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"Find me cards equivalent to: Hostile Negotiations"

Cards similar to Hostile Negotiations (Instant, Black, card selection):
1. Dark Bargain – Instant, Black. Lets you look at the top three cards, put two into hand (not piles, but selection), and lose life.
2. Read the Bones – Instant, Black. Scry 2, draw 2 cards, lose 2 life.
3. Peer into the Abyss – Black, not instant, but big card draw with loss of life.

Closest functional equivalents for instant black card selection with a mini-game feel are Dark Bargain and Read the Bones, though neither has the exact pile mechanic. Hostile Negotiations is unique for instant speed, black, and its pile selection effect.

Found Cards

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Dark Bargain

Hostile Negotiations

Peer into the Abyss

Read the Bones

Dark Bargain #83 Instant

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Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 4
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • If you have fewer than three cards in your library, you put them all into your hand and none into your graveyard.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.18 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.16 EUR 0.07 EUR
    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.35 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.08 USD / 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

    Text

    Look at the top three cards of your library. Put two of them into your hand and the other into your graveyard. Dark Bargain deals 2 damage to you.

    Hostile Negotiations #105s Instant

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • If you have fewer than six cards in your library, the second pile will be smaller than the first. If you have fewer than four cards in your library, only the first pile will have cards in it at all, and the second pile will be empty. You may choose to turn the empty pile face up, but your opponent will probably choose to give you the empty pile regardless, unless they're feeling especially generous.

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    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 1.29 USD
    Manapool 0.34 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.54 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Exile the top three cards of your library in a face-down pile, then exile the top three cards of your library in another face-down pile. Look at the cards in each pile, then turn a pile of your choice face up. An opponent chooses one of those piles. Put that pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard. You lose 3 life.

    Peer into the Abyss #2002 Sorcery

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 7
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • The life lost is rounded up, not the remaining life total. For example, if the target player has 7 life, they lose 4 life and end up with 3. Similarly, the number of cards drawn is rounded up, not the number of cards remaining in the library.
  • To draw the cards, first the player determines how many cards to draw, then draws them. This event may be modified so that a different number of cards are actually drawn.

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    Tcgplayer 4.5 USD
    Cardkingdom / 7.49 USD 4.99 USD
    Cardmarket / 5.6 EUR 4.19 EUR
    Manapool / 5.15 USD 4.65 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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    Target player draws cards equal to half the number of cards in their library and loses half their life. Round up each time.

    Read the Bones #7069 Sorcery

    Variations: v1 v2
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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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    Abilities/Keywords

    Scry

    Rules

  • Scry appears on some spells and abilities with one or more targets. If all of the spell or ability's targets are illegal when it tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't scry.
  • The loss of life is part of the spell's effect. It's not an additional cost. If Read the Bones doesn't resolve, you won't lose life.
  • When you scry, you may put all the cards you look at back on top of your library, you may put all of those cards on the bottom of your library, or you may put some of those cards on top and the rest of them on the bottom.
  • You choose how to order cards returned to your library after scrying no matter where you put them.
  • You perform the actions stated on a card in sequence. For some spells and abilities, that means you'll scry last. For others, that means you'll scry and then perform other actions.

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    Manapool 4.33 USD
    Cardkingdom 6.49 USD
    Cardmarket 7.87 EUR
    Tcgplayer 5.22 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Scry 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)