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"Find me cards equivalent to: Desperate Gambit"

Equivalent cards to Desperate Gambit (type: Instant, color: R, similar coin-flip/damage-doubling):

  • Fiery Gambit: (Sorcery, R)—involves coin flips and damage, but not instant.
  • Risky Move: (Enchantment, R)—involves coin flips, randomness, and red effects, but not direct damage-doubling as an instant.
  • Chandra's Ignition: (Sorcery, R)—deals damage, not coin flip or instant.

Closest instant with red, coin flip, and high variance is still Desperate Gambit. No true equivalents, but Fiery Gambit is most mechanically similar.


Reason: Red rarely gets instant coin flip to double or prevent damage spells; it’s unique.

Found Cards

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Chandra's Ignition

Desperate Gambit

Fiery Gambit

Risky Move

Chandra's Ignition #1594★ Sorcery

Variations: v1 v2
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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 5
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  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • If the creature becomes an illegal target by the time Chandra's Ignition tries to resolve (perhaps because another player controls it or it's left the battlefield), Chandra's Ignition won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No damage will be dealt.
  • The creature is the source of the damage, not Chandra's Ignition. For example, Chandra's Ignition can have a white creature deal damage to a creature with protection from red.
  • Use the power of the target creature as Chandra's Ignition resolves to determine how much damage it deals to each other creature and each opponent.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool 22.91 USD
    Tcgplayer 21.07 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to each other creature and each opponent.

    Desperate Gambit #96 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • The coin is flipped during resolution of this spell, so you know in advance what will happen when the source deals damage the next time.
  • The chosen source may be a permanent, a spell on the stack, or anything referred to by something on the stack (such as a Prodigal Pyromancer that’s left the battlefield while its ability is still on the stack)

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool 0.51 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.79 USD
    Cardmarket 0.33 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.5 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Choose a source you control and flip a coin. If you win the flip, the next time that source would deal damage this turn, it deals double that damage instead. If you lose the flip, the next time it would deal damage this turn, prevent that damage.

    Fiery Gambit #90 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • After each flip, you choose whether to continue flipping.
  • If you win three flips, Fiery Gambit deals 3 damage to the target creature and 6 damage to each opponent, and you draw nine cards and untap all lands you control.
  • You can flip any number of coins (you can even flip more than three), but Fiery Gambit has no effect if you lose any of the flips. You can’t continue flipping if you lose a flip.
  • You must choose a target creature when you cast Fiery Gambit. If that target isn’t legal on resolution, Fiery Gambit has no effect and you don’t even flip a coin.

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    Tcgplayer 2.75 USD / 4.78 USD
    Cardmarket / 3.09 EUR 1.11 EUR
    Cardkingdom 5.49 USD / 5.99 USD
    Manapool / 5.66 USD 2.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Flip a coin until you lose a flip or choose to stop flipping. If you lose a flip, Fiery Gambit has no effect. If you win one or more flips, Fiery Gambit deals 3 damage to target creature. If you win two or more flips, Fiery Gambit deals 6 damage to each opponent. If you win three or more flips, draw nine cards and untap all lands you control.

    Risky Move #223 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 6
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • The change of control of creatures does not end at end of turn or even when this card leaves the battlefield.
  • This card does not target any creatures or players.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 2.49 USD / 13.99 USD
    Manapool / 7.89 USD 1.04 USD
    Tcgplayer 1.27 USD / 12.34 USD
    Cardmarket 0.67 EUR / 4.38 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player gains control of this enchantment. When you gain control of this enchantment from another player, choose a creature you control and an opponent. Flip a coin. If you lose the flip, that opponent gains control of that creature.