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"Find me cards equivalent to: Trickster's Stratagem"

Equivalent cards to Trickster's Stratagem (Sorcery, Blue, manipulates opponent's creature library position & offers connive effect):
1. Aether Gust – Blue instant that puts a spell or permanent on top/bottom of library (not exactly sorcery or connive, but closest effect)
2. Expel from Orazca – Blue instant, returns creature to owner's hand, possible top of library if you have city’s blessing
3. Commit // Memory – Blue split card, Commit puts target spell or nonland permanent into library second from top (similar effect to Stratagem, and also blue)
4. Mirrorhall Mimic (disturb side Ghastly Mimicry) – Blue ability for copying, but doesn’t move permanents to library; not as close.

Note: None fully match both effects (blue sorcery, move to library second from top/bottom, plus connive). Commit // Memory is closest for library manipulation. Connive is rare outside of specific cards from New Capenna set (e.g. Raffine, Scheming Seer). Trickster's Stratagem is currently unique in combining both effects.

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Aether Gust

Memory

Expel from Orazca

Raffine, Scheming Seer

Trickster's Stratagem

Aether Gust #330 Instant

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 2
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • If a spell is put into its owner’s library, it’s removed from the stack and thus will not resolve. The spell isn’t countered; it no longer exists. This works against a spell that can’t be countered.
  • The owner of the target spell or permanent chooses to put it either on the top or bottom of their library.

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    Manapool 1.38 USD / 1.13 USD
    Tcgplayer / 1.76 USD 1.82 USD
    Cardkingdom / 1.79 USD 1.79 USD
    Cardmarket / 1.82 EUR 1.46 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Choose target spell or permanent that's red or green. Its owner puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library.

    Commit (Commit // Memory) #211p Instant

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 10
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Aftermath
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Aftermath

    Rules

  • A spell with aftermath cast from a graveyard will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, it's countered, or it leaves the stack in some other way.
  • All split cards have two card faces on a single card, and you put a split card onto the stack with only the half you're casting. The characteristics of the half of the card you didn't cast are ignored while the spell is on the stack. For example, if an effect prevents you from casting green spells, you can cast Destined of Destined // Lead, but not Lead.
  • Each split card has two names. If an effect instructs you to choose a card name, you may choose one, but not both.
  • Each split card is a single card. For example, if you discard one, you've discarded one card, not two. If an effect counts the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard, Destined // Lead counts once, not twice.
  • If a copy of a spell or a token is put into its owner's library, it's moved there, then it will cease to exist as a state-based action.
  • If a spell is put into its owner's library, it's removed from the stack and thus will not resolve. The spell isn't countered; it just no longer exists. This works against a spell that can't be countered.
  • If another effect allows you to cast a split card with aftermath from a graveyard, you may cast either half. If you cast the half that has aftermath, you'll exile the card if it would leave the stack.
  • If another effect allows you to cast a split card with aftermath from any zone other than a graveyard, you can't cast the half with aftermath.
  • If the target's owner's library contains no cards, the target spell or permanent will be put into that player's library as the only card.
  • If you cast the first half of a split card with aftermath during your turn, you'll have priority immediately after it resolves. You can cast the half with aftermath from your graveyard before any player can take any other action if it's legal for you to do so.
  • Split cards with aftermath have a new frame treatment—the half you can cast from your hand is oriented the same as other cards you'd cast from your hand, while the half you can cast from your graveyard is a traditional split card half. This frame treatment is for your convenience and has no rules significance.
  • While not on the stack, the characteristics of a split card are the combination of its two halves. For example, Destined // Lead is a green and black card, it is both an instant card and a sorcery card, and its mana value is 6. This means that if an effect allows you to cast a card with mana value 2 from your hand, you can't cast Destined. This is a change from the previous rules for split cards.
  • Once you've started to cast a spell with aftermath from your graveyard, the card is immediately moved to the stack. Opponents can't try to stop the ability by exiling the card with an effect such as that of Crook of Condemnation.

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    Tcgplayer 2.04 USD / 6.82 USD
    Manapool / 10.42 USD 2.02 USD
    Cardmarket / 1.36 EUR 0.95 EUR
    Cardkingdom 5.49 USD / 15.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Put target spell or nonland permanent into its owner's library second from the top.

