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"Find me cards equivalent to: Whim of Volrath"

Equivalent cards to Whim of Volrath (blue, instant, changing targets):
1. Twitch — Also blue instant, can untap a permanent and draw a card.
2. Deflection — Blue instant, changes the target of a spell with a single target.
3. Misdirection — Blue instant, exiles a blue card and changes the target of a spell with a single target.
4. Swerve — Blue instant, changes the target of an instant or sorcery with a single target.
5. Redirect — Blue instant, changes the target of a spell with a single target.


Reason: All of these are blue instants that alter spell targets, similar to Whim of Volrath.

Found Cards

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Deflection

Misdirection

Redirect

Swerve

Twitch

Whim of Volrath

Deflection #29 Instant

Variations: v1 v2
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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 4
Power/Toughness: /
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    Rules

  • If there is no other legal target for the spell, this does not change the target.
  • Once the spell resolves, the new target is considered to be targeted by the deflected spell. This will trigger any effects which trigger on being targeted.
  • The target of a spell that targets another spell on the stack can be changed to any other spell on the stack, even if the new target will resolve before the spell does.
  • This does not check if the current target is legal. It just checks if the spell has a single target.
  • This only targets the spell being changed, not the original or new target of the spell it is affecting.
  • You can choose to make a spell on the stack target this spell (if such a target choice would be legal had the spell been cast while this spell was on the stack). The new target for the deflected spell is not chosen until this spell resolves. This spell is still on the stack when new targets are selected for the spell.
  • You can’t make a spell which is on the stack target itself.
  • You choose the spell to target on announcement, but you pick the new target for that spell on resolution.
  • If a spell targets multiple things, you can’t target it with Deflection, even if all but one of those targets has become illegal.
  • If a spell targets the same player or object multiple times, you can’t target it with Deflection.

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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

    Change the target of target spell with a single target.

    Misdirection #1272 Instant

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    Info

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: /
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    Rules

  • If there is no other legal target for the spell, this does not change the target.
  • Once the spell resolves, the new target is considered to be targeted by the deflected spell. This will trigger any effects which trigger on being targeted.
  • The target of a spell that targets another spell on the stack can be changed to any other spell on the stack, even if the new target will resolve before the spell does.
  • This does not check if the current target is legal. It just checks if the spell has a single target.
  • This only targets the spell being changed, not the original or new target of the spell it is affecting.
  • You can choose to make a spell on the stack target this spell (if such a target choice would be legal had the spell been cast while this spell was on the stack). The new target for the deflected spell is not chosen until this spell resolves. This spell is still on the stack when new targets are selected for the spell.
  • You can’t make a spell which is on the stack target itself.
  • You choose the spell to target on announcement, but you pick the new target for that spell on resolution.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool 44.27 USD
    Tcgplayer 32.46 USD
    Cardmarket 42.39 EUR
    Cardkingdom 44.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    You may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Change the target of target spell with a single target.

    Redirect #64 Instant

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
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    Rules

  • If the targeted spell is modal (that is, it says “Choose one —” or the like), you can’t choose a different mode.
  • If you cast Redirect targeting a spell that targets a spell on the stack (like Cancel does, for example), you can’t change that spell’s target to itself. You can, however, change that spell’s target to Redirect. If you do, that spell won’t resolve when it tries to resolve because Redirect will have left the stack by then.
  • Redirect can target any spell, not just an instant or sorcery spell. For example, you could use it to change the target of an Aura spell. However, if the targeted spell has no targets (for example, if it’s an instant or sorcery spell that doesn’t specifically use the word “target,” or if it’s a creature spell), Redirect won’t have any effect on it.
  • You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, you can’t choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).

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    Cardkingdom / 1.49 USD 0.59 USD
    Manapool / 0.52 USD 0.2 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.69 EUR 0.32 EUR
    Tcgplayer / 1.11 USD 0.33 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    You may choose new targets for target spell.

    Swerve #200 Instant

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

  • If a spell targets multiple things, you can't target it with Swerve, even if all but one of those targets has become illegal.
  • If a spell targets the same player or object multiple times, you can't target it with Swerve.
  • If you cast Swerve on a spell that targets a spell on the stack (like Cancel does, for example), you can't change that spell's target to itself. You can, however, change that spell's target to Swerve. If you do, that spell won't resolve when it tries to resolve because Swerve will have left the stack by then.
  • Swerve targets only the spell whose target will be changed. It doesn't directly affect the original target of that spell or the new target of that spell.
  • You don't choose the new target for the spell until Swerve resolves. You must change the target if possible. However, you can't change the target to an illegal target. If there are no legal targets, the target isn't changed. It doesn't matter if the original target of that spell has somehow become illegal.
  • An Aura spell on the stack targets the object or player which it will enchant upon entering. Thus, an Aura spell is a "spell with a single target", which means you may use Swerve to change that target. Doing so will cause it to enter enchanting the new target rather than the original one.

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    Tcgplayer 0.46 USD / 0.95 USD
    Manapool 0.25 USD / 0.39 USD
    Cardkingdom / 2.99 USD 0.59 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.71 EUR 0.37 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Change the target of target spell with a single target.

    Twitch #99 Instant

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Rules

  • If the targeted permanent is an illegal target by the time Twitch resolves, the entire spell doesn’t resolve. You don’t draw a card.

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    Seller Price
    Cardmarket 0.11 EUR
    Manapool 0.15 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.19 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    You may tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land. Draw a card.

    Whim of Volrath #102 Instant

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Buyback

    Rules

  • Alters all occurrences of the chosen word in the text box and the type line of the given card.
  • Can target a card with no appropriate words on it, or even one with no words at all.
  • It can be used to change a land’s type from one basic land type to another. For example, Forest can be changed to Island so it produces blue mana. It doesn’t change the name of any permanent.
  • It can’t change a word to the same word. It must be a different word.
  • It only changes what is printed on the card (or set on a token when it was created or set by a copy effect). It will not change any effects that are on the permanent.
  • You can’t change proper nouns (i.e. card names) such as “Island Fish Jasconius”.
  • You choose the words to change on resolution.

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    Seller Price
    Cardmarket 6.18 EUR
    Cardkingdom 9.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 6.91 USD
    Manapool 8.3 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Buyback (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Change the text of target permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another or one basic land type with another until end of turn. (For example, you may change "nonred creature" to "nongreen creature" or "plainswalk" to "swampwalk.")