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

Equivalent cards to Grand Arbiter Augustin IV (white-blue, cost reducers, tax effects):

  • Thalia, Guardian of Thraben (taxes noncreature spells)
  • Esper Sentinel (draw tax for opponents)
  • Sphinx Sovereign (blue, white, mana control/tax themes)
  • Lavinia, Azorius Renegade (tax/control, Azorius colors)
  • Sphinx of the Foresight (cheaper casts, blue)


Reason: Each card taxes spells, reduces costs, or otherwise controls the board in white-blue. Grand Arbiter Augustin IV is unique for reducing your own costs and taxing all spells, so direct equivalents are rare.

Results:

Esper Sentinel #12 Artifact Creature — Human Soldier

Variations: v1 v2

Info

Color:
Identifies:
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 44.18 USD / 55.4 USD
    Cardmarket 30.91 EUR / 33.14 EUR
    Cardkingdom 54.99 USD / 74.99 USD
    Cardsphere 41.85 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:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 2/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Advisor
    • Languages:
    EDH Bracket Attr:
    Game Changer
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    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.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 14.1 USD
    Cardmarket 8.37 EUR / 9.78 EUR
    Cardkingdom 15.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

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

    Lavinia, Azorius Renegade #370z Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

    Variations: v1 v2 v3

    Info

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

    Rules

  • Effects that modify or replace the cost to cast a spell (such as flashback or casting a spell without paying its mana cost due to suspend) don't affect the spell's mana value, so they won't change whether Lavinia's first ability restricts that spell from being cast.
  • For spells with {X} in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.
  • If an effect allows a player to cast a spell without paying its mana cost, that player can't choose to cast it and pay its mana cost unless another rule or effect allows that player to cast it that way. However, if that spell also has additional costs that require mana, paying that mana will stop Lavinia's last ability from triggering.
  • Players may cast spells that they know Lavinia's second ability will counter. Any abilities that trigger when spells are cast will trigger and resolve if appropriate, and any effects that count spells cast will count those spells if appropriate.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 163.18 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Each opponent can't cast noncreature spells with mana value greater than the number of lands that player controls. Whenever an opponent casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast it,counterthat spell.

    Sphinx Sovereign #196 Artifact Creature — Sphinx

    Info

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

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • The ability checks whether Sphinx Sovereign is tapped or untapped at the time the ability resolves. If Sphinx Sovereign is no longer on the battlefield by then, the ability checks whether Sphinx Sovereign was tapped or untapped at the time it left the battlefield.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 1.03 USD / 4.13 USD
    Cardmarket 0.97 EUR / 4.98 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD
    Cardsphere 1.14 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 your end step, you gain 3 life if this creature is untapped. Otherwise, each opponent loses 3 life.

    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 4.67 USD
    Cardmarket 5.34 EUR
    Cardkingdom 5.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    First strike Noncreature spells cost more to cast.

    Esper Sentinel Artifact Creature — Human Soldier Normal - ~$47.92

    Grand Arbiter Augustin IV Legendary Creature — Human Advisor Normal - ~$12.06

    Lavinia, Azorius Renegade Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Normal - ~$163.18

    Sphinx Sovereign Artifact Creature — Sphinx Normal - ~$2.21

    Thalia, Guardian of Thraben Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Normal - ~$5.33

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