BacklashInstantTap target untapped creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to its controller. Darigaaz decided his foe would be more useful as a weapon. |
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BackslideInstantTurn target creature with morph face down. Some things are better left unknown. |
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Balduvian RageInstantTarget attacking creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn. "Let your heartbeat be the thunder in the valley. Let your swords be the lightning on the peaks." |
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Baloth Cage TrapInstant - TrapIf an opponent had an artifact enter the battlefield under his or her control this turn, you may pay rather than pay Baloth Cage Trap's mana cost.
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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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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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Banishing StrokeInstantPut target artifact, creature, or enchantment on the bottom of its owner's library.
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Banishment DecreeInstantPut target artifact, creature, or enchantment on top of its owner's library. "Unworthy of consecration." |
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Banners RaisedInstantCreatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn. After the destruction of the Helvault, fearful mobs soon became fearless battalions. |
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Bant CharmInstantChoose one - Destroy target artifact; or put target creature on the bottom of its owner's library; or counter target instant spell. Bant is a world where death and chaos hold no sway. |
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Bar the DoorInstantCreatures you control get +0/+4 until end of turn. "It may not look like much, but it's a good old door with strong wards. It'll hold." |
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Barbed LightningInstantChoose one - Barbed Lightning deals 3 damage to target creature; or Barbed Lightning deals 3 damage to target player. Every creature on Mirrodin is a lightning rod. |
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Barkshell BlessingInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
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Barrel Down SokenzanInstant - ArcaneSweep - Return any number of Mountains you control to their owner's hand. Barrel Down Sokenzan deals damage to target creature equal to twice the number of Mountains returned this way.
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Barreling AttackInstantTarget creature gains trample until end of turn. When that creature becomes blocked this turn, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature blocking it. "The trollish game of push-fall inspired this impressive tactic." |
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Barrin's UnmakingInstantReturn target permanent to its owner's hand if that permanent shares a color with the most common color among all permanents or a color tied for most common.
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Bash to BitsInstantDestroy target artifact.
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Bathe in LightInstantRadiance - Choose a color. Target creature and each other creature that shares a color with it gain protection from the chosen color until end of turn. "Truth shines even in darkness. Those who march on the side of truth walk always in righteous light." |
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Battle CryInstantUntap all white creatures you control. "In the thick of battle, you must keep your wits about you. Yelling a lot helps, too." |
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Battle FrenzyInstantGreen creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. "One day you, too, shall drink the blood of your foes. It is something to look forward to." |
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Battle HymnInstantAdd to your mana pool for each creature you control. "A church is just wood and walls. A congregation is the faithful praising the angels." |
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BattlegrowthInstantPut a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
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Battlewise ValorInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) It's never good to walk into an ambush, but with the right spell you might walk out again. |
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Batwing BrumeInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn if was spent to cast Batwing Brume. Each player loses 1 life for each attacking creature he or she controls if was spent to cast Batwing Brume. (Do both if was spent.)
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Beacon of DestructionInstantBeacon of Destruction deals 5 damage to target creature or player. Shuffle Beacon of Destruction into its owner's library. The Great Furnace's blessing is a spectacular sight, but the best view comes at a high cost. |
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Beacon of ImmortalityInstantDouble target player's life total. Shuffle Beacon of Immortality into its owner's library. The cave floods with light. A thousand rays shine forth and meld into one. |
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Beast AttackInstantPut a 4/4 green Beast creature token onto the battlefield.
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Beast WithinInstantDestroy target permanent. Its controller puts a 3/3 green Beast creature token onto the battlefield. "Kill the weak so they can't drag the strong down to their level. This is true compassion." |
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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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Become ImmenseInstantDelve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for .)
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Benevolent OfferingInstantChoose an opponent. You and that player each put three 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield.
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BerserkInstantCast Berserk only before the combat damage step.
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Betrayal of FleshInstantChoose one - Destroy target creature; or return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
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BewilderInstantTarget creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn. "Teferi snapped his fingers, and the viashino started clucking like a chicken. Silly, yes, but exactly the thing we needed to break the stifling tension." |
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Bile BlightInstantTarget creature and all other creatures with the same name as that creature get -3/-3 until end of turn. Not an arrow loosed, javelin thrown, nor sword raised. None were needed. |
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BindInstantCounter target activated ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.) "The battlefield is cluttered enough. Be still." |
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Biomass MutationInstantCreatures you control become X/X until end of turn. "A regression to ancient forms? A glimpse of future evolutions? Or a fleeting alteration of the present?"
