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"Find me cards equivalent to: Cruel Bargain"

Equivalent cards to Cruel Bargain (Black, Sorcery, card draw & life loss):
1. Sign in Blood — Draw two cards, lose 2 life.
2. Night's Whisper — Draw two cards, lose 2 life.
3. Promise of Power — Draw five cards, lose 5 life.
4. Read the Bones — Scry 2, draw two cards, lose 2 life.
5. Dark Deal — Each player discards all cards and draws that many minus one.
6. Peer into the Abyss — Draw half your library, lose half your life (rounded up).


Reason: All are black sorceries that draw cards and have life loss as a cost/effect, like Cruel Bargain.

Found Cards

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Cruel Bargain

Dark Deal

Night's Whisper

Peer into the Abyss

Promise of Power

Read the Bones

Sign in Blood

Cruel Bargain #111 Sorcery

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 3
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  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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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

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    Draw four cards. You lose half your life, rounded up.

    Dark Deal #161 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
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  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • If a player had one card or no cards in their hand, that player won't draw any cards.

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    Cardmarket / 2.16 EUR 2.3 EUR
    Cardkingdom 3.99 USD / 3.99 USD
    Manapool 1.25 USD / 1.63 USD
    Tcgplayer / 2.98 USD 1.28 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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    Each player discards all the cards in their hand, then draws that many cards minus one.

    Night's Whisper #81 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
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  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD
    Manapool 0.23 USD
    Cardmarket 0.46 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.34 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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    You draw two cards and lose 2 life.

    Peer into the Abyss #2002 Sorcery

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 7
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • The life lost is rounded up, not the remaining life total. For example, if the target player has 7 life, they lose 4 life and end up with 3. Similarly, the number of cards drawn is rounded up, not the number of cards remaining in the library.
  • To draw the cards, first the player determines how many cards to draw, then draws them. This event may be modified so that a different number of cards are actually drawn.

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    Manapool / 5.22 USD 4.64 USD
    Cardkingdom 4.49 USD / 6.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 4.45 USD
    Cardmarket 4.17 EUR / 4.77 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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    Target player draws cards equal to half the number of cards in their library and loses half their life. Round up each time.

    Promise of Power #157 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 5
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  • Sorcery
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    Tokens:
    Demon

    Abilities/Keywords

    Entwine

    Rules

  • The power/toughness of the token is set when this spell resolves.
  • If you pay the entwine cost, you draw five cards, then lose five life, then put the Demon token onto the battlefield. The five cards you draw count toward the Demon’s power and toughness.
  • The power and toughness of the Demon token are set when Promise of Power resolves. They’re unaffected if the number of cards in your hand changes later.

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    Tcgplayer 0.42 USD
    Cardmarket 0.32 EUR / 0.18 EUR
    Manapool 0.29 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.69 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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    Choose one — • You draw five cards and you lose 5 life. • Create an X/X black Demon creature token with flying, where X is the number of cards in your hand. Entwine (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

    Read the Bones #7069 Sorcery

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
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  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Scry

    Rules

  • Scry appears on some spells and abilities with one or more targets. If all of the spell or ability's targets are illegal when it tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't scry.
  • The loss of life is part of the spell's effect. It's not an additional cost. If Read the Bones doesn't resolve, you won't lose life.
  • When you scry, you may put all the cards you look at back on top of your library, you may put all of those cards on the bottom of your library, or you may put some of those cards on top and the rest of them on the bottom.
  • You choose how to order cards returned to your library after scrying no matter where you put them.
  • You perform the actions stated on a card in sequence. For some spells and abilities, that means you'll scry last. For others, that means you'll scry and then perform other actions.

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    Cardmarket 6.52 EUR
    Tcgplayer 4.83 USD
    Cardkingdom 6.99 USD
    Manapool 4.33 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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    Scry 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

    Sign in Blood #32 Sorcery

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
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  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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    Cardmarket 3.33 EUR / 1.49 EUR
    Cardkingdom 6.99 USD 5.49 USD 3.99 USD
    Manapool 1.96 USD 3.93 USD 3.93 USD
    Tcgplayer 2.8 USD 4.14 USD 4.4 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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    Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.