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"Find me cards equivalent to: Invasion of Alara"

Invasion of Alara is unique as a five-color Battle — Siege with a top-deck value/exile effect. No other Battle currently shares all these attributes. Closest equivalents (same colors, similar effect) are:

  • Invasion of Alara itself (no true equivalents).
  • Niv-Mizzet Reborn (five-color, top 10 reveal, value in hand).
  • Maelstrom Nexus (five-color, gives value via cascade mechanic).
  • Bring to Light (search and cast multicolored cards up to 5 mana).


Reason: No current Battle — Siege card matches in color identity and effect; the above cards are five-color and offer similar selection or value.

Found Cards

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Bring to Light

Maelstrom Nexus

Niv-Mizzet Reborn

Bring to Light #209s Sorcery

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 5
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  • Sorcery
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    Tutors
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    Rules

  • If a spell with a converge ability is copied, no mana was spent to cast the copy, so the number of colors of mana spent to cast the spell will be zero. The number of colors spent to cast the original spell is not copied.
  • If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X.
  • If there are any alternative or additional costs to cast a spell with a converge ability, the mana spent to pay those costs will count. For example, if an effect makes sorcery spells cost {1} more to cast, you could pay {W}{U}{B}{R} to cast Radiant Flames and deal 4 damage to each creature.
  • If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs, such as awaken costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the card.
  • If you cast a spell with converge without spending any mana to cast it (perhaps because an effect allowed you to cast it without paying its mana cost), then the number of colors spent to cast it will be zero.
  • If you cast an instant or sorcery card this way, it goes to your graveyard as normal. It doesn't return to exile.
  • If you cast the exiled card, you do so as part of the resolution of Bring to Light. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn. Timing restrictions based on the card's type are ignored, but other restrictions (such as "Cast [this card] only during combat") are not.
  • If you don't cast the card, it remains exiled.
  • The maximum number of colors of mana you can spend to cast a spell is five. Colorless is not a color. Note that the cost of a spell with converge may limit how many colors of mana you can spend.
  • Unless a spell or ability allows you to, you can't choose to pay more mana for a spell with a converge ability just to spend more colors of mana. Likewise, if a spell or ability reduces the amount of mana it costs you to cast a spell with converge, you can't ignore that cost reduction in order to spend more colors of mana.

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    Cardmarket / 2.45 EUR 2.18 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.29 USD
    Manapool 1.03 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Converge — Search your library for a creature, instant, or sorcery card with mana value less than or equal to the number of colors of mana spent to cast this spell, exile that card, thenshuffle You may cast that card without paying its mana cost.

    Maelstrom Nexus #130 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Enchantment
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • If the first spell you cast in a turn already has cascade, both cascade abilities will trigger separately. Deal with them one at a time: First one cascade ability will resolve, and you'll cast the applicable card if you want. That new spell will resolve. Then the other cascade ability will resolve in the same way. Finally, the original spell will resolve.
  • This effect takes into account spells that were cast earlier in the turn before Maelstrom Nexus entered the battlefield, including any spells still on the stack. If you've already cast any spells that turn (including Maelstrom Nexus itself), this ability won't give any of your spells cascade that turn.
  • A spell's mana value is determined only by its mana cost. Ignore any alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, or cost reductions.
  • Cascade triggers when you cast the spell, meaning that it resolves before that spell. If you end up casting the exiled card, it will go on the stack above the spell with cascade.
  • Due to a 2021 rules change to cascade, not only do you stop exiling cards if you exile a nonland card with lesser mana value than the spell with cascade, but the resulting spell you cast must also have lesser mana value. Previously, in cases where a card's mana value differed from the resulting spell, such as with some modal double-faced cards or cards with an Adventure, you could cast a spell with a higher mana value than the exiled card.
  • If a spell with cascade is countered, the cascade ability will still resolve normally.
  • If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
  • If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the card.
  • The mana value of a split card is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves. If cascade allows you to cast a split card, you may cast either half but not both halves.
  • When the cascade ability resolves, you must exile cards. The only optional part of the ability is whether or not you cast the last card exiled.
  • You exile the cards face up. All players will be able to see them.

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    Cardkingdom 3.99 USD / 10.99 USD
    Cardmarket 1.42 EUR / 3.04 EUR
    Manapool / 9.1 USD 2.04 USD
    Tcgplayer 1.96 USD / 9.13 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    The first spell you cast each turn has cascade. (When you cast your first spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)

    Niv-Mizzet Reborn #459 Legendary Creature — Dragon Avatar

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: 6/6
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Dragon
  • Avatar
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • A "color pair" is exactly two colors. There are ten color pairs in Magic: white-blue, white-black, blue-black, blue-red, black-red, black-green, red-green, red-white, green-white, and green-blue.
  • If the top ten cards of your library don't contain all ten color pairs, you choose as many cards as you can and put those cards into your hand.

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    Manapool / 0.93 USD 0.42 USD
    Tcgplayer / 0.9 USD 0.73 USD
    Cardkingdom / 1.99 USD 0.99 USD
    Cardmarket 1.07 EUR / 2.12 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Flying When Niv-Mizzet enters, reveal the top ten cards of your library. For each color pair, choose a card that's exactly those colors from among them. Put the chosen cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.