Restore the PeaceInstantReturn each creature that dealt damage this turn to its owner's hand. "You can always count on the Azorius to ruin a party." |
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ShowstopperInstantUntil end of turn, creatures you control gain "When this creature dies, it deals 2 damage to target creature an opponent controls." The audience quickly realized a few things: it wasn't a magic trick, there wasn't candy in there, and they'd need new clothes. |
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Warleader's HelixInstantWarleader's Helix deals 4 damage to target creature or player and you gain 4 life. "There is no time to remedy our enemies' ignorance. Blast it out of them." |
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Warped PhysiqueInstantTarget creature gets +X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand. The Gruul seek unbounded strength. The Dimir deliver cruel irony. |
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Far (Far/Away)InstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand.
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Profit (Profit/Loss)InstantCreatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
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Protect (Protect/Serve)InstantTarget creature gets +2/+4 until end of turn.
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Ready (Ready/Willing)InstantCreatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. Untap each creature you control.
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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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Wear (Wear/Tear)InstantDestroy target artifact.
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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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Celestial FlareInstantTarget player sacrifices an attacking or blocking creature. "You were defeated the moment you declared your aggression."-Gideon Jura |
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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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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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Pay No HeedInstantPrevent all damage a source of your choice would deal this turn. "Inhale life. Exhale pain." |
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Show of ValorInstantTarget creature gets +2/+4 until end of turn. "Duty, honor, and valor are either in your heart or they are not. You will never know for certain until you are tested." |
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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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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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Essence ScatterInstantCounter target creature spell. "What you attempt to pull from the Æther, I can spread onto the wind." |
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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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NegateInstantCounter target noncreature spell. Masters of the arcane savor a delicious irony. Their study of deep and complex arcana leads to such a simple end: the ability to say merely yes or no. |
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OpportunityInstantTarget player draws four cards. Little things like morals shouldn't hinder one's ambition. |
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QuickenInstantThe next sorcery card you cast this turn can be cast as though it had flash. (It can be cast any time you could cast an instant.) A skilled Izzet chronarch can carry out an epic vendetta between the fall of one hourglass grain and the next. |
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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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Altar's ReapInstantAs an additional cost to cast Altar's Reap, sacrifice a creature. "The demons don't care if we mutter niceties and act out ceremonies. Just kill him." |
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Doom BladeInstantDestroy target nonblack creature.
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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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Vile RebirthInstantExile target creature card from a graveyard. Put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield. "‘Here lies our beloved Gartu, the gentlest of all men.' Ooh, I love irony." |
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Wring FleshInstantTarget creature gets -3/-1 until end of turn. "Don't blame me. You're the one walking around with skin." |
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Chandra's OutrageInstantChandra's Outrage deals 4 damage to target creature and 2 damage to that creature's controller. Chandra never believed in using her "inside voice." |
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ShockInstantShock deals 2 damage to target creature or player. "The beauty of it is they never see it coming. Ever." |
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SmeltInstantDestroy target artifact. "Looks like that wasn't darksteel after all." |
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Thunder StrikeInstantTarget creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.) Lightning reflexes, thunderous might. |
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Volcanic GeyserInstantVolcanic Geyser deals X damage to target creature or player. "The mountain's fire surges beneath your feet, demanding release. Can you not feel it?" |
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Wild RicochetInstantYou may choose new targets for target instant or sorcery spell. Then copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. "I knew that trick long before your great-grandmother's great-grandmother was born." |
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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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PlummetInstantDestroy target creature with flying. "Let nothing own the skies but the wind." |
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Ranger's GuileInstantTarget creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) In the remote corners of Kessig, protection is found in secret powers unknown to the Church of Avacyn. |
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Savage SummoningInstantSavage Summoning can't be countered.
