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"Find me cards equivalent to: Despair"

Equivalent cards to Despair that are black sorceries and give similar discard/combat effects:
1. Painful Quandary – Not a sorcery, but forces discard for actions.
2. Raiders' Wake – Triggers discard when you attack.
3. Cry of Contrition – Discard from opponent.
4. Mind Rake – Each player discards two cards.
5. Swordpoint Diplomacy – Discard/lose life interaction.

None are exact; Despair is unique due to Aftermath and the specific combat/discard combo. Closest in feel: Raiders' Wake for discard tied to attacking.

Found Cards

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Cry of Contrition

Mind Rake

Painful Quandary

Raiders' Wake

Cry of Contrition #46 Sorcery

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Rarity: Common
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Haunt

    Rules

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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

    Text

    Target player discards a card. Haunt (When this spell card is put into a graveyard after resolving, exile it haunting target creature.) When the creature this card haunts dies, target player discards a card.

    Mind Rake #MH1-96 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Common
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    Overload

    Rules

  • While most spells with overload affect only permanents you control or only permanents your opponents control, Mind Rake affects all players, including you, if it's overloaded.
  • Because a spell with overload doesn't target when its overload cost is paid, it may affect permanents with hexproof or with protection from the appropriate color.
  • If you are instructed to cast a spell with overload "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to pay its overload cost instead.
  • If you don't pay the overload cost of a spell with overload, that spell will have a single target. If you pay the overload cost, the spell won't have any targets.
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as an overload cost), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

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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

    Text

    Target player discards two cards. Overload (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

    Painful Quandary #73 Enchantment

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  • Whenever an opponent casts a spell, Painful Quandary's ability triggers and goes on the stack on top of it. It will resolve before the spell does.
  • Whenever an opponent casts a spell, Painful Quandary's ability triggers and goes on the stack on top of it. It will resolve before the spell does.

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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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    Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless theydiscarda card.

    Raiders' Wake #116 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Uncommon
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  • Raid abilities care only that you attacked with a creature. It doesn't matter how many creatures you attacked with or which player, planeswalker, or battle those creatures attacked.
  • Raid abilities evaluate the entire turn to see if you attacked with a creature. That creature doesn't have to still be on the battlefield. Similarly, the player, planeswalker, or battle it attacked doesn't have to still be in the game or on the battlefield.
  • Some raid abilities trigger at the beginning of your end step. These abilities trigger if you attacked with a creature that turn, even if the permanent with that raid ability wasn't on the battlefield when you attacked.

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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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    Whenever an opponent discards a card, that player loses 2 life. Raid — At the beginning of your end step, if you attacked this turn, target opponent discards a card.