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◇ Catalog #34

Gray Merchant of Asphodel

slc·#34·rare·borderless

Illus. Jack Hughes

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Nov '25

9 mo ago

Value

$76.72+$3 (+4.2%)

30 days high $78 · low $71

NM$75.7

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$70–$80modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $76low $54range 39.4%n 46

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #240 · Popular pick

Variants

Borderless$76

Gameplay

Creature — Zombie

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 {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)

They say you can't take it with you, but he's out to prove them wrong.

2/4

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 6

2021-03-19wotc

The amount of life you gain is the total amount of life lost, not simply the value of X.

2020-01-24wotc

If 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.

2020-01-24wotc

Colorless and generic mana symbols ({C}, {0}, {1}, {2}, {X}, and so on) in mana costs of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.

2020-01-24

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $75.72. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $54.31 and $75.72 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLC — the lineup includes Borderless alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #34 of *Secret Lair Countdown*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2025 Secret Lair Countdown release.

Card type: Creature — Zombie, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{B}{B} (5 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #240 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jack Hughes. Rarix catalogs 58 other cards credited to this artist.