Scattering StrokeInstantCounter target spell. Clash with an opponent. If you win, at the beginning of your next main phase, you may add to your mana pool, where X is that spell's converted mana cost. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of his or her library, then puts that card on the top or bottom. A player wins if his or her card had a higher converted mana cost.)
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AngelsongInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. Clash of sword and cry of beast fall mute when angels sound the call to prayer. |
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Resounding SilenceInstantExile target attacking creature.
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Soul's GraceInstantYou gain life equal to target creature's power. An avatar he sculpts of fellowship and light. |
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Call to HeelInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. Its controller draws a card. On Bant, a sigil is both a prize of honor and a bond of duty. The one who bears it may be called to fulfill that charge at any moment. |
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Gather SpecimensInstantIf a creature would enter the battlefield under an opponent's control this turn, it enters the battlefield under your control instead. "It's free to do whatever it wants. I've merely told it what that is." |
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Resounding WaveInstantReturn target permanent to its owner's hand.
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Spell SnipInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays . "Magic cast through a hand of flesh is just as weak as the flesh itself." |
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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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Ad NauseamInstantReveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its converted mana cost. You may repeat this process any number of times. When the task spilled over into undeath, he stopped calling it his life's work. |
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ShadowfeedInstantExile target card from a graveyard. You gain 3 life. "The future is a snake, devouring your life backwards through time. And when you die, believe me, it doesn't stop feeding." |
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Magma SprayInstantMagma Spray deals 2 damage to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead. "Jund is a wounded world. Beware its searing blood spilling out onto the surface." |
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Resounding ThunderInstantResounding Thunder deals 3 damage to target creature or player.
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SkeletonizeInstantSkeletonize deals 3 damage to target creature. When a creature dealt damage this way dies this turn, put a 1/1 black Skeleton creature token onto the battlefield with ": Regenerate this creature." Fire burns away both flesh and freedom. |
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Soul's FireInstantTarget creature you control on the battlefield deals damage equal to its power to target creature or player. An avatar he sculpts of anger and flame. |
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Resounding RoarInstantTarget creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
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Agony WarpInstantTarget creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn. Life's circle has become inverted in Grixis. The same energy is endlessly recycled and becomes more stagnant with each pass. |
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Bant CharmInstantChoose one - Destroy target artifact; or put target creature on the bottom of its owner's library; or counter target instant spell. Bant is a world where death and chaos hold no sway. |
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Branching BoltInstantChoose one or both - Branching Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature with flying; and/or Branching Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature without flying. "Lightning lives in everything, in living flesh and growing things. It must be set free." |
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Esper CharmInstantChoose one - Destroy target enchantment; or draw two cards; or target player discards two cards. "Thoughts are commodities. Someone will pay a good price for them. Even ones as simplistic as yours . . ." |
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Grixis CharmInstantChoose one - Return target permanent to its owner's hand; or target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn; or creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn. "So many choices. Shall I choose loathing, hate, or malice today?" |
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Hindering LightInstantCounter target spell that targets you or a permanent you control. Centuries of careful practice have elevated the casting of protective spells to an art form. What little offensive magic remains on Bant stands little chance of breaching them. |
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Jund CharmInstantChoose one - Exile all cards from target player's graveyard; or Jund Charm deals 2 damage to each creature; or put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. Jund pulses with raw energy, waiting for shamans to shape it into useful form. |
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Naya CharmInstantChoose one - Naya Charm deals 3 damage to target creature; or return target card from a graveyard to its owner's hand; or tap all creatures target player controls. Deep in nature's core lies a potential unsullied by greed or civilization. |
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Punish IgnoranceInstantCounter target spell. Its controller loses 3 life and you gain 3 life. "Amateurish. Nearsighted. A waste of my time and everyone else's." |
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Sigil BlessingInstantUntil end of turn, target creature you control gets +3/+3 and other creatures you control get +1/+1. "For unwavering commitment and unflinching strength, the Order of the White Orchid confers its sigil. Rise, knight-captain, and do your duty." |
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SwerveInstantChange the target of target spell with a single target. "We can't beat the necromancers in numbers or raw power. We must beat them with ingenuity and timing." |
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Cease-FireInstantTarget player can't cast creature spells this turn. When the crimson fades from the magical embers, a final wisp of smoke will rise. Soon after, hostilities will begin anew. |
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EmboldenInstantPrevent the next 4 damage that would be dealt this turn to any number of target creatures and/or players, divided as you choose.
