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"Find me cards equivalent to: Messenger Jays"

Equivalent cards to Messenger Jays (blue, flying, council's dilemma or similar voting/card draw mechanics):
1. Coercive Portal (colorless, but similar voting mechanic—votes for destruction or not, draws cards)
2. Council Guardian (white, but council's dilemma—votes for protection)
3. Ballot Broker (white/blue hybrid, interacts with voting)
4. Magister of Worth (white, council's dilemma—votes for grace or condemnation)

Closest in blue, with flying and drawing on ETB:

  • Mulldrifter (draws cards on ETB, flying, blue)
  • Aven Surveyor (flying, ETB effect—blue)
  • Windreader Sphinx (draws cards, flying, blue)

There are no other blue creatures with both flying and council's dilemma, but these offer partial similarities. Messenger Jays is unique in combining all these effects.

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Aven Surveyor

Ballot Broker

Coercive Portal

Council Guardian

Magister of Worth

Messenger Jays

Mulldrifter

Windreader Sphinx

Aven Surveyor #57 Creature — Bird Scout

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Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 5
Power/Toughness: 2/2
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Bird
  • Scout
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • If a mode requires a target and there are no legal targets available, that mode can't be chosen. You must choose another mode if able.
  • You choose which mode you're using as you put the ability on the stack, after the creature has entered the battlefield. Once you've chosen a mode, you can't change that mode even if the creature leaves the battlefield in response to that ability.

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    Legalities

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

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    Flying When this creature enters, choose one — • Put a +1/+1counteron this creature. • Return target creature to its owner's hand.

    Ballot Broker #13 Creature — Human Advisor

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 2/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Advisor
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • Ballot Broker’s ability is cumulative. If you control two of them, you can vote up to three times.
  • The ability only affects spells and abilities that use the word “vote.” Other cards that involve choices, such as Archangel of Strife, are unaffected.
  • You make all your votes at the same time. Players who vote after you will know all of your votes when making their own.
  • You must make your initial vote, even if you decline to vote an additional time.

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    Legalities

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

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    While voting, you may vote an additional time. (The votes can be for different choices or for the same choice.)

    Coercive Portal #109 Artifact

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Because the votes are cast in turn order, each player will know the votes of players who voted beforehand.
  • No player votes until the spell or ability resolves. Any responses to that spell or ability must be made without knowing the outcome of the vote.
  • Players can't do anything after they finish voting but before the spell or ability that included the vote finishes resolving.
  • The phrase "the vote is tied" refers only to when there is more than one choice that received the most votes. For example, if a 5-player vote from among three different choices ends 3 votes to 1 vote to 1 vote, the vote isn't tied.
  • You must vote for one of the available options. You can't abstain.

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    Legalities

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

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    Will of the council — At the beginning of your upkeep, starting with you, each player votes for carnage or homage. If carnage gets more votes,sacrificethis artifact anddestroyall nonland permanents. If homage gets more votes or the vote is tied, draw a card.

    Council Guardian #15 Creature — Giant Soldier

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 6
    Power/Toughness: 5/5
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Giant
  • Soldier
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • Because the votes are cast in turn order, each player will know the votes of players who voted beforehand.
  • If Council Guardian is not on the battlefield when its ability resolves, the vote will still take place; it simply won't have any effect. However, cards that care about voting (for example, Grudge Keeper) will still see the vote.
  • No player votes until the spell or ability resolves. Any responses to that spell or ability must be made without knowing the outcome of the vote.
  • Players can't do anything after they finish voting but before the spell or ability that included the vote finishes resolving.
  • The phrase "the vote is tied" refers only to when there is more than one choice that received the most votes. For example, if a 5-player vote from among three different choices ends 3 votes to 1 vote to 1 vote, the vote isn't tied.
  • The vote happens as the ability resolves. Until this happens, Council Guardian doesn't have protection from any color. Spells and abilities may target Council Guardian as normal in response to its enters-the-battlefield ability, but not in response to the vote. Once players have started voting, it's too late to respond.
  • You must vote for one of the available options. You can't abstain.

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    Tcgplayer 0.26 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardkingdom / 0.79 USD 0.39 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.15 EUR 0.08 EUR
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    Legalities

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

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    Will of the council — When this creature enters, starting with you, each player votes for blue, black, red, or green. This creature gains protection from each color with the most votes or tied for most votes.

    Magister of Worth #48★ Creature — Angel

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 6
    Power/Toughness: 4/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Angel
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    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • Because the votes are cast in turn order, each player will know the votes of players who voted beforehand.
  • No player votes until the spell or ability resolves. Any responses to that spell or ability must be made without knowing the outcome of the vote.
  • Players can't do anything after they finish voting but before the spell or ability that included the vote finishes resolving.
  • The phrase "the vote is tied" refers only to when there is more than one choice that received the most votes. For example, if a 5-player vote from among three different choices ends 3 votes to 1 vote to 1 vote, the vote isn't tied.
  • You must vote for one of the available options. You can't abstain.

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    Cardmarket 0.28 EUR
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    Legalities

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

    Text

    Flying Will of the council — When this creature enters, starting with you, each player votes for grace or condemnation. If grace gets more votes, each player returns each creature card from their graveyard to the battlefield. If condemnation gets more votes or the vote is tied,destroyall creatures other than this creature.

    Messenger Jays #35 Creature — Bird

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    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: 2/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Bird
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    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • Because the votes are made in turn order, each player will know the votes of players who voted beforehand.
  • If a creature with an enters-the-battlefield council’s dilemma ability leaves the battlefield before that ability resolves, players can still vote for any option that would put +1/+1 counters on that creature, even though—or perhaps especially because—those votes won’t generate an effect.
  • No player votes until the spell or ability resolves. Any responses to that spell or ability must be made without knowing the outcome of the vote.
  • Players can’t do anything between voting and finishing the resolution of the spell or ability that included the vote.
  • The effects of each council’s dilemma ability happen in the stated order. First the vote occurs, then the first effect, and finally the second effect.
  • Unlike the will of the council cards from the original Conspiracy set, where a majority of votes determined what happened, each vote made for a council’s dilemma card adds to the ultimate effect.
  • You must vote for one of the available options. You can’t abstain.

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    Tcgplayer 0.13 USD / 0.69 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.43 EUR 0.09 EUR
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    Legalities

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

    Text

    Flying Council's dilemma — When this creature enters, starting with you, each player votes for feather or quill. Put a +1/+1counteron this creature for each feather vote and draw a card for each quill vote. For each card drawn this way,discarda card.

    Mulldrifter #168 Creature — Elemental

    Variations: v1 v2 v3 v4
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Elemental
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    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Evoke Flying

    Rules

  • If you pay the evoke cost, you can have Mulldrifter's own triggered ability resolve before the evoke triggered ability. You can cast spells after that ability resolves but before you have to sacrifice Mulldrifter.
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as an evoke cost), 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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    Legalities

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

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    Flying When this creature enters, draw two cards. Evoke (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)

    Windreader Sphinx #84s Creature — Sphinx

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 7
    Power/Toughness: 3/7
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Sphinx
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    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • It doesn't matter who controls the creature with flying or which player or planeswalker that creature is attacking. Windreader Sphinx's controller is the player who may draw a card.
  • The creature must have flying immediately after being declared as an attacking creature in order for Windreader Sphinx's ability to trigger. For example, attacking with Kitesail Corsair will cause the ability to trigger, and attacking with Pegasus Courser and a creature without flying will cause the ability to trigger only once.
  • Windreader Sphinx's ability will trigger when it itself attacks.

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    Legalities

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

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    Flying Whenever a creature with flying attacks, you may draw a card.