Card Codex

M:tG card similarity search

17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Shining Shoal

XWW · Instant — Arcane

You may exile a white card with mana value X from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. The next X damage that a source of your choice would deal to you and/or creatures you control this turn is dealt to any target instead.

Similar cards

Color identity:
NameManaTypeText
Illuminor Szeras 2BLegendary Artifact Creature — Necron Secrets of the Soul — {T}, Sacrifice another creature: Add an amount of {B} equal to the sacrificed creature's mana value. 3/3
Elminster 3WULegendary Planeswalker — Elminster Whenever you scry, the next instant or sorcery spell you cast this turn costs {X} less to cast, where X is the number of cards looked at while scrying this way. [+2]: Draw a card, then scry 2. [−3]: Exile the top card of your library. Create a number of 1/1 blue Faerie Dragon creature tokens with flying equal to that card's mana value. Elminster can be your commander. Loyalty 5
Escape Protocol 1UEnchantment Whenever you cycle a card, you may pay {1}. When you do, exile target artifact or creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Veiled Sentry UEnchantment When an opponent casts a spell, if Veiled Sentry is an enchantment, Veiled Sentry becomes an Illusion creature with power and toughness each equal to that spell's mana value.
Cateran Enforcer 3BBCreature — Horror Mercenary Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) {4}, {T}: Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with mana value 4 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. 4/3
Virtue of Courage 3RREnchantment Whenever a source you control deals noncombat damage to an opponent, you may exile that many cards from the top of your library. You may play those cards this turn.
Graven Lore 3UUSnow Instant Scry X, where X is the amount of {S} spent to cast this spell, then draw three cards. ({S} is mana from a snow source.)
Descent into Madness 3BBEnchantment At the beginning of your upkeep, put a despair counter on Descent into Madness, then each player exiles X permanents they control and/or cards from their hand, where X is the number of despair counters on Descent into Madness.
Deep Water UUEnchantment {U}: Until end of turn, if you tap a land you control for mana, it produces {U} instead of any other type.
Undercity Upheaval 1GGSorcery Undergrowth — Distribute X +1/+1 counters among any number of target creatures you control, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard as you cast this spell. Creatures you control gain vigilance until end of turn.
Page 187