Best Mono-Red budget alternatives to World at War
World at War
$10.09 MarketCard Breakdown: World at War (Sorcery) acts as a key Mana Accelerator & Ramp in competitive and casual EDH / Modern formats. At $10.09, budget-conscious players can leverage vector embedding similarity to achieve comparable game effects for under $5.00.
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Into the Time Vortex
(Sorcery)
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.) Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)
Matches World at War's Sorcery card type and shares the exact same mana value (5 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #cast-on-resolution, #castable-from-exile, #delayed-trigger.
Overpowering Attack
(Sorcery)
Freerunning {2}{R} (You may cast this spell for its freerunning cost if you dealt combat damage to a player this turn with an Assassin or commander.) Untap all creatures you control that attacked this turn. If it's your main phase, there is an additional combat phase after this phase, followed by an additional main phase.
Matches World at War's Sorcery card type and shares the exact same mana value (5 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #attacking-matters, #extra-combat-phase, #untapper-creature.
Relentless Assault
(Sorcery)
Untap all creatures that attacked this turn. After this main phase, there is an additional combat phase followed by an additional main phase.
Matches World at War's Sorcery card type and costs 1 less mana to cast (4 MV vs 5 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #attacking-matters, #extra-combat-phase, #untapper-creature.
Rousing Refrain
(Sorcery)
Add {R} for each card in target opponent's hand. Until end of turn, you don't lose this mana as steps and phases end. Exile Rousing Refrain with three time counters on it. Suspend 3—{1}{R} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {1}{R} and exile it with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Matches World at War's Sorcery card type and shares the exact same mana value (5 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #alliteration, #cast-on-resolution, #castable-from-exile.
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