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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Unscrupulous Agent

Equivalent cards to Unscrupulous Agent (black, connive ability):
1. Echo Inspector (blue, connive on ETB)
2. Raffine's Informant (white, connive on ETB)
3. Obscura Initiate (blue/white/black, has connive support)


Reason: These cards all feature the connive mechanic, but Unscrupulous Agent is the only black creature with connive on ETB. The closest pure-black equivalents without connive are Burglar Rat (discard effect) or Phyrexian Rager (draw/discard on ETB), but they do not connive.

Results:

Burglar Rat #69 Creature — Rat

Info

Color:
Identifies:
Cost:
Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 2
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Rat
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.14 USD / 0.34 USD
    Cardmarket 0.12 EUR / 0.21 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.09 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

    Text

    When this creature enters, each opponent discards a card.

    Echo Inspector #40 Creature — Bird Rogue

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 2/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Bird
  • Rogue
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Connive Flying

    Rules

  • If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to connive but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still connives. If you discard a nonland card this way, you won't put a +1/+1 counter on anything. Abilities that trigger “when [that creature] connives” will trigger.
  • 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.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.03 USD / 0.02 USD
    Cardmarket 0.05 EUR / 0.11 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.03 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

    Text

    Flying When this creature enters, it connives. (Draw a card, thendiscarda card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1counteron this creature.)

    Obscura Initiate #50 Creature — Bird Citizen

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Bird
  • Citizen
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.06 USD / 0.02 USD
    Cardmarket 0.03 EUR / 0.04 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.04 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

    Text

    Flying : This creature gains lifelink until end of turn.

    Phyrexian Rager #167 Creature — Phyrexian Horror

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Phyrexian
  • Horror
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.25 USD
    Cardmarket 0.17 EUR / 1.18 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 1.99 USD
    Cardsphere 0.23 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

    Text

    When this creature enters, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

    Raffine's Informant #26 Creature — Human Wizard

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 2/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Connive

    Rules

  • If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to connive but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still connives. If you discard a nonland card this way, you won't put a +1/+1 counter on anything. Abilities that trigger “when [that creature] connives” will trigger.
  • 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.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.13 USD / 0.18 USD
    Cardmarket 0.27 EUR / 0.5 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.79 USD
    Cardsphere 0.11 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

    Text

    When this creature enters, it connives. (Draw a card, thendiscarda card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1counteron this creature.)

    Unscrupulous Agent #109 Creature — Elf Detective

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 1/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Elf
  • Detective
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.03 USD / 0.04 USD
    Cardmarket 0.03 EUR / 0.08 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.05 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

    Text

    When this creature enters, target opponent exiles a card from their hand.

    Burglar Rat Creature — Rat Normal - ~$1.84

    Echo Inspector Creature — Bird Rogue Normal - ~$1.77

    Obscura Initiate Creature — Bird Citizen Normal - ~$1.77

    Phyrexian Rager Creature — Phyrexian Horror Normal - ~$2.31

    Raffine's Informant Creature — Human Wizard Normal - ~$1.9

    Unscrupulous Agent Creature — Elf Detective Normal - ~$1.77

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