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"Find me cards equivalent to: Xantcha, Sleeper Agent"

Equivalent cards to Xantcha, Sleeper Agent (Legendary, Black/Red, political/opponent control themes) are rare, but here are some in similar colors and spirit:

  • Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant – Political commander, incentivizes attacking others, draws cards.
  • Mathas, Fiend Seeker – Black/Red/White. Places bounties on creatures for value.
  • Kaervek the Merciless – Punishes opponents for playing spells, controls board behavior.
  • Rakdos, Lord of Riots – Encourages dealing damage to opponents; legend in same colors.


Reason: All are legendary, B/R or similar colors, promote interaction between multiple opponents, or encourage attacking/targeting non-owners. However, none enter under an opponent’s control like Xantcha, Sleeper Agent—which is very unique.

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Kaervek the Merciless

Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant

Mathas, Fiend Seeker

Rakdos, Lord of Riots

Xantcha, Sleeper Agent

Kaervek the Merciless #257 Legendary Creature — Human Shaman

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 7
Power/Toughness: 5/4
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Shaman
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • Alternative costs, additional costs, and cost reductions don't change a spell's mana value. Its mana value is still based on its mana cost.
  • An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
  • For spells with {X} in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.

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    Seller Price
    Cardmarket / 0.79 EUR 0.28 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD / 1.49 USD
    Manapool 0.23 USD / 0.68 USD
    Tcgplayer / 0.85 USD 0.32 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Whenever an opponent casts a spell, Kaervek deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to any target.

    Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant #1791 Legendary Creature — Beholder

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: 5/5
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Beholder
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Goad

    Rules

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    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket / 17.48 EUR 16.16 EUR
    Cardkingdom 23.99 USD / 27.99 USD
    Manapool / 19.65 USD 16.14 USD
    Tcgplayer 18 USD / 21.13 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Whenever you attack a player, tap target creature that player controls and goad it. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.) Whenever an opponent attacks another one of your opponents, you and the attacking player each draw a card and lose 1 life.

    Mathas, Fiend Seeker #42 Legendary Creature — Vampire

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 3/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Vampire
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Menace

    Rules

  • Creatures that receive a bounty counter other than from Mathas's ability resolving won't gain the triggered ability. Creatures that receive more than one bounty counter as Mathas's ability resolves (most likely due to Doubling Season) won't have the ability multiple times.
  • If Mathas's ability resolves two separate times targeting the same creature, that creature will have two instances of the triggered ability. Each triggers separately when that creature dies.
  • The opponents who each draw a card and gain 2 life are the opponents of the player who controlled the creature as it died. This may not be the player who controlled the creature when it received a bounty counter.
  • The target creature that gets a bounty counter still has the triggered ability it gains even if Mathas leaves the battlefield.

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    Manapool 0.4 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.54 USD
    Cardmarket 0.83 EUR
    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

    Menace At the beginning of your end step, put a bountycounteron target creature an opponent controls. For as long as that creature has a bountycounteron it, it has "When this creature dies, each opponent draws a card and gains 2 life."

    Rakdos, Lord of Riots #187 Legendary Creature — Demon

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 6/6
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Demon
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying Trample

    Rules

  • Damage dealt to a player causes that player to lose that much life.
  • If an opponent lost life and subsequently lost the game, Rakdos's first ability is satisfied, and its last ability counts that loss of life.
  • If there are additional costs to cast a creature spell, such as a kicker cost or the commander tax, apply those increases before applying cost reductions.
  • Rakdos can be put onto the battlefield by another spell or ability even if no opponent has lost life that turn.
  • Rakdos's last ability can't reduce the colored mana requirement of a creature spell you cast.
  • Rakdos's last ability cares about the total life lost, not necessarily what an opponent's life total is compared to what it was at the beginning of the turn. For example, if an opponent loses 5 life and then gains 10 life in a turn, creature spells you cast will cost {5} less to cast.
  • Rakdos's last ability won't reduce the cost to cast Rakdos itself. It applies only to creature spells you cast once Rakdos is on the battlefield.

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    Manapool 0.88 USD / 4.15 USD
    Cardmarket / 6.36 EUR 1.09 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.79 USD
    Tcgplayer 1.2 USD / 9.41 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    You can't cast Rakdos unless an opponent lost life this turn. Flying, trample Creature spells you cast cost less to cast for each 1 life your opponents have lost this turn.

    Xantcha, Sleeper Agent #C1 Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Minion

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    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 5/5
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Phyrexian
  • Minion
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Rules

  • If Xantcha can't attack for any reason (such as being tapped or having come under that player's control that turn), then it doesn't attack. If there's a cost associated with having it attack, the player isn't forced to pay that cost, so it doesn't have to attack in that case either.
  • If a player creates a token that's a copy of Xantcha, the player who creates the token is its owner, not the player under whose control it enters the battlefield. This is a change from previous rules.
  • The player who draws a card when Xantcha's last ability resolves is the player who activated the ability.
  • Xantcha's controller may activate its last ability. In this case, the same player loses 2 life and draws a card.
  • Xantcha's first ability is a replacement effect that modifies how it enters the battlefield, not a triggered ability. Players can't take actions (such as activating its last ability) while Xantcha's on the battlefield before it's controlled by another player.
  • In a multiplayer game, if Xantcha's owner leaves the game, Xantcha leaves the game with them. If Xantcha's controller leaves the game, Xantcha is exiled. This is a change from previous rulings due to Xantcha's updated wording.

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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

    Xantcha enters under the control of an opponent of your choice. Xantcha attacks each combat if able and can't attack its owner or planeswalkers its owner controls. : Xantcha's controller loses 2 life and you draw a card. Any player may activate this ability.