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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Risky Research

Cards equivalent to Risky Research (blue, draw, sacrifice as part of the effect):
1. Costly Plunder (draw 2, sacrifice a creature or artifact; black)
2. Village Rites (draw 2, sacrifice a creature; black)
3. Chart a Course (draw, discard for max value; blue)
4. Altar's Reap (draw 2, sacrifice a creature; black)

Closest blue card:

  • See Beyond (draw 2, replace one card; no sacrifice)

Blue rarely uses sacrifice as a cost, making exact equivalents uncommon. Risky Research is unique in blue for its exact effect.

Results:

Altar's Reap #86 Instant

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Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 2
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.
  • You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.14 USD / 1.48 USD
    Cardmarket 0.07 EUR / 0.48 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.79 USD
    Cardsphere 0.19 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 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 an additional cost to cast this spell,sacrificea creature. Draw two cards.

    Chart a Course #XLN-48 Sorcery

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

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.24 USD
    Cardmarket 0.3 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.28 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Draw two cards. Thendiscarda card unless you attacked this turn.

    Costly Plunder #80 Instant

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Rules

  • You can't cast Costly Plunder without sacrificing a permanent, and you can't sacrifice additional permanents.
  • You can't sacrifice an artifact to generate mana to pay towards Costly Plunder's cost and also to pay its additional cost.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.18 USD / 0.23 USD
    Cardmarket 0.21 EUR / 0.26 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.23 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 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 an additional cost to cast this spell,sacrificean artifact or creature. Draw two cards.

    Risky Research #52 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Surveil

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  • No entries

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    Legalities

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

    Text

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

    See Beyond #25 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • The card you shuffle into your library may be any card from your hand. It doesn’t have to be one of the cards you drew with the spell.
  • You have to shuffle a card from your hand into your library even if you don’t draw any cards (due to replacement effects or Maralen of the Mornsong’s ability, for example). If your hand is empty, you don’t shuffle your library.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.2 USD
    Cardmarket 0.13 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD
    Cardsphere 0.32 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Draw two cards, thenshufflea card from your hand into your library.

    Village Rites #35 Instant

    Variations: v1 v2

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

  • You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you can't cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you can't sacrifice additional creatures.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.31 USD 0.64 USD 2.79 USD
    Cardmarket 0.43 EUR / 0.64 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD 1.99 USD 2.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.42 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 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 an additional cost to cast this spell,sacrificea creature. Draw two cards.

    Altar's Reap Instant Normal - ~$2.01

    Chart a Course Sorcery Normal - ~$2.56

    Costly Plunder Instant Normal - ~$1.86

    Risky Research Sorcery Normal

    See Beyond Sorcery Normal - ~$2.52

    Village Rites Instant Normal - ~$2.28

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