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"Find me cards equivalent to: Cruel Alliance"

Equivalent cards to Cruel Alliance (black sorceries that exile creatures, focusing on mana value 3 or less or with a condition):
1. Eliminate — Destroy target creature or planeswalker with mana value 3 or less. (Instant, does not exile.)
2. Power Word Kill — Destroys, but not exile, and with restrictions.
3. Baleful Mastery — Exile target creature or planeswalker. (Costs more, but closer effect.)
4. Final Payment — Destroys any creature, conditional cost.
5. Infernal Grasp — Destroys, not exile, but only 2 mana.

Closest exile-of-small-threats in black is Baleful Mastery, but it hits anything. Eliminate is closest in cost and restriction, but destroys instead of exiles.


Reason: Black rarely exiles; most black removal destroys. Cruel Alliance is unique for black with its exile effect and additional upside (life + flexibility).

Found Cards

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Baleful Mastery

Cruel Alliance

Eliminate

Final Payment

Infernal Grasp

Power Word Kill

Baleful Mastery #126 Instant

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 4
Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Rules

  • If an effect increases or decreases the cost of spells you cast, that cost increase or decrease is applied to the alternative cost you chose to pay. In that case, the cost was still paid for the purposes of the effect, even if you paid more or less for it when it was cast.
  • If you choose to pay one alternative cost, you can't pay any other alternative costs. For example, if an effect lets you cast a "Mastery" spell "without paying its mana cost," you can't also choose to pay its given alternative cost.
  • If you copy a "Mastery" spell and the alternative cost was paid, the copy will resolve as though the cost was paid.
  • In a multiplayer game, you choose which opponent takes the prescribed action as the spell resolves.
  • The mana value of a spell on the stack is determined by its mana cost, not any alternative costs you used to pay for it.

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    Tcgplayer 2.68 USD
    Cardmarket 2.07 EUR
    Cardkingdom 4.49 USD
    Manapool 2.27 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    You may pay rather than pay this spell's mana cost. If the cost was paid, an opponent draws a card. Exile target creature or planeswalker.

    Cruel Alliance #92 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Sorcery
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Teamwork

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    Cardmarket / 0.11 EUR 0.12 EUR
    Manapool / 0.15 USD 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer / 0.22 USD 0.1 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Teamwork 2 (As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may tap any number of creatures you control with total power 2 or more.) Exile target creature with mana value 3 or less. If this spell was cast using teamwork, instead exile target creature and you gain 3 life.

    Eliminate #30 Instant

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
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    Rules

  • If a creature or planeswalker on the battlefield has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
  • The mana value of a token that isn't a copy of another object is 0. A token that is a copy of another object has the same mana cost as that object.

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    Tcgplayer 0.34 USD 0.24 USD 0.3 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD 0.15 USD 0.15 USD
    Cardmarket 0.15 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.39 USD 0.35 USD 0.49 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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    Destroy target creature or planeswalker with mana value 3 or less.

    Final Payment #171 Instant

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
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  • Instant
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    Tcgplayer 0.07 USD / 0.44 USD
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    Cardmarket / 0.3 EUR 3.79 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay 5 life orsacrificea creature or enchantment. Destroy target creature.

    Infernal Grasp #216 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
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    Cardmarket 0.29 EUR
    Manapool 0.15 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.69 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.33 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Destroy target creature. You lose 2 life.

    Power Word Kill #400 Instant

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Rules

  • A creature is a legal target for Power Word Kill if it doesn't have any of these four creature types. If it has one of these four creature types, it's not a legal target, even if it also has a creature type that's not among these four. For example, a Demon Rogue is not a valid target for this spell.

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    Cardkingdom 0.39 USD / 0.99 USD
    Cardmarket / 1.27 EUR 0.52 EUR
    Tcgplayer / 2.14 USD 0.53 USD
    Manapool 0.43 USD / 2.13 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Destroy target non-Angel, non-Demon, non-Devil, non-Dragon creature.