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"Find me cards equivalent to: Damping Matrix"

Equivalent cards to Damping Matrix (colorless artifacts, similar ability):
1. Pithing Needle — Shuts down one activated ability.
2. Grafdigger's Cage — Restricts graveyard and library, not direct equivalent, but disruptive.
3. Cursed Totem — Prevents activated abilities of all creatures.


Reason: Few artifacts stop activated abilities broadly; Damping Matrix is unique for affecting both artifacts and creatures universally, Cursed Totem is the closest for creatures.

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Cursed Totem

Damping Matrix

Grafdigger's Cage

Pithing Needle

Cursed Totem #299 Artifact

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    Rules

  • Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
  • Activated abilities of noncreature permanents that would make them become creatures (such as a Vehicle's crew ability) can still be activated. Once they become creatures, any abilities they have cannot be activated.
  • Cursed Totem doesn't stop players from activating abilities of creature cards that aren't on the battlefield, such as cycling or unearth.
  • Cursed Totem stops players from activating mana abilities of creatures.
  • Other abilities of creatures, including static abilities and triggered abilities, are unaffected.

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    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 15.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 7.84 USD
    Cardmarket 11.67 EUR
    Manapool 6.16 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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    Activated abilities of creatures can't be activated.

    Damping Matrix #218 Artifact

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
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  • A mana ability is an ability that produces mana, not an ability that costs mana.
  • Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keyword abilities, such as equip, are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
  • Damping Matrix’s ability affects only artifacts and creatures on the battlefield. Activated abilities that work in other zones (such as bloodrush or unearth) can still be activated. Triggered abilities (starting with “when,” “whenever,” or “at”) are unaffected.

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    Tcgplayer 0.55 USD / 5.74 USD
    Cardkingdom / 1.99 USD 0.49 USD
    Cardmarket / 2.31 EUR 0.35 EUR
    Manapool 0.48 USD / 1.72 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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    Activated abilities of artifacts and creatures can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.

    Grafdigger's Cage #324 Artifact

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  • If an effect exiles a card from a library and allows a player to cast it, that player may do so. The spell is cast from exile, not a library.
  • Look at the card as it exists in your graveyard to determine whether it can enter the battlefield. For example, Sculpting Steel can be put onto the battlefield as a copy of a creature, but Phyrexian Metamorph can't be put onto the battlefield, even if it would copy a noncreature artifact.
  • Manifesting a card from a graveyard or library is an impossible action while Grafdigger's Cage is on the battlefield.
  • Players can still play lands from graveyards or libraries if an effect allows them to do so.

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    Cardmarket / 16.69 EUR 13.32 EUR
    Cardkingdom / 24.99 USD 15.99 USD
    Tcgplayer / 19.54 USD 15.33 USD
    Manapool / 19.99 USD 17.49 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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    Creature cards in graveyards and libraries can't enter the battlefield. Players can't cast spells from graveyards or libraries.

    Pithing Needle #44 Artifact

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 1
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  • If you name a card that has both a mana ability and another activated ability, the mana ability can be activated but the other ability can't be activated.
  • Pithing Needle affects cards regardless of what zone they're in. This includes cards in hand, cards in the graveyard, and exiled cards. For example, a player can't cycle Eternal Dragon or return an Eternal Dragon from their graveyard to hand if Pithing Needle naming Eternal Dragon is on the battlefield.
  • You can name any card, even if that card doesn't normally have an activated ability. You can't name a token unless that token has the same name as a card.
  • Once Pithing Needle has left the battlefield, activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can be activated again.
  • Activated abilities include a colon and are written in the form "[cost]: [effect]." Triggered abilities and static abilities of the named card work normally.

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    Seller Price
    Cardmarket / 11.43 EUR 3.67 EUR
    Manapool 2.96 USD
    Tcgplayer 3.25 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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    As this artifact enters, choose a card name. Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.