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BioshiftInstantMove any number of +1/+1 counters from target creature onto another target creature with the same controller. "It's all right if you change your mind. There's always a chance we can rearrange parts later."
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Bituminous BlastInstantCascade (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.)
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Blast from the PastInstantMadness , cycling , kicker , flashback , buyback
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Blastfire BoltInstantBlastfire Bolt deals 5 damage to target creature. Destroy all Equipment attached to that creature. "Encase yourself in the most elaborate armor, and cower behind the heaviest shield. I would hate for you to feel helpless." |
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Blaze of GloryInstantCast Blaze of Glory only during combat before blockers are declared.
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Blazing SalvoInstantBlazing Salvo deals 3 damage to target creature unless that creature's controller has Blazing Salvo deal 5 damage to him or her. Barbarians equate courage with the ability to endure pain. |
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Blazing ShoalInstant - ArcaneYou may exile a red card with converted mana cost X from your hand rather than pay Blazing Shoal's mana cost.
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Blessed BreathInstant - ArcaneTarget creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
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Blessed ReincarnationInstantExile target creature an opponent controls. That player reveals cards from the top of his or her library until a creature card is revealed. The player puts that card onto the battlefield, then shuffles the rest into his or her library.
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Blessed ReversalInstantYou gain 3 life for each creature attacking you. "A battle's outcome is never certain." |
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Blessed WineInstantYou gain 1 life. "Out there, there are spirits, but here, there is wine." |
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Blind FuryInstantCast Blind Fury only before the combat damage step. "Tell me . . . have you ever sung the Song of Blood?" |
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Blind with AngerInstant - ArcaneUntap target nonlegendary creature and gain control of it until end of turn. That creature gains haste until end of turn. "I can post only the most honorable and strong-willed samurai to defend your stronghold. I have seen what can happen to lesser men." |
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Blinding BeamInstantChoose one - Tap two target creatures; or creatures don't untap during target player's next untap step.
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Blinding SprayInstantCreatures your opponents control get -4/-0 until end of turn. "The stronger our enemies seem, the more vulnerable they are." |
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Blinkmoth InfusionInstantAffinity for artifacts (This spell costs less to cast for each artifact you control.) Power begets power. |
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Blood FrenzyInstantCast Blood Frenzy only before the combat damage step. "When Torahn bellows, none survive-not even the warrior whose horns he rides." |
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Blood LustInstantIf target creature has toughness 5 or greater, it gets +4/-4 until end of turn. Otherwise, it gets +4/-X until end of turn, where X is its toughness minus 1.
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Blood OathInstantChoose a card type. Target opponent reveals his or her hand. Blood Oath deals 3 damage to that player for each card of the chosen type revealed this way. (Artifact, creature, enchantment, instant, land, planeswalker, sorcery, and tribal are card types.)
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Blood of the MartyrInstantUntil end of turn, if damage would be dealt to any creature, you may have that damage dealt to you instead. The willow knows what the storm does not: that the power to endure harm outlives the power to inflict it. |
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BloodscentInstantAll creatures able to block target creature this turn do so.
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Blossoming WreathInstantYou gain life equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard. "I place this wreath for you, my kin. Even in death, you give me strength to avenge you." |
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Blue Elemental BlastInstantChoose one - Counter target red spell; or destroy target red permanent.
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Blue Sun's ZenithInstantTarget player draws X cards. Shuffle Blue Sun's Zenith into its owner's library. "The Origin Query will wait. We must ensure we survive to return to it." |
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Blunt the AssaultInstantYou gain 1 life for each creature on the battlefield. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. "Much can be gained from the appearance of vulnerability." |
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BlustersquallInstantTap target creature you don't control. Weather is more predictable than the Izzet. |
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BoilInstantDestroy all Islands. "The fishers will throw out their nets and draw them back filled with dust." |
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Boiling BloodInstantTarget creature attacks this turn if able. Your father has no horns! |
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Bold DefenseInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
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Bone HarvestInstantPut any number of target creature cards from your graveyard on top of your library. "Only fools believe they will face my armies but once." |
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Bone to AshInstantCounter target creature spell. "I can think of worse ways to go. On second thought, maybe not." |
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BoomerangInstantReturn target permanent to its owner's hand. Early Jamuraan hunters devised a weapon that would return to its source. Tolarian Æthermancers developed a spell that skipped the weapon entirely. |
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Boon of ErebosInstantTarget creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn. Regenerate it. You lose 2 life. "Death is not a certainty. Erebos determines when a mortal's time is up." |
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Booster TutorInstantOpen a sealed Magic booster pack, reveal the cards, and put one of those cards into your hand. (Remove that card from your deck before beginning a new game.) Real men use Arabian Nights boosters. |
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Boros CharmInstantChoose one - Boros Charm deals 4 damage to target player; or permanents you control gain indestructible until end of turn; or target creature gains double strike until end of turn. "Practice compassion and mercy. But know when they must end."
