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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

Equivalent cards to Grand Arbiter Augustin IV (white-blue, taxes/control effects):

  • Thalia, Guardian of Thraben – Similar tax effect but white only.
  • Lavina, Azorius Renegade – Prevents non-mana cheating, blue-white.
  • Esper Sentinel – White, taxes card draw.
  • Kira, Great Glass-Spinner – Blue, tax on targeting creatures.
  • Rhystic Study – Blue, taxes spells.
  • Sphinx of the Second Sun – Blue, more about advantage in Azorius colors.


Reason: Each card taxes spells or actions, in white or blue. None are exact, but all restrict or tax opponents similarly.

Results:

Esper Sentinel #12 Artifact Creature — Human Soldier

Variations: v1 v2

Info

Color:
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Cost:
Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 1
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Types:
  • Artifact
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Soldier
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • If Esper Sentinel's has negative power when this ability resolves, then {X} is {0}. The opponent may still choose not to pay the cost if they want you to draw a card.
  • If a noncreature spell was already cast by an opponent the turn Esper Sentinel enters the battlefield, that opponent already cast their first noncreature spell this turn, and Esper Sentinel's ability won't trigger for that opponent that turn.
  • This ability checks Esper Sentinel's power when it resolves, not when the ability goes on the stack. If Esper Sentinel is no longer on the battlefield when it resolves, use the power it had the last time it was on the battlefield.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 47.55 USD / 58.79 USD
    Cardmarket 31.97 EUR / 37.11 EUR
    Cardkingdom 59.99 USD
    Cardsphere 41.85 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays , where X is this creature's power.

    Grand Arbiter Augustin IV #1483 Legendary Creature — Human Advisor

    Variations: v1 v2

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 2/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Advisor
    • Languages:
    EDH Bracket Attr:
    Game Changer
    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • Spells you cast that are both blue and white cost {2} less to cast.
  • This reduces only generic mana portion of mana costs. A spell you cast with mana cost {1}{W}{U} will cost {W}{U} to cast.

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    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 14.56 USD
    Cardmarket 9.99 EUR / 10.31 EUR
    Cardkingdom 15.99 USD / 17.99 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    White spells you cast cost less to cast. Blue spells you cast cost less to cast. Spells your opponents cast cost more to cast.

    Kira, Great Glass-Spinner #421 Legendary Creature — Spirit

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Spirit
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 6.49 USD / 7.6 USD
    Cardmarket 6.64 EUR / 8.25 EUR
    Cardkingdom 9.99 USD / 10.99 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Flying Creatures you control have "Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability for the first time each turn,counterthat spell or ability."

    Rhystic Study #A31 Enchantment

    Info

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    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
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    Layout:
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    Rules

  • Rhystic Study's triggered ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered. The player gets the option to pay when this triggered ability resolves.
  • You don't have to decide whether or not to draw a card until after the player decides whether or not to pay.

    • Prices

    Seller Price

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays .

    Sphinx of the Second Sun #1720 Creature — Sphinx

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 8
    Power/Toughness: 6/6
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Sphinx
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • After the additional beginning phase, the game proceeds to the ending phase (unless something has added even more phases; see below.)
  • Even if you don't attack with any creatures during combat, you'll still get a postcombat main phase and Sphinx of the Second Sun's ability will still trigger.
  • If multiple phases are added to the same point in your turn, the most recently created phase happens first. For example, say you control Sphinx of the Second Sun and its ability triggers during your postcombat main phase. Later during that same main phase, another effect gives you an additional combat phase after this main phase. The additional combat will happen first, followed by the additional beginning phase.
  • If you somehow have more than two main phases in a turn, each main phase other than the first one is a postcombat main phase, and Sphinx of the Second Sun's ability triggers at the beginning of each of them.
  • The additional beginning phase all happens during the current turn. Any effects that last "until your next turn" or similar won't expire just because you'll go through an additional beginning phase.
  • The additional beginning phase will be a lot like your normal beginning phase. During the untap step, permanents will phase in or out as appropriate and you'll untap your tapped permanents. Anything that triggers "at the beginning of your upkeep" or similar will trigger during the upkeep step, and you'll eventually draw a card for your draw step.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 4.49 USD
    Cardmarket 5.5 EUR / 6.12 EUR
    Cardkingdom 6.99 USD / 8.49 USD
    Cardsphere 4.23 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Flying At the beginning of each of your postcombat main phases, there is an additional beginning phase after this phase. (The beginning phase includes the untap, upkeep, and draw steps.)

    Thalia, Guardian of Thraben #37 Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

    Variations: v1 v2 v3 v4

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 2/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Soldier
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Rules

  • Thalia's ability affects each spell that's not a creature spell, including your own.
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, 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.
  • Thalia's ability affects each spell that's not a creature spell, including your own.
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, 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.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 4.44 USD
    Cardmarket 4.72 EUR
    Cardkingdom 4.99 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    First strike Noncreature spells cost more to cast.

    Esper Sentinel Artifact Creature — Human Soldier Normal - ~$32.66

    Grand Arbiter Augustin IV Legendary Creature — Human Advisor Normal - ~$10.69

    Kira, Great Glass-Spinner Legendary Creature — Spirit Normal - ~$7.4

    Rhystic Study Enchantment Normal

    Sphinx of the Second Sun Creature — Sphinx Normal - ~$5.83

    Thalia, Guardian of Thraben Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Normal - ~$5.13

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