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Enchantment
LegalRampRank #647
Whenever a creature dies, put a charge counter on this enchantment.
At the beginning of your first main phase, add for each charge counter on this enchantment.
Why is this card good?
Black Market is a snowballing ramp engine that turns death into a flood of black mana. The catch: it does nothing the turn it enters, and the payoff scales with how much stuff dies. In a deck built to enable it, that's a feature, not a bug.
Where it shines:
- Aristocrats decks (Teysa, Korvold, Meren) that sacrifice creatures constantly — counters pile up fast.
- Token swarms that chump-block and trade, feeding the engine.
- Big-mana black control/reanimator decks craving to dump huge spells or activate sac outlets.
By turn two or three after it lands, you're often adding 5-10 black mana per turn — enough to cast multiple spells, reanimate threats, or fuel mass-removal-then-rebuild plays.
When to skip it: decks without reliable death triggers, fast combo/cEDH lists (too slow, no immediate impact), or non-mono-black builds that can't spend the colorless-locked black mana efficiently. It's also a glaring removal magnet — expect it to get answered.
to dump huge spells or activate sac outlets.
By turn two or three after it lands, you're often adding 5-10 black mana per turn — enough to cast multiple spells, reanimate threats, or fuel mass-removal-then-rebuild plays.
When to skip it: decks without reliable death triggers, fast combo/cEDH lists (too slow, no immediate impact), or non-mono-black builds that can't spend the colorless-locked black mana efficiently. It's also a glaring removal magnet — expect it to get answered.Related cards
Black Market Connections
Newer black ramp/value engine often run as upgrade or alongside.
Bubbling Muck
Explosive black ritual ramp for big mana turns.
Cabal Coffers
Scales black mana production heavily in mono-black.
Phyrexian Arena
Black enchantment value engine in similar build slots.
Revel in Riches
Death-triggered counter engine producing treasure for ramp.
Pitiless Plunderer
Generates treasure whenever creatures die, similar payoff.
Dictate of Erebos
Synergizes with creature deaths to fuel Black Market counters.
Grave Pact
Forces sacrifices triggering deaths to add charge counters.
Printings (13)
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