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"Find me cards equivalent to: Grell Philosopher"

Closest equivalents to Grell Philosopher (blue, shares abilities/utility with artifacts or copying abilities):
1. Memnarch — Can turn artifacts into creatures and steal them.
2. Emry, Lurker of the Loch — Recurs artifacts from the graveyard.
3. Master Transmuter — Lets you cheat artifacts into play.
4. March of the Machines — Turns artifacts into creatures.
5. Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender — Interacts with artifacts, though in a different way.

All are blue (or blue-inclusive) and synergize with artifacts or copy their properties. Grell Philosopher stands out for directly granting abilities, which is rare.

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Emry, Lurker of the Loch

Grell Philosopher

March of the Machines

Master Transmuter

Memnarch

Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender

Emry, Lurker of the Loch #71 Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 3
Power/Toughness: 1/2
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  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Merfolk
  • Wizard
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Affinity Mill

    Rules

  • Casting the target card causes it to leave your graveyard and become a new object. You can't cast it again if it returns to your graveyard this turn.
  • If Emry's last ability targets an artifact land card, you can't play it. Effects that allow you to "cast" a card don't allow you to play a land card.
  • Once you announce that you're casting a spell, no player may take actions until the spell has been paid for. Notably, opponents can't try to change by how much Emry's cost is reduced.
  • The cost reduction ability reduces only the generic mana in Emry's cost. The colored mana must still be paid.
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Emry). The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
  • You must follow the normal timing permissions and restrictions for the target artifact card. Unless it has flash, you'll most likely only be able to cast it during your main phase while the stack is empty.
  • You'll still pay all costs for a spell cast this way, including additional costs. You may also pay alternative costs if any are available.

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    Tcgplayer 0.61 USD
    Manapool 0.57 USD
    Cardkingdom 1.29 USD
    Cardmarket 0.65 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs less to cast for each artifact you control.) When Emry enters,millfour cards. : Choose target artifact card in your graveyard. You may cast that card this turn. (You still pay its costs. Timing rules still apply.)

    Grell Philosopher #666 Creature — Horror Wizard

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 1/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Horror
  • Wizard
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Rules

  • Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
  • Grell Philosopher causes Horrors to gain only activated abilities. They don't gain keyword abilities (unless those keyword abilities are activated), triggered abilities, or static abilities.
  • The granted abilities effectively use “this permanent” rather than “[that card's name],” so you treat the abilities as if they were printed on the creature that gained the ability. For example, say the artifact was Universal Solvent, which has the ability “{7}, {T}, Sacrifice Universal Solvent: Destroy target permanent.” If Grell Philosopher gained that ability, you'd treat it as though it said “{7}, {T}, Sacrifice Grell Philosopher: Destroy target permanent.”

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    Tcgplayer 0.66 USD
    Cardmarket 0.34 EUR
    Manapool 0.52 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Aberrant Tinkering — When this creature enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, each Horror you control gains all activated abilities of target artifact an opponent controls until end of turn. You may spend blue mana as though it were mana of any color to activate those abilities.

    March of the Machines #91★ Enchantment

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Each artifact land has a mana value of 0. March of the Machines makes them 0/0 creatures, which are put into the graveyard as a state-based action.
  • If a noncreature artifact is also another card type, such as enchantment or land, it will retain those types in addition to being an artifact creature.
  • If an Equipment becomes a creature, it can no longer equip a creature. If it's currently attached to a creature, it becomes unattached (but remains on the battlefield). You can activate the Equipment's equip ability, but it won't do anything.
  • If a noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature this way and then another effect animates it, the new effect overrides March of the Machines's effect. For example, Chimeric Staff is a 4/4 creature while March of the Machines is on the battlefield. If you activate Chimeric Staff's ability and choose X = 5, Chimeric Staff will be a 5/5 artifact creature for the rest of the turn.
  • A noncreature permanent that turns into a creature is subject to the "summoning sickness" rule: It can only attack, and its {T} abilities can only be activated, if its controller has continuously controlled that permanent since the beginning of their most recent turn.

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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

    Each noncreature artifact is an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value. (Equipment that's a creature can't equip a creature.)

    Master Transmuter #7 Artifact Creature — Human Artificer

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 1/2
    Types:
  • Artifact
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Artificer
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • Master Transmuter can be returned to its owner's hand to pay the cost of its activated ability.
  • The artifact card you put onto the battlefield when the ability resolves may be the same card that you returned to your hand when you paid the cost. If so, it returns to the battlefield as a new object with no relation to its previous existence.

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    Cardmarket / 1.45 EUR 2.53 EUR
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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

    , , Return an artifact you control to its owner's hand: You may put an artifact card from your hand onto the battlefield.

    Memnarch #1626 Legendary Artifact Creature — Wizard

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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 7
    Power/Toughness: 4/5
    Types:
  • Artifact
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Rules

  • The effects of Memnarch’s abilities don’t end at end of turn, and they don’t end when Memnarch leaves the battlefield. Both effects last until the affected permanent leaves the battlefield.
  • You can use the first ability on a nonartifact permanent, wait for the ability to resolve, and then use the second ability on that permanent.

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    Manapool 7.14 USD / 7.77 USD
    Cardkingdom / 5.49 USD 5.99 USD
    Cardmarket / 5.54 EUR 5 EUR
    Tcgplayer 8.27 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    : Target permanent becomes an artifact in addition to its other types. (This effect lasts indefinitely.) : Gain control of target artifact. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

    Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender #252 Legendary Artifact Creature — Food Knight

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 3/1
    Types:
  • Artifact
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Food
  • Knight
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Scry

    Rules

  • For Syr Ginger's last ability, use its power from when it was last on the battlefield to determine how much life is gained. If that power was 0 or less, you gain no life.

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    Cardmarket 0.98 EUR / 1.52 EUR
    Manapool 0.87 USD / 1.34 USD
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    Tcgplayer / 2.44 USD 1.25 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Syr Ginger has trample, hexproof, and haste as long as an opponent controls a planeswalker. Whenever another artifact you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, put a +1/+1counteron Syr Ginger and scry 1. , ,SacrificeSyr Ginger: You gain life equal to its power.