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Cards similar to Perplexing Chimera (18)

Chancellor of the Annex

Chancellor of the Annex

Creature — Phyrexian Angel (5/6)

You may reveal this card from your opening hand. If you do, when each opponent casts their first spell of the game, counter that spell unless that player pays .
Flying
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, counter it unless that player pays .

6.9 /10
$2.27
Counterbalance

Counterbalance

Enchantment

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If you do, counter that spell if it has the same mana value as the revealed card.

9.1 /10
~$14
Modular Monstrosity

Modular Monstrosity

Artifact Creature — Construct (3/3)

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you have five seconds to choose a keyword you haven't chosen for a card named Modular Monstrosity today that's been printed on a creature card. If you do, Modular Monstrosity gains that ability. Otherwise, Modular Monstrosity loses all keyword abilities.

10 /10
$0.20
Sauron the Dark Lord

Sauron, the Dark Lord

Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror (7/6)

Ward—Sacrifice a legendary artifact or legendary creature.
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, amass Orcs 1.
Whenever an Army you control deals combat damage to a player, the Ring tempts you.
Whenever the Ring tempts you, you may discard your hand. If you do, draw four cards.

9 /10
$9.98
Boromir Warden of the Tower

Boromir, Warden of the Tower

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier (3/3)

Vigilance
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast it, counter that spell.
Sacrifice Boromir, Warden of the Tower: Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. The Ring tempts you.

9.7 /10
$2.61
Ghostly Pilferer

Ghostly Pilferer

Creature — Spirit Rogue (2/1)

Whenever Ghostly Pilferer becomes untapped, you may pay . If you do, draw a card.
Whenever an opponent casts a spell from anywhere other than their hand, draw a card.
Discard a card: Ghostly Pilferer can't be blocked this turn.

9.4 /10
$0.17
Lavinia Azorius Renegade

Lavinia, Azorius Renegade

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier (2/2)

Each opponent can't cast noncreature spells with mana value greater than the number of lands that player controls.
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast it, counter that spell.

9.2 /10
$0.37
Powerbalance

Powerbalance

Enchantment

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If you do, you may cast that card without paying its mana cost if the two spells have the same mana value.

8.6 /10
$0.67
Rowan Scholar of Sparks  Will Scholar of Frost

Rowan, Scholar of Sparks // Will, Scholar of Frost

Legendary Planeswalker — Rowan // Legendary Planeswalker — W

Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost less to cast.
+1: Rowan, Scholar of Sparks deals 1 damage to each opponent. If you've drawn three or more cards this turn, she deals 3 damage to each opponent instead.
-4: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may pay . If you do, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy."

Will, Scholar of Frost

Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost less to cast.
+1: Up to one target creature has base power and toughness 0/2 until your next turn.
-3: Draw two cards.
-7: Exile up to five target permanents. For each permanent exiled this way, its controller creates a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token.

7.5 /10
$1.55
Unstable Glyphbridge  Sandswirl Wanderglyph

Unstable Glyphbridge // Sandswirl Wanderglyph

Artifact // Artifact Creature — Golem (0/0)

When Unstable Glyphbridge enters, if you cast it, for each player, choose a creature with power 2 or less that player controls. Then destroy all creatures except creatures chosen this way.
Craft with artifact (, Exile this artifact, Exile another artifact you control or an artifact card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner's control. Craft only as a sorcery.)

Sandswirl Wanderglyph

Flying
Whenever an opponent casts a spell during their turn, they can't attack you or planeswalkers you control this turn.
Each opponent who attacked you or a planeswalker you control this turn can't cast spells.

7.5 /10
$0.21
Alania Divergent Storm

Alania, Divergent Storm

Legendary Creature — Otter Wizard (3/5)

Whenever you cast a spell, if it's the first instant spell, the first sorcery spell, or the first Otter spell other than Alania you've cast this turn, you may have target opponent draw a card. If you do, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

7.3 /10
$0.07
Bloodvial Purveyor

Bloodvial Purveyor

Creature — Vampire (5/6)

Flying, trample
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player creates a Blood token. (It's an artifact with ", , Discard a card, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")
Whenever Bloodvial Purveyor attacks, it gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each Blood token defending player controls.

6.4 /10
$0.19
Decree of Silence

Decree of Silence

Enchantment

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, counter that spell and put a depletion counter on Decree of Silence. If there are three or more depletion counters on Decree of Silence, sacrifice it.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle Decree of Silence, you may counter target spell.

6.9 /10
$6.43
Kaervek the Merciless

Kaervek the Merciless

Legendary Creature — Human Shaman (5/4)

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, Kaervek the Merciless deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to any target.

9 /10
$0.18
Reparations

Reparations

Enchantment

Whenever an opponent casts a spell that targets you or a creature you control, you may draw a card.

3.6 /10
~$14
Riku of Two Reflections

Riku of Two Reflections

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard (2/2)

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may pay . If you do, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, you may pay . If you do, create a token that's a copy of that creature.

7.1 /10
$5.22
Swindlers Scheme

Swindler's Scheme

Enchantment

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.

3.6 /10
$0.10
Thundering Mightmare

Thundering Mightmare

Creature — Horse Spirit (3/3)

Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)
As long as Thundering Mightmare is paired with another creature, each of those creatures has "Whenever an opponent casts a spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature."

7.6 /10
$0.41

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