Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Creature — Zombie · 
Gray Merchant of Asphodel is part of 104 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Mortuary and K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth.
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
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 in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
- Mana value
- 5
- Power/Toughness
- 2/4
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Gray Merchant of Asphodel in its 100 most popular combos.
Roles in combos
Gray Merchant of Asphodel can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
Combos with Gray Merchant of Asphodel
104 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Chainer, Dementia Master
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Dimir House Guard
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Chainer, Dementia Master
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Viscera Seer
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite scry 1
Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Rite of Replication
Results in combo:
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Buried Alive
Reanimate
Chainer, Dementia Master
Viscera Seer
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite scry 1
Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Chainer, Dementia Master
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Carrion Feeder
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Liliana, Untouched by Death
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Rooftop Storm
Warren Soultrader
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite storm count
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite Treasure tokens
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Buried Alive
Animate Dead
Chainer, Dementia Master
Viscera Seer
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite scry 1
Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Chainer, Dementia Master
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Ashnod's Altar
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Infinite colorless mana
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Havengul Lich
Rooftop Storm
Warren Soultrader
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite storm count
Infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Chainer, Dementia Master
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Phyrexian Altar
Results in combo:
Infinite colored mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
Phyrexian Reclamation
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Ashnod's Altar
Pitiless Plunderer
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite colored mana
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite Treasure tokens
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Mortuary
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Viscera Seer
Gwenom, Remorseless
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite scry 1
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Buried Alive
Necromancy
Chainer, Dementia Master
Viscera Seer
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite scry 1
Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Mortuary
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Umbral Collar Zealot
Gwenom, Remorseless
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite surveil
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Chainer, Dementia Master
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Altar of Dementia
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite mill
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite self-mill
Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Mortuary
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Viscera Seer
Bolas's Citadel
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite scry 1
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
Phyrexian Reclamation
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Phyrexian Altar
Pitiless Plunderer
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite colored mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite Treasure tokens
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Araumi of the Dead Tide
Panharmonicon
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
+3 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
