This changed throughout the years, beginning with the dominant and badass Mega Rayquaza-EX and then evolving into Zoruark GX and Lycanroc GX
I also like this with Black tappers like Ghoulcaller Gisa since you can tap and give them undying right before they die to destruction removal like Murder and Wrath of God
Then a few sets later in Legends Greed debuted and you can trade two life and a mana to draw a card and that was the first time life was traded for cards which would be ground into the dirt with Necropotence
While devotion decks of other colors have to focus entirely on their devotion strategy or they fall apart, black is able to play a lot of interactive cards that contribute devotion count to the board
Most of the alternatives on this list offer better general or better specific card quality and so you really need to know what it is you are trying to do with this kind of spell so as to play the most effective in your deck
Gallery and List of Afflict Cards Ammit Eternal Dagger of the Worthy Eternal of Harsh Truths Frontline Devastator Khenra Eternal Lazotep Sliver Manticore Eternal Merciless Eternal Neheb, the Eternal Spellweaver Eternal Wildfire Eternal Best Afflict Cards Ammit Eternal Ammit Eternal is an over-stated aggressive creature that punishes your opponent whether they block or not
