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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Spell Swindle

Equivalent cards to Spell Swindle (blue, counter-target-spell-with-bonus):
1. Confirm Suspicions (blue) — Counters a spell, investigates 3 times.
2. Render Silent (white-blue) — Counters a spell, silences opponent for turn.
3. Unwind (blue) — Counters a noncreature spell, untaps lands.
4. Mana Drain (blue) — Counters a spell, adds mana next main phase.
5. Arcane Denial (blue) — Counters a spell, both players draw.


Reason: All counter spells with added benefits, similar to ramp from Spell Swindle.

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Arcane Denial #102 Instant

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  • The controller of the countered spell doesn't choose how many cards to draw until the relevant ability resolves. The player may draw 0, 1, or 2 cards. They choose the number before drawing any cards.
  • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 2.15 USD
    Cardmarket 2.55 EUR
    Cardkingdom 3.49 USD
    Cardsphere 2.05 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

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    Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

    Confirm Suspicions #56 Instant

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    Investigate

    Rules

  • Clue is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some cards with other permanent types, it's never a creature type, a land type, or anything but an artifact type.
  • If an effect refers to a Clue, it means any Clue artifact, not just a Clue artifact token. For example, you can sacrifice Wrench to pay for Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth's activated ability.
  • You can't cast a spell without choosing legal targets. If all of those targets become illegal, the spell doesn't resolve and you won't investigate.
  • You can't sacrifice a Clue to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Clue token to activate its own ability and also to activate Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth's ability.
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    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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    Counter target spell. Investigate three times. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ",Sacrificethis token: Draw a card.")

    Mana Drain #11 aka. Drain Instant

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  • If the target spell is an illegal target by the time Mana Drain tries to resolve, Mana Drain doesn't resolve. You don't add mana at the beginning of your next main phase. If the target is legal but not countered (most likely because an effect says that the spell can't be countered), you do add mana.
  • Mana Drain's delayed triggered ability will usually trigger at the beginning of your precombat main phase. However, if you cast Mana Drain during your precombat main phase or during your combat phase, its delayed triggered ability will trigger at the beginning of that turn's postcombat main phase.
  • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 38.57 USD / 44.85 USD
    Cardmarket 36.79 EUR / 42.33 EUR
    Cardkingdom 49.99 USD / 59.99 USD
    Cardsphere 36.54 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

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    Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of equal to that spell's mana value.

    Render Silent #96★ Instant

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    Converted Cost: 3
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  • A spell that “can’t be countered” is a legal target for Render Silent. The spell won’t be countered when Render Silent resolves, but that spell’s controller won’t be able to cast spells for the rest of the turn.
  • If the spell is an illegal target when Render Silent tries to resolve (because it’s been countered by another spell, for example), Render Silent won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen.
  • Render Silent doesn’t stop any player from casting spells in response to Render Silent before it resolves.
  • The affected player can still activate abilities, including abilities of cards in their hand (such as bloodrush abilities), and the player can still play lands.
  • You must be able to target a spell to cast Render Silent.
  • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 3.83 USD
    Cardmarket 2.05 EUR
    Cardkingdom 5.99 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

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    Counter target spell. Its controller can't cast spells this turn.

    Spell Swindle #237 Instant

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  • For spells with {X} in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.
  • You may target a spell that can't be countered. When Spell Swindle resolves, the target spell will be unaffected, but you'll still get Treasures.
  • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 1.19 USD
    Cardmarket 1.16 EUR
    Cardkingdom 1.79 USD
    Cardsphere 1.13 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

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    Counter target spell. Create X Treasure tokens, where X is that spell's mana value. (They're artifacts with ",Sacrificethis token: Add one mana of any color.")

    Unwind #72 Instant

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    Converted Cost: 3
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  • No entries
  • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 1.02 USD / 10.2 USD
    Cardmarket 1.06 EUR / 11.74 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.29 USD / 11.99 USD
    Cardsphere 1.49 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

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    Counter target noncreature spell. Untap up to three lands.

    Arcane Denial Instant Normal - ~$3.84

    Confirm Suspicions Instant Normal

    Mana Drain Instant Normal - ~$32.57

    Render Silent Instant Normal - ~$4.75

    Spell Swindle Instant Normal - ~$3.13

    Unwind Instant Normal - ~$5.64

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