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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Hideous EndInstantDestroy target nonblack creature. Its controller loses 2 life. "A little dark magic won't stop me. The worse the curse, the better the prize." |
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Needlebite TrapInstant - TrapIf an opponent gained life this turn, you may pay rather than pay Needlebite Trap's mana cost. The traps around the vampire city of Malakir hint at the thirst of its inhabitants. |
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Ravenous TrapInstant - TrapIf an opponent had three or more cards put into his or her graveyard from anywhere this turn, you may pay rather than pay Ravenous Trap's mana cost.
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Vampire's BiteInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
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Burst LightningInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
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Inferno TrapInstant - TrapIf you've been dealt damage by two or more creatures this turn, you may pay rather than pay Inferno Trap's mana cost. "Do you smell something burning?" |
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Lavaball TrapInstant - TrapIf an opponent had two or more lands enter the battlefield under his or her control this turn, you may pay rather than pay Lavaball Trap's mana cost.
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Punishing FireInstantPunishing Fire deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
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Runeflare TrapInstant - TrapIf an opponent drew three or more cards this turn, you may pay rather than pay Runeflare Trap's mana cost.
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Seismic ShudderInstantSeismic Shudder deals 1 damage to each creature without flying. "The land here seems go out of its way to kill you." |
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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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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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Cobra TrapInstant - TrapIf a noncreature permanent under your control was destroyed this turn by a spell or ability an opponent controlled, you may pay rather than pay Cobra Trap's mana cost.
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HarrowInstantAs an additional cost to cast Harrow, sacrifice a land. The Roil redraws the world as it passes, leaving only the hedrons unchanged. |
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Primal BellowInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each Forest you control. "A might spell can be handy against baloths, giants, kraken, the Roil-or if you lose your bearings in the woods." |
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Relic CrushInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment and up to one other target artifact or enchantment. There are many ruins, but there used to be many more. |
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Summoning TrapInstant - TrapIf a creature spell you cast this turn was countered by a spell or ability an opponent controlled, you may pay rather than pay Summoning Trap's mana cost.
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TanglesapInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by creatures without trample. "The blood of the forest is beholden to no one." |
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Vines of VastwoodInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
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Offering to AshaInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays . You gain 4 life. "His body belongs to Bant now. His soul? I honestly don't know. I expect it belongs to the angels." |
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Soul ManipulationInstantChoose one or both - Counter target creature spell; and/or return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. "Birth and death are both reversible." |
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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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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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TerminateInstantDestroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. "I've seen death before. My mother succumbing to illness, my comrades bleeding on the battlefield . . . But I'd never seen anything as dreadful as that." |
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Colossal MightInstantTarget creature gets +4/+2 and gains trample until end of turn. "Never corner a barbarian. You become the path of least resistance." |
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Violent OutburstInstantCascade (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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Zealous PersecutionInstantUntil end of turn, creatures you control get +1/+1 and creatures your opponents control get -1/-1. "Jharic returned from Grixis changed, a haunted look in her eyes. She destroyed them with an unholy glee that made me shudder." |
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Double NegativeInstantCounter up to two target spells. They feared each other for their differences but were absolutely terrified at their similarities. |
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Fight to the DeathInstantDestroy all blocking creatures and all blocked creatures. When a battlefield falls silent, it's rarely due to a cease-fire. |
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Intimidation BoltInstantIntimidation Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature. Other creatures can't attack this turn. For hours afterward, all they could see was the grisly silhouette of their master, screaming. |
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Flurry of WingsInstantPut X 1/1 white Bird Soldier creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield, where X is the number of attacking creatures. "We are born soldiers. The call to battle is a homecoming." |
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CondemnInstantPut target attacking creature on the bottom of its owner's library. Its controller gains life equal to its toughness. "No doubt the arbiters would put you away, after all the documents are signed. But I will have justice now." |
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Inspired ChargeInstantCreatures you control get +2/+1 until end of turn. "Impossible! How could they overwhelm us? We had barricades, war elephants, . . . and they were barely a tenth of our number!" |
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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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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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Jace's IngenuityInstantDraw three cards. "Brute force can sometimes kick down a locked door, but knowledge is a skeleton key." |
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Stabbing PainInstantTarget creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Tap that creature. "You can take the fight out of nearly any creature if you know where its soft spot is." |
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InciteInstantTarget creature becomes red until end of turn and attacks this turn if able. The veneer of rationality peeled from the mage, revealing the spite and rage beneath. |
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Lightning BoltInstantLightning Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature or player.
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Pyretic RitualInstantAdd to your mana pool. The Multiverse is filled with limitless power just waiting for someone to reach out and seize it. |
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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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Back to NatureInstantDestroy all enchantments. "Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same." |
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Hornet StingInstantHornet Sting deals 1 damage to target creature or player. It was only then-to his infinite sorrow-that Gork realized hornets don't make honey. |
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Harm's WayInstantThe next 2 damage that a source of your choice would deal to you and/or permanents you control this turn is dealt to target creature or player instead. Even when fate is already written, there's always time to change the names. |
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RighteousnessInstantTarget blocking creature gets +7/+7 until end of turn. Sometimes the greatest strength is the strength of conviction. |
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Tempest of LightInstantDestroy all enchantments. "Let everything return to its true nature, so that destiny may take its course." |
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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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JumpInstantTarget creature gains flying until end of turn. "Humanity has always envied the power of flight. So we took it." |
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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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Tendrils of CorruptionInstantTendrils of Corruption deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control. Darkness doesn't always send its minions to do its dirty work. |
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Ignite DisorderInstantIgnite Disorder deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three target white and/or blue creatures. The shaman prowled the academy halls, shaking his head at the pomp and babble of the sages inside. He knew just the spell to liven the place up. |
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Seismic StrikeInstantSeismic Strike deals damage to target creature equal to the number of Mountains you control. "Life up here is simple. Adapt to the ways of the mountains and they will reward you. Fight them and they will end you." |
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Might of OaksInstantTarget creature gets +7/+7 until end of turn. May your weapon be no sword forged. May your armor be no metal wrought. |
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RegenerateInstantRegenerate target creature. (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.) "This wound shall be like the chills of winter: swiftly forgotten when spring shoots rise." |
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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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Gleam of ResistanceInstantCreatures you control get +1/+2 until end of turn. Untap those creatures.
