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"Find me cards equivalent to: Circular Logic"

Equivalent cards to Circular Logic (Instant, Blue, counter unless X paid) include:

  • Spell Pierce – Counter unless {2} paid, instant, blue.
  • Mana Leak – Counter unless {3} paid, instant, blue.
  • Condescend – Counter unless {X} paid, instant, blue; lets you scry, X scales like Circular Logic.
  • Syncopate – Counter unless {X} paid, instant, blue; also exiles.


Reason: All are blue instants that counter spells unless an amount of mana is paid, similar to Circular Logic. None have Madness, that's unique to it.

Found Cards

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Circular Logic

Condescend

Mana Leak

Spell Pierce

Syncopate

Circular Logic #33 Instant

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Rarity: Uncommon
Converted Cost: 3
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Madness

    Rules

  • A card with madness that's discarded counts as having been discarded even though it's put into exile rather than a graveyard. If it was discarded to pay a cost, that cost is still paid. Abilities that trigger when a card is discarded will still trigger.
  • A spell cast for its madness cost is put onto the stack like any other spell. It can be countered, copied, and so on. As it resolves, it's put onto the battlefield if it's a permanent card or into its owner's graveyard if it's an instant or sorcery card.
  • Cards are discarded in a Magic game only from a player's hand. Effects that put cards into a player's graveyard from anywhere else do not cause those cards to be discarded.
  • Casting a spell with madness ignores the timing rules based on the card's card type. For example, you can cast a sorcery with madness if you discard it during an opponent's turn.
  • Count the number of cards in your graveyard as Circular Logic resolves to determine how much the controller of the target spell has to pay. Circular Logic is still on the stack at that time. It doesn't count itself.
  • If you choose not to cast a card with madness when the madness triggered ability resolves, it's put into your graveyard. Madness doesn't give you another chance to cast it later.
  • If you discard a card with madness to pay the cost of a spell or activated ability, that card's madness triggered ability (and the spell that card becomes, if you choose to cast it) will resolve before the spell or ability the discard paid for.
  • If you discard a card with madness while a spell or ability is resolving, it moves immediately to exile. Continue resolving that spell or ability, noting that the card you discarded is not in your graveyard at this time. Its madness triggered ability will be placed onto the stack once that spell or ability has completely resolved.
  • Madness works independently of why you're discarding the card. You could discard it to pay a cost, because a spell or ability tells you to, or because you have too many cards in your hand during your cleanup step. You can't discard a card with madness just because you want to, though.
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a madness cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.

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    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 7.72 USD / 57.77 USD
    Manapool / 40.24 USD 3.64 USD
    Cardmarket / 33.47 EUR 6.59 EUR
    Cardkingdom 7.49 USD

    Legalities

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    Text

    Counter target spell unless its controller pays for each card in your graveyard. Madness (If youdiscardthis card,discardit into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)

    Condescend #46 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 1
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Scry

    Rules

  • You must be able to target another spell to cast Condescend. Condescend can’t target itself.
  • You scry 2 even if the spell’s controller pays {X}.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer / 2.18 USD 0.61 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD / 4.49 USD
    Manapool 0.48 USD / 1.97 USD
    Cardmarket 0.43 EUR / 1.32 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Counter target spell unless its controller pays . Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

    Mana Leak #4 Instant

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
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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

    Text

    Counter target spell unless its controller pays .

    Spell Pierce #153 Instant

    Variations: v1 v2 v3
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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 1
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    • Prices

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    Manapool 37.73 USD
    Tcgplayer 37.89 USD
    Cardmarket 27.23 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays .

    Syncopate #103 Instant

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 1
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    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.24 USD / 4.83 USD
    Cardmarket 0.22 EUR / 2.8 EUR
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 1.85 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Counter target spell unless its controller pays . If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.