Cards Similar to Surprise Deployment

20 cards with similar effects or strategies — View Surprise Deployment

Cauldron Dance $0.29 Cauldron Dance Similar effect 4BR · Instant Cast this spell only during combat. Ilharg, the Raze-Boar $11.18 Ilharg, the Raze-Boar Similar effect 3RR · Boar God Trample Sneak Attack $11.41 Sneak Attack Similar effect 3R · Enchantment {R}: You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. Shifty Doppelganger $0.48 Shifty Doppelganger Similar effect 2U · Shapeshifter {3}{U}, Exile this creature: You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. Incandescent Soulstoke $0.22 Incandescent Soulstoke Similar effect 2R · Elemental Shaman Other Elemental creatures you control get +1/+1. Through the Breach $0.51 Through the Breach Similar effect 4R · Arcane You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. Meek Attack $0.46 Meek Attack Similar effect 2R · Enchantment {1}{R}: You may put a creature card with total power and toughness 5 or less from your hand onto ... Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded $6.33 Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded Similar effect 4R · God Indestructible Kavaron Consumed Kavaron Consumed Similar effect 3RR · Sorcery You may put an artifact or creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. Zara, Renegade Recruiter $0.27 Zara, Renegade Recruiter Similar effect 3UR · Human Pirate Flying Next of Kin $0.14 Next of Kin Similar effect 2G · Aura Enchant creature Arms Race $0.08 Arms Race Similar effect 3R · Enchantment {3}{R}: You may put an artifact card from your hand onto the battlefield. Planebound Accomplice $0.19 Planebound Accomplice Similar effect 2R · Human Wizard {R}: You may put a planeswalker card from your hand onto the battlefield. Treacherous Urge $0.24 Treacherous Urge Similar effect 4B · Instant Target opponent reveals their hand. Lure of Prey $3.38 Lure of Prey Similar effect 2GG · Instant Cast this spell only if an opponent cast a creature spell this turn. Wake the Dead $0.55 Wake the Dead Similar effect XBB · Instant Cast this spell only during combat on an opponent's turn. Angelic Favor $0.20 Angelic Favor Similar effect 3W · Instant If you control a Plains, you may tap an untapped creature you control rather than pay this spell'... Briarbridge Patrol $0.13 Briarbridge Patrol Similar effect 3G · Human Warrior Whenever this creature deals damage to one or more creatures, investigate. Necromancy $13.43 Necromancy Similar effect 2B · Enchantment You may cast this spell as though it had flash. Dawn of the Dead $2.02 Dawn of the Dead Similar effect 2BBB · Enchantment At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life.

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Commander-Legal Alternatives to Surprise Deployment

Cauldron Dance Cauldron Dance $0.29 Ilharg, the Raze-Boar Ilharg, the Raze-Boar $11.18 Sneak Attack Sneak Attack $11.41 Shifty Doppelganger Shifty Doppelganger $0.48 Incandescent Soulstoke Incandescent Soulstoke $0.22 Through the Breach Through the Breach $0.51 Meek Attack Meek Attack $0.46 Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded $6.33 Zara, Renegade Recruiter Zara, Renegade Recruiter $0.27 Next of Kin Next of Kin $0.14 Arms Race Arms Race $0.08 Planebound Accomplice Planebound Accomplice $0.19 Treacherous Urge Treacherous Urge $0.24 Lure of Prey Lure of Prey $3.38 Wake the Dead Wake the Dead $0.55 Angelic Favor Angelic Favor $0.20 Briarbridge Patrol Briarbridge Patrol $0.13 Necromancy Necromancy $13.43 Dawn of the Dead Dawn of the Dead $2.02

Modern-Legal Alternatives to Surprise Deployment

Ilharg, the Raze-Boar Ilharg, the Raze-Boar $11.18 Incandescent Soulstoke Incandescent Soulstoke $0.22 Through the Breach Through the Breach $0.51 Meek Attack Meek Attack $0.46 Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded $6.33 Arms Race Arms Race $0.08 Planebound Accomplice Planebound Accomplice $0.19 Treacherous Urge Treacherous Urge $0.24 Briarbridge Patrol Briarbridge Patrol $0.13

Pioneer-Legal Alternatives to Surprise Deployment

Ilharg, the Raze-Boar Ilharg, the Raze-Boar $11.18 Meek Attack Meek Attack $0.46 Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded $6.33 Arms Race Arms Race $0.08 Briarbridge Patrol Briarbridge Patrol $0.13

Legacy-Legal Alternatives to Surprise Deployment

Cauldron Dance Cauldron Dance $0.29 Ilharg, the Raze-Boar Ilharg, the Raze-Boar $11.18 Sneak Attack Sneak Attack $11.41 Shifty Doppelganger Shifty Doppelganger $0.48 Incandescent Soulstoke Incandescent Soulstoke $0.22 Through the Breach Through the Breach $0.51 Meek Attack Meek Attack $0.46 Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded $6.33 Zara, Renegade Recruiter Zara, Renegade Recruiter $0.27 Next of Kin Next of Kin $0.14 Arms Race Arms Race $0.08 Planebound Accomplice Planebound Accomplice $0.19 Treacherous Urge Treacherous Urge $0.24 Lure of Prey Lure of Prey $3.38 Wake the Dead Wake the Dead $0.55 Angelic Favor Angelic Favor $0.20 Briarbridge Patrol Briarbridge Patrol $0.13 Necromancy Necromancy $13.43 Dawn of the Dead Dawn of the Dead $2.02
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