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"Find me cards equivalent to: Dark Intimations"

Equivalent cards to Dark Intimations (Sorcery, Blue/Black/Red) with similar effects:
1. Kolaghan's Command (Black/Red, Instant)

Reason: Forces discard, recursion, and removal options.
2. Cruel Ultimatum (Blue/Black/Red, Sorcery)

Reason: Makes opponent sacrifice (though not choice of type), discards, returns creature, and draws.
3. Rakdos's Return (Black/Red, Sorcery)

Reason: Discards and deals damage.
4. Ransack the Lab (Black, Sorcery)

Reason: Card selection/recursion, not multicolored but similar recursion/draw.

Closest in all aspects is Cruel Ultimatum, but none duplicate the Bolas synergy of Dark Intimations.

Found Cards

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Cruel Ultimatum

Dark Intimations

Kolaghan's Command

Rakdos's Return

Ransack the Lab

Cruel Ultimatum #17 Sorcery

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    Rules

  • All of the actions for Cruel Ultimatum are performed sequentially, in the order listed. Earlier actions may affect how you perform later actions. For example, if the opponent sacrifices a creature that they control but you own, it will end up in your graveyard. When Cruel Ultimatum lets you return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand, you can choose that one.
  • Cruel Ultimatum's only target is an opponent. You don't choose which creature card in your graveyard you'll return to your hand until Cruel Ultimatum resolves.
  • If, as Cruel Ultimatum begins to resolve, your opponent's life total is 5 or less and you have two or fewer cards in your library, the game will result in a draw. Your opponent's life total will drop to 0 or less, but Cruel Ultimatum must finish resolving completely before state-based actions are performed. You'll then be forced to draw three cards and fail to draw one. When state-based actions are finally performed, you and your opponent will both lose the game at the same time, which means the game is a draw.
  • If the target opponent is an illegal target as Cruel Ultimatum tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. (I'm not going to list them all here because it would just be disappointing to hear all of the things you won't get to do.)

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    Tcgplayer 0.9 USD
    Cardmarket 0.45 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD
    Manapool 0.43 USD

    Legalities

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    Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice, discards three cards, then loses 5 life. You return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand, draw three cards, then gain 5 life.

    Dark Intimations #128s Sorcery

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  • Each opponent chooses a permanent to sacrifice from among the creatures and planeswalkers that player controls. You don't choose which type of permanent the player has to sacrifice.
  • If an opponent can't sacrifice a creature or planeswalker, that player still discards a card if able. You still return a creature or planeswalker card to your hand if able, even if no opponent sacrifices a permanent and/or discards a card. You still draw a card even if you can't return a card to your hand.
  • If two or more Dark Intimations are in your graveyard when you cast a Bolas planeswalker spell, you'll exile each of them and that planeswalker will enter the battlefield with that many additional loyalty counters.
  • The draconic Planeswalker Nicol Bolas is not featured in the Aether Revolt set. He must be up to something nefarious elsewhere.
  • When Dark Intimations resolves, first the player whose turn it is (if that player is an opponent) chooses which creature or planeswalker they will sacrifice, then each other opponent in turn order does the same, then all chosen permanents are sacrificed at the same time. Then each opponent in the same order chooses a card in their hand without revealing it, then all chosen cards are discarded at the same time.
  • You choose the creature or planeswalker card to return to your hand while Dark Intimations is resolving. No player may take actions between the time you choose one and the time you put it into your hand.
  • There are many important moments in the story, but the most crucial—called "story spotlights"—are shown on cards. These cards have the Planeswalker symbol in their text box; this symbol has no effect on gameplay. You can read more about these events in the official Magic fiction at http://www.mtgstory.com.

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    Cardmarket 0.61 EUR
    Manapool 0.52 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.68 USD
    Cardkingdom 1.79 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 opponent sacrifices a creature or planeswalker of their choice, then discards a card. You return a creature or planeswalker card from your graveyard to your hand, then draw a card. When you cast a Bolas planeswalker spell, exile this card from your graveyard. That planeswalker enters with an additional loyaltycounteron it.

    Kolaghan's Command #224s Instant

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
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    Rules

  • As the spell resolves, follow the instructions of the modes you chose in the order they are printed on the card. For example, if you chose the second and fourth modes of Ojutai's Command, you would gain 4 life and then draw a card. (The order won't matter in most cases.)
  • If a Command is copied, the effect that creates the copy will usually allow you to choose new targets for the copy, but you can't choose new modes.
  • If all targets for the chosen modes become illegal before the Command resolves, the spell won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. If at least one target is still legal, the spell will resolve but will have no effect on any illegal targets.
  • You can choose a mode only if you can choose legal targets for that mode. Ignore the targeting requirements for modes that aren't chosen. For example, you can cast Ojutai's Command without targeting a creature spell provided you don't choose the third mode.
  • You choose the two modes as you cast the spell. You must choose two different modes. Once modes are chosen, they can't be changed.

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    Tcgplayer 2.19 USD
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    Cardmarket 1.38 EUR / 2.43 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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    Choose two — • Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. • Target player discards a card. •Destroytarget artifact. • Kolaghan's Command deals 2 damage to any target.

    Rakdos's Return #188 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 2
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  • The target opponent will discard X cards even if some or all of the damage dealt by Rakdos’s Return is prevented or redirected.

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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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    Rakdos's Return deals X damage to target opponent or planeswalker. That player or that planeswalker's controller discards X cards.

    Ransack the Lab #378 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
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    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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    Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.