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"Find me cards equivalent to: Epistolary Librarian"

Closest equivalents in U/W that relate to casting spells for free based on attacking creatures:
1. Epistolary Librarian (reference)
2. Sunforger (lets you cast instant spells for free, not tied to attacking but in U/W colors)
3. Narset, Enlightened Exile (lets you cast noncreature, nonland spells from graveyard when you attack, similar effect but from graveyard)
4. Elsha of the Infinite (lets you cast noncreature spells from the top of your library with flash, U/W/R)
5. Geist of Saint Traft (attack trigger, but creates tokens, doesn't cast spells)

There are very few direct equivalents. Most cards with this effect are in different color identities or work from exile or graveyard. Your searched card, Epistolary Librarian, is unique in U/W for this exact attack/cast-for-free interaction.

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Elsha of the Infinite

Epistolary Librarian

Geist of Saint Traft

Narset, Enlightened Exile

Sunforger

Elsha of the Infinite #492 Legendary Creature — Djinn Monk

Variations: v1 v2
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Color:
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Cost:
Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 5
Power/Toughness: 3/3
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Djinn
  • Monk
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Prowess

    Rules

  • Elsha lets you look at the top card of your library whenever you want (with one restriction—see below), even if you don't have priority. This action doesn't use the stack. Knowing what that card is becomes part of the information you have access to, just like you can look at the cards in your hand.
  • If the top card of your library changes while you're casting a spell, playing a land, or activating an ability, you can't look at the new top card until you finish doing so. This means that if you cast the top card of your library, you can't look at the next one until you're done paying for that spell.
  • You'll still pay all costs for a spell you cast from your library, including additional costs. You may also pay alternative costs.

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    Cardkingdom 3.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 7.95 USD
    Cardmarket 3.95 EUR / 5.49 EUR
    Manapool 5.92 USD / 5.92 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may cast noncreature spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, you may cast it as though it had flash.

    Epistolary Librarian #118 Creature — Astartes Wizard

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 3/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Astartes
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Rules

  • In Two-Headed giant and other formats where multiple players can attack at the same time, Epistolary Librarian's triggered ability counts all attacking creatures, even those controlled by other players.

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    Cardmarket / 0.82 EUR 0.34 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.37 USD
    Manapool 0.36 USD
    Cardkingdom / 2.49 USD 0.69 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Veil of Time — Whenever this creature attacks, you may cast a spell with mana value X or less from your hand without paying its mana cost, where X is the number of attacking creatures.

    Geist of Saint Traft #62 Legendary Creature — Spirit Cleric

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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Spirit
  • Cleric
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:
    Tokens:
    Angel

    Abilities/Keywords

    Hexproof

    Rules

  • Geist of Saint Traft is banned as a commander in Duel Commander format, but it may be part of your deck.
  • Although the Angel is an attacking creature, it was never declared as an attacking creature. This means that abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks won't trigger when it enters the battlefield attacking.
  • Any effects that say that the Angel can't attack (such as that of Propaganda) affect only the declaration of attackers. They won't stop the Angel token from entering the battlefield attacking.
  • If you create more than one Angel token (most likely due to Doubling Season), both are exiled at end of combat. On the other hand, if something else becomes a copy of the Angel token, the copy isn't exiled.
  • You choose which player or planeswalker the Angel token is attacking. It doesn't have to be attacking the same player or planeswalker that Geist of Saint Traft is attacking.

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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

    Text

    Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) Whenever Geist of Saint Traft attacks, create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying that's tapped and attacking. Exile that token at end of combat.

    Narset, Enlightened Exile #88 Legendary Creature — Human Monk

    Variations: v1 v2 v3 v4 v5
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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 3/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Monk
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • If a creature has multiple instances of prowess, each triggers separately.
  • If another effect causes Narset's power to be less than or equal to the mana value of the target card as the ability tries to resolve, the target is illegal. The card won't be exiled, and you won't get to cast a copy.
  • If the spell you cast has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X.
  • If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost," you can't pay any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.
  • If you don't want to cast the copy, you can choose not to; the copy ceases to exist the next time state-based actions are performed.
  • Narset's first ability gives it prowess while it's on the battlefield.
  • Once a prowess ability triggers, causing the creature to lose prowess by removing Narset, Enlightened Exile won't affect that ability. The creature will still get +1/+1 until end of turn.
  • You cast the copy while the ability is resolving and still on the stack. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn.

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    Cardkingdom 10.99 USD / 10.99 USD
    Cardmarket 8.31 EUR / 10.65 EUR
    Manapool 7.42 USD / 6.6 USD
    Tcgplayer 8.68 USD / 8.06 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Creatures you control have prowess. Whenever Narset attacks, exile target noncreature, nonland card with mana value less than Narset's power from a graveyard and copy it. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.

    Sunforger #2381 Artifact — Equipment

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    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Artifact
    • SubTypes:
  • Equipment
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Equip

    Rules

  • If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
  • If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.
  • You can't pay the cost of unattaching Sunforger unless Sunforger is attached to a creature.

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    Cardkingdom 11.99 USD
    Cardmarket 6.83 EUR / 9.18 EUR
    Manapool / 9.37 USD 9.37 USD
    Tcgplayer 11.5 USD / 11.81 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Equipped creature gets +4/+0. , Unattach this Equipment: Search your library for a red or white instant card with mana value 4 or less and cast that card without paying its mana cost. Thenshuffle Equip