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"Find me cards equivalent to: Hidden Strings"

There are no blue sorceries that function exactly like Hidden Strings (which is actually an Instant with Cipher), but here are similar blue sorceries that let you tap or untap permanents:
1. Refocus — Untaps a creature and draws a card.
2. Twiddle — Untaps or taps target artifact, creature, or land.
3. Toils of Night and Day — Can tap/untap two permanents, but is also an Instant.

None are Sorceries with Cipher or the exact effect, but these are the closest blue cards. Hidden Strings remains unique for its Cipher ability.

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Hidden Strings

Refocus

Toils of Night and Day

Twiddle

Hidden Strings #5 Sorcery

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    Abilities/Keywords

    Cipher

    Rules

  • If a creature with an encoded card deals combat damage to more than one player simultaneously (perhaps because some of the combat damage was redirected), the triggered ability will trigger once for each player it deals combat damage to. Each ability will create a copy of the exiled card and allow you to cast it.
  • If another player gains control of the creature, that player will control the triggered ability. That player will create a copy of the encoded card and may cast it.
  • If the creature leaves the battlefield, the exiled card will no longer be encoded on any creature. It will stay exiled.
  • If the spell with cipher doesn’t resolve, none of its effects will happen, including cipher. The card will go to its owner’s graveyard and won’t be encoded on a creature.
  • If you choose not to cast the copy, or you can’t cast it (perhaps because there are no legal targets available), the copy will cease to exist the next time state-based actions are performed. You won’t get a chance to cast the copy at a later time.
  • If you want to encode the card with cipher onto a noncreature permanent such as a Keyrune that can turn into a creature, that permanent has to be a creature before the spell with cipher starts resolving. You can choose only a creature to encode the card onto.
  • The copy of the card with cipher is created in and cast from exile.
  • The exiled card with cipher grants a triggered ability to the creature it’s encoded on. If that creature loses that ability and subsequently deals combat damage to a player, the triggered ability won’t trigger. However, the exiled card will continue to be encoded on that creature.
  • The spell with cipher is encoded on the creature as part of that spell’s resolution, just after the spell’s other effects. That card goes directly from the stack to exile. It never goes to the graveyard.
  • You cast the copy of the card with cipher during the resolution of the triggered ability. Ignore timing restrictions based on the card’s type.
  • You choose the creature as the spell resolves. The cipher ability doesn’t target that creature, although the spell with cipher may target that creature (or a different creature) because of its other abilities.

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    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD
    Manapool 0.41 USD
    Cardmarket 0.37 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.36 USD

    Legalities

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

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    You may tap or untap target permanent, then you may tap or untap another target permanent. Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)

    Refocus #FRF-47 Instant

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    Cardmarket 0.23 EUR
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    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    Untap target creature. Draw a card.

    Toils of Night and Day #57 Instant — Arcane

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  • You must choose two different targets when you cast Toils of Night and Day. The targets are chosen on announcement. The tap or untap choice is made on resolution.

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    Cardmarket / 0.67 EUR 0.08 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 2.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.19 USD / 0.87 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.26 USD

    Legalities

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

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    You may tap or untap target permanent, then you may tap or untap another target permanent.

    Twiddle #12 Instant

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    Rarity: Common
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  • The decision whether or not to tap or untap is made on resolution. This is not a modal spell.
  • This is not a toggle effect. If you use Twiddle to tap a card and before it takes effect your opponent taps it, Twiddle will not automatically untap the card.

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

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    You may tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land.