Card Codex

M:tG card similarity search

17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Contagion

3BB · Instant

You may pay 1 life and exile a black card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Distribute two -2/-1 counters among one or two target creatures.

Similar cards

Color identity:
NameManaTypeText
Swindler's Scheme 2UEnchantment Whenever an opponent casts a spell from their hand, you may reveal the top card of your library. If it shares a card type with that spell, counter that spell and that opponent may cast the revealed card without paying its mana cost.
Hazoret's Undying Fury 4RRSorcery Shuffle your library, then exile the top four cards. You may cast any number of spells with mana value 5 or less from among them without paying their mana costs. Lands you control don't untap during your next untap step.
Wand of Ith 4Artifact {3}, {T}: Target player reveals a card at random from their hand. If it's a land card, that player discards it unless they pay 1 life. If it isn't a land card, the player discards it unless they pay life equal to its mana value. Activate only during your turn.
River Song's Diary 3Artifact Imprint — Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell from their hand, exile it instead of putting it into a graveyard as it resolves. At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are four or more cards exiled with River Song's Diary, choose one of them at random. You may cast it without paying its mana cost.
Kari Zev's Expertise 1RRSorcery Gain control of target creature or Vehicle until end of turn. Untap it. It gains haste until end of turn. You may cast a spell with mana value 2 or less from your hand without paying its mana cost.
Ashnod's Coupon 0Artifact {T}, Sacrifice Ashnod's Coupon: Target player gets you target drink. You pay any costs for the drink.
Me, the Immortal 2GURLegendary Creature — Human Rogue At the beginning of combat on your turn, put your choice of a +1/+1, first strike, vigilance, or menace counter on Me, the Immortal. Counters remain on Me as it moves to any zone other than a player's hand or library. You may cast Me from your graveyard by discarding two cards in addition to paying its other costs. 3/3
Epistolary Librarian 2WUCreature — Astartes Wizard Veil of Time — Whenever Epistolary Librarian attacks, you may cast a spell with mana value X or less from your hand without paying its mana cost, where X is the number of attacking creatures. 3/4
Wand of Denial 2Artifact {T}: Look at the top card of target player's library. If it's a nonland card, you may pay 2 life. If you do, put it into that player's graveyard.
Mindclaw Shaman 4RCreature — Viashino Shaman When Mindclaw Shaman enters the battlefield, target opponent reveals their hand. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell from among those cards without paying its mana cost. 2/2
Page 47