VexInstantCounter target spell. That spell's controller may draw a card. "The druids would be better off if they spent more time in the lab and less time watching trees grow." |
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Veteran's ReflexesInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Untap that creature. "Assume everything wants to kill you. At the very least, assume everything wants what's in your pack." |
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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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VerdigrisInstantDestroy target artifact. "Only the most sophisticated inventions can survive nature's unsophisticated motivations." |
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Venser's DiffusionInstantReturn target nonland permanent or suspended card to its owner's hand. "Each reality is but the dream of another, and each sleeper a god unknowing." |
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Venomous BreathInstantChoose target creature. At end of combat, destroy all creatures that blocked or were blocked by it this turn.
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Vengeful DreamsInstantAs an additional cost to cast Vengeful Dreams, discard X cards. Teroh dreams of his enemies' doom. |
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VendettaInstantDestroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated. You lose life equal to that creature's toughness. "Consider my debt to your kin paid in full." |
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Venarian GlimmerInstantTarget player reveals his or her hand. You choose a nonland card with converted mana cost X or less from it. That player discards that card. Dream of nothing, and wake to a dream come true. |
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Veil of SecrecyInstant - ArcaneTarget creature gains shroud until end of turn and is unblockable this turn.
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Vault SkywardInstantTarget creature gains flying until end of turn. Untap it. "The edges of the Quicksilver Sea run dark with the spread of the Mephidross. Two more aerial passes before I can be sure what I'm seeing . . ." |
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Vapor SnagInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. Its controller loses 1 life. "This creature is inadequate. Send it to the splicers for innovation." |
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VanquishInstantDestroy target blocking creature. "All beings have an inner light. Let me show you yours." |
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VanishmentInstantPut target nonland permanent on top of its owner's library.
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Vanish into MemoryInstantExile target creature. You draw cards equal to that creature's power. At the beginning of your next upkeep, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If you do, discard cards equal to its toughness. Out of sight, into mind. |
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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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Vampiric FuryInstantVampire creatures you control get +2/+0 and gain first strike until end of turn. Many peasants secretly admire vampires' glamour and elegance-until they witness a moment of pure bloodlust. |
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Vampire's BiteInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
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Valorous StanceInstantChoose one - "Every choice alters the path of fate." |
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Valor Made RealInstantTarget creature can block any number of creatures this turn. "As my father taught, ‘Training will raise your shield to the blow, but courage fills the gaps the shield leaves open.'" |
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Utter EndInstantExile target nonland permanent. "I came seeking a challenge. All I found was you." |
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Urza's RageInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
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Urgent ExorcismInstantDestroy target Spirit or enchantment. "To show geists pity is to prolong their agonies. Whether they know it or not, they seek the Blessed Sleep, and we are to give it to them." |
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Urge to FeedInstantTarget creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn. You may tap any number of untapped Vampire creatures you control. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on each of those Vampires.
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Urborg JusticeInstantTarget opponent sacrifices a creature for each creature put into your graveyard from the battlefield this turn. "It is a narrow line between justice and vengeance." |
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UpdraftInstantTarget creature gains flying until end of turn. "Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." |
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Untamed MightInstantTarget creature gets +X/+X until end of turn. "Beasts kill for their very survival. If you would have their strength, you must know their desperation." |
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UnsummonInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. Not to be. That is the answer. |
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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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Unravel the ÆtherInstantChoose target artifact or enchantment. Its owner shuffles it into his or her library. Thaumaturges of Theros have learned to weave their magic into the world around them, but it can be pulled apart strand by strand. |
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Unnerving AssaultInstantCreatures your opponents control get -1/-0 until end of turn if was spent to cast Unnerving Assault, and creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn if was spent to cast it. (Do both if was spent.) The scales of battle rarely balance. |
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Unnatural SpeedInstant - ArcaneTarget creature gains haste until end of turn. "How can we hope to match the speed of lightning? The fury of storms? The power of mountains? The answer is simple. We cannot. I advise against this war." |
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Unnatural PredationInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn. "Domination by the strongest-that is all that matters in the Tangle now." |
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Unnatural EnduranceInstantDevoid (This card has no color.) "Eldrazi don't die easy. Sometimes they don't die at all." |
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Unnatural AggressionInstantDevoid (This card has no color.) The battle served as a grim reminder of what a final victory for the Eldrazi would mean. |
