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Best Mono-Black budget alternatives to Damnation

Automated Vector Analysis 5 min readUpdated August 3, 2026
Magic: The Gathering card image for Damnation (Sorcery)

Damnation

$21.22 Market

Card Breakdown: Damnation (Sorcery) is a high-demand MTG card. At $21.22, budget-conscious players can leverage vector embedding similarity to achieve similar game actions for under $5.00.

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Top Vector-Ranked Budget Swaps

#1 Best Swap

Perish

(Sorcery)
$0.41
Magic: The Gathering budget alternative card image for Perish (Sorcery)
94% Vector Match

Destroy all green creatures. They can't be regenerated.

Vector Synergy Breakdown

Matches Damnation's Sorcery card type and costs 1 less mana to cast (3 MV vs 4 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #hate-regenerate, #removal-creature, #removal-destroy.

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#2 Best Swap

Extinguish All Hope

(Sorcery)
$0.23
Magic: The Gathering budget alternative card image for Extinguish All Hope (Sorcery)
91% Vector Match

Destroy all nonenchantment creatures.

Vector Synergy Breakdown

Matches Damnation's Sorcery card type and costs 2 more mana to cast (6 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #removal-creature, #removal-destroy, #sweeper.

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#3 Best Swap

Befoul

(Sorcery)
$0.12
Magic: The Gathering budget alternative card image for Befoul (Sorcery)
90% Vector Match

Destroy target land or nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.

Vector Synergy Breakdown

Matches Damnation's Sorcery card type and shares the exact same mana value (4 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #hate-regenerate, #removal-creature, #removal-destroy.

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#4 Best Swap

Reign of Terror

(Sorcery)
$0.19
Magic: The Gathering budget alternative card image for Reign of Terror (Sorcery)
90% Vector Match

Destroy all green creatures or all white creatures. They can't be regenerated. You lose 2 life for each creature that died this way.

Vector Synergy Breakdown

Matches Damnation's Sorcery card type and costs 1 more mana to cast (5 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #hate-regenerate, #removal-creature, #removal-destroy.

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