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"Find me cards equivalent to: Bar the Gate"

Equivalent cards (blue instants, countering creatures or planeswalkers):

  • Bar the Gate
  • Essence Scatter — Counters only creature spells.
  • Negate — Counters noncreature spells (includes planeswalkers, but not creatures).
  • Stubborn Denial — Counters noncreature spells unless they pay 1 (situational).
  • Sinister Sabotage — Counters any spell; more general.

Closest direct match: Essence Scatter (for creatures). No blue instant counters only creatures or planeswalkers except Bar the Gate itself. The venture effect is unique.

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Bar the Gate

Essence Scatter

Negate

Sinister Sabotage

Stubborn Denial

Bar the Gate #47 Instant

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Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 3
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    Dungeon Of The Mad Mage Lost Mine Of Phandelver Tomb Of Annihilation

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    Rules

  • A player may only have one dungeon in the command zone at a time.
  • Choosing the dungeon or room to venture into is part of resolving the venture into the dungeon keyword action. Once that choice is made, players may not respond until after the appropriate room ability has triggered.
  • Dungeon cards are not part of a player's deck or sideboard. In both constructed and limited formats, players can use any dungeon card when they venture into the dungeon.
  • Dungeons are removed from the game as a state-based action.
  • If you somehow venture into the dungeon while a room's ability is on the stack, you will continue on in the dungeon. If you're already in the last room, complete that dungeon and start a new one.
  • Moving into a dungeon room will cause its room ability to trigger.
  • Once you resolve the last room ability of a dungeon, that dungeon is now completed and is removed from the game.
  • The player venturing into the dungeon chooses which dungeon they will venture into. They may choose a dungeon that they have already completed this game.
  • To venture into the dungeon, a player moves their venture marker into the next room of the dungeon they are currently in. If they aren't currently in a dungeon, that player instead chooses a dungeon card from outside the game, puts it into the command zone, and moves their venture marker onto the first room.
  • You can only move forward (well, downward) in a dungeon, never backwards or sideways.

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    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardmarket 0.07 EUR / 0.18 EUR
    Manapool / 0.15 USD 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.17 USD / 0.24 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 creature or planeswalker spell. Venture into the dungeon. (Enter the first room or advance to the next room.)

    Essence Scatter #60 Instant

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    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.

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

    Text

    Counter target creature spell.

    Negate #47 Instant

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
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  • A "creature spell" is any spell with the creature type, even if it has other types such as artifact or enchantment.

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    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.

    Sinister Sabotage #54 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Surveil

    Rules

  • A spell that can't be countered is a legal target for Sinister Sabotage. The spell won't be countered when Sinister Sabotage resolves, but you'll still surveil 1.
  • Some spells that instruct you to surveil require targets. You can't cast a spell without choosing legal targets. If all of those targets become illegal, the spell doesn't resolve and you won't surveil.
  • You perform the actions stated on a card in sequence. For some spells and abilities, you'll surveil last. For others, you'll surveil and then perform other actions.

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    Cardmarket 0.43 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD
    Manapool 0.26 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.32 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. Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

    Stubborn Denial #56 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 1
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  • Ferocious abilities of instants and sorceries that don’t use the word “instead” will provide an additional effect if you control a creature with power 4 or greater as they resolve.
  • Some ferocious abilities that appear on instants and sorceries use the word “instead.” These spells have an upgraded effect if you control a creature with power 4 or greater as they resolve. For these, you only get the upgraded effect, not both effects.

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    Manapool 3.25 USD / 13.35 USD
    Cardmarket / 16.61 EUR 3.2 EUR
    Tcgplayer 3.99 USD / 20.04 USD
    Cardkingdom 4.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays . Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater,counterthat spell instead.