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Unmake the GravesInstantConvoke (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.) "I'm raising an army. Any volunteers?" |
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UnmakeInstantExile target creature. A gwyllion's favorite trap is the vanity mirror. A bewitched piece of glass traps the looker's soul and does away with the body. |
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Unity of PurposeInstantSupport 2. (Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target creatures.) Faced with the novel problem of inspiring an army, Jace asked himself: "What would Gideon say?" |
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Unified WillInstantCounter target spell if you control more creatures than that spell's controller. "We're glad to be of service-to be an audience to your failure." |
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Unified StrikeInstantExile target attacking creature if its power is less than or equal to the number of Soldiers on the battlefield. The tall, reedy grass of the Daru Plains rustles loudly in the winds, a perfect cover for any ambush. |
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UnforgeInstantDestroy target Equipment. If that Equipment was attached to a creature, Unforge deals 2 damage to that creature. Compared to the fire of the forge, the strength of steel is nothing. |
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Unexpectedly AbsentInstantPut target nonland permanent into its owner's library just beneath the top X cards of that library. Once you've been dragged down the currents of time, you'll never quite trust your own permanence again. |
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Undying EvilInstantTarget creature gains undying until end of turn. (When it dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.) "Is it true the evil that people do follows them into death? Let's find out." |
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UndermineInstantCounter target spell. Its controller loses 3 life. "Which would you like first, the insult or the injury?" |
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UndergrowthInstantAs an additional cost to cast Undergrowth, you may pay . "It is the work of sorcery. Burn it!" -Taaveti of Kelsinko, Elvish Hunter |
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Unchecked GrowthInstant - ArcaneTarget creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn. If it's a Spirit, it gains trample until end of turn. "That energy was once granted to growing things. Now the kami keep it for themselves, releasing it in sudden floods that overwhelm flesh and foliage alike." |
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Uncanny SpeedInstantTarget creature gets +3/+0 and gains haste until end of turn. "To survive, we must embrace the savagery we knew in our race's infancy." |
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Ultimate PriceInstantDestroy target monocolored creature. "Let him be an example to others who would default on their debts to us." |
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UlcerateInstantTarget creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn. You lose 3 life. "If it were merely lethal, that would be sufficient. The art, however, is in maximizing the suffering it causes." |
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TwitchInstantYou may tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land. "The flow is diverted. Your path is clear. What are you waiting for-the cave to bid you welcome?" |
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Twisted ImageInstantSwitch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn. "True strength is in the mind, for the body is too malleable a form." |
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TwinstrikeInstantTwinstrike deals 2 damage to each of two target creatures. They're dying left and right. |
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TwincastInstantCopy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. Imitation is the most dangerous form of flattery. |
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Twin BoltInstantTwin Bolt deals 2 damage divided as you choose among one or two target creatures and/or players. Kolaghan archers are trained in Dakla, the way of the bow. They utilize their dragonlord's lightning to strike their target, no matter how small, how fast, or how far away. |
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TwiddleInstantYou may tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land.
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TurnaboutInstantChoose artifact, creature, or land. Tap all untapped permanents of the chosen type target player controls, or untap all tapped permanents of that type that player controls. The best cure for a big ego is a little failure. |
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Turn to MistInstantExile target creature. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step. "Did you expect me to dodge? How quaint." |
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Turn to FrogInstantUntil end of turn, target creature loses all abilities and becomes a blue Frog with base power and toughness 1/1. "Ribbit." |
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Turn to DustInstantDestroy target Equipment. Add to your mana pool.
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Turn the TideInstantCreatures your opponents control get -2/-0 until end of turn. "Let their mindless armies come and face the might of genius." |
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Turn the TablesInstantAll combat damage that would be dealt to you this turn is dealt to target attacking creature instead. "Your arrogance is my best weapon." |
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Turn AsideInstantCounter target spell that targets a permanent you control. "It's not my job to ask our leaders about their experiments at the Knowledge Pool. It's my job to make sure they can continue performing them." |
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Turn AgainstInstantDevoid (This card has no color.) "No, don't! Nal, it's me-" |
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Turn (Turn/Burn)InstantTarget creature loses all abilities and becomes a 0/1 red Weird until end of turn.
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Turf WoundInstantTarget player can't play land cards this turn. "I can't imagine how anyone lives in Shiv, let alone why they choose to stay." |
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TunnelInstantDestroy target Wall. It can't be regenerated.
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Tsabo's DecreeInstantChoose a creature type. Target player reveals his or her hand and discards all creature cards of that type. Then destroy all creatures of that type that player controls. They can't be regenerated.
