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"Find me cards equivalent to: Sudden Setback"

Cards equivalent to Sudden Setback (Instant, Blue, interacts with spells or nonland permanents and tucks them):
1. Commit (Commit // Memory) — Puts a spell or nonland permanent second from the top.
2. Aether Gust — Puts a red or green spell or permanent on top or bottom of owner's library.
3. Expel from Orazca — Puts a nonland permanent on top of owner's library if you have ascend.
4. Primal Command — As a mode, puts a noncreature permanent on top of its owner's library (but is green).
5. Unsubstantiate — Returns spell or creature to owner's hand (not library, but similar tempo effect).


Reason: Blue cards that interact with spells or permanents and change their library position are rare, so these are the closest available. Commit is closest to Sudden Setback.

Found Cards

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Aether Gust

Expel from Orazca

Primal Command

Sudden Setback

Unsubstantiate

Aether Gust #330 Instant

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 2
Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • If a spell is put into its owner’s library, it’s removed from the stack and thus will not resolve. The spell isn’t countered; it no longer exists. This works against a spell that can’t be countered.
  • The owner of the target spell or permanent chooses to put it either on the top or bottom of their library.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket / 1.79 EUR 1.67 EUR
    Manapool / 2.03 USD 1.25 USD
    Cardkingdom / 2.29 USD 2.29 USD
    Tcgplayer 2.02 USD / 1.75 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Choose target spell or permanent that's red or green. Its owner puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library.

    Expel from Orazca #RIX-37 Instant

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    Info

    Color:
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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Tokens:
    City's Blessing

    Abilities/Keywords

    Ascend

    Rules

  • A permanent is any object on the battlefield, including tokens and lands. Spells and emblems aren’t permanents.
  • If you cast a spell with ascend, you don’t get the city’s blessing until it resolves. Players may respond to that spell by trying to change whether you get the city’s blessing.
  • If you control ten permanents but don’t control a permanent or resolving spell with ascend, you don’t get the city’s blessing. For example, if you control ten permanents, lose control of one, then cast Golden Demise, you won’t have the city’s blessing and the spell will affect creatures you control.
  • If you have the city’s blessing and choose not to put the target nonland permanent on top of its owner’s library, it’s returned to its owner’s hand.
  • If your tenth permanent enters the battlefield and then a permanent leaves the battlefield immediately afterwards (most likely due to the “Legend Rule” or due to being a creature with 0 toughness), you get the city’s blessing before it leaves the battlefield.
  • Once you have the city’s blessing, you have it for the rest of the game, even if you lose control of some or all of your permanents. The city’s blessing isn’t a permanent itself and can’t be removed by any effect.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD
    Cardmarket 0.2 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.15 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.) Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. If you have the city's blessing, you may put that permanent on top of its owner's library instead.

    Primal Command #55 Sorcery

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Sorcery
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • Primal Command won't be put into your graveyard until after it's finished resolving, which means it won't be shuffled into your library as part of its own effect if you target yourself with its third mode.
  • Primal Command's modes are performed in the order listed. If you put a noncreature permanent on top of its owner's library and have that player shuffle their graveyard into their library, that card is shuffled away.

    • Prices

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    Cardmarket 1.08 EUR / 2.32 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.79 USD 2.49 USD 1.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 2.05 USD 2.52 USD 1.74 USD
    Manapool 2.74 USD 0.78 USD 2.74 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Choose two — • Target player gains 7 life. • Put target noncreature permanent on top of its owner's library. • Target player shuffles their graveyard into their library. • Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, thenshuffle

    Sudden Setback #72 Instant

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Instant
    • SubTypes:
    Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • The spell or permanent's owner chooses whether to put it on the top or bottom of their library. If multiple cards are put into the library this way (such as when the spell targets a melded permanent), that spell or permanent's owner puts all the cards on top or all the cards on the bottom. They put them in whatever order they wish, and they do not need to reveal the order.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.35 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.18 EUR 0.08 EUR
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.09 USD / 0.06 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    The owner of target spell or nonland permanent puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library.

    Unsubstantiate #2158 Instant

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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Instant
    • SubTypes:
    Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • If a spell is returned to its owner's hand, it's removed from the stack and thus will not resolve. The spell isn't countered; it just no longer exists. This works against a spell that can't be countered.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 2.29 USD
    Cardmarket 0.42 EUR
    Tcgplayer 2.41 USD
    Manapool 2.03 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Return target spell or creature to its owner's hand.