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"Find me cards equivalent to: Glen Elendra Archmage"

Here are some blue cards similar to Glen Elendra Archmage that counter spells or have persist/recursion:
1. Spellstutter Sprite — Can counter a spell and is a Faerie, but counts on Faerie synergy, and no persist.
2. True-Name Nemesis — Hard to remove but doesn't counter spells.
3. Draining Whelk — Counters a spell and gets bigger.
4. Mausoleum Wanderer — Counters spells and flies, interacts well in blue decks.
5. Nimble Obstructionist — Counters activated/triggered abilities and cycles.

No exact match, but these fill similar control/flying/counter roles in blue decks. Glen Elendra Archmage is unique for combining persist and counter abilities.

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Draining Whelk

Glen Elendra Archmage

Mausoleum Wanderer

Nimble Obstructionist

Spellstutter Sprite

True-Name Nemesis

Draining Whelk #62 Creature — Illusion

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Color:
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Cost:
Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 6
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Illusion
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flash Flying

    Rules

  • Draining Whelk's ability counters the target spell even if you can't put counters on Draining Whelk, most likely because Draining Whelk left the battlefield before the ability resolved.
  • For spells with {X} in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.
  • If the target spell is an illegal target by the time Draining Whelk's ability tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't put any counters on Draining Whelk. If the target is legal but the spell can't be countered, you do put counters on Draining Whelk.

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    Cardkingdom / 2.49 USD 0.59 USD
    Manapool / 0.65 USD 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer / 0.8 USD 0.38 USD
    Cardmarket 0.33 EUR / 0.37 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Flash Flying When this creature enters,countertarget spell. Put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is that spell's mana value.

    Glen Elendra Archmage #2171 Creature — Faerie Wizard

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Faerie
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying Persist

    Rules

  • If a creature with persist stops being a creature, persist will still work.
  • If a creature with persist that has +1/+1 counters on it receives enough -1/-1 counters to cause it to be destroyed by lethal damage or put into its owner's graveyard for having 0 or less toughness, persist won't trigger and the card won't return to the battlefield. That's because persist checks the creature's existence just before it leaves the battlefield, and it still has all those counters on it at that point.
  • If a permanent has multiple instances of persist, they'll each trigger separately, but the redundant instances will have no effect. If one instance returns the card to the battlefield, the next to resolve will do nothing.
  • If a token with no -1/-1 counters on it has persist, the ability will trigger when the token is put into the graveyard. However, the token will cease to exist and can't return to the battlefield.
  • If multiple creatures with persist are put into the graveyard at the same time (due to combat damage or a spell that destroys all creatures, for example), the active player (the player whose turn it is) puts all of their persist triggers on the stack in any order, then each other player in turn order does the same. The last trigger put on the stack is the first one that resolves. That means that in a two-player game, the nonactive player's persist creatures will return to the battlefield first, then the active player's persist creatures do the same. The creatures return to the battlefield one at a time.
  • The persist ability triggers when the permanent is put into a graveyard. Its last known information (that is, how the creature last existed on the battlefield) is used to determine whether it had a -1/-1 counter on it.
  • When a permanent with persist returns to the battlefield, it's a new object with no memory of or connection to its previous existence.

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    Tcgplayer 12.73 USD / 14.9 USD
    Cardkingdom / 16.99 USD 13.99 USD
    Cardmarket / 15.8 EUR 15.08 EUR
    Manapool / 14.31 USD 13.02 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Flying ,Sacrificethis creature:Countertarget noncreature spell. Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1counteron it.)

    Mausoleum Wanderer #69s Creature — Spirit

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

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool 4.16 USD
    Cardkingdom 1.99 USD
    Cardmarket / 2.02 EUR 6.88 EUR
    Tcgplayer 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

    Flying Whenever another Spirit you control enters, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Sacrifice this creature:Countertarget instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays , where X is this creature's power.

    Nimble Obstructionist #40 Creature — Bird Wizard

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    Info

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

    Abilities/Keywords

    Cycling Flash Flying

    Rules

  • Abilities that create replacement effects, such as a permanent entering the battlefield tapped or with counters on it, can't be targeted. Abilities that apply "as [this creature] enters the battlefield" are also replacement effects and can't be targeted.
  • Activated abilities are written in the form "Cost: Effect." Some keyword abilities, such as equip and eternalize, are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder texts.
  • If you counter a delayed triggered ability that triggers at the beginning of the "next" occurrence of a specified step or phase, that ability won't trigger again the following time that phase or step occurs.
  • Mana abilities can't be targeted. An activated mana ability is one that could add mana as it resolves, doesn't have a target, and isn't a loyalty ability. A triggered mana ability is one that could add mana as it resolves and triggers on an activated mana ability.
  • Triggered abilities use the word "when," "whenever," or "at." They're often written as "[Trigger condition], [effect]." Some keyword abilities, such as prowess and afflict, are triggered abilities and will have "when," "whenever," or "at" in their reminder text.
  • The cycling ability and the triggered ability are separate. If the triggered ability doesn't resolve (because, for example, it has been countered, or all of its targets have become illegal), the cycling ability will still resolve, and you'll draw a card.
  • When you cycle this card, first the cycling ability goes on the stack, then the triggered ability goes on the stack on top of it. The triggered ability will resolve before you draw a card from the cycling ability.

    • Prices

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    Cardmarket 0.44 EUR / 1.98 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.59 USD / 6.99 USD
    Manapool / 2.02 USD 0.25 USD
    Tcgplayer / 2.22 USD 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

    Flash Flying Cycling (,Discardthis card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card,countertarget activated or triggered ability you don't control.

    Spellstutter Sprite #65 Creature — Faerie Wizard

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    Info

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

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flash Flying

    Rules

  • The value of X needs to be determined both when the ability triggers (so you can choose a target) and again when the ability resolves (to check if that target is still legal). If the number of Faeries you control has decreased enough in that time to make the target illegal, Spellstutter Sprite’s ability won’t resolve (and the targeted spell will resolve as normal).

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    Cardmarket / 8.6 EUR 4.39 EUR
    Manapool 4.4 USD / 6.8 USD
    Tcgplayer 5.33 USD / 8.42 USD
    Cardkingdom 13.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Flash Flying When this creature enters,countertarget spell with mana value X or less, where X is the number of Faeries you control.

    True-Name Nemesis #321 Creature — Merfolk Rogue

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    Info

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

    Rules

  • Protection from a player means that True-Name Nemesis has protection from each object controlled by that player. If an object has no controller (such as a card in a graveyard), its owner is considered its controller for this purpose.

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    Cardmarket 3.27 EUR / 65.85 EUR
    Cardkingdom 3.99 USD / 79.99 USD
    Manapool / 43.03 USD 2.49 USD
    Tcgplayer / 42.1 USD 2.83 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    As this creature enters, choose a player. This creature has protection from the chosen player.