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"Find me cards equivalent to: Bane's Contingency"

Equivalent cards to Bane's Contingency (Instant, Blue, counterspell) are:

  • Counterspell (just counters any spell)
  • Arcane Denial (counters any spell, both players draw cards)
  • Swan Song (counters enchantment, instant, or sorcery, gives a bird token)
  • Unwind (counters instant or sorcery, untap lands)
  • Negate (counters noncreature spell)
  • Mana Drain (counters spell, makes mana next main phase)

None do exactly what Bane's Contingency does for commanders, but these are closest blue instant counterspells.

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Arcane Denial

Bane's Contingency

Counterspell

Mana Drain

Negate

Swan Song

Unwind

Arcane Denial #2489 Instant

Variations: v1 v2 v3
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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 2
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  • Instant
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    Rules

  • The controller of the countered spell doesn't choose how many cards to draw until the relevant ability resolves. The player may draw 0, 1, or 2 cards. They choose the number before drawing any cards.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer / 4.32 USD 5.91 USD
    Manapool 24.99 USD / 27.08 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

    Bane's Contingency #57 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Scry

    Rules

  • A "commander you control" means a permanent on the battlefield that is a commander and is under your control. It can be your commander or one owned by another player. It doesn't refer to your commander in any other zone. Notably, if a player uses Bane's Contingency to counter a spell that would counter their commander, they do not scry or draw a card.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom / 0.79 USD 0.49 USD
    Cardmarket 0.2 EUR / 0.33 EUR
    Manapool / 0.3 USD 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.17 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

    Counter target spell. If that spell targets a commander you control, insteadcounterthat spell, scry 2, then draw a card.

    Counterspell #2497 Instant

    Variations: v1 v2 v3 v4 v5 v6 v7
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
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    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 7.31 USD / 7.58 USD
    Manapool 25.12 USD / 35.54 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Counter target spell.

    Mana Drain #11 aka. Drain Instant

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 2
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    Rules

  • If the target spell is an illegal target by the time Mana Drain tries to resolve, Mana Drain doesn't resolve. You don't add mana at the beginning of your next main phase. If the target is legal but not countered (most likely because an effect says that the spell can't be countered), you do add mana.
  • Mana Drain's delayed triggered ability will usually trigger at the beginning of your precombat main phase. However, if you cast Mana Drain during your precombat main phase or during your combat phase, its delayed triggered ability will trigger at the beginning of that turn's postcombat main phase.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom / 74.99 USD 64.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 42.56 USD / 47.75 USD
    Cardmarket / 47.46 EUR 37.88 EUR
    Manapool / 54.04 USD 47.85 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of equal to that spell's mana value.

    Negate #47 Instant

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
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    Rules

  • A "creature spell" is any spell with the creature type, even if it has other types such as artifact or enchantment.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.28 USD / 0.28 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.13 EUR 0.07 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Counter target noncreature spell.

    Swan Song #46 Instant

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 1
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    Bird

    Rules

  • Swan Song can target a spell that can't be countered. That spell won't be countered when Swan Song resolves, but its controller will get a Bird token.

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    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 7.96 USD
    Cardkingdom 10.99 USD
    Manapool 8.23 USD
    Cardmarket 8.02 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.

    Unwind #72 Instant

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

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer / 15.58 USD 1.42 USD
    Cardkingdom 2.29 USD
    Cardmarket / 9.12 EUR 1.21 EUR
    Manapool / 6.1 USD 0.88 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Counter target noncreature spell. Untap up to three lands.