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Similar cards to Academy Loremaster (creature, blue, affects card draw or spell cost):

  • Fatespinner — Blue creature, lets you choose which phase opponents skip, affecting draw.
  • Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir — Blue creature, controls timing of opponents' spells (not cost, but related control).
  • Narset, Parter of Veils — Not a creature, but Blue and restricts card draw.
  • Consecrated Sphinx — Blue creature, draws you cards whenever opponents draw.
  • Spirit of the Labyrinth — Not blue, but affects extra draw (good for comparison).

Academy Loremaster stands out for both draw and increasing spell cost; there aren’t direct blue creature equivalents, but Fatespinner and Consecrated Sphinx are closest in terms of effect and card advantage manipulation.

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Academy Loremaster

Consecrated Sphinx

Fatespinner

Narset, Parter of Veils

Spirit of the Labyrinth

Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir

Academy Loremaster #40p Creature — Human Wizard

Variations: v1 v2
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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 2
Power/Toughness: 2/3
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Wizard
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • Abilities that reduce the cost to cast a spell apply after abilities that raise them. For example, if an opponent chose to draw an additional card as Academy Loremaster's triggered ability resolved, Argivian Phalanx (a card with mana cost {5}{W} and the ability "This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature you control.") will cost them {W} to cast that turn if they have seven or more creatures.
  • The cost increase applies to spells that player casts even if they're casting them for an alternative cost. If they cast a spell without paying its mana cost, they'll still have to pay {2}.

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    Cardkingdom / 0.99 USD 0.49 USD
    Cardmarket 0.26 EUR / 0.52 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.31 USD / 0.65 USD
    Manapool 0.26 USD / 0.29 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player may draw an additional card. If they do, spells they cast this turn cost more to cast.

    Consecrated Sphinx #4 Creature — Sphinx

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 6
    Power/Toughness: 4/6
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Sphinx
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • If each player controls a Consecrated Sphinx, their abilities will cause each other to trigger until one player chooses not to draw cards.
  • The ability triggers once for each card an opponent draws. You choose whether to draw two cards as each of those abilities resolves.
  • You may either draw two cards or not draw at all. You can't choose to draw only one card.

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    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    Flying Whenever an opponent draws a card, you may draw two cards.

    Fatespinner #36 Creature — Human Wizard

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 1/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Wizard
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • If more than one Fatespinner affects you at the start of your upkeep, you can choose the same step or phase for each one.
  • If there are multiple phases with the same name in the turn, your opponent skips them all. This is true even if a new step or phase is added to the turn after the ability resolves.
  • That opponent skips only the phases or steps that are chosen.

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    Cardmarket 2.3 EUR / 6.35 EUR
    Manapool / 15.99 USD 4.16 USD
    Tcgplayer 10 USD / 26.67 USD
    Cardkingdom 8.49 USD / 24.99 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player chooses draw step, main phase, or combat phase. The player skips each instance of the chosen step or phase this turn.

    Narset, Parter of Veils #2397 Legendary Planeswalker — Narset

    Variations: v1 v2 v3 v4
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Planeswalker
    • SubTypes:
  • Narset
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • If an opponent hasn't drawn any cards in a turn and a spell or ability instructs that player to draw multiple cards, that player will just draw one card. However, if the draws are optional, the player can't choose to draw, even if they could draw one card this way.
  • Narset will "see" cards drawn by opponents earlier in the turn she entered the battlefield, although Narset can't affect cards drawn before she entered the battlefield. For example, if an opponent draws two cards, then Narset enters the battlefield, that opponent can't draw more cards that turn, but the two drawn cards are unaffected.
  • Replacement effects (such as that of Underrealm Lich or the first ability of Jace, Wielder of Mysteries) can't be used to replace draws that Narset disallows. However, if an opponent's first draw is replaced (by Underrealm Lich's ability, for example), that draw didn't happen and Narset won't stop the next draw (which may also be replaced by Underrealm Lich's ability).
  • Your opponents can each draw a maximum of one card each on each player's turn. Subsequent card draws during that turn are ignored.

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    Cardkingdom 14.99 USD
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    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    Each opponent can't draw more than one card each turn.
    −2 Look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a noncreature, nonland card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

    Spirit of the Labyrinth #27 Enchantment Creature — Spirit

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 3/1
    Types:
  • Enchantment
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Spirit
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • If a replacement effect would try to replace a card that you can't draw, that effect can't apply.
  • If you draw a card, and then Spirit of the Labyrinth enters the battlefield, you won't be able to draw more cards that turn.
  • If you haven't drawn any cards in a turn, and a spell or ability would cause you to draw multiple cards, you'll just draw one card.
  • You can draw a maximum of one card on each player's turn. Subsequent card draws are ignored.

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    Cardkingdom 0.79 USD / 5.99 USD
    Manapool / 4.01 USD 0.26 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.8 USD / 5.33 USD
    Cardmarket / 5 EUR 1.06 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    Each player can't draw more than one card each turn.

    Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir #91 Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

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    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: 3/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flash

    Rules

  • If a spell on the stack has split second while you control Teferi, you can't suspend creature cards since split second stops you from casting them, even though suspending them is a special action.
  • If a spell or ability lets an opponent cast a spell as part of its effect (such as suspend and rebound do), that opponent can't cast that spell since the resolving ability is still on the stack. This is true even if the spell is an instant.
  • If an effect allows an opponent to cast spells any time they could cast an instant (for example, if your opponent also controls Teferi), the restriction of Teferi's last ability takes precedence over that permission.
  • Teferi's last ability means that in order for an opponent to cast a spell, it must be that opponent's turn, during a main phase, and the stack must be empty. This is true even if a rule or effect allows a sorcery to be cast at another time.
  • While you control Teferi, you may exile creature cards in your hand with suspend any time you could cast an instant.

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    Cardkingdom / 4.49 USD 1.49 USD
    Cardmarket 1.16 EUR / 6.93 EUR
    Manapool / 5.77 USD 1.16 USD
    Tcgplayer 3.79 USD / 4.77 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Flash Creature cards you own that aren't on the battlefield have flash. Each opponent can cast spells only any time they could cast a sorcery.