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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Mages' Contest

Closest equivalents to Mages' Contest (red, counterspell effects):
1. Pyroblast – Counters blue spells, red instant.
2. Red Elemental Blast – Counters blue spells, red instant.
3. Fork – Copies instant/sorcery spells, red instant (interaction, not countering, but similar disruptive effect).
4. Ricochet Trap – Redirection, red instant; circumvents countering by changing targets.
5. Reiterate – Copies instant/sorcery spells, red instant.


Reason: Red rarely counters spells directly. These examples are closest in function or interaction.

Results:

Fork #153 Instant

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    Rules

  • For spells that can have a variable number of targets, the controller of the copy must use the same number of targets the original spell did.
  • Fork does not let you make non-targeting choices about the spell.
  • Fork will not copy changes made by modifying effects to the spell prior to the use of Fork, such as text-changing effects.
  • Forking a spell with an X in the cost requires you to use the same X value.
  • If mana or other costs need to be spent at resolution of the spell, the player of Fork would still be responsible for paying that cost.
  • If the spell being copied targets a spell on the stack, it is possible to target Fork itself since Fork is still on the stack when you pick the target(s) for the copy. Note that the copy's target will be illegal when it resolves.
  • If you copy a spell for which Buyback has been paid, you get nothing back since the copied spell does not have a card to give you.
  • It does copy the mana symbols in the mana cost for the card it is copying, but it uses its own color definition and not the one from those mana symbols. This is so it maintains its color just like the text says.
  • The Fork card goes to the graveyard when it resolves and leaves the copy on the stack. There is no card representing the copy on the stack.
  • The copy that is placed on the stack is not considered to have been "cast".
  • When a spell with additional costs is copied, you don't have to pay those costs again.
  • You need not (and may not) pay any additional mana or other costs (like sacrifices) to use the spell which is Forked. You get control over a complete copy but can change nothing except the targets.
  • If you Fork a Spliced spell, the spliced text is added during the announcement of the original spell, and therefore is fully copied by Fork.
  • The copy will have the same mana cost as the original spell, but will be red rather than whatever color that mana cost would have made it.
  • If the targeted spell was kicked, then the copy will be kicked as well. If the targeted spell was not kicked, then the copy will not be kicked.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 107.15 USD
    Cardmarket 70.99 EUR
    Cardsphere 104.13 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Copy target instant or sorcery spell, except that the copy is red. You may choose new targets for the copy.

    Mages' Contest #154 Instant

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
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  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 9.03 USD / 26.73 USD
    Cardmarket 2.62 EUR / 13.81 EUR
    Cardsphere 9.29 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    You and target spell's controller bid life. You start the bidding with a bid of 1. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. The high bidder loses life equal to the high bid. If you win the bidding,counterthat spell.

    Pyroblast #5 Instant

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    Converted Cost: 1
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    Rules

  • The decision to counter a spell or destroy a permanent is a decision made on announcement before the target is selected. If the spell is redirected, this mode can't be changed, so only targets of the selected type are valid.
  • Pyroblast can target any spell or permanent, not just a blue one. It checks the color of the target only on resolution.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 5.64 USD / 15.61 USD
    Cardmarket 5.78 EUR / 15.62 EUR
    Cardkingdom 7.99 USD
    Cardsphere 5.12 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 — •Countertarget spell if it's blue. •Destroytarget permanent if it's blue.

    Red Elemental Blast #171 Instant

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 1
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    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket 750 EUR

    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 — •Countertarget blue spell. •Destroytarget blue permanent.

    Reiterate #182 Instant

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Buyback

    Rules

  • If the spell has damage divided as it was cast, the division can't be changed, although the targets receiving that damage still can. The same is true of spells that distribute counters.
  • If the spell that's copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast, the copy will have the same value of X.
  • If the spell that's copied is modal (that is, it says "Choose one —" or the like), the copy will have the same mode. A different mode can't be chosen.
  • Reiterate can copy any instant or sorcery spell, not just one with targets.
  • The copy is created on the stack, so it's not "cast." Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger. The copy will resolve before the original spell does.
  • The copy will have the same targets as the spell it's copying unless you choose new ones. You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, you can't choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).
  • You can't choose to pay any alternative or additional costs for the copy. However, effects based on any alternative or additional costs that were paid for the original spell are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 5.4 USD / 8.89 USD
    Cardmarket 1.86 EUR / 3.31 EUR
    Cardkingdom 10.99 USD
    Cardsphere 5.35 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Buyback (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

    Ricochet Trap #WWK-87 Instant — Trap

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 4
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  • Instant
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  • Trap
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    Rules

  • If a spell targets multiple things, you can’t target it with Ricochet Trap, even if all but one of those targets have become illegal.
  • If a spell targets the same player or object multiple times, you can’t target it with Ricochet Trap.
  • If you cast Ricochet Trap for {R}, you don’t have to target the blue spell an opponent cast.
  • If you cast Ricochet Trap targeting a spell that targets a spell on the stack (like Cancel does, for example), you can’t change that spell’s target to itself. You can, however, change that spell’s target to Ricochet Trap. If you do, that spell won’t resolve when it tries to resolve because Ricochet Trap will have left the stack by then.
  • Ricochet Trap targets only the spell whose target will be changed. It doesn’t directly affect the original target of that spell or the new target of that spell.
  • You don’t choose the new target for the spell until Ricochet Trap resolves. You must change the target if possible. However, you can’t change the target to an illegal target. If there are no legal targets to choose from, the target isn’t changed. It doesn’t matter if the original target of that spell has somehow become illegal itself.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.35 USD
    Cardsphere 0.33 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    If an opponent cast a blue spell this turn, you may pay rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Change the target of target spell with a single target.

    Fork Instant Normal - ~$94.09

    Mages' Contest Instant Normal - ~$12.3

    Pyroblast Instant Normal - ~$9.29

    Red Elemental Blast Instant Normal - ~$750

    Reiterate Instant Normal - ~$5.97

    Ricochet Trap Instant — Trap Normal - ~$0.34

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