Bull RushInstantTarget creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn. "It's gone mad! Loose the chains and save what you can!" |
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GroundswellInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. "This world will not be tamed." |
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Nature's ClaimInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment. Its controller gains 4 life. "On this plane, the use of magic can provoke a ferocious reprisal from nature. Whoever the Eldrazi were, their relics left Zendikar forever enraged." |
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Brave the ElementsInstantChoose a color. White creatures you control gain protection from the chosen color until end of turn. (They can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything of that color.) "Trust me, your lost fingers and toes are nothing compared to the lost treasures of Sejiri." |
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Shieldmate's BlessingInstantPrevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. "Even land dwellers may call for Emeria's grace in times of need." |
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Spell PierceInstantCounter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays . "There's a hole in your plan." |
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DisfigureInstantTarget creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. "Brave scar or unfortunate tale? It all depends on your pain threshold." |
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Vampire's BiteInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
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Burst LightningInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
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Unstable FootingInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.) A long way down is shorter than you think. |
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Primal BellowInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each Forest you control. "A might spell can be handy against baloths, giants, kraken, the Roil-or if you lose your bearings in the woods." |
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Vines of VastwoodInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
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CondemnInstantPut target attacking creature on the bottom of its owner's library. Its controller gains life equal to its toughness. "No doubt the arbiters would put you away, after all the documents are signed. But I will have justice now." |
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SilenceInstantYour opponents can't cast spells this turn. (Spells cast before this resolves are unaffected.) "Take a quiet moment to reflect on your sins." |
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DiminishInstantTarget creature becomes 1/1 until end of turn. "‘That was a narrow escape!' said Alice, a good deal frightened at the sudden change, but very glad to find herself still in existence." |
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Stabbing PainInstantTarget creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Tap that creature. "You can take the fight out of nearly any creature if you know where its soft spot is." |
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InciteInstantTarget creature becomes red until end of turn and attacks this turn if able. The veneer of rationality peeled from the mage, revealing the spite and rage beneath. |
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Lightning BoltInstantLightning Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature or player.
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Hornet StingInstantHornet Sting deals 1 damage to target creature or player. It was only then-to his infinite sorrow-that Gork realized hornets don't make honey. |
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Harm's WayInstantThe next 2 damage that a source of your choice would deal to you and/or permanents you control this turn is dealt to target creature or player instead. Even when fate is already written, there's always time to change the names. |
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RighteousnessInstantTarget blocking creature gets +7/+7 until end of turn. Sometimes the greatest strength is the strength of conviction. |
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JumpInstantTarget creature gains flying until end of turn. "Humanity has always envied the power of flight. So we took it." |
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WindstormInstantWindstorm deals X damage to each creature with flying. "We don't like interlopers and thieves cluttering our skies." |
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Constricting TendrilsInstantTarget creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn. Priests of Bant protect their temples with traps more elaborate than any mosaic floor. |
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Might of AlaraInstantDomain - Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each basic land type among lands you control. The combined strength of all five planes spawned creations none had seen before. |
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Banishing KnackInstantUntil end of turn, target creature gains ": Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand." Suddenly he realized that everything was connected by invisible strings, strings that could be pulled-or cut. |
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Beckon ApparitionInstantExile target card from a graveyard. Put a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield. When a graveyard is full, the gwyllions rattle the tombs and unleash the spirits into the sky. |
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Niveous WispsInstantTarget creature becomes white until end of turn. Tap that creature. In a world devoid of sun, illumination comes from cheerless fires or the wandering spirits of the dead. |
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Strip BareInstantDestroy all Auras and Equipment attached to target creature. "All glamers lifted, all lies revealed, all flesh exposed." |
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Cerulean WispsInstantTarget creature becomes blue until end of turn. Untap that creature. "If you see ghostly lights by the river, eat three twigs of marshroot to ward off kelpies." |
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Aphotic WispsInstantTarget creature becomes black and gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) Merrows skulk the silty bogs around the Wanderbrine, their very thoughts stained with evil. |
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Crimson WispsInstantTarget creature becomes red and gains haste until end of turn. The whispers are incomprehensible, yet cinders always hear a message of urgency. |
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Viridescent WispsInstantTarget creature becomes green and gets +1/+0 until end of turn. In the wisps that night, the once timid boggart saw all the terrible, bloody things he was capable of. And it was glorious. |
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Dream SalvageInstantDraw cards equal to the number of cards target opponent discarded this turn. Awylla tried hard to forget the horrors she had seen, but someone else had developed a keen interest in them. |
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ScarInstantPut a -1/-1 counter on target creature. "What is a scar? A sign of courage in the face of danger? A mere trick of flesh? Or a constant reminder of agonizing pain, and the follies of war." |
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Guttural ResponseInstantCounter target blue instant spell. Wort had a raiding-bellow that could shatter steel, melt auras, and slice countermagic in half. |
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Barkshell BlessingInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
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Coordinated BarrageInstantChoose a creature type. Coordinated Barrage deals damage to target attacking or blocking creature equal to the number of permanents you control of the chosen type.
