ContradictInstantCounter target spell. Those who question Ojutai may not like the answers they receive. |
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ControvertInstantCounter target spell.
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ConvoluteInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays . The words came to the sorcerer's lips but refused to budge any further. |
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Coordinated AssaultInstantUp to two target creatures each get +1/+0 and gain first strike until end of turn. It's hard to shout "Shields up!" with a javelin in your chest. |
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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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Corpse ChurnInstantPut the top three cards of your library into your graveyard, then you may return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand. "The distraction of your life has ended. Now your service begins." |
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Corpse LungeInstantAs an additional cost to cast Corpse Lunge, exile a creature card from your graveyard.
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Corrupted ResolveInstantCounter target spell if its controller is poisoned. "Flesh is a sickness that infects Phyrexia." |
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CounterboreInstantCounter target spell. Search its controller's graveyard, hand, and library for all cards with the same name as that spell and exile them. Then that player shuffles his or her library.
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CounterfluxInstantCounterflux can't be countered by spells or abilities.
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CounterlashInstantCounter target spell. You may cast a nonland card in your hand that shares a card type with that spell without paying its mana cost. "Pathetic. Let me show you how it's done." |
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CountermandInstantCounter target spell. Its controller puts the top four cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard. The physical pain was nothing compared to the agony in his mind. |
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CountersquallInstantCounter target noncreature spell. Its controller loses 2 life. Each of the twenty-three winds of Esper is named and chronicled, and every possible interaction with the flow of magic is exhaustively detailed. |
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Cower in FearInstantCreatures your opponents control get -1/-1 until end of turn. "You will fully understand fear when you discover it is the final thing you put your faith in." |
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Crackling DoomInstantCrackling Doom deals 2 damage to each opponent. Each opponent sacrifices a creature with the greatest power among creatures he or she controls. Do not fear the lightning. Fear the one it obeys. |
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Cradle to GraveInstantDestroy target nonblack creature that entered the battlefield this turn. "As the fell soil's appetite grows, it gulps down passersby upon their first footfall." |
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Crash LandingInstantTarget creature with flying loses flying until end of turn. Crash Landing deals damage to that creature equal to the number of Forests you control. "The other guilds think they're untouchable. It's time we brought them back down to earth." |
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CremateInstantExile target card from a graveyard. "Without a body, the soul is helpless to fight the terms of our contracts." |
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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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Crippling ChillInstantTap target creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. One breath of the geist turns veins to rivers of ice and freezes hearts midbeat. |
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Crosis's CharmInstantChoose one - Return target permanent to its owner's hand; or destroy target nonblack creature, and it can't be regenerated; or destroy target artifact.
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Crowd's FavorInstantConvoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)
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Cruel FeedingInstantStrive - Cruel Feeding costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
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CrushInstantDestroy target noncreature artifact. A golem's hands know no tenderness. |
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Crushing PainInstant - ArcaneCrushing Pain deals 6 damage to target creature that was dealt damage this turn. It is said that the mere touch of a kami is like embracing the sun itself. |
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Crushing VinesInstantChoose one - Destroy target creature with flying; or destroy target artifact. "Your veil's curse won't stop me, deathmage. I have taken down countless night hunters and this dark plane is not big enough for you to hide." |
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CrypsisInstantTarget creature you control gains protection from creatures your opponents control until end of turn. Untap it. Tritons borrow the camouflage of their oceanic prey to become predators on land. |
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Crypt IncursionInstantExile all creature cards from target player's graveyard. You gain 3 life for each card exiled this way. The Golgari maze-runner Varolz hungers to prove his fortitude in battle, and his trail of victims feeds other hungers. |
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Cryptic CommandInstantChoose two - Counter target spell; or return target permanent to its owner's hand; or tap all creatures your opponents control; or draw a card.
