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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Brain in a Jar

Equivalent cards to Brain in a Jar (artifact, spells-matter, cheat spells):
1. Isochron Scepter (lets you cast imprinted instants)
2. Aether Vial (cheats creatures instead, similar charge counter mechanic)
3. Omnispell Adept (lets you cast instants/sorceries for free)
4. As Foretold (casts spells for free with time counters)


Reason: All cheat out instants/sorceries or spells in a similar way, or use charge/time counters. All are colorless or blue.

Results:

Aether Vial #B27 Artifact

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Rarity: Uncommon
Converted Cost: 1
Power/Toughness: /
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  • Artifact
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • If Aether Vial leaves the battlefield while its second ability is on the stack, use its last known number of charge counters to determine what you may put from your hand onto the battlefield.
  • If a card in a player's hand has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

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

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    At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a chargecounteron this artifact. : You may put a creature card with mana value equal to the number of charge counters on this artifact from your hand onto the battlefield.

    As Foretold #49 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Enchantment
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • A card's mana value is determined solely by the mana symbols printed in its upper right corner. The mana value is the total amount of mana in that cost, regardless of color. For example, a card with mana cost {1}{U}{U} has mana value 3. Ignore any alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, or cost reductions that could apply to it. A card with no mana cost has a mana value of 0.
  • All counters with the same name are indistinguishable from other counters with that name. Cards from the Time Spiral block that interact with time counters will interact with As Foretold.
  • If a spell has no mana cost, its mana value is 0. You can cast it with As Foretold's alternative cost.
  • If the card has X in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it for another cost that doesn't include X. For example, if there are five time counters on As Foretold and you choose to use its effect to cast Pull from Tomorrow, X must be 0. X can't be 2, even though the spell's mana value would be 4.
  • If you control multiple As Foretolds, you may cast one spell for each of them paying {0}.
  • If you're casting a split card, only the mana value of the half you're casting is compared to the number of time counters on As Foretold. This is because only that half is on the stack at the time that you choose to apply the effect of As Foretold.
  • If you cast a spell for an alternative cost of {0}, you can't pay any other alternative costs, such as emerge costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as bargain. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, such as that of Tormenting Voice, you must pay those to cast the spell.

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

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    At the beginning of your upkeep, put a timecounteron this enchantment. Once each turn, you may pay rather than pay the mana cost for a spell you cast with mana value X or less, where X is the number of time counters on this enchantment.

    Brain in a Jar #247 Artifact

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Scry

    Rules

  • If Brain in a Jar leaves the battlefield before its first ability resolves, use the number of counters on it at the moment it left to determine what spell you may cast. That number won’t change because you can’t put a new counter on Brain in a Jar.
  • If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X.
  • If you cast a card “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs, such as awaken costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, such as that of Lightning Axe, you must pay those to cast the card.
  • When resolving the first ability of Brain in a Jar, the newly-placed charge counter will be counted when determining what spells you may cast. No player may take any action between you placing the counter and choosing which spell to cast.

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

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    , : Put a chargecounteron this artifact, then you may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value equal to the number of charge counters on this artifact from your hand without paying its mana cost. , , Remove X charge counters from this artifact: Scry X.

    Isochron Scepter #3 Artifact

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
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    Normal
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  • If Isochron Scepter leaves the battlefield while the activated ability is on the stack, the ability can still make a copy. On the other hand, if the imprinted card leaves the exile zone while the activated ability is on the stack, the copy can't be made.
  • If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
  • If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.
  • If you don't want to cast the copy, you can choose not to; the copy ceases to exist the next time state-based actions are checked.
  • You cast the copy while the ability is resolving and still on the stack. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn.

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    Tcgplayer 25.5 USD
    Cardmarket 14.21 EUR

    Legalities

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

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    Imprint — When this artifact enters, you may exile an instant card with mana value 2 or less from your hand. , : You may copy the exiled card. If you do, you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.

    Omnispell Adept #49 Creature — Human Wizard

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: 3/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Wizard
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
  • If you cast a spell “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, such as that of Severed Strands, those must be paid to cast the card.
  • You may cast a sorcery this way even if it’s not your turn.

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    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.12 USD / 0.18 USD
    Cardmarket 0.1 EUR / 0.34 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD / 0.79 USD
    Cardsphere 0.24 USD

    Legalities

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

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    , : You may cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand without paying its mana cost.

    Aether Vial Artifact Normal

    As Foretold Enchantment Normal

    Brain in a Jar Artifact Normal

    Isochron Scepter Artifact Normal - ~$19.86

    Omnispell Adept Creature — Human Wizard Normal - ~$0.32

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