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"Find me cards equivalent to: Thwart"

Cards equivalent to Thwart (type: Instant, color: U, counter target spell, alternative cost):
1. Foil – You may discard an Island and another card rather than pay its mana cost. Counter target spell.
2. Pact of Negation – Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay 3UU or lose the game. Only blue, instant, alternate cost.
3. Commandeer – You may exile two blue cards from your hand rather than pay its mana cost. Gain control of target nonland spell.


Reason: All are blue instants with alternative costs and counter or control spell abilities. Thwart included as reference.

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Commandeer

Foil

Pact of Negation

Thwart

Commandeer #9 Instant

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    Rules

  • After Commandeer resolves, you control the targeted spell. Any instance of "you" in that spell's text now refers to you, "an opponent" refers to one of your opponents, and so on. The change of control happens before new targets are chosen, so any targeting restrictions such as "target opponent" or "target creature you control" are now made in reference to you, not the spell's original controller. You may either change those targets to be legal in reference to you, or, if those are the spell's only targets, the spell doesn't resolve for having illegal targets. When the spell resolves, any illegal targets are unaffected by it and you make all decisions the spell's effect calls for.
  • If the targeted spell has a triggered ability that copies it (for example, replicate or storm), the copies will be controlled by the player who cast that spell.
  • If you don't have two cards of the right color in your hand, you can't choose to cast the spell using the alternative cost.
  • If you gain control of an instant or sorcery spell with Commandeer, it will still be put into its owner's graveyard when it resolves.
  • You can't exile a card from your hand to pay for itself. At the time you would pay costs, that card is on the stack, not in your hand.
  • You may change any of the targeted spell's targets. If you change a target, you must choose a legal target for the spell. If you can't, you must leave the target the same (even if that target is now illegal).
  • You may pay the alternative cost rather than the card's mana cost. Any additional costs are paid as normal.
  • If you Commandeer a spell for which buyback has been paid, the card returns to its owner's hand.

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    Cardkingdom 4.49 USD
    Tcgplayer / 9.06 USD 2.68 USD
    Cardmarket / 3.61 EUR 1.41 EUR
    Manapool / 7.35 USD 2.2 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    You may exile two blue cards from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Gain control of target noncreature spell. You may choose new targets for it. (If that spell is an artifact, enchantment, or planeswalker, the permanent enters under your control.)

    Foil #34 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 4
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    Cardkingdom 17.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 16.13 USD / 239.98 USD
    Manapool 7.56 USD / 229.21 USD
    Cardmarket 12.63 EUR / 121.77 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    You maydiscardan Island card and another card rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Counter target spell.

    Pact of Negation #77 Instant

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  • Although originally printed with a characteristic-defining ability that defined its color, this card now has a color indicator. This color indicator can't be affected by text-changing effects (such as the one created by Crystal Spray), although color-changing effects can still overwrite it.
  • If Pact of Negation is countered or otherwise doesn't resolve (perhaps because its target became illegal), the delayed triggered ability that threatens you with a game loss won't trigger at the beginning of your next upkeep.
  • If Pact of Negation resolves with a legal target but fails to counter that spell (most likely because that spell can't be countered), the delayed triggered ability will still trigger at the beginning of your next upkeep and you will have to pay. Or else.

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    Cardkingdom 23.99 USD / 64.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 17.35 USD / 42.03 USD
    Manapool / 41.66 USD 16.66 USD
    Cardmarket / 52.24 EUR 14.73 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay . If you don't, you lose the game.

    Thwart #ab108 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
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    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool 4.3 USD
    Cardmarket 1.26 EUR
    Tcgplayer 3.25 USD
    Cardkingdom 2.79 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    You may return three Islands you control to their owner's hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Counter target spell.