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Cunning StrikeInstantCunning Strike deals 2 damage to target creature and 2 damage to target player. "The opponent who blocks the path, becomes the path." |
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CursebreakInstantDestroy target enchantment. You gain 2 life. No longer the village pariah. No longer taunted and shamed. Sigrun was finally free. |
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Curtain of LightInstantCast Curtain of Light only during combat after blockers are declared. "Paint gold upon the wind, |
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Cut the Earthly BondInstant - ArcaneReturn target enchanted permanent to its owner's hand. "The more kami that passed through the veil that separated them from our world, the weaker that veil became, threatening to tear into tatters at the slightest pressure." |
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Cutthroat ManeuverInstantUp to two target creatures each get +1/+1 and gain lifelink until end of turn. "Our ambition drives us forward. Together we will claim what is ours, no matter who holds it." |
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Cyclonic RiftInstantReturn target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand. The Izzet specialize in unnatural disaster. |
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CytoshapeInstantChoose a nonlegendary creature on the battlefield. Target creature becomes a copy of that creature until end of turn. "Though highly effective at reshaping flesh, these specially bred cytoplasts leave the subject reeking of omnibian mucus." |
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Dampen ThoughtInstant - ArcaneTarget player puts the top four cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
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Dance of the SkywiseInstantUntil end of turn, target creature you control becomes a blue Dragon Illusion with base power and toughness 4/4, loses all abilities, and gains flying. The Ojutai believe in the Great Wheel: those who best serve the dragonlord are destined to be reborn as dragons. |
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Dangerous WagerInstantDiscard your hand, then draw two cards. "C'mon friend, take a turn tossing the knucklebones. What've you got to lose?" |
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Dark BanishingInstantDestroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated. "Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say ‘death,' |
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Dark BetrayalInstantDestroy target black creature. "You're just like me: ruthless, cunning, and ambitious. Obviously you're a threat." |
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Dark RitualInstantAdd to your mana pool.
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Dark TemperInstantDark Temper deals 2 damage to target creature. If you control a black permanent, destroy the creature instead. When you've got the temperament of a dragon, every argument is one you'll win. |
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Dark WitheringInstantDestroy target nonblack creature.
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DarkblastInstantTarget creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
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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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Dash HopesInstantWhen you cast Dash Hopes, any player may pay 5 life. If a player does, counter Dash Hopes. "Focus an enemy's mind on what's already gone, and it's easier to take away more." |
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Dauntless OnslaughtInstantUp to two target creatures each get +2/+2 until end of turn. "The people of Akros must learn from our leonin adversaries. If we match their staunch ferocity with our superior faith, we cannot fail." |
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Dawn CharmInstantChoose one - Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn; or regenerate target creature; or counter target spell that targets you.
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Dazzling ReflectionInstantYou gain life equal to target creature's power. The next time that creature would deal damage this turn, prevent that damage. "The light of a felidar's horns can give even an Eldrazi pause." |
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Dead (Dead/Gone)InstantDead deals 2 damage to target creature.
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Death DeniedInstant - ArcaneReturn X target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand. Takenuma was filled with a chorus of moans, shrieks, and wails. Some came from the living, some from the dying, and some, most horribly, from the dead. |
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Death of a Thousand StingsInstant - ArcaneTarget player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
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Death RattleInstantDelve (You may exile any number of cards from your graveyard as you cast this spell. It costs less to cast for each card exiled this way.)
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Death WindInstantTarget creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. Leukin stared at the smoldering angel feathers. "Run!" he screamed to his patrol. "We don't stand a chance!" |
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Defend the HearthInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt to players this turn. The defenders said not a word. Their shields, spears, and stances were warning enough. |
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Defiant StrikeInstantTarget creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. "Stand where the whole battle can see you. Strike so they'll never forget." |
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Deflecting PalmInstantThe next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. If damage is prevented this way, Deflecting Palm deals that much damage to that source's controller.
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DeflectionInstantChange the target of target spell with a single target. Up and down, |
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DeglamerInstantChoose target artifact or enchantment. Its owner shuffles it into his or her library. The more pleasant an illusion's garb, the more indecent its form laid bare. |
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DeicideInstantExile target enchantment. If the exiled card is a God card, search its controller's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with the same name as that card and exile them, then that player shuffles his or her library. "It is done." |
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DelayInstantCounter target spell. If the spell is countered this way, exile it with three time counters on it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend. (At the beginning of its owner's upkeep, remove a counter from that card. When the last is removed, the player plays it without paying its mana cost. If it's a creature, it has haste.)
