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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Crown-Hunter Hireling

Equivalent cards to Crown-Hunter Hireling (red, initiative, limited downside):

  • Stirring Bard (Red, takes initiative, similar defender removal)
  • Underdark Explorer (Black, takes initiative, similar CMC/statline)
  • Brazen Dwarf (Red, 1 damage payoff, though not initiative)


Reason: Cards are red, grant initiative, or have comparable body and drawbacks. Exact functional replacements in red are mainly from the same limited sets.

Results:

Brazen Dwarf #134 Creature — Dwarf Shaman

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

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.13 USD / 0.27 USD
    Cardmarket 0.1 EUR / 0.35 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.23 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Whenever you roll one or more dice, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.

    Crown-Hunter Hireling #CN2-50 Creature — Ogre Mercenary

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: 4/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Ogre
  • Mercenary
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Tokens:
    The Monarch

    Rules

  • Abilities that trigger whenever you "become the monarch" trigger only if you aren't already the monarch. For example, if you are already the monarch as Custodi Lich enters the battlefield, its last ability won't trigger.
  • Being the monarch carries two inherent triggered abilities. "At the beginning of the monarch's end step, that player draws a card" and "Whenever a creature deals combat damage to the monarch, its controller becomes the monarch."
  • Crown-Hunter Hireling can attack only the monarch or a planeswalker controlled by the monarch. This check is done only as attackers are declared. After that point, Crown-Hunter Hireling won't be removed from combat if that player ceases to be the monarch.
  • If the triggered ability that causes the monarch to draw a card goes on the stack, and a different player becomes the monarch before that ability resolves, the first player will still draw the card.
  • The game starts with no monarch. Once an effect makes one player the monarch, the game will have exactly one monarch from that point forward.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.08 USD
    Cardmarket 0.02 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD
    Cardsphere 0.23 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    When this creature enters, you become the monarch. This creature can't attack unless defending player is the monarch.

    Stirring Bard #195 Creature — Dragon Bard

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 0/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Dragon
  • Bard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:
    Tokens:
    Undercity // The Initiative

    Abilities/Keywords

    Defender

    Rules

  • A player who currently has the initiative may take the initiative again. This causes that player to venture into Undercity again, but does not cause them to have multiple initiative designations.
  • If the player with the initiative leaves the game, the active player takes the initiative at the same time that player leaves the game. If the active player is leaving the game or if there is no active player, the next player in turn order takes the initiative.
  • If you aren’t in a dungeon when instructed to venture into Undercity, you will put Undercity into the command zone and move your venture marker to Secret Entrance (the first room).
  • If you’re already in a dungeon when instructed to venture into Undercity, you move to the next room of that dungeon. If you are already in the last room, you will complete that dungeon and start Undercity. This is true whether you’re already in Undercity or any other dungeon.
  • In a Two-Headed Giant game, if both players on a team deal combat damage to the player that has the initiative at the same time, the player with the initiative will choose the order of the triggered abilities. Then, as those abilities resolve, one team member takes the initiative (and ventures into Undercity) and then the other team member does the same. The last player to take the initiative keeps it until the initiative changes again.
  • Only one player can have the initiative at a time. As one player takes the initiative, any other player that had the initiative ceases to have it.
  • Similarly, when instructed to venture into Undercity, you can’t start a dungeon that isn’t Undercity.
  • The initiative is a designation a player can have. A player with the initiative designation is said to “have the initiative.” The initiative carries two inherent rules. First, whenever a player takes the initiative, and at the beginning of the upkeep of the player with the initiative, that player ventures into Undercity. Second, whenever one or more creatures a player controls deal combat damage to the player who has the initiative, the first player takes the initiative. Also, some abilities will refer to having the initiative and provide other benefits.
  • There is no initiative in a game until an effect instructs a player to take the initiative. Once a player is instructed to do this, they have the initiative until another player takes the initiative.
  • You cannot venture into Undercity unless instructed to do so, either because you have the initiative at the beginning of your upkeep or because you take the initiative. Notably, if you aren’t in a dungeon and an effect instructs you to venture into the dungeon (not venture into Undercity), you can’t start Undercity.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.05 USD / 0.12 USD
    Cardmarket 0.19 EUR / 0.27 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.06 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Defender When this creature enters, you take the initiative. Mantle of Inspiration — : Target creature gains menace and haste until end of turn.

    Underdark Explorer #154 Creature — Lizard Warrior

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: 5/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Lizard
  • Warrior
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:
    Tokens:
    Undercity // The Initiative

    Abilities/Keywords

    Menace

    Rules

  • A player who currently has the initiative may take the initiative again. This causes that player to venture into Undercity again, but does not cause them to have multiple initiative designations.
  • If the player with the initiative leaves the game, the active player takes the initiative at the same time that player leaves the game. If the active player is leaving the game or if there is no active player, the next player in turn order takes the initiative.
  • If you aren’t in a dungeon when instructed to venture into Undercity, you will put Undercity into the command zone and move your venture marker to Secret Entrance (the first room).
  • If you’re already in a dungeon when instructed to venture into Undercity, you move to the next room of that dungeon. If you are already in the last room, you will complete that dungeon and start Undercity. This is true whether you’re already in Undercity or any other dungeon.
  • In a Two-Headed Giant game, if both players on a team deal combat damage to the player that has the initiative at the same time, the player with the initiative will choose the order of the triggered abilities. Then, as those abilities resolve, one team member takes the initiative (and ventures into Undercity) and then the other team member does the same. The last player to take the initiative keeps it until the initiative changes again.
  • Only one player can have the initiative at a time. As one player takes the initiative, any other player that had the initiative ceases to have it.
  • Similarly, when instructed to venture into Undercity, you can’t start a dungeon that isn’t Undercity.
  • The initiative is a designation a player can have. A player with the initiative designation is said to “have the initiative.” The initiative carries two inherent rules. First, whenever a player takes the initiative, and at the beginning of the upkeep of the player with the initiative, that player ventures into Undercity. Second, whenever one or more creatures a player controls deal combat damage to the player who has the initiative, the first player takes the initiative. Also, some abilities will refer to having the initiative and provide other benefits.
  • There is no initiative in a game until an effect instructs a player to take the initiative. Once a player is instructed to do this, they have the initiative until another player takes the initiative.
  • You cannot venture into Undercity unless instructed to do so, either because you have the initiative at the beginning of your upkeep or because you take the initiative. Notably, if you aren’t in a dungeon and an effect instructs you to venture into the dungeon (not venture into Undercity), you can’t start Undercity.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.05 USD / 0.09 USD
    Cardmarket 0.15 EUR / 0.24 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.04 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) When this creature enters, you take the initiative.

    Brazen Dwarf Creature — Dwarf Shaman Normal - ~$1.86

    Crown-Hunter Hireling Creature — Ogre Mercenary Normal - ~$2.47

    Stirring Bard Creature — Dragon Bard Normal - ~$1.82

    Underdark Explorer Creature — Lizard Warrior Normal - ~$1.81

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