Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Creature — Zombie
Set
Commander 2014 (c14)
Rarity
Common
Mana Cost
Artist
Robbie Trevino
Power / Toughness
2 / 4
Oracle Text
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.)
Legality
Standard
Not Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Pioneer
Legal
Pauper
Legal
Brawl
Legal
Decks with this card (1)
Rulings (6)
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Wizards of the CoastIf you put an Aura on an opponent's permanent, you still control the Aura, and mana symbols in its mana cost count towards your devotion.
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Wizards of the CoastColorless and generic mana symbols (
, 
, 
, 
, 
, and so on) in mana costs of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.
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Wizards of the CoastIf an activated ability or triggered ability has an effect that depends on your devotion to a color, you count the number of mana symbols of that color among the mana costs of permanents you control as the ability resolves. The permanent with that ability will be counted if it's still on the battlefield at that time.
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Wizards of the CoastHybrid mana symbols, monocolored hybrid mana symbols, and Phyrexian mana symbols do count toward your devotion to their color(s).
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Wizards of the CoastMana symbols in the text boxes of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.
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Wizards of the CoastThe amount of life you gain is the total amount of life lost, not simply the value of X.