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"Find me cards equivalent to: Declaration of Naught"

Equivalent cards to Declaration of Naught (blue enchantments that counter spells based on their name) are rare. The closest ones are:
1. Nevermore (also name-based, but it's white and stops casting rather than counters)
2. Detention Sphere (U/W, exiles permanents with the same name)
3. Pithing Needle (artifact, not blue, stops abilities based on name)
4. Meddling Mage (U/W, creature, not enchantment, prevents casting)

However, Declaration of Naught is unique in blue enchantments for its specific pay to counter named spell effect. No direct blue enchantment substitutes exist—most equivalents are in other colors or aren't enchantments.

Example card:
Declaration of Naught
Enchantment, {U}
As this enchantment enters the battlefield, choose a card name.
{U}: Counter target spell with the chosen name.


Reason: No blue enchantment matches the pay-to-counter-named-spell mechanic. Closest analogs are in other colors or card types.

Found Cards

5 Results

Declaration of Naught

Detention Sphere

Meddling Mage

Nevermore

Pithing Needle

Declaration of Naught #29 Enchantment

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 2
Power/Toughness: /
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  • Enchantment
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • You can name either half of a split card, but not both. If a player casts the half with the chosen name, it can be targeted by the second ability. In addition, if a player casts a fused split spell with the chosen name, it can be targeted by the second ability.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom / 27.99 USD 11.99 USD
    Tcgplayer / 50 USD 14.9 USD
    Cardmarket 3.03 EUR / 15.23 EUR
    Manapool 8.19 USD / 27.87 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    As this enchantment enters, choose a card name. :Countertarget spell with the chosen name.

    Detention Sphere #155 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Although the target of the "enters" ability must not be a land, lands with the same name as that permanent will be exiled.
  • If Detention Sphere leaves the battlefield before its "enters" ability has resolved, its leaves-the-battlefield ability will trigger and do nothing. Then the "enters" ability will resolve and exile the targeted nonland permanent and other permanents with that name indefinitely.
  • If the target nonland permanent is an illegal target when the "enters" ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No permanents will be exiled, including those with the same name as the target.
  • The "enters" ability has only one target. The other permanents with that name aren't targeted. For example, a permanent with protection from white will be exiled if it has the same name as the target nonland permanent.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD / 1.99 USD
    Tcgplayer / 1.07 USD 0.21 USD
    Manapool / 0.52 USD 0.15 USD
    Cardmarket 0.39 EUR / 1.67 EUR

    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 may exile target nonland permanent not named Detention Sphere and all other permanents with the same name as that permanent. When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, return the exiled cards to the battlefield under their owner's control.

    Meddling Mage #3 Creature — Human Wizard

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    Info

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Wizard
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • No one can cast spells or activate abilities between the time a card is named and the time that Meddling Mage's ability begins to apply.
  • Spells with the chosen name that somehow happen to already be on the stack when Meddling Mage enters the battlefield aren't affected by Meddling Mage's ability.

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    Seller Price
    Cardmarket 24.34 EUR
    Tcgplayer 74.85 USD
    Manapool 38.93 USD
    Cardkingdom 59.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    As this creature enters, choose a nonland card name. Spells with the chosen name can't be cast.

    Nevermore #25 Enchantment

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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • Although the named card can't be cast, it can still be put onto the battlefield by a spell or ability (if it's a permanent card).
  • No one can cast spells or activate abilities between the time a card is named and the time that Nevermore's ability starts to work.
  • Spells with the chosen name that somehow happen to already be on the stack when Nevermore enters are not affected by Nevermore's ability.
  • The named card can be cast again once Nevermore leaves the battlefield.
  • You can name either half of a split card, but not both. If you do so, that half (and both halves, if the split card has fuse) can't be cast. The other half is unaffected.
  • If you name one of the faces of a modal double-faced card, players may still play the face you didn't name. (Players can never cast the back face of a transforming double-faced card)

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    Seller Price
    Cardmarket / 2.93 EUR 0.49 EUR
    Tcgplayer 1.37 USD / 6.77 USD
    Cardkingdom 1.99 USD / 4.99 USD
    Manapool / 1.66 USD 0.52 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    As this enchantment enters, choose a nonland card name. Spells with the chosen name can't be cast.

    Pithing Needle #44 Artifact

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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Artifact
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • 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.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 4.49 USD
    Manapool 3.33 USD
    Tcgplayer 3.45 USD
    Cardmarket 2.94 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 this artifact enters, choose a card name. Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.