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Shard VolleyInstantAs an additional cost to cast Shard Volley, sacrifice a land. "Let the mountain's teeth pierce our oppressors." |
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Broken AmbitionsInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays . Clash with an opponent. If you win, that spell's controller puts the top four cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of his or her library, then puts that card on the top or bottom. A player wins if his or her card had a higher converted mana cost.)
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Needle DropInstantNeedle Drop deals 1 damage to target creature or player that was dealt damage this turn. "First it was plovers and mulldrifters. Now it's knitting needles the size of javelins." |
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BandageInstantPrevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. Life is measured in inches. To a healer, every one of those inches is precious. |
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Hail of ArrowsInstantHail of Arrows deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target attacking creatures. "Do not let a single shaft loose until my word. And when I give that word, do not leave a single shaft in Eiganjo." |
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Holy DayInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. "Today there is feasting and peace across our land, but the war has not ended. Tuck away your bloodlust. You'll need it tomorrow." |
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LuminesceInstantPrevent all damage that black sources and red sources would deal this turn. "The White Shield is not the burnished metal you lash to your forearm but the conviction that burns in your chest." |
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Mind BendInstantChange the text of target permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another or one basic land type with another. (For example, you may change "nonblack creature" to "nongreen creature" or "forestwalk" to "islandwalk." This effect lasts indefinitely.) "The world, I've come to realize, is a blank canvas on which to paint." |
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Mending HandsInstantPrevent the next 4 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. "I can staunch their blood, mend their flesh, and knit their bones. But I cannot restore their hope." |
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EnrageInstantTarget creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn. The barbarians call it "touching the soul of the dragon." |
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Dark RitualInstantAdd to your mana pool.
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DeathlaceInstantTarget spell or permanent becomes black. (Mana symbols on that permanent remain unchanged.)
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Howl from BeyondInstantTarget creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn.
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SacrificeInstantAs an additional cost to cast Sacrifice, sacrifice a creature.
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Ancestral RecallInstantTarget player draws three cards.
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Blue Elemental BlastInstantChoose one - Counter target red spell; or destroy target red permanent.
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Magical HackInstantChange the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one basic land type with another. (For example, you may change "swampwalk" to "plainswalk." This effect lasts indefinitely.)
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Power SinkInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays . If he or she doesn't, that player taps all lands with mana abilities he or she controls and empties his or her mana pool.
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Siren's CallInstantCast Siren's Call only during an opponent's turn, before attackers are declared.
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Sleight of MindInstantChange the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another. (For example, you may change "target black spell" to "target blue spell." This effect lasts indefinitely.)
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Spell BlastInstantCounter target spell with converted mana cost X. (For example, if that spell's mana cost is , X is 5.)
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ThoughtlaceInstantTarget spell or permanent becomes blue. (Mana symbols on that permanent remain unchanged.)
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TwiddleInstantYou may tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land.
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BerserkInstantCast Berserk only before the combat damage step.
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CamouflageInstantCast Camouflage only during your declare attackers step.
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LifelaceInstantTarget spell or permanent becomes green. (Mana symbols on that permanent remain unchanged.)
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Natural SelectionInstantLook at the top three cards of target player's library, then put them back in any order. You may have that player shuffle his or her library.
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ChaoslaceInstantTarget spell or permanent becomes red. (Its mana symbols remain unchanged.)
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False OrdersInstantCast False Orders only during the declare blockers step.
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Red Elemental BlastInstantChoose one - Counter target blue spell; or destroy target blue permanent.
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TunnelInstantDestroy target Wall. It can't be regenerated.
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Blaze of GloryInstantCast Blaze of Glory only during combat before blockers are declared.
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Death WardInstantRegenerate target creature.
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Guardian AngelInstantPrevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. Until end of turn, you may pay any time you could cast an instant. If you do, prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to that creature or player this turn.