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Truth or TaleInstantReveal the top five cards of your library and separate them into two piles. An opponent chooses one of those piles. Put a card from the chosen pile into your hand, then put all other cards revealed this way on the bottom of your library in any order.
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Trumpet BlastInstantAttacking creatures get +2/+0 until end of turn. Keldon warriors don't need signals to tell them when to attack. They need signals to tell them when to stop. |
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TruceInstantEach player may draw up to two cards. For each card less than two a player draws this way, that player gains 2 life. Not all victories require defeat. |
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Trostani's JudgmentInstantExile target creature, then populate. (Put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of a creature token you control.) "Some cannot be saved as they are, but all can serve the Worldsoul." |
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Triton TacticsInstantUp to two target creatures each get +0/+3 until end of turn. Untap those creatures. At this turn's next end of combat, tap each creature that was blocked by one of those creatures this turn and it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
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Trickery CharmInstantChoose one - Target creature gains flying until end of turn; or target creature becomes the creature type of your choice until end of turn; or look at the top four cards of your library, then put them back in any order.
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TrickbindInstantSplit second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
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Tribute to the WildInstantEach opponent sacrifices an artifact or enchantment. "You may enter, but leave those lifeless things of your world behind." |
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Tribute to HungerInstantTarget opponent sacrifices a creature. You gain life equal to that creature's toughness. Marella was delighted. The ball had attracted so many suitors for her daughter, including that handsome stranger. She wondered where the two were now . . . . |
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Tribal UnityInstantCreatures of the creature type of your choice get +X/+X until end of turn. Kamahl left the violence of his former life behind him, but he still believes in the power of muscle. |
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Trial (Trial/Error)InstantReturn all creatures blocking or blocked by target creature to their owner's hand.
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Treva's CharmInstantChoose one - Destroy target enchantment; or exile target attacking creature; or draw a card, then discard a card.
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Tread UponInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 and gains trample until end of turn. "Boasting impenetrable defenses only draws the most tenacious of attackers." |
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Treacherous UrgeInstantTarget opponent reveals his or her hand. You may put a creature card from it onto the battlefield under your control. That creature gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
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Traumatic VisionsInstantCounter target spell.
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Trapmaker's SnareInstantSearch your library for a Trap card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library. "Trapmaking is an art. The trap is a corporeal riddle, a battle of wits between its creator and whatever it lures inside." |
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Trap EssenceInstantCounter target creature spell. Put two +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature. "Meat sustains the body. The spirit requires different sustenance." |
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TransmutationInstantSwitch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn. "You know what I was,/ You see what I am: change me, change me!" |
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Tranquil DomainInstantDestroy all non-Aura enchantments. "An ancient court mage unified the houses into guilds to serve Zhalfir above their own interests. Even during the civil war, the guilds stood together, a testament to the wisdom of Teferi." |
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Traitor's ClutchInstantTarget creature gets +1/+0, becomes black, and gains shadow until end of turn. (It can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
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TrailblazerInstantTarget creature is unblockable this turn. "Our Elvish Hunter Taaveti led us swiftly along hidden paths through the dense forest. We caught the Orcs from behind, and completely by surprise." |
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Tragic SlipInstantTarget creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Linger on death's door and risk being invited in. |
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Toxic StenchInstantTarget nonblack creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
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Tower DefenseInstantCreatures you control get +0/+5 and gain reach until end of turn. "The drakes are practice. We may one day need to bring down a sky swallower, or maybe even Rakdos himself."
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Touch of VitaeInstantUntil end of turn, target creature gains haste and ": Untap this creature. Activate this ability only once."
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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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Totally LostInstantPut target nonland permanent on top of its owner's library. Fblthp had always hated crowds. |
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Tortoise FormationInstantCreatures you control gain shroud until end of turn. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.) At sea, the Jhessian fleet strikes swiftly and decisively. On land, facing the elite cavalry of Valeron, its marines must rely on more cautious strategies. |
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Torrent of StoneInstant - ArcaneTorrent of Stone deals 4 damage to target creature.
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Tomb HexInstantTarget creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
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Tolarian WindsInstantDiscard all the cards in your hand, then draw that many cards. Why not ask the winds? |
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Toils of Night and DayInstant - ArcaneYou may tap or untap target permanent, then you may tap or untap another target permanent. "The war sent Kamigawa into turmoil. Here it was spring and there winter. For some, time stood still, while for others, moments flashed past like minnows in a pond." |
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To Arms!InstantUntap all creatures you control. "The call came, spell-borne through mortar and stone to the ear of every soldier. The call came, and the advantage was ours." |
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