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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Startle

Equivalent cards to Startle (U, Instant, gives -2/-0 & draws a card):
1. Opt – Draws a card, lets you scry 1 (no -2/-0, but similar cantrip).
2. Aetherize – Returns all attacking creatures to hand (defensive instant).
3. Clutch of Currents – Pseudo-removal as a sorcery, returns a creature and has awaken (defensive utility).
4. Repulse – Instant, returns creature to hand, draws a card (tempo & draw, like Startle).
5. Peek – Draws a card, lets you see opponent’s hand (draw and information).


Reason:
All are blue instants/sorceries focused on card draw or defense, matching Startle’s function.

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Aetherize #1667 Instant

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  • An "attacking creature" is one that has been declared as an attacker this combat, or one that was put onto the battlefield attacking this combat. Unless that creature leaves combat, it continues to be an attacking creature through the end of combat step, even if the player it was attacking has left the game, or the planeswalker it was attacking has left combat. There's no such thing as an attacking creature outside of the combat phase.
  • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 12.3 USD
    Cardmarket 10.07 EUR / 11.89 EUR
    Cardkingdom 17.99 USD
    Cardsphere 11.4 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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    Return all attacking creatures to their owner's hand.

    Clutch of Currents #BFZ-72 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 1
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Awaken

    Rules

  • Awaken doesn’t give the land you control a color. As most lands are colorless, in most cases the resulting land creature will also be colorless.
  • If a spell with awaken has multiple targets (including the land you control), and some but not all of those targets become illegal by the time the spell tries to resolve, the spell won’t affect the illegal targets in any way.
  • If the non-awaken part of the spell doesn’t require a target and you cast the spell for its awaken cost, then the spell won’t resolve if the target land you control becomes illegal before the spell resolves (such as due to being destroyed in response to the spell being cast).
  • If the non-awaken part of the spell requires a target, you must choose a legal target. You can’t cast the spell if you can’t choose a legal target for each instance of the word “target” (though you only need a legal target for the awaken ability if you’re casting the spell for its awaken cost).
  • The land will retain any other types, subtypes, or supertypes it previously had. It will also retain any mana abilities it had as a result of those subtypes. For example, a Forest that’s turned into a creature this way can still be tapped for {G}.
  • You can cast a spell with awaken for its mana cost and get only its first effect. If you cast a spell for its awaken cost, you’ll get both effects.
  • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.04 USD
    Cardmarket 0.05 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 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

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    Return target creature to its owner's hand. Awaken 3— (If you cast this spell for , also put three +1/+1 counters on target land you control and it becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.)

    Opt #158 Instant

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    Converted Cost: 1
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Scry

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  • No entries
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    Tcgplayer 0.12 USD
    Cardmarket 0.3 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.39 USD
    Cardsphere 0.11 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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    Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) Draw a card.

    Peek #401 Instant

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  • Prices

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    Tcgplayer 8.75 USD
    Cardmarket 13.92 EUR

    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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    Look at target player's hand. Draw a card.

    Repulse #13 Instant

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    Converted Cost: 3
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  • If the target creature is an illegal target as Repulse tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't draw a card.
  • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.08 USD / 0.15 USD
    Cardmarket 0.07 EUR / 0.13 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.07 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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    Return target creature to its owner's hand. Draw a card.

    Startle #78 Instant

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
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    Rules

  • Decayed does not create any attacking requirements. You may choose not to attack with a creature that has decayed.
  • Decayed does not grant haste. Creatures with decayed that enter the battlefield during your turn may not attack until your next turn.
  • Decayed represents a static ability and a triggered ability. "Decayed" means "This creature can't block" and "When this creature attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat."
  • Once a creature with decayed attacks, it will be sacrificed at end of combat, even if it no longer has decayed at that time.
  • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.21 USD / 0.17 USD
    Cardmarket 0.14 EUR / 0.38 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.2 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 creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn. Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token with decayed. (It can't block. When it attacks,sacrificeit at end of combat.) Draw a card.

    Aetherize Instant Normal - ~$12.73

    Clutch of Currents Sorcery Normal - ~$0.16

    Opt Instant Normal - ~$0.23

    Peek Instant Normal - ~$11.34

    Repulse Instant Normal - ~$0.17

    Startle Instant Normal - ~$0.28

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