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Commander

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Sol'kanar the Swamp King
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
Whenever a player casts a black spell, you gain 1 life.
Legendary Creature - Demon
Sol'kanar the Swamp King (chr) 85

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Anthem

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Paragon of Open Graves
Other black creatures you control get +1/+1.
,
: Another target black creature you control gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Creature - Warrior Skeleton
Paragon of Open Graves (m15) 111

Anthem

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Creature

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Axelrod Gunnarson
Trample
Whenever a creature dealt damage by Axelrod Gunnarson this turn dies, you gain 1 life and Axelrod Gunnarson deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.
Legendary Creature - Giant
Axelrod Gunnarson (chr) 72
Purraj of Urborg
Purraj has first strike as long as it's attacking.
Whenever a player casts a black spell, you may pay
. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on Purraj.
Legendary Creature - Warrior Cat
Purraj of Urborg (mir) 135

Creature

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Drain

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Defiant Bloodlord
Flying
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
Creature - Vampire
Defiant Bloodlord (bfz) 107
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 (thb) 99
Marauding Blight-Priest
Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.
Creature - Vampire Cleric
Marauding Blight-Priest (znr) 112
Sanguine Bond
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
Enchantment
Sanguine Bond (m14) 112
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 (m21) 127

Drain

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Draw

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Alhammarret's Archive
If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead.
If you would draw a card except the first one you draw in each of your draw steps, draw two cards instead.
Legendary Artifact
Alhammarret's Archive (c21) 233
Dark Confidant
At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value.
Creature - Human Wizard
Dark Confidant (2xm) 81
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 (2xm) 85
Dread Presence
Whenever a Swamp you control enters, choose one —
• You draw a card and you lose 1 life.
• This creature deals 2 damage to any target and you gain 2 life.
Creature - Nightmare
Dread Presence (j22) 403
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
Infernal Contract
Draw four cards. You lose half your life, rounded up.
Sorcery
Infernal Contract (7ed) 143
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
Flying
Whenever a permanent owned by another player is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Legendary Creature - Demon
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder (ori) 104
Ob Nixilis Reignited
+1: You draw a card and you lose 1 life.
−3: Destroy target creature.
−8: Target opponent gets an emblem with "Whenever a player draws a card, you lose 2 life."
Legendary Planeswalker - Nixilis
Ob Nixilis Reignited (c19) 124
Silversmote Ghoul
At the beginning of your end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.
Creature - Vampire Zombie
Silversmote Ghoul (c21) 154

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Enchantment

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Nefarious Lich
If damage would be dealt to you, exile that many cards from your graveyard instead. If you can't, you lose the game.
If you would gain life, draw that many cards instead.
When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, you lose the game.
Enchantment
Nefarious Lich (ody) 153
Yawgmoth's Edict
Whenever an opponent casts a white spell, that player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Enchantment
Yawgmoth's Edict (usg) 170

Enchantment

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Evasion

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Zombie Trailblazer
Tap an untapped Zombie you control: Target land becomes a Swamp until end of turn.
Tap an untapped Zombie you control: Target creature gains swampwalk until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
Creature - Scout Zombie
Zombie Trailblazer (tor) 89