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Healing SalveInstantChoose one - Target player gains 3 life; or prevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn.
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PurelaceInstantTarget spell or permanent becomes white. (Mana symbols on that permanent remain unchanged.)
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Swords to PlowsharesInstantExile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
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CrumbleInstantDestroy target artifact. It can't be regenerated. That artifact's controller gains life equal to its converted mana cost. The spirits of Argoth grant new life to those who repent the folly of enslaving their labors to devices. |
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Marsh GasInstantAll creatures get -2/-0 until end of turn. "Comes right outta th' ground. If ya can smell it, it's too late." |
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SandstormInstantSandstorm deals 1 damage to each attacking creature. Even the landscape turned against Sarsour, first rising up and pelting him, then rearranging itself so he could no longer find his way. |
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Force SpikeInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays . "Unknown spears / Suddenly hurtle before my dream-awakened eyes . . . ." |
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HydroblastInstantChoose one - Counter target spell if it's red; or destroy target permanent if it's red. "Heed the lessons of our time: the forms of water may move the land itself and hold captive the fires within." |
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ShrinkInstantTarget creature gets -5/-0 until end of turn. "May you decrease like coal upon the hearth . . . Evaporate like water in a pail, Become as little as a linseed-grain . . . And so diminish that you come to nothing." |
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Dwarven CatapultInstantDwarven Catapult deals X damage divided evenly, rounded down, among all creatures target opponent controls. "Often greatly outnumbered in battle, dwarves relied on catapults as one means of damaging a large army." |
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PanicInstantCast Panic only during combat before blockers are declared.
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PyroblastInstantChoose one - Counter target spell if it's blue; or destroy target permanent if it's blue. "Just the thing for those pesky water mages." |
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HealInstantPrevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. "Sometimes even the smallest boon can save a life." |
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Enlightened TutorInstantSearch your library for an artifact or enchantment card and reveal that card. Shuffle your library, then put the card on top of it. "I do not teach. I simply reveal." |
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Mystical TutorInstantSearch your library for an instant or sorcery card and reveal that card. Shuffle your library, then put the card on top of it. "To the tutors, a ‘poem of sand' was of little account, a ‘poem of ivory,' priceless." |
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Fatal BlowInstantDestroy target creature that was dealt damage this turn. It can't be regenerated. "What is crueler? To let a wound of the heart fester, or to simply cut it out?" |
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Vampiric TutorInstantSearch your library for a card, then shuffle your library and put that card on top of it. You lose 2 life. "I write upon clean white parchment with a sharp quill and the blood of my students, divining their secrets." |
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VertigoInstantVertigo deals 2 damage to target creature with flying. That creature loses flying until end of turn. "I saw the wizard gesturing, but I didn't guess his plan until my aesthir cried out and went into a dive." |
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VitalizeInstantUntap all creatures you control. "After waking to the magic of Llanowar, no dreams can compare." |
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Worldly TutorInstantSearch your library for a creature card and reveal that card. Shuffle your library, then put the card on top of it. "Aselbo soon had the rhino eating from his palm and the snake waiting at his heels." |
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Artifact BlastInstantCounter target artifact spell. The first line of defense against Urza and Mishra, the Artifact Blast achieved widespread fame until an unlucky mage discovered it was useless on the devices the brothers had already created. |
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DarknessInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. "If I must die, I will encounter darkness as a bride,/ And hug it in my arms." -William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure |
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Glyph of DoomInstantAt end of combat, destroy all creatures that were blocked by target Wall this turn. "He knows he has a short span of life, that the day will come when he must pass through the wall of oblivion . . ." -William Faulkner |
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Hell SwarmInstantAll creatures get -1/-0 until end of turn. The brightness of day turned in an instant to dusk as the swarm descended upon the battlefield. |
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Touch of DarknessInstantAny number of target creatures become black until end of turn. "Black spirits and white, red spirits and gray,/ Mingle, mingle, mingle, you that mingle may." -Thomas Middleton, The Witch |
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Enchantment AlterationInstantAttach target Aura attached to a creature or land to another permanent of that type.
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Flash FloodInstantChoose one - Destroy target red permanent; or return target Mountain to its owner's hand. Many people say that no power can bring the mountains low. Many people are fools. |
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Glyph of DelusionInstantPut X glyph counters on target creature that target Wall blocked this turn, where X is the power of that blocked creature. The creature gains "This creature doesn't untap during your untap step if it has a glyph counter on it" and "At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a glyph counter from this creature."
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