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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Stranglehold

Equivalent cards to Stranglehold (red):
1. Aven Mindcensor (white) – similar effect for search prevention.
2. Ashes of the Abhorrent (white) – limits graveyard searching.
3. Leonin Arbiter (white) – taxes search effects.
4. Ob Nixilis, Unshackled (black) – punishes searching, prevents free search.
5. Maralen of the Mornsong (black) – changes how searching works.

Red lacks direct equivalents; most are in white/black because red rarely interacts with tutoring as hard as Stranglehold does.

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Ashes of the Abhorrent #2 Enchantment

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 2
Power/Toughness: /
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  • Enchantment
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keyword abilities (such as embalm from the Amonkhet set) are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. Triggered abilities (starting with “when,” “whenever,” or “at”) are unaffected by Ashes of the Abhorrent.
  • Ashes of the Abhorrent doesn’t stop players from playing land cards from the graveyard if an effect allows them to do so.
  • If a creature dies at the same time that Ashes of the Abhorrent is destroyed, you’ll gain 1 life.

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    Tcgplayer 0.57 USD / 1.55 USD
    Cardmarket 0.52 EUR / 1.16 EUR
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    Legalities

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

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    Players can't cast spells from graveyards or activate abilities of cards in graveyards. Whenever a creature dies, you gain 1 life.

    Aven Mindcensor #5p Creature — Bird Wizard

    Variations: v1 v2

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 2/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Bird
  • Wizard
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flash Flying

    Rules

  • After the search is complete, the entire library is shuffled.
  • Each search works exactly the same as normal except that the opponent doing the searching sees only the top four cards of that library. They can't look at the other cards in that library at all. Cards not in the top four cards of the library can't be found in the search, even if they're identifiable in some manner.
  • For effects that check whether a player searched a library or may search a library, searching the top four cards of that library counts as searching that library.
  • If an effect uses the word "search" once but allows an opponent to search for multiple cards, the top four cards remain the same throughout the entire search. Finding one card won't cause the fifth card to become included in the search.

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    Tcgplayer 1.46 USD / 2.59 USD
    Cardmarket 0.51 EUR / 1.59 EUR
    Cardkingdom 1.79 USD / 5.99 USD
    Cardsphere 1.21 USD

    Legalities

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

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    Flash Flying If an opponent would search a library, that player searches the top four cards of that library instead.

    Leonin Arbiter #14 aka. Cat Jesus Creature — Cat Cleric

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Cat
  • Cleric
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • A player who has paid {2} may search any library when instructed to do so that turn, not just their own library.
  • Effects that instruct you to reveal or look at cards from the top of you library will still work. Only effects that use the word "search" are affected.
  • If a player pays {2}, that enables only them to ignore Leonin Arbiter's effect that turn. Each other player is still affected by it.
  • If an effect says "Search your library . . . then shuffle your library," you shuffle you libraries even though you can't search.
  • If an effect says "You may search your library . . . If you do, shuffle your library" or "You may search your library . . . then shuffle your library," you can't choose to search, so you won't shuffle.
  • If there are multiple Leonin Arbiters on the battlefield, a player must pay {2} for each one before being able to search libraries that turn.
  • Once a player has paid {2}, they may search libraries that turn as many times as they are instructed to do so.
  • Paying {2} doesn't let a player pick up a library and search it — it just allows them to ignore Leonin Arbiter's effect that turn. That player can search a library only if another spell or ability instructs them to do so.
  • Paying {2} to ignore Leonin Arbiter's effect is a special action. Any player may take this special action any time they have priority. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
  • Since players who haven't paid {2} can't search, they won't be able to find any cards in a library. The effect applies to all players and all libraries. If a spell or ability's effect has other parts that don't depend on searching for or finding cards, they will still work normally.

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    Tcgplayer 0.44 USD / 4.65 USD
    Cardmarket 0.55 EUR / 3.89 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.59 USD / 2.99 USD
    Cardsphere 0.64 USD

    Legalities

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

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    Players can't search libraries. Any player may pay for that player to ignore this effect until end of turn.

