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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Court of Ambition

Equivalent cards to Court of Ambition (black enchantment, value over time, punishing opponents) include:

  • Painful Quandary
  • Necrogen Mists
  • Megrim
  • Liliana’s Caress

Reason: These cards are black enchantments that either force discard or punish opponents for discarding/lacking cards, similar to Court of Ambition.

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Court of Ambition #85978 Enchantment

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 4
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  • Enchantment
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    Normal
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    The Monarch

    Rules

  • As Court of Ambition's second ability resolves, first the next opponent in turn order chooses whether they are discarding or not. If they are, they choose a card without revealing it (or two cards without revealing them, if you're the monarch), then each other opponent in turn order does the same. Then each chosen card is discarded simultaneously, and finally each player who couldn't or didn't discard loses the appropriate amount of life.
  • If combat damage dealt to the monarch causes that player to lose the game, the triggered ability that causes the controller of the attacking creature to become the monarch doesn't resolve. In most cases, the controller of the attacking creature will still become the monarch as it is likely their turn.
  • If the monarch leaves the game during another player's turn, that player becomes the monarch. If the monarch leaves the game during their turn, the next player in turn order becomes the monarch.
  • If the triggered ability that causes the monarch to draw a card goes on the stack and a different player becomes the monarch before that ability resolves, the first player will still draw the card.
  • The game starts with no monarch. Once an effect makes one player the monarch, the game will have exactly one monarch from that point forward. As a player becomes the monarch, the current monarch (if any) ceases being the monarch.
  • There are two inherent triggered abilities associated with being the monarch. These triggered abilities have no source and are controlled by the player who was the monarch at the time the abilities triggered. The full texts of these abilities are "At the beginning of the monarch's end step, that player draws a card" and "Whenever a creature deals combat damage to the monarch, its controller becomes the monarch."

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    Legalities

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

    Text

    When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch. At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent loses 3 life unless theydiscarda card. If you're the monarch, instead each opponent loses 6 life unless theydiscardtwo cards.

    Megrim #62 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
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    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.97 USD
    Cardmarket 0.54 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.29 USD
    Cardsphere 0.87 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Whenever an opponent discards a card, this enchantment deals 2 damage to that player.

    Necrogen Mists #69 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
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    Normal
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    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 9.07 USD / 17.64 USD
    Cardmarket 2.78 EUR / 10.27 EUR
    Cardkingdom 8.49 USD / 16.99 USD
    Cardsphere 8.61 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player discards a card.

    Painful Quandary #73 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Enchantment
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Whenever an opponent casts a spell, Painful Quandary's ability triggers and goes on the stack on top of it. It will resolve before the spell does.
  • Whenever an opponent casts a spell, Painful Quandary's ability triggers and goes on the stack on top of it. It will resolve before the spell does.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 1.48 USD / 9.68 USD
    Cardmarket 1.04 EUR / 5 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.49 USD / 5.99 USD
    Cardsphere 1.86 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 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 an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless theydiscarda card.

    Court of Ambition Enchantment Normal

    Megrim Enchantment Normal - ~$3.04

    Necrogen Mists Enchantment Normal - ~$9.05

    Painful Quandary Enchantment Normal - ~$4.42

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