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"Find me cards equivalent to: Nightkin Ambusher"

Here are some equivalent cards to Nightkin Ambusher, focusing on blue and black creatures with ward and unblockable or enter-the-battlefield (ETB) effects:
1. Siren Stormtamer (Blue, Creature, has ward-like ability to counter spells/abilities targeting it)
2. Slither Blade (Blue, Creature, can't be blocked)
3. Lazav, the Multifarious (Blue/Black, ETB effect, evasive)
4. Hostage Taker (Blue/Black, ETB effect, disruptive ability)
5. Toski, Bearer of Secrets (Green, for unblockable, but not same colors, for reference)

All examples above include at least one aspect: ward-like protection, unblockable, or ETB disruption within blue/black color identity. Nightkin Ambusher is included for reference. There is no exact match, but these are close in function.

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Hostage Taker

Lazav, the Multifarious

Nightkin Ambusher

Siren Stormtamer

Slither Blade

Toski, Bearer of Secrets

Hostage Taker #231 Creature — Human Pirate

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Info

Color:
Identifies:
Cost:
Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 4
Power/Toughness: 2/3
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Pirate
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • Auras attached to the exiled permanent will be put into their owners' graveyards. Any Equipment will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled permanent will cease to exist.
  • Hostage Taker has received errata to prevent it from targeting itself. The correct Oracle wording appears above.
  • If Hostage Taker leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, the target permanent won't be exiled.
  • If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won't return to the battlefield. You can't cast it.
  • If it's still in exile, the exiled card returns to the battlefield immediately after Hostage Taker leaves the battlefield. Nothing happens between the two events, including state-based actions.
  • In a multiplayer game, if Hostage Taker's owner leaves the game while the card is still exiled and another player owns that card, the exiled card will return to the battlefield under its owner's control. Because the one-shot effect that returns the card isn't an ability that goes on the stack, it won't cease to exist along with the leaving player's spells and abilities on the stack.
  • In a multiplayer game, if a player leaves the game, all cards that player owns leave as well. If you leave the game, any spell or permanent cards you control from Hostage Taker's ability are exiled.
  • Once you begin to cast the exiled card, it's considered a new object. You'll control that spell and the permanent that spell becomes even if Hostage Taker leaves the battlefield.

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    Tcgplayer 0.36 USD
    Cardmarket 0.25 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD
    Manapool 0.26 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    When this creature enters, exile another target creature or artifact until this creature leaves the battlefield. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell.

    Lazav, the Multifarious #371 Legendary Creature — Shapeshifter

    Variations: v1 v2 v3
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    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 1/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Shapeshifter
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Surveil

    Rules

  • Any effects that applied to Lazav before it becomes a copy of another card will continue to apply once it's become a copy. The same is true of any counters that are on Lazav.
  • Because Lazav isn't entering the battlefield when it becomes a copy of a card, any "When this enters the battlefield" or "This enters the battlefield with" abilities of the copied card won't apply.
  • If a card in your graveyard has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
  • If the copied card has an ability that can be activated only once each turn, copying that card a second time will allow you to activate the new instance of that ability.
  • Lazav copies exactly what was printed on the original card and nothing else, except the characteristics it specifically modifies. It doesn't copy any information about the object the card was before it was put into your graveyard.
  • You perform the actions stated on a card in sequence. For some spells and abilities, you'll surveil last. For others, you'll surveil and then perform other actions.

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    Manapool / 0.2 USD 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer / 0.27 USD 0.2 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.11 EUR 0.24 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    When Lazav enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.) : Lazav becomes a copy of target creature card in your graveyard with mana value X, except its name is Lazav, the Multifarious, it's legendary in addition to its other types, and it has this ability.

    Nightkin Ambusher #640 Creature — Mutant Warrior

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 4/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Mutant
  • Warrior
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:
    Tokens:
    Radiation

    Abilities/Keywords

    Ward

    Rules

  • Any effects (such as proliferate) that interact with counters a player gets, has, or loses can interact with rad counters.
  • If a player has fewer cards remaining in their library than the number of rad counters they have when the triggered ability resolves, they'll mill as many cards as they can.
  • In a game using the shared team turns option, such as an Archenemy or Two-Headed Giant game, the inherent triggered ability associated with rad counters triggers once for each player on the active team that has rad counters. Each instance of that ability is controlled by one of those players.
  • Keep track of how many rad counters each player has. Potential ways to track this include writing them down on paper or using dice, but any method that is clear and mutually agreeable is fine.
  • Once Nightkin Ambusher has been blocked, giving the defending player a rad counter won't cause Nightkin Ambusher to become unblocked.
  • Rad counters are a kind of counter that a player may have. They're not associated with any specific permanents.
  • Rad counters don't go away as steps, phases, or turns end. They only go away when an effect instructs a player to remove rad counters from themselves.
  • The cards are milled all at once, which means abilities that trigger "whenever one or more nonland cards are milled" will trigger exactly once as long as at least one nonland card was milled.
  • There is an inherent triggered ability associated with having rad counters. This triggered ability has no source and is controlled by the active player. The full text of this ability is "At the beginning of the precombat main phase of a player with rad counters, that player mills cards equal to the number of rad counters they have. For each nonland card milled this way, that player loses 1 life and removes one rad counter from themselves."

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    Tcgplayer 6.9 USD
    Cardkingdom 8.99 USD
    Cardmarket 1.82 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Ward (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls,counterit unless that player pays .) When this creature enters, target player gets four rad counters. This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player has a radcounter

    Siren Stormtamer #96 Creature — Siren Pirate Wizard

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: 1/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Siren
  • Pirate
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • If the creature you control targeted by the target spell or ability leaves the battlefield, that spell or ability is no longer a legal target for Siren Stormtamer's ability. On the other hand, if that targeted creature becomes an illegal target for the target spell but remains on the battlefield under your control, the target spell or ability is still a legal target for Siren Stormtamer's ability.
  • Siren Stormtamer's activated ability can target a spell or ability that has multiple targets, as long as at least one of those targets is you or a creature you control.

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    Manapool 0.38 USD / 0.95 USD
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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 ,Sacrificethis creature:Countertarget spell or ability that targets you or a creature you control.

    Slither Blade #71 Creature — Snake Rogue

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: 1/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Snake
  • Rogue
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

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    Cardmarket / 3.8 EUR 0.23 EUR
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    Manapool / 2.51 USD 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.47 USD / 5.07 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    This creature can't be blocked.

    Toski, Bearer of Secrets #1930 Legendary Creature — Squirrel

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 1/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Squirrel
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Indestructible

    Rules

  • A spell or ability that counters spells can still target Toski. When that spell or ability resolves, Toski won't be countered, but any additional effects of that spell or ability will still happen.
  • If Toski can't attack for some reason (such as being tapped or having come under that player's control that turn), then it doesn't attack. If there's a cost associated with having it attack, you aren't forced to pay that cost, so it doesn't have to attack in that case either.

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    Tcgplayer 5.33 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    This spell can't be countered. Indestructible Toski attacks each combat if able. Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.