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"Find me cards equivalent to: Stronghold Machinist"

Equivalent blue cards to Stronghold Machinist with counter abilities:
1. Glen Elendra Archmage — {U}, Sacrifice to counter noncreature spell, persist.
2. Vodalian Illusionist — Not a counter, but similar Spellshaper.
3. Forbid — Not a creature, but same discard-to-counter effect.
4. Muddle the Mixture — Blue counter for noncreature, transmute ability.

Closest in color, type, and effect is Glen Elendra Archmage, since it’s blue, a creature, and can counter noncreature spells.

Found Cards

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Forbid

Glen Elendra Archmage

Muddle the Mixture

Stronghold Machinist

Vodalian Illusionist

Forbid #50 Instant

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 3
Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Buyback

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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

    Buyback—Discard two cards. (You maydiscardtwo cards in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Counter target spell.

    Glen Elendra Archmage #2171 Creature — Faerie Wizard

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Faerie
  • Wizard
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    Normal
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    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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    Manapool 10.94 USD / 15.36 USD
    Tcgplayer 12.75 USD
    Cardmarket 14.26 EUR / 16.38 EUR
    Cardkingdom / 18.99 USD 14.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    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.)

    Muddle the Mixture #315 Instant

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Instant
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    EDH Bracket Attr:
    Tutors
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Transmute

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    Tcgplayer / 5.75 USD 2.14 USD
    Cardkingdom / 7.99 USD 2.99 USD
    Manapool / 5.46 USD 2.41 USD
    Cardmarket / 5.1 EUR 1.7 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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    Counter target instant or sorcery spell. Transmute (,Discardthis card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, thenshuffle Transmute only as a sorcery.)

    Stronghold Machinist #46 Creature — Human Spellshaper

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    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 1/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Spellshaper
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    Normal
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    Manapool 0.15 USD / 6.19 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.25 USD / 7.37 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 4.99 USD
    Cardmarket / 3.06 EUR 0.15 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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    , ,Discarda card:Countertarget noncreature spell.

    Vodalian Illusionist #WTH-58 Creature — Merfolk Wizard

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    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Merfolk
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket / 0.1 EUR 0.22 EUR
    Manapool 0.2 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.35 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    , : Target creature phases out. (While it's phased out, it's treated as though it doesn't exist. It phases in before its controller untaps during their next untap step.)