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GallantryInstantTarget blocking creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn. The courageous accomplish more in a single moment than the cowardly do in a lifetime. |
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Life BurstInstantTarget player gains 4 life, then gains 4 life for each card named Life Burst in each graveyard. As uplifting as a mystic's dreams. |
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Ray of DistortionInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment.
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Sacred RitesInstantDiscard any number of cards. Creatures you control get +0/+1 until end of turn for each card discarded this way.
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Second ThoughtsInstantExile target attacking creature. It suddenly dawned on Jorin that farming was quite a noble profession. |
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ShelterInstantTarget creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. Good strategists seize opportunities. Great strategists make their own. |
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SpiritualizeInstantUntil end of turn, whenever target creature deals damage, you gain that much life. "There is purity in all things. Even hatred." |
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Æther BurstInstantReturn up to X target creatures to their owners' hands, where X is one plus the number of cards named Æther Burst in all graveyards as you cast Æther Burst. As fleeting as a cephalid's promise. |
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Aura GraftInstantGain control of target Aura that's attached to a permanent. Attach it to another permanent it can enchant. "It's not really stealing. It's more like extended borrowing." |
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DelugeInstantTap all creatures without flying. "From the sea came all life, and to the sea it will return. The sooner the better." |
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DivertInstantChange the target of target spell with a single target unless that spell's controller pays . "What's the fun of being a wizard if you can't mess with people's heads?" |
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Fervent DenialInstantCounter target spell. "Your tenacity is admirable. And futile." |
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PeekInstantLook at target player's hand. Sometimes you have to read between the minds. |
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PredictInstantName a card, then target player puts the top card of his or her library into his or her graveyard. If that card is the named card, you draw two cards. Otherwise, you draw a card.
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RepelInstantPut target creature on top of its owner's library. "I have a hunch we'll be seeing that one again soon." |
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Rites of RefusalInstantDiscard any number of cards. Counter target spell unless its controller pays for each card discarded this way.
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Words of WisdomInstantYou draw two cards, then each other player draws a card. Knowledge can't be kept in a bottle or sealed in a box. It yearns to be spread and shared. |
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AfflictInstantTarget creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. When one of the Patriarch's champions displeased him, he would only shake his finger. That was enough. |
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Coffin PurgeInstantExile target card from a graveyard.
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EntombInstantSearch your library for a card and put that card into your graveyard. Then shuffle your library. A grave is the safest place to store ill-gotten treasures. |
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ExecuteInstantDestroy target white creature. It can't be regenerated. "Any fool who would die for honor is better off dead." |
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Ghastly DemiseInstantDestroy target nonblack creature if its toughness is less than or equal to the number of cards in your graveyard. "Anyone can snap her fingers and yank a soul. I prefer to kill creatively." |
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Skeletal ScryingInstantAs an additional cost to cast Skeletal Scrying, exile X cards from your graveyard.
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Tainted PactInstantExile the top card of your library. You may put that card into your hand unless it has the same name as another card exiled this way. Repeat this process until you put a card into your hand or you exile two cards with the same name, whichever comes first.
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Bash to BitsInstantDestroy target artifact.
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Blazing SalvoInstantBlazing Salvo deals 3 damage to target creature unless that creature's controller has Blazing Salvo deal 5 damage to him or her. Barbarians equate courage with the ability to endure pain. |
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DemoralizeInstantEach creature can't be blocked this turn except by two or more creatures.
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Engulfing FlamesInstantEngulfing Flames deals 1 damage to target creature. It can't be regenerated this turn.
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Flame BurstInstantFlame Burst deals X damage to target creature or player, where X is 2 plus the number of cards named Flame Burst in all graveyards. As hot as a dwarf's rage. |
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Molten InfluenceInstantCounter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller has Molten Influence deal 4 damage to him or her. Lavamancers make simple requests: obey or die. |
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MudholeInstantTarget player exiles all land cards from his or her graveyard. "Doing okay back there, Tarv? Tarv?" |
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Rites of InitiationInstantDiscard any number of cards at random. Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn for each card discarded this way.
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Thermal BlastInstantThermal Blast deals 3 damage to target creature.
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Beast AttackInstantPut a 4/4 green Beast creature token onto the battlefield.
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Elephant AmbushInstantPut a 3/3 green Elephant creature token onto the battlefield.
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Howling GaleInstantHowling Gale deals 1 damage to each creature with flying and each player.
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Moment's PeaceInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
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Muscle BurstInstantTarget creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is 3 plus the number of cards named Muscle Burst in all graveyards. As strong as a centaur's will. |
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RefreshInstantRegenerate target creature. Death is a moth that dances toward our inner flame. The brightest fire can singe its wings. |
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Sylvan MightInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 and gains trample until end of turn.
