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"Find me cards equivalent to: Unexpected Assistance"

Here are cards similar to Unexpected Assistance (Instant, Blue, draws, & discards):
1. Chemister's Insight (Instant, Draw 2, Jump-Start, {U})
2. Deep Analysis (Draw 2, Flashback, {U})
3. Frantic Search (Draw 2, discard 2, untap 3 lands, {U})
4. Compulsive Research (Draw 3, discard 2 unless you discard a land, {U})

None have Convoke, but all are blue instants that draw & discard. Unexpected Assistance is included for reference.

Found Cards

5 Results

Chemister's Insight

Compulsive Research

Deep Analysis

Frantic Search

Unexpected Assistance

Chemister's Insight #108 Instant

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Rarity: Uncommon
Converted Cost: 4
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  • Instant
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  • A spell cast using jump-start will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, it's countered, or it leaves the stack in some other way.
  • If a card with jump-start is put into your graveyard during your turn, you'll be able to cast it right away if it's legal to do so, before an opponent can take any actions.
  • If an effect allows you to pay an alternative cost rather than a spell's mana cost, you may pay that alternative cost when you jump-start a spell. You'll still discard a card as an additional cost to cast it.
  • You must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions when casting a spell with jump-start, including those based on the card's type. For instance, you can cast a sorcery using jump-start only when you could normally cast a sorcery.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool 0.15 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.27 USD
    Cardmarket 0.16 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Draw two cards. Jump-start (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a card in addition to paying its other costs. Then exile this card.)

    Compulsive Research #14 Sorcery

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Sorcery
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  • The target player can discard either one land card or two cards which may or may not be lands. The player can discard one land and one other card or two land cards if they choose.

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    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD 1.49 USD 0.49 USD
    Manapool 0.45 USD 0.15 USD 0.5 USD
    Cardmarket 0.48 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.51 USD 0.32 USD 0.53 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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    Target player draws three cards. Then that player discards two cards unless theydiscarda land card.

    Deep Analysis #149 aka. Deep Anal Sorcery

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 4
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  • Sorcery
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    Flashback

    Rules

  • "Flashback [cost]" means "You may cast this card from your graveyard by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost" and "If the flashback cost was paid, exile this card instead of putting it anywhere else any time it would leave the stack."
  • A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.
  • If a card with flashback is put into your graveyard during your turn, you can cast it if it's legal to do so before any other player can take any actions.
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a flashback cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.
  • You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.
  • You must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions, including those based on the card's type. For instance, you can cast a sorcery using flashback only when you could normally cast a sorcery.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.35 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.25 USD / 0.32 USD
    Cardmarket 0.13 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Target player draws two cards. Flashback—, Pay 3 life. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

    Frantic Search #2026-20 Instant

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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  • You draw two cards and discard two cards all while Frantic Search is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.
  • You choose which lands to untap as the spell resolves. They aren't targeted, and they don't have to be lands that you control.

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    Cardmarket 9.46 EUR

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Draw two cards, thendiscardtwo cards. Untap up to three lands.

    Unexpected Assistance #80 Instant

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: /
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Convoke

    Rules

  • If a creature you control has a mana ability with {T} in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with convoke will result in the creature being tapped before you pay the spell's costs. You won't be able to tap it again for convoke. Similarly, if you sacrifice a creature to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with convoke, that creature won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for convoke.
  • Tapping an untapped creature that's attacking or blocking to convoke a spell won't cause that creature to stop attacking or blocking.
  • When calculating a spell's total cost, include any alternative costs, additional costs, or anything else that increases or reduces the cost to cast the spell. Convoke applies after the total cost is calculated. Convoke doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value.
  • You can tap any untapped creature you control to convoke a spell, even one you haven't controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn.

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    Seller Price
    Manapool / 0.15 USD 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.27 USD / 0.3 USD
    Cardmarket 0.08 EUR / 0.11 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

    Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.) Draw three cards, thendiscarda card.