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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Desperate Measures

Cards equivalent to Desperate Measures (single black, instant, exile a creature or planeswalker, and make a Treasure) include:

  • Power Word Kill (removal, instant, but can't hit all types)
  • Infernal Grasp (destroy target creature, instant, but deals 2 damage to you)
  • Go for the Throat (destroy target nonartifact creature, instant)


Reason: All are black instant-speed removal, but Desperate Measures is unique for exiling and making a Treasure. None match both clauses exactly, but these are closest in function and color.

Results:

Desperate Measures #78 Instant

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

  • As long as you control it, you will get to draw two cards when the target creature goes to the graveyard, regardless of whether it died due to having 0 toughness or something else.
  • If the creature is no longer a creature at the time it goes to the graveyard, you will still draw two cards if you controlled it at that time.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.1 USD / 0.14 USD
    Cardmarket 0.15 EUR / 0.17 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.08 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 gets +1/-1 until end of turn. When it dies under your control this turn, draw two cards.

    Go for the Throat #3 Instant

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • If the targeted creature is also an artifact when Go for the Throat tries to resolve, it won't resolve.
  • If the targeted creature is also an artifact when Go for the Throat tries to resolve, it won't resolve.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 5.27 USD
    Cardmarket 2.36 EUR
    Cardkingdom 5.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Destroy target nonartifact creature.

    Infernal Grasp #84 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.26 USD
    Cardmarket 0.28 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.69 USD
    Cardsphere 0.22 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Destroy target creature. You lose 2 life.

    Power Word Kill #400 Instant

    Variations: v1 v2

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    Color:
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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Instant
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • A creature is a legal target for Power Word Kill if it doesn't have any of these four creature types. If it has one of these four creature types, it's not a legal target, even if it also has a creature type that's not among these four. For example, a Demon Rogue is not a valid target for this spell.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.57 USD / 1.87 USD
    Cardmarket 0.45 EUR / 1.41 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.59 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.33 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Destroy target non-Angel, non-Demon, non-Devil, non-Dragon creature.

    Desperate Measures Instant Normal - ~$0.21

    Go for the Throat Instant Normal - ~$4.54

    Infernal Grasp Instant Normal - ~$0.36

    Power Word Kill Instant Normal - ~$0.82

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