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"Find me cards equivalent to: Brain in a Jar"

Equivalent cards to Brain in a Jar (colorless artifact, interacts with charge counters, and lets you cast spells for free or manipulate cards):
1. Aether Vial – Lets you put creatures onto the battlefield with charge counters.
2. Sunrise Sovereign – Not an artifact, skip.
3. Ætherworks Marvel – Uses energy, not charge counters, skip.
4. Chalice of the Void – Uses charge counters for countering spells, not casting without cost.
5. Pyromancer's Goggles – Not colorless/artifact, skip.
6. Planar Bridge – Searches cards, not based on charge counters, skip.
7. Magistrate's Scepter – Charge counters, but for extra turns.

Closest:

  • Brain in a Jar
  • Aether Vial (creatures, but similar mechanic)
  • Chalice of the Void (charge counter interaction)


Reason: Very few colorless artifact cards use charge counters to cheat costs for non-permanents; Brain in a Jar is unique, but Aether Vial is similar for creatures. Chalice of the Void uses charge counters, but for countering spells.

Found Cards

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Aether Vial

Brain in a Jar

Chalice of the Void

Magistrate's Scepter

Planar Bridge

Pyromancer's Goggles

Sunrise Sovereign

Aether Vial #B27 Artifact

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    Rules

  • If Aether Vial leaves the battlefield while its second ability is on the stack, use its last known number of charge counters to determine what you may put from your hand onto the battlefield.
  • If a card in a player's hand has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

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    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 your upkeep, you may put a chargecounteron this artifact. : You may put a creature card with mana value equal to the number of charge counters on this artifact from your hand onto the battlefield.

    Brain in a Jar #247 Artifact

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Scry

    Rules

  • If Brain in a Jar leaves the battlefield before its first ability resolves, use the number of counters on it at the moment it left to determine what spell you may cast. That number won’t change because you can’t put a new counter on Brain in a Jar.
  • If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X.
  • If you cast a card “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs, such as awaken costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, such as that of Lightning Axe, you must pay those to cast the card.
  • When resolving the first ability of Brain in a Jar, the newly-placed charge counter will be counted when determining what spells you may cast. No player may take any action between you placing the counter and choosing which spell to cast.

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    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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    , : Put a chargecounteron this artifact, then you may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value equal to the number of charge counters on this artifact from your hand without paying its mana cost. , , Remove X charge counters from this artifact: Scry X.

    Chalice of the Void #390 Artifact

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    Rarity: Special
    Converted Cost: 0
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  • A mana cost of {X}{X} means that you pay twice X. For example, if you want X to be 3, you pay {6} to cast Chalice of the Void.
  • Chalice of the Void has to be on the battlefield at the end of casting a spell for the ability to trigger. If you sacrifice Chalice of the Void as a cost to cast a spell, its ability can't trigger. However, if it leaves the battlefield once its ability has triggered, that ability will still counter the spell.
  • If there are zero charge counters on Chalice of the Void, it counters each spell with a mana value of 0. This includes face-down creature spells cast with morph's alternative cost.
  • The number of charge counters on Chalice of the Void matters only at the time the spell is cast. Changing the number of charge counters on Chalice of the Void after a spell has been cast won't change whether the ability triggers or counters the spell.

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    Cardkingdom 21.99 USD / 199.99 USD
    Cardmarket / 213.86 EUR 16.32 EUR
    Tcgplayer 14.63 USD / 88.41 USD
    Manapool 14.8 USD / 97.35 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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    This artifact enters with X charge counters on it. Whenever a player casts a spell with mana value equal to the number of charge counters on this artifact,counterthat spell.

    Magistrate's Scepter #238 Artifact

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
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  • If multiple extra turns would be taken after this one, perhaps because more than one player has activated the last ability of their Magistrate’s Scepter, the most recently created one is taken first.

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    Tcgplayer 3.94 USD / 8.22 USD
    Cardmarket / 7.4 EUR 3.27 EUR
    Cardkingdom 3.49 USD / 8.99 USD
    Manapool / 7.38 USD 3.07 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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    , : Put a chargecounteron this artifact. , Remove three charge counters from this artifact: Take an extra turn after this one.

    Planar Bridge #171p Legendary Artifact

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 6
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  • A permanent card is an artifact, creature, enchantment, land, or planeswalker card.

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    Cardmarket / 2.87 EUR 3.04 EUR
    Cardkingdom 6.49 USD / 9.99 USD
    Manapool 3.49 USD
    Tcgplayer 3.18 USD / 4.34 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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    , : Search your library for a permanent card, put it onto the battlefield, thenshuffle

    Pyromancer's Goggles #236 Legendary Artifact

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 5
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  • A copy is created even if the spell cast with the red mana produced by Pyromancer's Goggles has been countered or otherwise left the stack without resolving by the time that ability resolves. The copy resolves before the original spell.
  • Any red instant or sorcery spell you spend the mana on will be copied, not just one that requires targets.
  • If more than one red mana produced by a Pyromancer's Goggles is spent to cast a single red instant or sorcery spell, the delayed triggered ability associated with each mana spent will trigger. That many copies will be created. It doesn't matter if this red mana was produced by one Pyromancer's Goggles or by multiple Pyromancer's Goggles.
  • If the copied spell has an X whose value was determined as it was cast, the copy has the same value of X.
  • If the copied spell is modal (that is, it says "Choose one –" or the like), the copy will have the same mode or modes. You can't choose a different one.
  • The copy is created on the stack, so it's not "cast." Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger.
  • The copy will have the same targets as the spell it's copying unless you choose new ones. You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. The new targets must be legal.
  • The delayed triggered ability will trigger whether Pyromancer's Goggles is still on the battlefield or not.
  • The mana produced by Pyromancer's Goggles can be spent on anything, not just a red instant or sorcery spell.
  • You can't choose to pay any additional costs for the copy. However, effects based on any additional costs that were paid for the original spell are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy too.

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    Tcgplayer / 5.23 USD 1.37 USD
    Cardkingdom 1.99 USD
    Cardmarket 1.31 EUR / 4.56 EUR
    Manapool / 2.87 USD 0.52 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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    : Add . When that mana is spent to cast a red instant or sorcery spell, copy that spell and you may choose new targets for the copy.

    Sunrise Sovereign #192 Creature — Giant Warrior

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 6
    Power/Toughness: 5/5
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    Cardkingdom 0.79 USD / 5.99 USD
    Manapool 0.52 USD / 4.2 USD
    Tcgplayer / 5.04 USD 0.52 USD
    Cardmarket / 2.25 EUR 0.47 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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    Other Giant creatures you control get +2/+2 and have trample.