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Gray Merchant of Alphabet — Rulings, Legalities & Similar Cards | MTGAssist

Gray Merchant of Alphabet

MScore: 0.7/10

$0.07 Foil $0.24

Gray Merchant of Alphabet

{3} {B} {B}

Creature — Zombie Performeruncommon

When this creature enters, choose a letter. For each creature you control that has the chosen letter in its name, you gain 1 life and each opponent loses 1 life.

Like any young zombie, Gary dreamed of escaping the underworld to join the circus.

2/4

Illustrated by Yangtian Li · Unfinity · #75

Rulings for Gray Merchant of Alphabet

2

2022-10-07
The chosen letter needn’t be in the English alphabet.

2022-10-07
It doesn’t matter how many times the chosen letter appears in the creature’s name as long as it appears at least once. It’s 1 life per creature, not per letter.

All Printings

2

Unfinity#752022uncommon Unfinity#3612022uncommon

Format Legality

Duelnot legal

Brawlnot legal

Pennynot legal

Predhnot legal

Futurenot legal

Legacynot legal

Modernnot legal

Paupernot legal

Alchemynot legal

Pioneernot legal

Vintagenot legal

Historicnot legal

Standardnot legal

Timelessnot legal

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Commandernot legal

Gladiatornot legal

Old Schoolnot legal

Premodernnot legal

Oathbreakernot legal

Standard Brawlnot legal

Pauper Commandernot legal

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