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"Find me cards equivalent to: Vodalian Arcanist"

Equivalent cards (same color, similar ability) include:

  • Vodalian Arcanist (your original)
  • Stormscape Familiar — reduces cost but doesn't tap for mana
  • Jace's Archivist — has tap ability, but different effect
  • Baral, Chief of Compliance — reduces cost of instants/sorceries
  • Carrion Impostor (closest actual tap-for-sorcery mana in mono-blue is rare, but Vodalian Arcanist is already the primary example)


Reason: Blue tapping for restricted mana is uncommon; most similar effects only reduce costs (Baral, Chief of Compliance) or have non-mana abilities. None are exactly the same in mono-blue.

Found Cards

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Baral, Chief of Compliance

Jace's Archivist

Stormscape Familiar

Vodalian Arcanist

Baral, Chief of Compliance #2168 aka. Baral, Head of Quality Management Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

Variations: v1 v2 v3
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Info

Color:
Identifies:
Cost:
Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 2
Power/Toughness: 1/3
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • A spell or ability counters a spell only if it specifically contains the word "counter" in its text. If a spell or ability you control causes all the targets of a spell to become illegal, that spell doesn't resolve but it's not countered.
  • The cost reduction applies only to generic mana in the cost of instant and sorcery spells you cast.
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a flashback cost), add any cost increases (such as kicker costs), then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Baral's first ability). The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool 6.24 USD / 6.25 USD
    Tcgplayer / 9.42 USD 8.78 USD
    Cardmarket 8.65 EUR / 10.2 EUR
    Cardkingdom / 9.99 USD 9.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost less to cast. Whenever a spell or ability you control counters a spell, you may draw a card. If you do,discarda card.

    Jace's Archivist #2515 Creature — Vedalken Wizard

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Vedalken
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • If this ability causes a player to draw more cards than are left in their library, that player loses the game as a state-based action. If this ability causes all players to do this, the game is a draw.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket / 7.87 EUR 9.67 EUR
    Tcgplayer / 12.34 USD 8.35 USD
    Cardkingdom / 11.99 USD 10.99 USD
    Manapool 9.02 USD / 12.07 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    , : Each player discards their hand, then draws cards equal to the greatest number of cards a player discarded this way.

    Stormscape Familiar #32 Creature — Bird

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Special
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 1/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Bird
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • Can never affect the colored part of the cost.
  • If a spell is both white and black, you pay {1} less, not {2} less.
  • If this card is sacrificed to pay part of a spell’s cost, the cost reduction still applies.
  • The effect is cumulative.
  • The generic X cost is still considered generic even if there is a requirement that a specific color be used for it. For example, “only black mana can be spent this way”. This distinction is important for effects which reduce the generic portion of a spell’s cost.
  • The lower cost is not optional like with some other cost reducers.
  • This can lower the cost to zero, but not below zero.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 2.24 USD / 29.99 USD
    Manapool / 15.18 USD 0.94 USD
    Cardkingdom / 24.99 USD 2.49 USD
    Cardmarket / 7.25 EUR 0.58 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Flying White spells and black spells you cast cost less to cast.

    Vodalian Arcanist #73 Creature — Merfolk Wizard

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 1/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Merfolk
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer / 0.23 USD 0.07 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.22 EUR 0.12 EUR
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.16 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    : Add . Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell.