Homing LightningInstantHoming Lightning deals 4 damage to target creature and each other creature with the same name as that creature. "I see countless worlds. What makes them think I can't find them in just one?"
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Hold at BayInstantPrevent the next 7 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. It was Daeron's bravery that brought him to Odunos. But it was the magic of Meletis that brought him home. |
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HindervinesInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by creatures with no +1/+1 counters on them. "Woodlands and laws. Both grow faster than the Azorius's ability to manage them."
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Heroes' ReunionInstantTarget player gains 7 life. They share no bloodline, but a bond greater than family unites them. Such are the gifts of the Worldsoul. |
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Hero's DownfallInstantDestroy target creature or planeswalker. Destiny exalts a chosen few, but even heroes break. |
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Heat RayInstantHeat Ray deals X damage to target creature. "There was clearly a scream. I'm not sure if there was a mouth." |
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Gruul CharmInstantChoose one - Creatures without flying can't block this turn; or gain control of all permanents you own; or Gruul Charm deals 3 damage to each creature with flying. "Not Gruul? Then die!"
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Grisly SpectacleInstantDestroy target nonartifact creature. Its controller puts a number of cards equal to that creature's power from the top of his or her library into his or her graveyard. "Watch people flock to a murder scene. Then tell me we're not all a little sick in the head."
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Grisly SalvageInstantReveal the top five cards of your library. You may put a creature or land card from among them into your hand. Put the rest into your graveyard. To the Golgari, anything buried is treasure. |
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GriptideInstantPut target creature on top of its owner's library. "Beware the seagrafs just off the shore. These waters are filled with hungry geists looking for an easy meal." |
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Grip of the RoilInstantSurge (You may cast this spell for its surge cost if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn.)
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Grip of DesolationInstantDevoid (This card has no color.) As the hand closed, there was first terror, then numbness, and finally nothingness. |
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Grim ReturnInstantChoose target creature card in a graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn. Put that card onto the battlefield under your control. The necromancer's touch strips away memory and loyalty, and only strength and malice remain. |
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GridlockInstantTap X target nonland permanents. "One tiny peg pulled from a single wagon wheel, and an entire district grinds to a halt."
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Grave BirthingInstantDevoid (This card has no color.)
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Grasp of DarknessInstantTarget creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn. On a world with five suns, night is compelled to become an aggressive force. |
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Golgari CharmInstantChoose one - All creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn; or destroy target enchantment; or regenerate each creature you control. "Let the rest of Ravnica sneer. One way or another, they all end up in the undercity." |
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Gods WillingInstantTarget creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice 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.) Honor the gods of Theros, and they will return the favor. |
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Glimpse the Sun GodInstantTap X target creatures. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) Better to be beneath Heliod's notice than beneath his heel. |
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Gift of TusksInstantUntil end of turn, target creature loses all abilities and becomes a green Elephant with base power and toughness 3/3. It's an experience you'll never forget. |
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Gideon's ReproachInstantGideon's Reproach deals 4 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. "Suddenly, Gideon was there with us, clearing the way so that we could escape."-The War Diaries |
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Giant GrowthInstantTarget creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn. "The prohibition of unnecessary tossing of the citizenry by giants shall also extend to spontaneous giants." |
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Gather CourageInstantConvoke (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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GainsayInstantCounter target blue spell. "I'd be happy to stop contradicting you, Urza, just as soon as you start being right." |
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Furious ResistanceInstantTarget blocking creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. "At least the Gateless rebels have ideals. Rakdos just mocks, defiles, and kills all we hold dear."
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Frost BreathInstantTap up to two target creatures. Those creatures don't untap during their controller's next untap step. If you have to be stuck somewhere for a while, it's better to be stuck there with a friend. |
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FortifyInstantChoose one - Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn; or creatures you control get +0/+2 until end of turn. "Where metal is tainted and wood is scarce, we are best armed by faith." |
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Force AwayInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. Where an enemy once rode, not even a whisper remains. |
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FogInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. "I fear no army or beast, but only the morning fog. Our assault can survive everything else." |
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Flying Crane TechniqueInstantUntap all creatures you control. They gain flying and double strike until end of turn. There are many Jeskai styles: Riverwalk imitates flowing water, Dragonfist the ancient hellkites, and Flying Crane the wild aven of the high peaks. |
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Flesh to DustInstantDestroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. "Pain is temporary. So is life." |
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Firemind's ForesightInstantSearch your library for an instant card with converted mana cost 3, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then repeat this process for instant cards with converted mana costs 2 and 1. Then shuffle your library.
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Feed the ClanInstantYou gain 5 life. The Temur believe three things only are needed in life: a hot fire, a full belly, and a strong companion. |
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Feat of ResistanceInstantPut a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. Dragons are extinct on Tarkir, but Abzan magic still emulates their endurance. |
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Feast of DreamsInstantDestroy target enchanted creature or enchantment creature. "We gave the gods the power to war against us. It is time we took that power back." |
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Fated ReturnInstantPut target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. It gains indestructible. If it's your turn, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)
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Fated RetributionInstantDestroy all creatures and planeswalkers. If it's your turn, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)
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Fated InterventionInstantPut two 3/3 green Centaur enchantment creature tokens onto the battlefield. If it's your turn, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)
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Fated InfatuationInstantPut a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of target creature you control. If it's your turn, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)
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Fated ConflagrationInstantFated Conflagration deals 5 damage to target creature or planeswalker. If it's your turn, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)
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Fatal FumesInstantTarget creature gets -4/-2 until end of turn. Travelers in the undercity dread the horrors and assassins of the Dimir, but nearly as many die from more mundane hazards. |
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Far (Far/Away)InstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand.
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Fall of the TitansInstantSurge (You may cast this spell for its surge cost if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn.) As Gideon kept the brood lineages at bay, Chandra incinerated the bound Eldrazi titans. |
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Fall of the HammerInstantTarget creature you control deals damage equal to its power to another target creature. It is unwise to insult the god of the forge. It is also unwise to stand near anyone else who has insulted him. |
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Fall of the GavelInstantCounter target spell. You gain 5 life. "My ruling is final. Order is upheld. Justice is done." |
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Eyes in the SkiesInstantPut a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying onto the battlefield, then populate. (Put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of a creature token you control.) "What root and branch cannot reach, our winged friends will attend to." |
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Eye GougeInstantTarget creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. If it's a Cyclops, destroy it. One chance. One throw. One perfect hit. |
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Explosive ImpactInstantExplosive Impact deals 5 damage to target creature or player. "Such boorish noise is what passes for subtlety among the Boros." |
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ExpediteInstantTarget creature gains haste until end of turn. "I run, and thunder follows." |
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Executioner's SwingInstantTarget creature that dealt damage this turn gets -5/-5 until end of turn. "The contract specified an appendage for a missed payment. Read the fine print: the head is an appendage." |
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Essence ScatterInstantCounter target creature spell. "What you attempt to pull from the Æther, I can spread onto the wind." |
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Essence BacklashInstantCounter target creature spell. Essence Backlash deals damage equal to that spell's power to its controller. "The other guilds will learn the hard way not to interfere with our investigations." |
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EraseInstantExile target enchantment. "Don't trust your eyes, for mages are skilled in deception. Trust only in your faith. It will wipe everything clean." |
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Ephemeral ShieldsInstantConvoke (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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Encircling FissureInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by creatures target opponent controls.
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Empty the PitsInstantDelve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for .) The Sultai would rebuild the empire on the backs of the dead. |
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Elemental UprisingInstantTarget land you control becomes a 4/4 Elemental creature with haste until end of turn. It's still a land. It must be blocked this turn if able. "My heart and Zendikar's beat as one. Together we will endure." |
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ElectrickeryInstantElectrickery deals 1 damage to target creature you don't control.
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DynachargeInstantTarget creature you control gets +2/+0 until end of turn. Nothing evens the odds like a little lightning. |
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Druid's DeliveranceInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you this turn. Populate. (Put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of a creature token you control.) "So many oppose us, but we are the reed that bends without breaking." |
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Dramatic RescueInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. You gain 2 life. "I never thought I'd be so glad to see two tons of beak and claws bearing down on me at the speed of an arrow." |
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DragonshiftInstantUntil end of turn, target creature you control becomes a 4/4 blue and red Dragon, loses all abilities, and gains flying.
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Dragonscale BoonInstantPut two +1/+1 counters on target creature and untap it. "When we were lost and weary, the ainok showed us how to survive. They have earned the right to call themselves Abzan, and to wear the Scale." |
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DownsizeInstantTarget creature you don't control gets -4/-0 until end of turn.
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Doom BladeInstantDestroy target nonblack creature.
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Divine VerdictInstantDestroy target attacking or blocking creature. "Guilty." |
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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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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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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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DispelInstantCounter target instant spell. "Civilization will subsume us unless we overwhelm it instead." |
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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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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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Dig Through TimeInstantDelve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for .)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Dark BetrayalInstantDestroy target black creature. "You're just like me: ruthless, cunning, and ambitious. Obviously you're a threat." |
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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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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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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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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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Cruel FeedingInstantStrive - Cruel Feeding costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
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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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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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CremateInstantExile target card from a graveyard. "Without a body, the soul is helpless to fight the terms of our contracts." |
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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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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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CounterfluxInstantCounterflux can't be countered by spells or abilities.
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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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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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Consuming SinkholeInstantDevoid (This card has no color.) "What will not yield will be consumed." |
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Consign to DustInstantStrive - Consign to Dust costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
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CongregateInstantTarget player gains 2 life for each creature on the battlefield. "In the gathering there is strength for all who founder, renewal for all who languish, love for all who sing." |
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Complete DisregardInstantDevoid (This card has no color.) "We returned to the field and found poor Len, every detail of his final moment perfectly cast in that awful dust."-Javad Nasrin, outrider captain |
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