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"Find me cards equivalent to: Blast of Genius"

Cards equivalent to Blast of Genius (Sorcery, Red/Blue, with draw, discard, and damage based on mana value):
1. Invoke the Firemind — Draws cards or deals damage, flexible but not based on discard.
2. Mindmoil — Draw and discard, but not tied to damage.
3. Faithless Looting (Red only) — Draw/discard but no damage.
4. Unexpected Results — Draw/discard and random casting, but not damage.
5. Jeskai Ascendancy (RUW, Enchantment, not Sorcery) — Card filtering, creature buff, not exact.

Conclusion: Blast of Genius is unique in combining draw, discard, and mana-value-based damage in Izzet (UR) Sorceries. Closest options only do some of those things. No exact equivalent.

Found Cards

6 Results

Blast of Genius

Faithless Looting

Invoke the Firemind

Jeskai Ascendancy

Mindmoil

Unexpected Results

Blast of Genius #197 Sorcery

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Rarity: Uncommon
Converted Cost: 6
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  • Sorcery
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    Rules

  • If a discarded card has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
  • If the target permanent or player becomes an illegal target for Blast of Genius, the spell doesn’t resolve. You don’t draw or discard any cards.

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    Seller Price
    Cardmarket 0.08 EUR / 0.15 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Tcgplayer / 0.25 USD 0.1 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.25 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 any target. Draw three cards, thendiscarda card. Blast of Genius deals damage equal to the discarded card's mana value to that permanent or player.

    Faithless Looting #128 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: /
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flashback

    Rules

  • You draw two cards and discard two cards all while Faithless Looting is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.
  • "Flashback [cost]" means "You may cast this card from your graveyard by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost" and "If the flashback cost was paid, exile this card instead of putting it anywhere else any time it would leave the stack."
  • A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.
  • If a card with flashback is put into your graveyard during your turn, you can cast it if it's legal to do so before any other player can take any actions.
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a flashback cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.
  • You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.
  • You must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions, including those based on the card's type. For instance, you can cast a sorcery using flashback only when you could normally cast a sorcery.

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    Manapool / 1.04 USD 0.43 USD
    Cardkingdom / 1.49 USD 0.99 USD
    Cardmarket 0.36 EUR / 0.9 EUR
    Tcgplayer / 1.03 USD 0.36 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Draw two cards, thendiscardtwo cards. Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

    Invoke the Firemind #31 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
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  • Sorcery
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    Rules

  • As you cast Invoke the Firemind, first you choose the mode (draw cards or deal damage), then you choose the value of X. You then choose a target, but only if you chose the second mode.

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    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD
    Manapool 0.26 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.32 USD
    Cardmarket 0.21 EUR

    Legalities

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

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    Choose one — • Draw X cards. • Invoke the Firemind deals X damage to any target.

    Jeskai Ascendancy #180s Enchantment

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
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  • Enchantment
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    Rules

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    Seller Price
    Cardmarket 2.31 EUR / 3.13 EUR
    Cardkingdom 9.99 USD
    Manapool 6.39 USD
    Tcgplayer 8.7 USD

    Legalities

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

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    Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. Untap those creatures. Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may draw a card. If you do,discarda card.

    Mindmoil #135 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 5
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    Rules

  • After Mindmoil’s ability resolves, but before the spell that triggered it does, you can cast instants from your new hand of cards. Each time you do, Mindmoil’s ability triggers again.
  • After Mindmoil’s ability triggers, players may cast instants and activate activated abilities. Each time you cast an instant spell “in response,” Mindmoil’s ability triggers again.
  • Whenever you cast a spell, Mindmoil’s ability triggers. The ability will resolve before the spell does.

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    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD / 9.99 USD
    Tcgplayer / 2.54 USD 0.7 USD
    Manapool / 5.78 USD 0.52 USD
    Cardmarket / 2.93 EUR 0.43 EUR

    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, put the cards in your hand on the bottom of your library in any order, then draw that many cards.

    Unexpected Results #203 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
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  • Sorcery
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    Rules

  • If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as its value.
  • If you can’t cast the card (perhaps because there are no legal targets), or if you choose not to, the card will remain on top of the library.
  • If you cast a spell “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t pay alternative costs such as overload costs. You can pay additional costs such as kicker costs. If the card has mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.
  • If you reveal a land card and put that card onto the battlefield, Unexpected Results will be put into its owner’s hand directly from the stack. It won’t be put into any graveyard.
  • If you reveal a land card, Unexpected Results will be returned to your hand only if you put that land card onto the battlefield. If you don’t, Unexpected Results will be put into its owner’s graveyard.
  • If you reveal a nonland card, you may cast it during the resolution of Unexpected Results. Ignore timing restrictions based on the card’s type. Other timing restrictions, such as “Cast [this card] only during combat,” must be followed.

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    Cardmarket 0.25 EUR / 2.58 EUR
    Tcgplayer / 2.72 USD 0.55 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD / 3.99 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 1.44 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Shuffle your library, then reveal the top card. If it's a nonland card, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. If it's a land card, you may put it onto the battlefield and return Unexpected Results to its owner's hand.