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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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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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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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Divine VerdictInstantDestroy target attacking or blocking creature. "Guilty." |
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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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Last BreathInstantExile target creature with power 2 or less. Its controller gains 4 life. "Tsk. You'd think those nasty merrows would know how to hold their breath." |
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Ray of DissolutionInstantDestroy target enchantment. You gain 3 life. The works of one god last only as long as the patience of another. |
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AnnulInstantCounter target artifact or enchantment spell. The most effective way to destroy a spell is to ensure it was never cast in the first place. |
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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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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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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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Lost in a LabyrinthInstantTarget creature gets -3/-0 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.) Even those who leave the labyrinth never escape it, forever dreaming of their time trapped within. |
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Stymied HopesInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays . Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) When a god's will is against you, the day never ends well. |
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Swan SongInstantCounter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller puts a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying onto the battlefield. "The most enlightened mages create beauty from violence." |
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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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Voyage's EndInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) Philosophers say those lost at sea ascended to a more perfect realm. Sailors say they drowned. |
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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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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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Dark BetrayalInstantDestroy target black creature. "You're just like me: ruthless, cunning, and ambitious. Obviously you're a threat." |
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Hero's DownfallInstantDestroy target creature or planeswalker. Destiny exalts a chosen few, but even heroes break. |
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Lash of the WhipInstantTarget creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn. "No matter who their fickle hearts worship, all mortals belong to one god in the end." |
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Pharika's CureInstantPharika's Cure deals 2 damage to target creature and you gain 2 life. "The venom cleanses the sickness from your body, but it will not be pleasant, and you may not survive. Pharika's blessings are fickle." |
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Rescue from the UnderworldInstantAs an additional cost to cast Rescue from the Underworld, sacrifice a creature.
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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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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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Lightning StrikeInstantLightning Strike deals 3 damage to target creature or player. "The hand of Keranos can be seen in every rumbling storm cloud. Best not to stand where he points." |
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Magma JetInstantMagma Jet deals 2 damage to target creature or player. 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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Spark JoltInstantSpark Jolt deals 1 damage to target creature or player. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) Acolytes of Purphoros hammer the world until they see the sparks of change. |
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Titan's StrengthInstantTarget creature gets +3/+1 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.)
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Artisan's SorrowInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment. 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.) Some seers read bones or entrails. Others just like to break things. |
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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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Shredding WindsInstantShredding Winds deals 7 damage to target creature with flying. "Enemies of the wood! Your presence here is a slap in Nylea's face. Do not be surprised if she slaps back." |
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Warriors' LessonInstantUntil end of turn, up to two target creatures you control each gain "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card." "Let each challenge make you a better warrior." |
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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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Steam AuguryInstantReveal the top five cards of your library and separate them into two piles. An opponent chooses one of those piles. Put that pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard. Keranos is a fickle god, delivering punishment as readily as prophecy. |
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Acolyte's RewardInstantPrevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn, where X is your devotion to white. If damage is prevented this way, Acolyte's Reward deals that much damage to target creature or player. (Each in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to white.)
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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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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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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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Mortal's ArdorInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 and gains lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.) "Such deeds should be common fare for such as us." |
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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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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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NullifyInstantCounter target creature or Aura spell. "Those who incur Thassa's anger will be swallowed whole by her waves, or torn asunder by her bident." |
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Retraction HelixInstantUntil end of turn, target creature gains ": Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand." Where the geometries of the world collapse, a master of the Æther can harvest power beyond comprehending. |
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Sudden StormInstantTap up to two target creatures. Those creatures don't untap during their controllers' next untap steps. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) No matter how big and strong you are, the sea is bigger and stronger. |
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Thassa's RebuffInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays , where X is your devotion to blue. (Each in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to blue.) To resist Thassa is to deny the rising tide. |
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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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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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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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NecrobiteInstantTarget creature gains deathtouch until end of turn. Regenerate it. (The next time that creature would be destroyed this turn, it isn't. Instead tap it, remove all damage from it, and remove it from combat. Any amount of damage a creature with deathtouch deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.) An undead snake doesn't bite in self-defense. It hungers as any zombie, never sated. |
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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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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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Lightning VolleyInstantUntil end of turn, creatures you control gain ": This creature deals 1 damage to target creature or player." "We are the motes of rain that join to make the thundercloud. The power of the storm god surges through us!" |
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Rise to the ChallengeInstantTarget creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. Plidius wagered that Arissa couldn't kill a chimera with her javelins alone. She proved him wrong in a way everyone could see for days to come. |
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Searing BloodInstantSearing Blood deals 2 damage to target creature. When that creature dies this turn, Searing Blood deals 3 damage to the creature's controller. Purphoros's blessing: sometimes a boon, sometimes a bane. Always ablaze. |
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Aspect of HydraInstantTarget creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is your devotion to green. (Each in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to green.) "Even alone I outnumber you." |
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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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Mortal's ResolveInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 and gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.) The Fates tried to cut her string but found the thread had turned to iron. |
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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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Reap What Is SownInstantPut a +1/+1 counter on each of up to three target creatures. The strength of the people comes from the land. And the bounty of the land comes from Karametra. |
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Ajani's PresenceInstantStrive - Ajani's Presence costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
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