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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Counterbalance

Equivalent cards to Counterbalance (blue enchantment, counterspell theme):
1. Mystic Remora — Taxes noncreature spells, similar enchantment control.
2. Mana Maze — Restricts spell casting based on colors, blue enchantment.
3. Arcane Laboratory — Limits one spell per turn, blue enchantment.
4. Dovin's Veto — Hard counter for noncreature spells, strict countermagic for blue/white.


Reason: These cards disrupt or counter spells, and are blue (or blue-hybrid) enchantments/control, akin to Counterbalance.

Results:

Arcane Laboratory #60 Enchantment

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Rarity: Uncommon
Converted Cost: 3
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  • Enchantment
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    Rules

  • If a spell is countered, it still counts as the one spell cast.
  • When Arcane Laboratory enters, it will look back over the turn to see if any spell was cast before it entered the battlefield. It will notice itself being cast.
  • When it leaves the battlefield, the effect ends and all players are able to cast spells unrestricted again.

    • Prices

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    Tcgplayer 1.32 USD
    Cardmarket 0.87 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD
    Cardsphere 1.29 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Each player can't cast more than one spell each turn.

    Counterbalance #1220 Enchantment

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

  • If an opponent casts a spell with X in its mana cost, the mana value of that spell takes the value of X into account. If you reveal a card with X in its mana cost, X is 0. For example, if your opponent casts Blaze with X=1, Counterbalance will counter that spell if you reveal a card with mana value 2, but it won't counter that spell if you reveal a Blaze of your own.
  • If an opponent casts half of a split card (for example, Hit), it won't be countered if you reveal that same split card. The mana value of a split card is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves, but the mana value of Hit is determined using only that half's mana cost.

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    Tcgplayer 20.32 USD / 25.8 USD
    Cardkingdom 19.99 USD / 24.99 USD
    Cardsphere 18.36 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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    Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If you do,counterthat spell if it has the same mana value as the revealed card.

    Dovin's Veto #27 Instant

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
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    Rules

  • A spell or ability that counters spells can still target Dovin's Veto. When that spell or ability resolves, Dovin's Veto won't be countered, but any additional effects of the countering spell or ability will still happen.

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    Tcgplayer 2.76 USD
    Cardkingdom 3.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    This spell can't be countered. Counter target noncreature spell.

    Mana Maze #ab59sb Enchantment

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
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    Rules

  • Does not affect the first spell cast each turn.
  • If a spell’s color was changed while on the stack, use the color at the time it was when you started announcement, not as it currently is on the stack or as it was at the time it resolved.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 1.99 USD
    Cardmarket 1.07 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.79 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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    Players can't cast spells that share a color with the spell most recently cast this turn.

    Mystic Remora #406 Enchantment

    Variations: v1 v2

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

    Rules

  • Paying cumulative upkeep is always optional. If it’s not paid, the permanent with cumulative upkeep is sacrificed. Partial payments of the total cumulative upkeep cost can’t be made. For example, if Mystic Remora has three age counters on it when its cumulative upkeep ability triggers, it gets another age counter and then its controller chooses to either pay {4} or sacrifice it.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 41.74 USD / 50.54 USD
    Cardkingdom 47.99 USD / 49.99 USD
    Cardsphere 39.65 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Cumulative upkeep (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an agecounteron this permanent, thensacrificeit unless you pay its upkeep cost for each agecounteron it.) Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays .

    Arcane Laboratory Enchantment Normal - ~$1.12

    Counterbalance Enchantment Normal - ~$21.89

    Dovin's Veto Instant Normal - ~$3.38

    Mana Maze Enchantment Normal - ~$1.95

    Mystic Remora Enchantment Normal - ~$45.98

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