    Maralen of the Mornsong #65 Legendary Creature — Elf Wizard

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 2/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Elf
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    EDH Bracket Attr:
    Tutors
    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • In a Two-Headed Giant game, Maralen’s triggered ability will trigger twice per draw step (once for each player on the active team). Maralen’s controller chooses the order to put the abilities on the stack.
  • Maralen prevents players from drawing cards for any reason, including as a cost, as an effect, and as a result of the “draw a card” turn-based action during the draw step.
  • The effect of the triggered ability is mandatory. The life loss isn’t a payment; you’ll lose 3 life even if you have 3 or less life left. Unless your library is empty, you must put a card from your library into your hand.
  • While Maralen is on the battlefield, a player can’t choose to draw cards (or choose to have another player draw cards) as a spell or ability resolves. For example, if you cast the Development side of Research // Development (“Put a 3/1 red Elemental creature token onto the battlefield unless any opponent lets you draw a card. Repeat this process two more times.”), you’ll put three Elemental tokens onto the battlefield because your opponents can’t “let you draw a card.”
  • While Maralen is on the battlefield, no player can lose the game due to being instructed to draw a card with an empty library.
  • While Maralen is on the battlefield, replacement effects that instruct a player to do something instead of drawing a card won’t work.

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    Tcgplayer 24.27 USD / 93.37 USD
    Cardmarket 8.14 EUR / 38.81 EUR
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    Legalities

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

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    Players can't draw cards. At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player loses 3 life, searches their library for a card, puts it into their hand, then shuffles.

    Ob Nixilis, Unshackled #84 Legendary Creature — Demon

    Variations: v1 v2

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

    Flying Trample

    Rules

  • If the opponent controls no creatures when the first triggered ability resolves, that player still loses 10 life.
  • Ob Nixilis's first triggered ability won't trigger if you search an opponent's library or if an opponent searches another player's library.
  • The first triggered ability won't be put on the stack until after the spell or ability causing the opponent to search their library finishes resolving. Notably, if that spell or ability causes any other abilities to trigger (for example, if the opponent searched for a creature card and put it onto the battlefield), those abilities and Ob Nixilis's triggered ability will go on the stack together. The active player puts all of their abilities on the stack in any order, then each other player in turn order does the same. The last ability put onto the stack this way will be the first to resolve, and so on.

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    Tcgplayer 3.29 USD / 2.7 USD
    Cardmarket 1.32 EUR / 1.99 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.99 USD
    Cardsphere 4.28 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Flying, trample Whenever an opponent searches their library, that player sacrifices a creature of their choice and loses 10 life. Whenever another creature dies, put a +1/+1counteron Ob Nixilis.

    Stranglehold #4 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • An “extra turn” means a turn created by a spell or ability. It doesn’t refer to a turn taken in a sanctioned tournament after the time limit for the round has expired.
  • Effects that instruct your opponents to reveal or look at cards from the top of their libraries will still work. Only effects that use the word “search” are affected.
  • If an effect says “Search your library . . . then shuffle your library,” your opponents shuffle their libraries even though they can’t search.
  • If an effect says “You may search your library . . . If you do, shuffle your library” or “You may search your library . . . then shuffle your library,” your opponents can’t choose to search, so they won’t shuffle.
  • If an opponent’s extra turn is created while Stranglehold is on the battlefield, but Stranglehold leaves the battlefield before that turn would begin, that opponent takes the extra turn as normal.

    • Prices

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    Tcgplayer 8.49 USD
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    Legalities

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

    Text

    Your opponents can't search libraries. If an opponent would begin an extra turn, that player skips that turn instead.

    Ashes of the Abhorrent Enchantment Normal - ~$0.87

    Aven Mindcensor Creature — Bird Wizard Normal - ~$2.16

    Leonin Arbiter Creature — Cat Cleric Normal - ~$1.96

    Maralen of the Mornsong Legendary Creature — Elf Wizard Normal - ~$50.25

    Ob Nixilis, Unshackled Legendary Creature — Demon Normal - ~$2.76

    Stranglehold Enchantment Normal - ~$7.49

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