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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Swindler's Scheme

Equivalent cards to Swindler's Scheme (blue) focusing on countering or copying spells:

  • Nivmagus Elemental: Exiles countered spells you cast (blue).
  • Talrand, Sky Summoner: Rewards you for casting instants/sorceries (blue).
  • Guile: Exiles spells you counter and lets you cast them (blue).
  • Sunbird's Invocation (red): Copies high-cost spells you cast.


Reason: These cards have similar mechanics regarding spells interacting with the stack, countering, or copying. None mirror Swindler's Scheme exactly, but offer related blue spell-manipulation effects.

Results:

Guile #69 Creature — Elemental Incarnation

Info

Color:
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Cost:
Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 6
Power/Toughness: 6/6
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Elemental
  • Incarnation
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • A spell exiled this way was never actually countered.
  • Although this ability triggers when the Incarnation is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, it doesn't *specifically* trigger on leaving the battlefield, so it doesn't behave like other leaves-the-battlefield abilities. The ability will trigger from the graveyard.
  • Exiling the spell is mandatory. Casting it is not.
  • Guile's second ability replaces "counter [a certain spell]" with "exile [a certain spell] and you may cast it without paying its mana cost." You have the option to cast it immediately upon its exile. If you choose not to, it remains exiled and you don't get another chance to cast it. If the spell or ability that tried to counter the spell has additional effects, it then continues to resolve.
  • If a spell or ability you control attempts to counter a spell that can't be countered, it doesn't. Since the spell wouldn't be countered, Guile's ability has no effect on it. The spell will continue to resolve normally.
  • If the Incarnation had lost this ability while on the battlefield (due to Lignify, for example) and then was destroyed, the ability would still trigger and it would get shuffled into its owner's library. However, if the Incarnation lost this ability when it was put into the graveyard (due to Yixlid Jailer, for example), the ability wouldn't trigger and the Incarnation would remain in the graveyard.
  • If the Incarnation is removed from the graveyard after the ability triggers but before it resolves, it will remain in its new zone when its owner shuffles their library. Similarly, if a replacement effect has the Incarnation move to a different zone instead of being put into the graveyard, the ability won't trigger at all.
  • The last ability triggers when the Incarnation is put into its owner's graveyard from any zone, not just from on the battlefield.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.89 USD / 6.27 USD
    Cardmarket 0.34 EUR / 3.41 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.79 USD / 3.99 USD
    Cardsphere 0.93 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

    This creature can't be blocked except by three or more creatures. If a spell or ability you control wouldcountera spell, instead exile that spell and you may play that card without paying its mana cost. When Guile is put into a graveyard from anywhere,shuffleit into its owner's library.

    Nivmagus Elemental #219 Creature — Elemental

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: 1/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Elemental
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:

    Rules

  • Exiling a spell is not the same as countering it, although the spell won’t resolve in both cases. You may exile a spell that can’t be countered.
  • You can exile a copy of an instant or sorcery spell to activate Nivmagus Elemental’s ability if you control the copy.
  • You exile an instant or sorcery spell you control from the stack, not an instant or sorcery card in any other zone.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.18 USD / 0.62 USD
    Cardmarket 0.17 EUR / 0.89 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.79 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

    Exile an instant or sorcery spell you control: Put two +1/+1 counters on this creature. (That spell won't resolve.)

    Sunbird's Invocation #165 Enchantment

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 6
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
    • SubTypes:
    Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • Casting Sunbird's Invocation won't cause its own ability to trigger.
  • For spells with {X} in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.
  • If a revealed card in your library has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
  • If the spell's mana value is 0, you do nothing as the ability of Sunbird's Invocation resolves.
  • If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't pay any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, such as that of Costly Plunder, those must be paid to cast the card.
  • If you cast one of the revealed cards, you do so as part of the resolution of the triggered ability. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn. Timing permissions based on the card's type are ignored, but other restrictions (such as "Cast [this card] only during combat") are not.
  • The ability of Sunbird's Invocation resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It will resolve even if that spell is countered. If you cast a spell as part of the resolution of the ability, that spell resolves before the spell that caused the ability to trigger.
  • The mana value of a split card, such as cards with aftermath from the Amonkhet block, is based on the combined mana cost of its two halves. The mana value of the resulting spell is based only on the half you cast.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.47 USD / 4.09 USD
    Cardmarket 0.42 EUR / 1.59 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.69 USD / 3.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.51 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

    Whenever you cast a spell from your hand, reveal the top X cards of your library, where X is that spell's mana value. You may cast a spell with mana value X or less from among cards revealed this way without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

    Swindler's Scheme #96 Enchantment

    Variations: v1 v2

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
    • SubTypes:
    Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • You don't get to look at the top card of your library before choosing whether to reveal it.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.14 USD / 0.24 USD
    Cardmarket 0.21 EUR / 0.19 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.12 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

    Whenever an opponent casts a spell from their hand, you may reveal the top card of your library. If it shares a card type with that spell,counterthat spell and that opponent may cast the revealed card without paying its mana cost.

    Talrand, Sky Summoner #318 Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Special
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Merfolk
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:
    Tokens:
    Drake

    Rules

  • An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger, but after targets have been chosen for that spell. It resolves even if that spell is countered.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.41 USD / 10.12 USD
    Cardmarket 0.33 EUR / 5.75 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD / 8.99 USD
    Cardsphere 0.51 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

    Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 2/2 blue Drake creature token with flying.

    Guile Creature — Elemental Incarnation Normal - ~$3.33

    Nivmagus Elemental Creature — Elemental Normal - ~$2.17

    Sunbird's Invocation Enchantment Normal - ~$2.79

    Swindler's Scheme Enchantment Normal - ~$1.85

    Talrand, Sky Summoner Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard Normal - ~$4.37

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