---
target_card: Mages' Contest
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{R}"
type_line: "Instant"
algorithm: "4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings"
canonical_url: https://avascry.com/similar/mages-contest
json_api: https://avascry.com/similar/mages-contest.json
---

# Cards Similar & Synergistic to Mages' Contest

- **Target Card:** [Mages' Contest](https://avascry.com/printing/mages-contest-plst) (Instant) `{1}{R}{R}`
- **Algorithm:** 4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings
- **JSON API:** https://avascry.com/similar/mages-contest.json

## Top 31 Synergistic Matches

1. [**Illicit Auction**](https://avascry.com/printing/illicit-auction-6ed) `{3}{R}{R}` — *Sorcery*
2. [**Pain's Reward**](https://avascry.com/printing/pains-reward-sok) `{2}{B}` — *Sorcery*
3. [**Life at Stake**](https://avascry.com/printing/life-at-stake-unk) `{B}` — *Instant*
4. [**Dash Hopes**](https://avascry.com/printing/dash-hopes-plc) `{B}{B}` — *Instant*
5. [**Overrule**](https://avascry.com/printing/overrule-dis) `{X}{W}{U}` — *Instant*
6. [**Deny the Witch**](https://avascry.com/printing/deny-the-witch-40k) `{1}{W}{U}{B}` — *Instant*
7. [**Mana Tithe**](https://avascry.com/printing/mana-tithe-p08) `{W}` — *Instant*
8. [**Ixidor's Will**](https://avascry.com/printing/ixidors-will-ons) `{2}{U}` — *Instant*
9. [**Undermine**](https://avascry.com/printing/undermine-inv) `{U}{U}{B}` — *Instant*
10. [**Keen Duelist**](https://avascry.com/printing/keen-duelist-soc) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Human Wizard*
11. [**Spell Blast**](https://avascry.com/printing/spell-blast-4ed) `{X}{U}` — *Instant*
12. [**Punish Ignorance**](https://avascry.com/printing/punish-ignorance-ala) `{W}{U}{U}{B}` — *Instant*
13. [**Scattering Stroke**](https://avascry.com/printing/scattering-stroke-cmd) `{2}{U}{U}` — *Instant*
14. [**Oath of Mages**](https://avascry.com/printing/oath-of-mages-exo) `{1}{R}` — *Enchantment*
15. [**Mana Drain**](https://avascry.com/printing/mana-drain-prm) `{U}{U}` — *Instant*
16. [**Rethink**](https://avascry.com/printing/rethink-pcy) `{2}{U}` — *Instant*
17. [**Mindswipe**](https://avascry.com/printing/mindswipe-ktk) `{X}{U}{R}` — *Instant*
18. [**Spell Counter**](https://avascry.com/printing/spell-counter-unh) `{2}{U}{U}` — *Instant*
19. [**Molten Influence**](https://avascry.com/printing/molten-influence-ody) `{1}{R}` — *Instant*
20. [**Magus of the Arena**](https://avascry.com/printing/magus-of-the-arena-c13) `{4}{R}{R}` — *Creature — Human Wizard*
21. [**Counterbalance**](https://avascry.com/printing/counterbalance-plst) `{U}{U}` — *Enchantment*
22. [**Bring the Ending**](https://avascry.com/printing/bring-the-ending-one) `{1}{U}` — *Instant*
23. [**Reinterpret**](https://avascry.com/printing/reinterpret-c21) `{2}{U}{R}` — *Instant*
24. [**Runeboggle**](https://avascry.com/printing/runeboggle-gpt) `{2}{U}` — *Instant*
25. [**Clash of Wills**](https://avascry.com/printing/clash-of-wills-f16) `{X}{U}` — *Instant*
26. [**Rites of Refusal**](https://avascry.com/printing/rites-of-refusal-ody) `{1}{U}` — *Instant*
27. [**Mage Duel**](https://avascry.com/printing/mage-duel-stx) `{2}{G}` — *Sorcery*
28. [**Mundungu**](https://avascry.com/printing/mundungu-vis) `{1}{U}{B}` — *Creature — Human Wizard*
29. [**Withering Boon**](https://avascry.com/printing/withering-boon-mir) `{1}{B}` — *Instant*
30. [**Countersquall**](https://avascry.com/printing/countersquall-ddh) `{U}{B}` — *Instant*
31. [**Pact of Negation**](https://avascry.com/printing/pact-of-negation-ltc) `{0}` — *Instant*