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"Find me cards equivalent to: Read the Bones"

Similar cards to Read the Bones (Sorcery, Black, card draw with life loss):
1. Sign in Blood — Draw two cards, lose 2 life.
2. Night's Whisper — Draw two cards, lose 2 life.
3. Ambition's Cost — Draw three cards, lose 3 life.
4. Painful Lesson — Draw two cards, lose 2 life.
5. Peer into the Abyss — Draw half your library, lose half your life.

All are black sorceries and provide card draw with a life loss drawback, just like Read the Bones. Only Read the Bones has Scry.

Found Cards

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Ambition's Cost

Night's Whisper

Painful Lesson

Peer into the Abyss

Read the Bones

Sign in Blood

Ambition's Cost #84 Sorcery

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Rarity: Uncommon
Converted Cost: 4
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  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.23 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD
    Cardmarket 0.25 EUR
    Manapool 0.15 USD

    Legalities

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

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    You draw three cards and lose 3 life.

    Night's Whisper #119 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket 0.4 EUR
    Manapool 0.19 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.3 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.79 USD

    Legalities

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

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    You draw two cards and lose 2 life.

    Painful Lesson #AKH-102 Sorcery

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD
    Cardmarket 0.11 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.35 USD

    Legalities

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

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    Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.

    Peer into the Abyss #2002 Sorcery

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 7
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Sorcery
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • The life lost is rounded up, not the remaining life total. For example, if the target player has 7 life, they lose 4 life and end up with 3. Similarly, the number of cards drawn is rounded up, not the number of cards remaining in the library.
  • To draw the cards, first the player determines how many cards to draw, then draws them. This event may be modified so that a different number of cards are actually drawn.

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    Tcgplayer 6.91 USD / 9.14 USD
    Cardmarket / 6.25 EUR 4.44 EUR
    Cardkingdom / 8.99 USD 7.99 USD
    Manapool / 8.55 USD 7.15 USD

    Legalities

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

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    Target player draws cards equal to half the number of cards in their library and loses half their life. Round up each time.

    Read the Bones #MOC-267 Sorcery

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Sorcery
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Scry

    Rules

  • Scry appears on some spells and abilities with one or more targets. If all of the spell or ability's targets are illegal when it tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't scry.
  • The loss of life is part of the spell's effect. It's not an additional cost. If Read the Bones doesn't resolve, you won't lose life.
  • When you scry, you may put all the cards you look at back on top of your library, you may put all of those cards on the bottom of your library, or you may put some of those cards on top and the rest of them on the bottom.
  • You choose how to order cards returned to your library after scrying no matter where you put them.
  • You perform the actions stated on a card in sequence. For some spells and abilities, that means you'll scry last. For others, that means you'll scry and then perform other actions.

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

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    Scry 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

    Sign in Blood #2712 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
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    Legalities

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

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    Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.