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DelugeInstantTap all creatures without flying. "From the sea came all life, and to the sea it will return. The sooner the better." |
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DemystifyInstantDestroy target enchantment. Behind every mage is a trail of shattered lies. |
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DepriveInstantAs an additional cost to cast Deprive, return a land you control to its owner's hand. "That would have brought shame to you as a mage. Tell you what-I'll keep your secret." |
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DesertionInstantCounter target spell. If an artifact or creature spell is countered this way, put that card onto the battlefield under your control instead of into its owner's graveyard. First the insult, then the injury. |
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Desperate RavingsInstantDraw two cards, then discard a card at random. Her mind was quite gone, yet she spoke nothing but truth. |
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Desperate RitualInstant - ArcaneAdd to your mana pool.
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Destructive RevelryInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment. Destructive Revelry deals 2 damage to that permanent's controller. "Stoke a fire hot enough and you'll never run out of things to burn." |
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Devour FleshInstantTarget player sacrifices a creature, then gains life equal to that creature's toughness. His twisted mind concluded that if he was what he ate, and he wanted to stay human, . . . |
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Devour in ShadowInstantDestroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. You lose life equal to that creature's toughness. "Feel the burn of the mists. Master them. They will devour your enemies." |
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Devouring LightInstantConvoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.) Into the light the good are welcomed, and with the light the evil are banished. |
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Devouring RageInstant - ArcaneAs an additional cost to cast Devouring Rage, you may sacrifice any number of Spirits.
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Dig Through TimeInstantDelve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for .)
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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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Dimir CharmInstantChoose one - Counter target sorcery spell; or destroy target creature with power 2 or less; or look at the top three cards of target player's library, then put one back and the rest into that player's graveyard. "Dangerous to recognize. Deadly not to."
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DisarmInstantUnattach all Equipment from target creature. "Be thankful I left you your clothes." |
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DiscombobulateInstantCounter target spell. Look at the top four cards of your library, then put them back in any order. "I said ‘pick his brain,' not ‘tear off his head.'" |
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Disdainful StrokeInstantCounter target spell with converted mana cost 4 or greater. "You are beneath contempt. Your lineage will be forgotten." |
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DisembowelInstantDestroy target creature with converted mana cost X. "We thought we found the victim's clothes lumped in the street. As it turned out, it was the victim, insides sucked out-just a sack of skin and robes." |
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DisenchantInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment.
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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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Dismal FailureInstantCounter target spell. Its controller discards a card. "Two magi could trade spells all day and never crown a victor. The real battle is not one of power but of will. If your confidence breaks, so too shall you." |
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DismemberInstant( can be paid with either or 2 life.) "You serve Phyrexia. Your pieces would better serve Phyrexia elsewhere." |
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DismissInstantCounter target spell. "There is nothing you can do that I cannot simply deny." |
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DisorientInstantTarget creature gets -7/-0 until end of turn. "If it has a brain, even a primitive one, we can most surely scramble it." |
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DispatchInstantTap target creature. Venser wondered if it could still be called a teleportation spell if the destination is oblivion. |
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DispelInstantCounter target instant spell. "Civilization will subsume us unless we overwhelm it instead." |
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Dispense JusticeInstantTarget player sacrifices an attacking creature. The Accorders never strike first, but they always strike back. |
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DisperseInstantReturn target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Most casualties of the power struggle between vedalken and Neurok didn't die on the field of battle; they merely disappeared. |
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Display of DominanceInstantChoose one -
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Disrupting ShoalInstant - ArcaneYou may exile a blue card with converted mana cost X from your hand rather than pay Disrupting Shoal's mana cost.
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DissipateInstantCounter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard. "This abomination never belonged in our world. I'm merely setting it free." |
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DissolveInstantCounter target spell. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) "You thought only the gods could stop you?" |
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Divine DeflectionInstantPrevent the next X damage that would be dealt to you and/or permanents you control this turn. If damage is prevented this way, Divine Deflection deals that much damage to target creature or player.
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Divine OfferingInstantDestroy target artifact. You gain life equal to its converted mana cost. "The Phyrexians are vulnerable. Do not despair. We will prevail!" |
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Divine VerdictInstantDestroy target attacking or blocking creature. "Guilty." |
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Dizzy SpellInstantTarget creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn.
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DogpileInstantDogpile deals damage to target creature or player equal to the number of attacking creatures you control. There is no shelter from this storm, its rain of fists, or the thunderous cackles of bloodlust. |
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Domineering WillInstantTarget player gains control of up to three target nonattacking creatures until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They block this turn if able.
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