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Lapse of CertaintyInstantCounter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, put it on top of its owner's library instead of into that player's graveyard. Without a connection of mind and body, magic is just an idea stuck in the head, a word on the tip of a tongue. |
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Constricting TendrilsInstantTarget creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn. Priests of Bant protect their temples with traps more elaborate than any mosaic floor. |
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Traumatic VisionsInstantCounter target spell.
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View from AboveInstantTarget creature gains flying until end of turn. If you control a white permanent, return View from Above to its owner's hand. "This air feels so heavy and thick. There are no winds to speak of. I fear the knowledge that comes from a place like this." |
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Worldly CounselInstantDomain - Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control. Put one of those cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. Every horizon hides a new possibility. |
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Drag DownInstantDomain - Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each basic land type among lands you control. The barbarians of Jund believe the bottomless tar pits extend forever into other, darker worlds. |
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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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Fiery FallInstantFiery Fall deals 5 damage to target creature. Jund feasts on the unprepared. |
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Molten FrameInstantDestroy target artifact creature. The metal filigree in his body glowed red-hot, and his flesh soon followed. |
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Volcanic FalloutInstantVolcanic Fallout can't be countered. "How can we outrun the sky?" |
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Filigree FractureInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment. If that permanent was blue or black, draw a card. The sphinx tyrannized Bant until a rhox mage tested the hardiness of her shiny parts. |
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Might of AlaraInstantDomain - Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each basic land type among lands you control. The combined strength of all five planes spawned creations none had seen before. |
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Sylvan BountyInstantTarget player gains 8 life. Some who scouted new lands chose to stay. |
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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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EndureInstantPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you and permanents you control this turn. The Aurora had lessened the kithkins' kindness, deepened their paranoia, and dulled their sense of pain. |
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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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Dream FractureInstantCounter target spell. Its controller draws a card. "Creation is a paradox. It hatches from its opposite." |
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GlamerdyeInstantChange the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another.
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Oona's GraceInstantTarget player draws a card. Oona grants her favored subjects a dream from her own guarded heart. |
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Chaotic BacklashInstantChaotic Backlash deals damage to target player equal to twice the number of white and/or blue permanents he or she controls. The concept of thoughtweft fascinates the Nighthearth cult. Imagine, bringing agony to an entire people by torturing just one. |
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Puncture BlastInstantWither (This deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.) Gnarltrunk didn't remember having quite that many knotholes. |
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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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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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Cauldron HazeInstantChoose any number of target creatures. Each of those creatures gains persist 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.)
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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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Inside OutInstantSwitch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn. Seyden's temperament didn't take well to the puca's magic. Nor did his face. |
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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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Cankerous ThirstInstantIf was spent to cast Cankerous Thirst, you may have target creature get -3/-3 until end of turn. If was spent to cast Cankerous Thirst, you may have target creature get +3/+3 until end of turn. (Do both if was spent.) Nothing warms the bark on a chilly day like a draught of elf. |
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Double CleaveInstantTarget creature gains double strike until end of turn. (It deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.) "When in doubt, kill 'em twice." |
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Fire at WillInstantFire at Will deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three target attacking or blocking creatures. "Make these shots count. The more foes we drop now, the fewer we'll have trying to kill us later." |
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MoonholdInstantTarget player can't play land cards this turn if was spent to cast Moonhold and can't play creature cards this turn if was spent to cast it. (Do both if was spent.)
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Invert the SkiesInstantCreatures your opponents control lose flying until end of turn if was spent to cast Invert the Skies, and creatures you control gain flying until end of turn if was spent to cast it. (Do both if was spent.)
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SnakeformInstantTarget creature loses all abilities and becomes a 1/1 green Snake until end of turn. Losing his possessions distressed him, but the lack of limbs was strangely liberating. |
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Inquisitor's SnareInstantPrevent all damage target attacking or blocking creature would deal this turn. If that creature is black or red, destroy it. Driven by their paranoia, kithkin inflict on their foes all the agonies they believe would have been inflicted on them. |
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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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Niveous WispsInstantTarget creature becomes white until end of turn. Tap that creature. In a world devoid of sun, illumination comes from cheerless fires or the wandering spirits of the dead. |
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Strip BareInstantDestroy all Auras and Equipment attached to target creature. "All glamers lifted, all lies revealed, all flesh exposed." |
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Cerulean WispsInstantTarget creature becomes blue until end of turn. Untap that creature. "If you see ghostly lights by the river, eat three twigs of marshroot to ward off kelpies." |
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Consign to DreamInstantReturn target permanent to its owner's hand. If that permanent is red or green, put it on top of its owner's library instead. "Dreams are fleeting. Reality even more so." |
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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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Put AwayInstantCounter target spell. You may shuffle up to one target card from your graveyard into your library. Kithkin spellbottlers spend half their time preserving old memories and the other half punishing the new. |
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Spell SyphonInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays for each blue permanent you control. Warrik Brutehexer felt betrayed that his aura favored the depths of the Wanderbrine River over its rightful place, hovering around him. |
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Aphotic WispsInstantTarget creature becomes black and gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) Merrows skulk the silty bogs around the Wanderbrine, their very thoughts stained with evil. |
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