---
target_card: Spike, Tournament Grinder
mana_cost: "{2}{B/P}{B/P}"
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Gamer"
algorithm: "4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings"
canonical_url: https://avascry.com/similar/spike-tournament-grinder
json_api: https://avascry.com/similar/spike-tournament-grinder.json
---

# Cards Similar & Synergistic to Spike, Tournament Grinder

- **Target Card:** [Spike, Tournament Grinder](https://avascry.com/printing/spike-tournament-grinder-ust) (Legendary Creature — Human Gamer) `{2}{B/P}{B/P}`
- **Algorithm:** 4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings
- **JSON API:** https://avascry.com/similar/spike-tournament-grinder.json

## Top 31 Synergistic Matches

1. [**Soul Spike**](https://avascry.com/printing/soul-spike-csp) `{5}{B}{B}` — *Instant*
2. [**Mind Spike**](https://avascry.com/printing/mind-spike-hbg) `{B}` — *Sorcery*
3. [**Conjurer's Ban**](https://avascry.com/printing/conjurers-ban-gpt) `{W}{B}` — *Sorcery*
4. [**Banned Eldraine Card**](https://avascry.com/printing/banned-eldraine-card-unk) `{1}` — *Sorcery*
5. [**Phyrexian Reclamation**](https://avascry.com/printing/phyrexian-reclamation-tdc) `{B}` — *Enchantment*
6. [**Htbr, Racetrack Referee**](https://avascry.com/printing/htbr-racetrack-referee-unk) `{1}{W}` — *Legendary Creature — Homunculus*
7. [**Specter's Shriek**](https://avascry.com/printing/specters-shriek-eld) `{B}` — *Sorcery*
8. [**The Wheeling Runner**](https://avascry.com/printing/the-wheeling-runner-unk) `{3}{R}` — *Legendary Creature — Splinter Gamer*
9. [**Splinter's Technique**](https://avascry.com/printing/splinters-technique-tmt) `{3}{B}` — *Sorcery*
10. [**Talara's Bane**](https://avascry.com/printing/talaras-bane-eve) `{1}{B}` — *Sorcery*
11. [**The Magic Bandit**](https://avascry.com/printing/the-magic-bandit-unk) `{3}{B}` — *Legendary Creature — Human Rogue*
12. [**Look at Me, I'm the DCI**](https://avascry.com/printing/look-at-me-im-the-dci-ugl) `{5}{W}{W}` — *Sorcery*
13. [**Pain Seer**](https://avascry.com/printing/pain-seer-prm) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Human Wizard*
14. [**Bolas's Citadel**](https://avascry.com/printing/bolass-citadel-plg21) `{3}{B}{B}{B}` — *Legendary Artifact*
15. [**Keen Duelist**](https://avascry.com/printing/keen-duelist-soc) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Human Wizard*
16. [**Tortured Existence**](https://avascry.com/printing/tortured-existence-sth) `{B}` — *Enchantment*
17. [**Urborg Syphon-Mage**](https://avascry.com/printing/urborg-syphon-mage-tsp) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Human Spellshaper*
18. [**Unmask**](https://avascry.com/printing/unmask-mmq) `{3}{B}` — *Sorcery*
19. [**Ominous Traveler**](https://avascry.com/printing/ominous-traveler-ymid) `{2}` — *Creature — Human*
20. [**Soul Search**](https://avascry.com/printing/soul-search-mkm) `{W}{B}` — *Sorcery*
21. [**Phyrexian Revoker**](https://avascry.com/printing/phyrexian-revoker-brr) `{2}` — *Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror*
22. [**Gilt-Blade Prowler**](https://avascry.com/printing/gilt-blade-prowler-mh2) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Human Rogue*
23. [**Planeswalker's Scorn**](https://avascry.com/printing/planeswalkers-scorn-pls) `{2}{B}` — *Enchantment*
24. [**Undertaker**](https://avascry.com/printing/undertaker-tsb) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Human Spellshaper*
25. [**Grim Reminder**](https://avascry.com/printing/grim-reminder-mrd) `{2}{B}` — *Instant*
26. [**Death Wish**](https://avascry.com/printing/death-wish-jud) `{1}{B}{B}` — *Sorcery*
27. [**Richard Garfield, Ph.D.**](https://avascry.com/printing/richard-garfield-phd-unh) `{3}{U}{U}` — *Legendary Creature — Human Designer*
28. [**Fireglass Mentor**](https://avascry.com/printing/fireglass-mentor-blb) `{B}{R}` — *Creature — Lizard Warlock*
29. [**Blightspeaker**](https://avascry.com/printing/blightspeaker-tsr) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Human Rebel Cleric*
30. [**X**](https://avascry.com/printing/x-ulst) `{U}{B}` — *Legendary Creature — Human Spy*
31. [**Sin Collector**](https://avascry.com/printing/sin-collector-dgm) `{1}{W}{B}` — *Creature — Human Cleric*