble
Arrogant Outlaw (dbl) 84
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Defiant Bloodlord
Flying
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
Creature - Vampire
Defiant Bloodlord (c21) 142
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Gray Merchant of Asphodel
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.)
Creature - Zombie
Gray Merchant of Asphodel (scd) 80
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Nocturnal Feeder
Flying
When this creature dies, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Creature - Vampire Rogue
Nocturnal Feeder (jmp) 16
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Starscape Cleric
Offspring
(You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell. If you do, when this creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.)
Flying
This creature can't block.
Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.
Creature - Cleric Bat
Starscape Cleric (blb) 116
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Syphon Life
Target player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.)
Sorcery
Syphon Life (eve) 46
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Vampire Spawn
When this creature enters, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Creature - Vampire
Vampire Spawn (afr) 123
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Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
: Creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Vampire Cleric
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose (p30a) 28
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Draw

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Ambition's Cost
You draw three cards and you lose 3 life.
Sorcery
Ambition's Cost (moc) 246
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Ancient Craving
You draw three cards and you lose 3 life.
Sorcery
Ancient Craving (c21) 135
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Blood Pact
Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.
Instant
Blood Pact (mid) 88
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Bushmeat Poacher
,
, Sacrifice another creature: You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness. Draw a card.
Creature - Human Soldier
Bushmeat Poacher (gn3) 44
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Damnable Pact
Target player draws X cards and loses X life.
Sorcery
Damnable Pact (ncc) 245
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Disciple of Bolas
When this creature enters, sacrifice another creature. You gain X life and draw X cards, where X is that creature's power.
Creature - Human Wizard
Disciple of Bolas (ncc) 247
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Filigree Familiar
When this creature enters, you gain 2 life.
When this creature dies, draw a card.
Creature Artifact - Fox
Filigree Familiar (cmr) 308
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Foreboding Fruit
Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.
Adamant — If at least three black mana was spent to cast this spell, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "
,
, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Sorcery
Foreboding Fruit (eld) 88
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Greed
, Pay 2 life: Draw a card.
Enchantment
Greed (mh2) 274
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Read the Bones
Scry 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Sorcery
Read the Bones (scd) 101
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Reckoner's Bargain
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact or creature.
You gain life equal to the sacrificed permanent's mana value. Draw two cards.
Instant
Reckoner's Bargain (neo) 120
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Succumb to Temptation
You draw two cards and you lose 2 life.
Instant
Succumb to Temptation (emn) 107
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Wedding Invitation
When this artifact enters, draw a card.
, Sacrifice this artifact: Target creature can't be blocked this turn. If it's a Vampire, it also gains lifelink until end of turn.
Artifact
Wedding Invitation (vow) 260
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Well of Lost Dreams
Whenever you gain life, you may pay
, where X is less than or equal to the amount of life you gained. If you do, draw X cards.
Artifact
Well of Lost Dreams (brr) 62
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Evasion

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Prowler's Helm
Equipped creature can't be blocked except by Walls.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Prowler's Helm (ths) 219
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Psychic Paper
As this Equipment becomes attached to a creature, choose a creature card name and a creature type.
Equipped creature has ward
, it can't be blocked, and its name and creature type are the last chosen name and creature type.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Psychic Paper (who) 181
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Thieves' Tools
When this Equipment enters, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Equipped creature can't be blocked as long as its power is 3 or less.
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Thieves' Tools (clb) 152
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Finisher

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Exsanguinate
Each opponent loses X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Sorcery
Exsanguinate (fic) 276
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Land

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Access Tunnel
: Add
.
,
: Target creature with power 3 or less can't be blocked this turn.
Land
Access Tunnel (stx) 262
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Rogue's Passage
: Add
.
,
: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Land
Rogue's Passage (mkc) 284
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Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (dft) 285
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Land

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Lifegain

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Basilica Screecher
Flying
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Creature - Bat
Basilica Screecher (gtc) 58
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Blood Tithe
Each opponent loses 3 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Sorcery
Blood Tithe (m11) 84
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Diamond Mare
As this creature enters, choose a color.
Whenever you cast a spell of the chosen color, you gain 1 life.
Creature Artifact - Horse
Diamond Mare (m19) 231
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Gifted Aetherborn
Deathtouch, lifelink
Creature - Vampire Aetherborn
Gifted Aetherborn (gn3) 52
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Gonti's Machinations
Whenever you lose life for the first time each turn, you get
. (You get an energy counter. Damage causes loss of life.)
Pay
, Sacrifice this enchantment: Each opponent loses 3 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Enchantment
Gonti's Machinations (aer) 63
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Sangromancer
Flying
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, you may gain 3 life.
Whenever an opponent discards a card, you may gain 3 life.
Creature - Vampire Shaman
Sangromancer (c21) 152
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Sovereign's Bite
Target player loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.
Sorcery
Sovereign's Bite (m19) 120
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Vampire Nighthawk
Flying
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Creature - Vampire Shaman
Vampire Nighthawk (j25) 503
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Zof Consumption
Each opponent loses 4 life and you gain 4 life.
Sorcery
Zof Consumption // Zof Bloodbog (znr) 132Zof Consumption // Zof Bloodbog (znr) 132
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Lifegain

