---
target_card: Desperate Measures
mana_cost: "{B}"
type_line: "Instant"
algorithm: "4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings"
canonical_url: https://avascry.com/similar/desperate-measures
json_api: https://avascry.com/similar/desperate-measures.json
---

# Cards Similar & Synergistic to Desperate Measures

- **Target Card:** [Desperate Measures](https://avascry.com/printing/desperate-measures-tdm) (Instant) `{B}`
- **Algorithm:** 4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings
- **JSON API:** https://avascry.com/similar/desperate-measures.json

## Top 31 Synergistic Matches

1. [**A Good Day to Die**](https://avascry.com/printing/a-good-day-to-die-trk) `{B}` — *Instant*
2. [**Rabid Attack**](https://avascry.com/printing/rabid-attack-sos) `{1}{B}` — *Instant*
3. [**You Are Already Dead**](https://avascry.com/printing/you-are-already-dead-neo) `{B}` — *Instant*
4. [**Deadly Embrace**](https://avascry.com/printing/deadly-embrace-fin) `{3}{B}{B}` — *Sorcery*
5. [**Afflict**](https://avascry.com/printing/afflict-ody) `{2}{B}` — *Instant*
6. [**Gruesome Realization**](https://avascry.com/printing/gruesome-realization-bro) `{1}{B}{B}` — *Sorcery*
7. [**Promising Duskmage**](https://avascry.com/printing/promising-duskmage-stx) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Human Warlock*
8. [**Dark Prophecy**](https://avascry.com/printing/dark-prophecy-m14) `{B}{B}{B}` — *Enchantment*
9. [**Morbid Opportunist**](https://avascry.com/printing/morbid-opportunist-soc) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Human Rogue*
10. [**Instill Infection**](https://avascry.com/printing/instill-infection-som) `{3}{B}` — *Instant*
11. [**Certain Death**](https://avascry.com/printing/certain-death-j22) `{5}{B}` — *Sorcery*
12. [**Desperate Plea**](https://avascry.com/printing/desperate-plea-tle) `{1}{B}` — *Sorcery — Lesson*
13. [**Mirrodin Avenged**](https://avascry.com/printing/mirrodin-avenged-mom) `{B}` — *Instant*
14. [**Bladebrand**](https://avascry.com/printing/bladebrand-dbl) `{1}{B}` — *Instant*
15. [**Tragic Slip**](https://avascry.com/printing/tragic-slip-dka) `{B}` — *Instant*
16. [**The Scorpion God**](https://avascry.com/printing/the-scorpion-god-akr) `{3}{B}{R}` — *Legendary Creature — God*
17. [**Undead Augur**](https://avascry.com/printing/undead-augur-prm) `{B}{B}` — *Creature — Zombie Wizard*
18. [**Moment of Craving**](https://avascry.com/printing/moment-of-craving-plst) `{1}{B}` — *Instant*
19. [**Death Frenzy**](https://avascry.com/printing/death-frenzy-ktk) `{3}{B}{G}` — *Sorcery*
20. [**Touch of Death**](https://avascry.com/printing/touch-of-death-5ed) `{2}{B}` — *Sorcery*
21. [**Exultant Cultist**](https://avascry.com/printing/exultant-cultist-sir) `{2}{U}` — *Creature — Human Wizard*
22. [**Novice Occultist**](https://avascry.com/printing/novice-occultist-mid) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Human Wizard*
23. [**Fecundity**](https://avascry.com/printing/fecundity-brb) `{2}{G}` — *Enchantment*
24. [**Succumb to Temptation**](https://avascry.com/printing/succumb-to-temptation-emn) `{1}{B}{B}` — *Instant*
25. [**Cost of Brilliance**](https://avascry.com/printing/cost-of-brilliance-sos) `{2}{B}` — *Sorcery*
26. [**Moldervine Reclamation**](https://avascry.com/printing/moldervine-reclamation-onc) `{3}{B}{G}` — *Enchantment*
27. [**Fleeting Distraction**](https://avascry.com/printing/fleeting-distraction-avr) `{U}` — *Instant*
28. [**Midnight Reaper**](https://avascry.com/printing/midnight-reaper-scd) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Zombie Knight*
29. [**Mephitic Draught**](https://avascry.com/printing/mephitic-draught-lci) `{1}{B}` — *Artifact*
30. [**Death's Caress**](https://avascry.com/printing/deaths-caress-dka) `{3}{B}{B}` — *Sorcery*
31. [**Wicked Reward**](https://avascry.com/printing/wicked-reward-mgb) `{1}{B}` — *Instant*