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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Riddle of Lightning

Cards equivalent to Riddle of Lightning (red, instant, damage based on top-deck manipulation) include:

  • Magma Opus (instant, deals damage, manipulates cards, but broader effect)
  • Erratic Explosion (red, reveals cards until a nonland is revealed, deals its cost as damage)
  • Wild Swipe (red, instant, creature deals damage equal to its power, some similarity)


Reason: These cards either use the top of your library or deal damage based on variable factors, and all are red instants. Closest functional equivalent is Erratic Explosion.

Results:

Erratic Explosion #201 Sorcery

Info

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Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 3
Power/Toughness: /
Types:
  • Sorcery
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    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • If all your cards are lands, no damage is dealt.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.11 USD / 0.72 USD
    Cardmarket 0.03 EUR / 0.7 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD
    Cardsphere 0.21 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 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 any target. Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a nonland card. Erratic Explosion deals damage equal to that card's mana value to that permanent or player. Put the revealed cards on the bottom of your library in any order.

    Magma Opus #203 Instant

    Variations: v1 v2

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 8
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Instant
    • SubTypes:
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    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Tokens:
    Treasure Elemental

    Abilities/Keywords

    Rules

  • If somehow all of Magma Opus's targets are illegal as it tries to resolve, none of its effects happen. You will not create an Elemental token or draw two cards.
  • The same permanent can be chosen as a target for each of the two instances of "target." That is, you can have Magma Opus both deal damage to a creature or planeswalker and then tap it. (We're having a hard time imagining why you would, but you're the brilliant student.)
  • You also choose how the 4 damage will be divided among the first group of targets as you cast Magma Opus. You must have at least 1 damage dealt to each of those targets.
  • You choose all targets for Magma Opus as you cast the spell. This includes up to four targets for the first effect and two target permanents for the second effect.
  • You must choose two different target permanents for the second effect. You may choose permanents that are already tapped.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.53 USD / 1.09 USD
    Cardmarket 1.48 EUR / 3.34 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD / 1.99 USD
    Cardsphere 0.92 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Magma Opus deals 4 damage divided as you choose among any number of targets. Tap two target permanents. Create a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token. Draw two cards. ,Discardthis card: Create a Treasure token.

    Riddle of Lightning #107 Instant

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Instant
    • SubTypes:
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    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Scry

    Rules

  • If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
  • If the chosen target is an illegal target by the time Riddle of Lightning tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't scry 3 or reveal any card.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.07 USD / 0.5 USD
    Cardmarket 0.05 EUR / 0.24 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.2 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 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 any target. Scry 3, then reveal the top card of your library. Riddle of Lightning deals damage equal to that card's mana value to that permanent or player.

    Erratic Explosion Sorcery Normal - ~$2.08

    Magma Opus Instant Normal - ~$2.7

    Riddle of Lightning Instant Normal - ~$1.85

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