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"Find me cards equivalent to: Gandalf's Sanction"

Equivalent cards to Gandalf's Sanction (Sorcery, Red/Blue, interacts with spell count, deals damage):
1. Crush of Tentacles (U) – Not direct damage, but rewards spell count and is Izzet-playable.
2. Banefire (R) – X damage, but does not care about spells or excess damage.
3. Riddle of Lightning (R) – Deals damage based on spell count, but as an instant.
4. Invoke the Firemind (U/R) – X draw or X damage, flexible, but doesn't care about graveyard spells.
5. Fiery Temper / Exquisite Firecraft (R) – Damage that interacts with spell count (Spell mastery).

No exact match exists for the graveyard spell-count excess damage effect, but Gandalf's Sanction is closest to Riddle of Lightning and Exquisite Firecraft in this color identity and function.

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Banefire

Crush of Tentacles

Exquisite Firecraft

Fiery Temper

Gandalf's Sanction

Invoke the Firemind

Riddle of Lightning

Banefire #130s Sorcery

Variations: v1 v2
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    Rules

  • Banefire can be targeted by spells that try to counter it regardless of what the value of X is. If X is 5 or more, those spells will still resolve, but the part of their effect that would counter Banefire won’t do anything. Any other effects those spells have will work as normal.
  • If its target is illegal by the time Banefire tries to resolve, the spell isn’t countered, but it doesn’t resolve. The target won’t be dealt damage.
  • To determine whether it can be countered and its damage can be prevented, Banefire checks the number you chose for X, not the amount of mana you actually spent or the amount of damage it will actually deal.

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    Tcgplayer 5.84 USD
    Cardmarket 1.95 EUR
    Cardkingdom 4.49 USD
    Manapool 3.29 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Banefire deals X damage to any target. If X is 5 or more, this spell can't be countered and the damage can't be prevented.

    Crush of Tentacles #53 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 6
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    Octopus

    Abilities/Keywords

    Surge

    Rules

  • All other nonland permanents will already be in their owners' hands by the time the Octopus token is created. Any triggered abilities or abilities that would have otherwise affected that Octopus won't be around to matter.
  • Casting a spell for its surge cost doesn't change its mana cost or its mana value.
  • For some cards, surge represents only an alternative cost, a discount that applies if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn. Other cards, like Reckless Bushwhacker, have additional abilities or effects if you paid the surge cost to cast the spell.
  • If an instant or sorcery spell cast for its surge cost is copied, the copy is also considered to have had its surge cost paid.
  • The other spell that you or a teammate cast can be one that's resolved, one that was countered, or (for instants with surge) one that's still on the stack.

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    Cardkingdom 1.29 USD / 1.99 USD
    Manapool 0.38 USD / 1.7 USD
    Cardmarket / 2.55 EUR 1.17 EUR
    Tcgplayer / 3.11 USD 1.67 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Surge (You may cast this spell for its surge cost if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn.) Return all nonland permanents to their owners' hands. If this spell's surge cost was paid, create an 8/8 blue Octopus creature token.

    Exquisite Firecraft #343 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Special
    Converted Cost: 3
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  • Sorcery
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  • Check to see if there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard as the spell resolves to determine whether the spell mastery ability applies. The spell itself won't count because it's still on the stack as you make this check.
  • A spell or ability that counters spells can still target Exquisite Firecraft. When that spell or ability resolves, Exquisite Firecraft won't be countered if its spell mastery ability applies, but any additional effects of the countering spell or ability will still happen.

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    Manapool / 5.28 USD 0.21 USD
    Tcgplayer / 6.56 USD 0.73 USD
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    Cardmarket / 8.32 EUR 0.67 EUR

    Legalities

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

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    Exquisite Firecraft deals 4 damage to any target. Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, this spell can't be countered.

    Fiery Temper #154 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
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  • Instant
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Madness

    Rules

  • A card with madness that's discarded counts as having been discarded even though it's put into exile rather than a graveyard. If it was discarded to pay a cost, that cost is still paid. Abilities that trigger when a card is discarded will still trigger.
  • A spell cast for its madness cost is put onto the stack like any other spell. It can be countered, copied, and so on. As it resolves, it's put onto the battlefield if it's a permanent card or into its owner's graveyard if it's an instant or sorcery card.
  • Cards are discarded in a Magic game only from a player's hand. Effects that put cards into a player's graveyard from anywhere else do not cause those cards to be discarded.
  • Casting a spell with madness ignores the timing rules based on the card's card type. For example, you can cast a sorcery with madness if you discard it during an opponent's turn.
  • If you choose not to cast a card with madness when the madness triggered ability resolves, it's put into your graveyard. Madness doesn't give you another chance to cast it later.
  • If you discard a card with madness to pay the cost of a spell or activated ability, that card's madness triggered ability (and the spell that card becomes, if you choose to cast it) will resolve before the spell or ability the discard paid for.
  • If you discard a card with madness while a spell or ability is resolving, it moves immediately to exile. Continue resolving that spell or ability, noting that the card you discarded is not in your graveyard at this time. Its madness triggered ability will be placed onto the stack once that spell or ability has completely resolved.
  • Madness works independently of why you're discarding the card. You could discard it to pay a cost, because a spell or ability tells you to, or because you have too many cards in your hand during your cleanup step. You can't discard a card with madness just because you want to, though.
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a madness cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.

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

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    Fiery Temper deals 3 damage to any target. Madness (If youdiscardthis card,discardit into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)

    Gandalf's Sanction #208 Sorcery

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
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  • Sorcery
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    Rules

  • Excess damage caused by a spell or ability is similar to how combat damage from a creature with trample is handled. Start with the amount of damage being dealt to the creature and determine what is "lethal." This is the creature's toughness minus the amount of damage that it already has marked on it, but ignoring any replacement or prevention effects that will modify this damage. Also ignore whether the creature has an ability such as indestructible that will result in it not being destroyed by this damage.
  • Gandalf's Sanction is not yet in your graveyard when you determine the value of X.
  • If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Gandalf's Sanction tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve. It won't deal damage to any player.
  • Once you've determined how much damage is excess, Gandalf's Sanction simultaneously deals damage to the creature and to its controller. This damage may be modified by replacement or prevention effects.

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    Tcgplayer 0.24 USD / 0.29 USD
    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.35 USD
    Manapool / 0.15 USD 0.15 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.27 EUR 0.09 EUR

    Legalities

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

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    Gandalf's Sanction deals X damage to target creature, where X is the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard. Excess damage is dealt to that creature's controller instead.

    Invoke the Firemind #31 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
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  • As you cast Invoke the Firemind, first you choose the mode (draw cards or deal damage), then you choose the value of X. You then choose a target, but only if you chose the second mode.

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    Manapool 0.15 USD
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    Alchemy Brawl Commander Competitivebrawl Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    Choose one — • Draw X cards. • Invoke the Firemind deals X damage to any target.

    Riddle of Lightning #107 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 5
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Scry

    Rules

  • If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
  • If the chosen target is an illegal target by the time Riddle of Lightning tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't scry 3 or reveal any card.

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    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.31 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.08 USD / 0.42 USD
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    Legalities

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

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    Choose any target. Scry 3, then reveal the top card of your library. Riddle of Lightning deals damage equal to that card's mana value to that permanent or player.