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Boros Fury-ShieldInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt by target attacking or blocking creature this turn. If was spent to cast Boros Fury-Shield, it deals damage to that creature's controller equal to the creature's power.
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BoulderfallInstantBoulderfall deals 5 damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures and/or players. "Defeating the Meletians was not so difficult. I needed only to move a mountain." |
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Bound (Bound/Determined)InstantSacrifice a creature. Return up to X cards from your graveyard to your hand, where X is the number of colors that creature was. Exile this card.
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Bounty of the HuntInstantYou may exile a green card from your hand rather than pay Bounty of the Hunt's mana cost.
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Brace for ImpactInstantPrevent all damage that would be dealt to target multicolored creature this turn. For each 1 damage prevented this way, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature. Flesh can be tempered by spellcraft and forged ever stronger by the hammers of foes. |
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Brain FreezeInstantTarget player puts the top three cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
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BrainstormInstantDraw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order. "I see more than others do because I know where to look." |
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Branching BoltInstantChoose one or both - Branching Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature with flying; and/or Branching Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature without flying. "Lightning lives in everything, in living flesh and growing things. It must be set free." |
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BrandInstantGain control of all permanents you own. (This effect lasts indefinitely.) "By this glyph I affirm your role." |
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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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BrawlInstantUntil end of turn, all creatures gain ": This creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature." Anything can happen when patience is scarce and wine is abundant. |
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BreachInstantTarget creature gets +2/+0 and gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
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Break of DayInstantCreatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
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Break OpenInstantTurn target face-down creature an opponent controls face up. There are two ways to resolve puzzling situations: thoughtful contemplation or force. After thoughtful contemplation, most barbarians choose force. |
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Breath of MalfegorInstantBreath of Malfegor deals 5 damage to each opponent. The blood of the demons quickened as their master rose over the battlefield. The blood of the angels also quickened: here was the chance to finally end the war started millennia ago. |
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Brightstone RitualInstantAdd to your mana pool for each Goblin on the battlefield. Wizards fought over the stone to exploit its power. Goblins fight over it because it's shiny. |
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Brimstone VolleyInstantBrimstone Volley deals 3 damage to target creature or player.
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Bring LowInstantBring Low deals 3 damage to target creature. If that creature has a +1/+1 counter on it, Bring Low deals 5 damage to it instead. "People are often humbled by the elements. But the elements, too, can be humbled." |
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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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Broken VisageInstantDestroy target nonartifact attacking creature. It can't be regenerated. Put a black Spirit creature token with that creature's power and toughness onto the battlefield. Sacrifice the token at the beginning of the next end step.
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Brutal ExpulsionInstantDevoid (This card has no color.)
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Brute ForceInstantTarget creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn. Blood, bone, and sinew are magnified, as is the rage that drives them. The brain, however, remains unchanged-a little bean, swinging by a strand in a cavernous, raving head. |
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Brute StrengthInstantTarget creature gets +3/+1 and gains trample until end of turn. It's not the size of the rock. It's how badly you want to lift it. |
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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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Burden of GreedInstantTarget player loses 1 life for each tapped artifact he or she controls. "The one who dies with the most toys is still dead." |
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Burn (Turn/Burn)InstantBurn deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
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Burn AwayInstantBurn Away deals 6 damage to target creature. When that creature dies this turn, exile all cards from its controller's graveyard. "Your corruption will burn, serpent, until there is nothing left to defile." |
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Burn the ImpureInstantBurn the Impure deals 3 damage to target creature. If that creature has infect, Burn the Impure deals 3 damage to that creature's controller. Flame doesn't kneel to Phyrexia. |
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