    Memory (Commit // Memory) #211p Sorcery

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 10
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Sorcery
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    Aftermath
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Aftermath

    Rules

  • A spell with aftermath cast from a graveyard will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, it's countered, or it leaves the stack in some other way.
  • All split cards have two card faces on a single card, and you put a split card onto the stack with only the half you're casting. The characteristics of the half of the card you didn't cast are ignored while the spell is on the stack. For example, if an effect prevents you from casting green spells, you can cast Destined of Destined // Lead, but not Lead.
  • Each split card has two names. If an effect instructs you to choose a card name, you may choose one, but not both.
  • Each split card is a single card. For example, if you discard one, you've discarded one card, not two. If an effect counts the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard, Destined // Lead counts once, not twice.
  • If a copy of a spell or a token is put into its owner's library, it's moved there, then it will cease to exist as a state-based action.
  • If a spell is put into its owner's library, it's removed from the stack and thus will not resolve. The spell isn't countered; it just no longer exists. This works against a spell that can't be countered.
  • If another effect allows you to cast a split card with aftermath from a graveyard, you may cast either half. If you cast the half that has aftermath, you'll exile the card if it would leave the stack.
  • If another effect allows you to cast a split card with aftermath from any zone other than a graveyard, you can't cast the half with aftermath.
  • If the target's owner's library contains no cards, the target spell or permanent will be put into that player's library as the only card.
  • If you cast the first half of a split card with aftermath during your turn, you'll have priority immediately after it resolves. You can cast the half with aftermath from your graveyard before any player can take any other action if it's legal for you to do so.
  • Split cards with aftermath have a new frame treatment—the half you can cast from your hand is oriented the same as other cards you'd cast from your hand, while the half you can cast from your graveyard is a traditional split card half. This frame treatment is for your convenience and has no rules significance.
  • While not on the stack, the characteristics of a split card are the combination of its two halves. For example, Destined // Lead is a green and black card, it is both an instant card and a sorcery card, and its mana value is 6. This means that if an effect allows you to cast a card with mana value 2 from your hand, you can't cast Destined. This is a change from the previous rules for split cards.
  • Once you've started to cast a spell with aftermath from your graveyard, the card is immediately moved to the stack. Opponents can't try to stop the ability by exiling the card with an effect such as that of Crook of Condemnation.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket / 1.36 EUR 0.95 EUR
    Tcgplayer 2.04 USD / 6.82 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Aftermath (Cast this spell only from your graveyard. Then exile it.) Each player shuffles their hand and graveyard into their library, then draws seven cards.

    Expel from Orazca #RIX-37 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Instant
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    Normal
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    City's Blessing

    Abilities/Keywords

    Ascend

    Rules

  • A permanent is any object on the battlefield, including tokens and lands. Spells and emblems aren’t permanents.
  • If you cast a spell with ascend, you don’t get the city’s blessing until it resolves. Players may respond to that spell by trying to change whether you get the city’s blessing.
  • If you control ten permanents but don’t control a permanent or resolving spell with ascend, you don’t get the city’s blessing. For example, if you control ten permanents, lose control of one, then cast Golden Demise, you won’t have the city’s blessing and the spell will affect creatures you control.
  • If you have the city’s blessing and choose not to put the target nonland permanent on top of its owner’s library, it’s returned to its owner’s hand.
  • If your tenth permanent enters the battlefield and then a permanent leaves the battlefield immediately afterwards (most likely due to the “Legend Rule” or due to being a creature with 0 toughness), you get the city’s blessing before it leaves the battlefield.
  • Once you have the city’s blessing, you have it for the rest of the game, even if you lose control of some or all of your permanents. The city’s blessing isn’t a permanent itself and can’t be removed by any effect.

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    Cardmarket 0.1 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.15 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.) Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. If you have the city's blessing, you may put that permanent on top of its owner's library instead.

    Raffine, Scheming Seer #392 Legendary Creature — Sphinx Demon

    Variations: v1 v2 v3
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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 1/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Sphinx
  • Demon
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Connive Flying Ward

    Rules

  • Connive X is a variant of connive. If a creature connives X, its controller will draw X cards, discard X cards, then then put a number of +1/+1 counters on the conniving permanent equal to the number of nonland cards discarded this way.
  • If no card is discarded, most likely because that player's hand is empty and an effect says they can't draw cards, the conniving creature does not receive a +1/+1 counter.
  • Once an ability that causes a creature to connive begins to resolve, no player may take any other actions until it's done. Notably, opponents can't try to remove the conniving creature after you discard a nonland card but before it receives a counter.

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    Tcgplayer 32.93 USD
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    Cardmarket 23.05 EUR / 32.41 EUR
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    Legalities

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

    Text

    Flying, ward Whenever you attack, target attacking creature connives X, where X is the number of attacking creatures. (Draw X cards, thendiscardX cards. Put a +1/+1counteron that creature for each nonland card discarded this way.)

    Trickster's Stratagem #81 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Sorcery
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Connive

    Rules

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    Tcgplayer 0.11 USD / 0.19 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.15 USD
    Cardmarket 0.08 EUR / 0.05 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    The owner of target creature an opponent controls puts it into their library second from the top or on the bottom. Then up to one target creature you control connives. (Draw a card, thendiscarda card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1counteron that creature.)