Evasion

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Land

Qty: 36 (37 w/ MDFC)Price: $299.90
Blood Crypt
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Swamp Mountain
Blood Crypt (rna) 245
Cabal Coffers
,
: Add
for each Swamp you control.
Land
Cabal Coffers (mh2) 301
Choked Estuary
As this land enters, you may reveal an Island or Swamp card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
Land
Choked Estuary (soi) 270
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (fic) 382
Exotic Orchard
: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Land
Exotic Orchard (ncc) 400
Graven Cairns
: Add
.
,
: Add
,
, or
.
Land
Graven Cairns (ima) 237
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (5ed) 436
Mountain
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Mountain
Mountain (6ed) 346
Myriad Landscape
This land enters tapped.
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for up to two basic land cards that share a land type, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Land
Myriad Landscape (cmm) 421
Promising Vein
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Land - Cave
Promising Vein (lci) 279
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
: Add
.
,
: Target legendary creature gains first strike until end of turn.
Legendary Land
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep (chk) 282
Shire Terrace
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Land
Shire Terrace (ltr) 261
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
: Add
.
,
: Target legendary creature gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
Legendary Land
Shizo, Death's Storehouse (dmc) 233
Smoldering Marsh
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.
Land - Swamp Mountain
Smoldering Marsh (brc) 202
Sulfurous Springs
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Land
Sulfurous Springs (5ed) 424
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (mir) 340
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (mir) 341
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (5ed) 439
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (5ed) 440
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (5ed) 441
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (6ed) 341
Tainted Isle
: Add
.
: Add
or
. Activate only if you control a Swamp.
Land
Tainted Isle (clb) 920
Training Center
This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents.
: Add
or
.
Land
Training Center (cmr) 713
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Each land is a Swamp in addition to its other land types.
Legendary Land
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth (tsr) 287
Watery Grave
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Island Swamp
Watery Grave (gtc) 249
Witch's Cottage
(
: Add
.)
This land enters tapped unless you control three or more other Swamps.
When this land enters untapped, you may put target creature card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Land - Swamp
Witch's Cottage (eld) 249
Xander's Lounge
(
: Add
,
, or
.)
This land enters tapped.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Land - Island Swamp Mountain
Xander's Lounge (snc) 294

Land

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Lifegain

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Exquisite Blood
Whenever an opponent loses life, you gain that much life.
Enchantment
Exquisite Blood (avr) 102
Fountain of Renewal
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 1 life.
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact
Fountain of Renewal (m19) 235
Grotesque Mutation
Target creature gets +3/+1 and gains lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.)
Instant
Grotesque Mutation (soi) 115
Mark of the Vampire
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has lifelink.
Enchantment - Aura
Mark of the Vampire (xln) 113
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Deathtouch
Whenever you draw a card, you gain 2 life.
Whenever an opponent draws a card, they lose 2 life.
Legendary Creature - Praetor Phyrexian
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (dmu) 107
Stensian Sanguinist
Whenever you attack, target creature gains deathtouch until end of turn. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player this combat, this creature becomes prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)
Creature - Vampire Cleric
Stensian Sanguinist // Exsanguinate (soc) 29
Tavern Swindler
, Pay 3 life: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, you gain 6 life.
Creature - Human Rogue
Tavern Swindler (m21) 124
Zof Consumption
Each opponent loses 4 life and you gain 4 life.
Sorcery
Zof Consumption // Zof Bloodbog (znr) 132Zof Consumption // Zof Bloodbog (znr) 132

Lifegain

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Protection

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Butcher's Glee
Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains lifelink until end of turn. Regenerate it. (Damage dealt by a creature with lifelink also causes its controller to gain that much life.)
Instant
Butcher's Glee (dtk) 90
Imp's Mischief
Change the target of target spell with a single target. You lose life equal to that spell's mana value.
Instant
Imp's Mischief (otp) 15
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 (2xm) 108
Without Weakness
Target creature you control gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it. If its toughness is 0 or less, it still dies.)
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Instant
Without Weakness (hou) 81

Protection

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Pump

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Lashwrithe
Living weapon (When this Equipment enters, create a 0/0 black Phyrexian Germ creature token, then attach this to it.)
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each Swamp you control.
Equip
(
can be paid with either
or 2 life.)
Artifact - Equipment
Lashwrithe (nph) 143

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (ecc) 55
Crypt Ghast
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional
.
Creature - Spirit
Crypt Ghast (rvr) 70
Dimir Signet
,
: Add
.
Artifact
Dimir Signet (brc) 138
Expedition Map
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for a land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Artifact
Expedition Map (2xm) 255
Fellwar Stone
: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Artifact
Fellwar Stone (5ed) 369
Pristine Talisman
: Add
. You gain 1 life.
Artifact
Pristine Talisman (c14) 264
Rakdos Signet
,
: Add
.
Artifact
Rakdos Signet (brc) 156
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (khc) 104
Wayfarer's Bauble
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Artifact
Wayfarer's Bauble (clb) 344

