Gray Merchant of Asphodel

set	min	mtgo
-	$ 0.63	0.03 tix

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Name	Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Type	Creature — zombie
Description	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.)
Artist	Scott Murphy
Set	Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander #142
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Gray Merchant of Asphodel, Creature — zombie, designed by Robbie Trevino first released in May, 2020 in the set Theros and was printed exactly in 8 different ways. It see play in 2 formats: Commander and Pauper. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of $ 0.63. It's a key card in 12 combos.

A mono-black devotion deck in Magic: the Gathering would benefit greatly from including Gray Merchant of Asphodel, as it can drain a significant amount of life from opponents and gain you life in return based on your devotion to black. While there may be other powerful black cards to consider, Gray Merchant's ability to swing the game in your favor by draining life and gaining you life makes it a strong contender for inclusion in a mono-black strategy, especially in formats like Commander where its effect can have a big impact.

Top 8 decks with Gray Merchant of Asphodel

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01/24/20

Colorless and generic mana symbols (, , , , , and so on) in mana costs of permanents you control don’t count toward your devotion to any color.

01/24/20