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VivifyInstantTarget land becomes a 3/3 creature until end of turn. It's still a land. Near the Krosan border, farmers keep watch over their fields lest the sod get up and wander away. |
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Apostle's BlessingInstant( can be paid with either or 2 life.)
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DispatchInstantTap target creature. Venser wondered if it could still be called a teleportation spell if the destination is oblivion. |
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Due RespectInstantPermanents enter the battlefield tapped this turn. "A display of humility is required of those who still possess such frailties." |
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Marrow ShardsInstant( can be paid with either or 2 life.) "We are a single entity. Dissenters must be sutured into the Orthodoxy." |
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War ReportInstantYou gain life equal to the number of creatures on the battlefield plus the number of artifacts on the battlefield. Underling Ethu's 263rd report read simply "Yes, my lord. Overwhelmingly, my lord." This marked the end of the Mirran-Phyrexian War. |
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Argent MutationInstantTarget permanent becomes an artifact in addition to its other types until end of turn. "My world is corrupted beyond cleansing. I must prevent this from happening to other worlds." |
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Corrupted ResolveInstantCounter target spell if its controller is poisoned. "Flesh is a sickness that infects Phyrexia." |
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Mental MisstepInstant( can be paid with either or 2 life.) "Your first mistake was thinking I would let you live long enough to make a second." |
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Psychic BarrierInstantCounter target creature spell. Its controller loses 1 life. "I tolerate Phyrexians because the dragon requires it. But I have no patience for uninvited guests." |
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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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DismemberInstant( can be paid with either or 2 life.) "You serve Phyrexia. Your pieces would better serve Phyrexia elsewhere." |
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Geth's VerdictInstantTarget player sacrifices a creature and loses 1 life. "Everyone should owe you something." |
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Grim AfflictionInstantPut a -1/-1 counter on target creature, then proliferate. (You choose any number of permanents and/or players with counters on them, then give each another counter of a kind already there.) Even the small wounds let hope bleed out. |
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Surgical ExtractionInstant( can be paid with either or 2 life.)
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Act of AggressionInstant( can be paid with either or 2 life.)
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ArtillerizeInstantAs an additional cost to cast Artillerize, sacrifice an artifact or creature. Phyrexian or Mirran, most goblins stick to the job they know best. |
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Gut ShotInstant( can be paid with either or 2 life.) "Down here, we have a more pointed version of the scriptures." |
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Volt ChargeInstantVolt Charge deals 3 damage to target creature or player. Proliferate. (You choose any number of permanents and/or players with counters on them, then give each another counter of a kind already there.)
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Beast WithinInstantDestroy target permanent. Its controller puts a 3/3 green Beast creature token onto the battlefield. "Kill the weak so they can't drag the strong down to their level. This is true compassion." |
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Fresh MeatInstantPut a 3/3 green Beast creature token onto the battlefield for each creature put into your graveyard from the battlefield this turn. A scavenger's favorite appetizer is death. |
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Glissa's ScornInstantDestroy target artifact. Its controller loses 1 life. "If it were fit to survive, it wouldn't have been so easily put down." |
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Leeching BiteInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Another target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. A substantial portion of Vorinclex's forces became fuel for the rest. |
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Mutagenic GrowthInstant( can be paid with either or 2 life.) "Sympathy is for weaklings. Whoever survives, wins." |
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Noxious RevivalInstant( can be paid with either or 2 life.) "Dead or alive, my creations are stronger than Jin-Gitaxias's septic minions." |
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Banishment DecreeInstantPut target artifact, creature, or enchantment on top of its owner's library. "Unworthy of consecration." |
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Choking FumesInstantPut a -1/-1 counter on each attacking creature. "Fall to your knees and welcome our embrace." |
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Divine OfferingInstantDestroy target artifact. You gain life equal to its converted mana cost. "The Phyrexians are vulnerable. Do not despair. We will prevail!" |
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Frantic SalvageInstantPut any number of target artifact cards from your graveyard on top of your library. "We will mourn when there is time. For now, we survive." |
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Master's CallInstantPut two 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature tokens onto the battlefield. The need to obey was inscribed on every plate in their bodies. |
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White Sun's ZenithInstantPut X 2/2 white Cat creature tokens onto the battlefield. Shuffle White Sun's Zenith into its owner's library. After the Battle of Liet Field, the white sun crested above Taj-Nar, bringing hope to all who survived the carnage. |
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