Ramp

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Recursion

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Animate Dead
Enchant creature card in a graveyard
When this Aura enters, if it's on the battlefield, it loses "enchant creature card in a graveyard" and gains "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with this Aura." Return enchanted creature card to the battlefield under your control and attach this Aura to it. When this Aura leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller sacrifices it.
Enchanted creature gets -1/-0.
Enchantment - Aura
Animate Dead (5ed) 140
Reanimate
Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. You lose life equal to that card's mana value.
Sorcery
Reanimate (jmp) 270
Sheoldred, Whispering One
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player sacrifices a creature of their choice.
Legendary Creature - Praetor Phyrexian
Sheoldred, Whispering One (jmp) 278
Strands of Night
, Pay 2 life, Sacrifice a Swamp: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Enchantment
Strands of Night (wth) 82
Thrilling Encore
Put onto the battlefield under your control all creature cards in all graveyards that were put there from the battlefield this turn.
Instant
Thrilling Encore (bbd) 53

Recursion

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Removal

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Altar of Shadows
At the beginning of your first main phase, add
for each charge counter on this artifact.
,
: Destroy target creature. Then put a charge counter on this artifact.
Artifact
Altar of Shadows (mrd) 143
Crypt Rats
: This creature deals X damage to each creature and each player. Spend only black mana on X.
Creature - Rat
Crypt Rats (vis) 55
Flay Essence
Exile target creature or planeswalker. You gain life equal to the number of counters on it.
Sorcery
Flay Essence (mh2) 85
Force of Despair
If it's not your turn, you may exile a black card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Destroy all creatures that entered this turn.
Instant
Force of Despair (mh1) 92
Infernal Grasp
Destroy target creature. You lose 2 life.
Instant
Infernal Grasp (mid) 389
Infernal Reckoning
Exile target colorless creature. You gain life equal to its power.
Instant
Infernal Reckoning (m19) 102
Lithoform Blight
Enchant land
When this Aura enters, draw a card.
Enchanted land loses all land types and abilities and has "
: Add
" and "
, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color."
Enchantment - Aura
Lithoform Blight (znr) 109
Mutilate
All creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn for each Swamp you control.
Sorcery
Mutilate (tor) 73
Perish
Destroy all green creatures. They can't be regenerated.
Sorcery
Perish (plst) TMP-147
Poison the Cup
Destroy target creature. If this spell was foretold, scry 2.
Foretell
(During your turn, you may pay
and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Instant
Poison the Cup (khm) 403
Sol'Kanar the Tainted
At the beginning of your end step, choose one that hasn't been chosen —
• Draw a card.
• Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
• Sol'Kanar deals 3 damage to up to one other target creature or planeswalker.
• Exile Sol'Kanar, then return it to the battlefield under an opponent's control.
Legendary Creature - Demon Elemental
Sol'Kanar the Tainted (dmu) 219
This Is How It Ends
Target creature's owner shuffles it into their library, then faces a villainous choice — They lose 5 life, or they shuffle another creature they own into their library.
Instant
This Is How It Ends (who) 70
Ultimate Price
Destroy target monocolored creature.
Instant
Ultimate Price (rvr) 329

Removal

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Theft

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Geyadrone Dihada
Protection from permanents with corruption counters on them
+1: Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life. Put a corruption counter on up to one other target creature or planeswalker.
−3: Gain control of target creature or planeswalker until end of turn. Untap it and put a corruption counter on it. It gains haste until end of turn.
−7: Gain control of each permanent with a corruption counter on it.
Legendary Planeswalker - Dihada
Geyadrone Dihada (mh2) 305

Theft

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Tutor

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Brainspoil
Destroy target creature that isn't enchanted. It can't be regenerated.
Transmute
(
, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)
Sorcery
Brainspoil (rav) 78
Demonic Tutor
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Demonic Tutor (3ed) 105

Tutor

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