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"Find me cards equivalent to: Formation"

Equivalent cards to Formation (White, Instant, grants banding, draws a card) are extremely limited. Banding is a rare mechanic, especially on instants. Here are the closest matches:

  • Formation (original)
  • Banding is almost never granted by other white instants. No other white instant does exactly what Formation does.
  • Closest in spirit (grant a special combat ability and/or draw a card):
    • Instill Energy (Green, not white, but grants a keyword and untaps, not banding, sorcery speed)
    • Akroma's Will (White, instant, gives multiple abilities but not banding, doesn't cantrip)
    • Defiant Strike (White, instant, target creature gets +1/+0 and draw a card—cantrips for a creature buff, but not the specific ability)

Conclusion:
Formation is unique, with no direct equivalents in white instants for granting banding and drawing a card. The closest equivalents only cover the cantrip (like Defiant Strike) or grant other abilities. Banding is exceptionally rare.

Found Cards

4 Results

Akroma's Will

Defiant Strike

Formation

Instill Energy

Akroma's Will #615 Instant

Variations: v1 v2
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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 4
Power/Toughness: /
Types:
  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Even though the card is named after a specific character, controlling any commander will satisfy its condition.
  • Once you've announced that you're casting a spell, players can't take any actions until you've finished doing so. Notably, opponents can't try to remove your commander to change how many modes you may choose.
  • Once you've chosen both modes for the spell, it doesn't matter whether you continue to control a commander. This is true even if you somehow no longer control a commander as you finish casting the spell.
  • The commander you control doesn't have to be your commander.
  • There's no extra bonus if you control more than one commander.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 23.14 USD / 47.17 USD
    Cardkingdom 27.99 USD
    Cardmarket / 30.57 EUR 23.21 EUR
    Manapool 25 USD / 42.18 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead. • Creatures you control gain flying, vigilance, and double strike until end of turn. • Creatures you control gain lifelink, indestructible, and protection from each color until end of turn.

    Defiant Strike #66 Instant

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Defiant Strike tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve. You won't draw a card.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.47 USD 0.35 USD 0.46 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD 0.59 USD 0.79 USD
    Manapool 0.3 USD 0.3 USD 0.28 USD
    Cardmarket 0.6 EUR / 0.93 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Draw a card.

    Formation #25 Instant

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    Info

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

  • A maximum of one nonbanding creature can join an attacking band no matter how many creatures with banding are in it.
  • Creatures in the same band must all attack the same player or planeswalker.
  • If a creature with banding attacks, it can team up with any number of other attacking creatures with banding (and up to one nonbanding creature) and attack as a unit called a "band." The band can be blocked by any creature that could block a single creature in the band. Blocking any creature in a band blocks the entire band. If a creature with banding is blocked, the attacking player chooses how the blockers' damage is assigned.
  • If a creature in combat has banding, its controller assigns damage for creatures blocking or blocked by it.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.83 USD
    Cardmarket 0.85 EUR
    Manapool 0.48 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Target creature gains banding until end of turn. (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding a player controls are blocking or being blocked by a creature, that player divides that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.) Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

    Instill Energy #203 Enchantment — Aura

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    Info

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
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  • Aura
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Enchant

    Rules

  • If attached to an opponent's creature, you can untap their creature during your turn.
  • Instill Energy's untap ability will not untap the creature until it resolves. This means other spells and abilities can be used before it actually becomes untapped.
  • Any Auras (or other effects) which are on the creature that would cause it to not be untapped (or have a cost to be untapped) during untap step do not in any way hinder or imply a cost to use this card's ability to untap once during the turn.

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    Seller Price
    Cardmarket 270.25 EUR
    Tcgplayer 350 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Enchant creature Enchanted creature can attack as though it had haste. : Untap enchanted creature. Activate only during your turn and only once each turn.