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Protection

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Feign Death
Until end of turn, target creature gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it."
Instant
Feign Death (afr) 103
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Not Dead After All
Until end of turn, target creature you control gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control, then create a Wicked Role token attached to it." (Enchanted creature gets +1/+1. When this token is put into a graveyard, each opponent loses 1 life.)
Instant
Not Dead After All (woe) 101
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Supernatural Stamina
Until end of turn, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control."
Instant
Supernatural Stamina (cmm) 188
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Undying Malice
Until end of turn, target creature gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it."
Instant
Undying Malice (fdn) 528
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Protection

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Ramp

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Jet Medallion
Black spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Artifact
Jet Medallion (cmm) 395
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K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
(
can be paid with either
or 2 life.)
Lifelink
For each
in a cost, you may pay 2 life rather than pay that mana.
Whenever you cast a black spell, put a +1/+1 counter on K'rrik.
Legendary Creature - Horror Minion Phyrexian
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth (mh3) 274
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$1.49 $0.57
Pristine Talisman
: Add
. You gain 1 life.
Artifact
Pristine Talisman (ltc) 283
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Recursion

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Grave Endeavor
Roll two d10 and choose one result. Return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to that result. Then each opponent loses X life and you gain X life, where X is the other result.
Instant
Grave Endeavor (afc) 24
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Recursion

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Removal

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Battle at the Bridge
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for
.)
Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. You gain X life.
Sorcery
Battle at the Bridge (aer) 53
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$0.59 $0.28
Consume Spirit
Spend only black mana on X.
Consume Spirit deals X damage to any target and you gain X life.
Sorcery
Consume Spirit (plst) DDC-56
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Consuming Corruption
Consuming Corruption deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control.
Instant
Consuming Corruption (mh3) 84
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Consuming Vapors
Target player sacrifices a creature of their choice. You gain life equal to that creature's toughness.
Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)
Sorcery
Consuming Vapors (afc) 96
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Corrupt
Corrupt deals damage to any target equal to the number of Swamps you control. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.
Sorcery
Corrupt (bro) 88
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Crypt Incursion
Exile all creature cards from target player's graveyard. You gain 3 life for each card exiled this way.
Instant
Crypt Incursion (ltc) 198
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Drain Life
Spend only black mana on X.
Drain Life deals X damage to any target. You gain life equal to the damage dealt, but not more life than the player's life total before the damage was dealt, the planeswalker's loyalty before the damage was dealt, or the creature's toughness.
Sorcery
Drain Life (3ed) 106
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$0.35 $0.18
Erebos's Intervention
Choose one —
• Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. You gain X life.
• Exile up to twice X target cards from graveyards.
Instant
Erebos's Intervention (thb) 94
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$1.29 $0.53
Essence Pulse
You gain 2 life. Each creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.
Sorcery
Essence Pulse (c21) 39
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$0.59 $0.37
Gumdrop Poisoner
Lifelink
When this creature enters, up to one target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.
Creature - Human Warlock
Gumdrop Poisoner // Tempt with Treats (woe) 93
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March of Wretched Sorrow
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may exile any number of black cards from your hand. This spell costs
less to cast for each card exiled this way.
March of Wretched Sorrow deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain X life.
Instant
March of Wretched Sorrow (neo) 111
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Moment of Craving
Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. You gain 2 life.
Instant
Moment of Craving (j25) 462
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$0.35 $0.20
Noxious Gearhulk
Menace
When this creature enters, you may destroy another target creature. If a creature is destroyed this way, you gain life equal to its toughness.
Creature Artifact - Construct
Noxious Gearhulk (moc) 260
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Parasitic Grasp
Cleave
(You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Parasitic Grasp deals 3 damage to target [Human] creature. You gain 3 life.
Instant
Parasitic Grasp (dbl) 390
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Sorin's Thirst
Sorin's Thirst deals 2 damage to target creature and you gain 2 life.
Instant
Sorin's Thirst (war) 104
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Swallowing Plague
Swallowing Plague deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life.
Sorcery - Arcane
Swallowing Plague (chk) 146
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Tendrils of Corruption
Tendrils of Corruption deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control.
Instant
Tendrils of Corruption (tsr) 145
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Tymaret, Chosen from Death
Tymaret's toughness is equal to your devotion to black. (Each
in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
: Exile up to two target cards from graveyards. You gain 1 life for each creature card exiled this way.
Legendary Creature Enchantment - Demigod
Tymaret, Chosen from Death (mul) 18
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Vraska's Contempt
Exile target creature or planeswalker. You gain 2 life.
Instant
Vraska's Contempt (xln) 129
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Sac Outlet

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Zuran Orb
Sacrifice a land: You gain 2 life.
Artifact
Zuran Orb (mh2) 300
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Sac Outlet

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Sorcery

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Covenant of Blood
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for
or one mana of that creature's color.)
Covenant of Blood deals 4 damage to any target and you gain 4 life.
Sorcery
Covenant of Blood (m15) 91
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$0.35 $0.06

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Tokens

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Tivash, Gloom Summoner
Lifelink
At the beginning of your end step, if you gained life this turn, you may pay X life, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn. If you do, create an X/X black Demon creature token with flying.
Legendary Creature - Human Warlock
Tivash, Gloom Summoner (j22) 476
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