AbeyanceInstantUntil end of turn, target player can't cast instant or sorcery spells, and that player can't activate abilities that aren't mana abilities. "I'm too modest a wizard to reveal the full extent of my abilities." |
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AbjureInstantAs an additional cost to cast Abjure, sacrifice a blue permanent. Mirri's hackles rose as Ertai continued expounding his virtues. "If that arrogant brat doesn't shut up soon," she growled to herself, "I'm going to have to kill him." |
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AbolishInstantYou may discard a Plains card rather than pay Abolish's mana cost. As war raged on, the young mages became more direct in their tactics, often at great cost. |
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About FaceInstantSwitch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn. The overconfident are the most vulnerable. |
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Abrupt DecayInstantAbrupt Decay can't be countered by spells or abilities. The Izzet quickly suspended their policy of lifetime guarantees. |
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AbsorbInstantCounter target spell. You gain 3 life. "Your presumption is your downfall." |
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Abstruse InterferenceInstantDevoid (This card has no color.)
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Abuna's ChantInstantChoose one - You gain 5 life; or prevent the next 5 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.
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Abzan AdvantageInstantTarget player sacrifices an enchantment. Bolster 1. (Choose a creature with the least toughness among creatures you control and put a +1/+1 counter on it.) "To survive, you must seize every opportunity." |
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Abzan CharmInstantChoose one -
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AccelerateInstantTarget creature gains haste until end of turn. "I've seen lightning move slower." |
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Accelerated MutationInstantTarget creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the highest converted mana cost among permanents you control. Its food just got a lot smaller and its stomach a lot bigger. |
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Accumulated KnowledgeInstantDraw a card, then draw cards equal to the number of cards named Accumulated Knowledge in all graveyards. "I have seen and heard much here. There are secrets within secrets. Let me show you." |
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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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Act of AggressionInstant( can be paid with either or 2 life.)
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Active VolcanoInstantChoose one - Destroy target blue permanent; or return target Island to its owner's hand.
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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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Advent of the WurmInstantPut a 5/5 green Wurm creature token with trample onto the battlefield. The consciousness of Mat'Selesnya does not always spread in peaceful ways. |
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Adverse ConditionsInstantDevoid (This card has no color.)
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Aerial FormationInstantStrive - Aerial Formation costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
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Aerial ManeuverInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 and gains flying and first strike until end of turn. "When you put all of yourself into an attack, without fear or hesitation, in that instant you may attain greatness."
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Aerial PredationInstantDestroy target creature with flying. You gain 2 life. In the towering trees of the Samok Stand and the predators that guard them, the might of the Ravnican wild has returned. |
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Aesthetic ConsultationInstantName an artist. Remove the top six cards of your library from the game, then reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a card by the named artist. Put that card in your hand, then remove all the other cards revealed this way from the game.
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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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AfterlifeInstantDestroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller puts a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield.
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AggravateInstantAggravate deals 1 damage to each creature target player controls. Each creature dealt damage this way attacks this turn if able. "Barbarians! They burned my favorite chair! We'll kill them all!" |
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Aggressive UrgeInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. The power of the wild, concentrated in a single charge. |
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Agonizing DemiseInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
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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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Ajani's PresenceInstantStrive - Ajani's Presence costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
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Akroma's BlessingInstantChoose a color. Creatures you control gain protection from the chosen color until end of turn. The clerics saw her as a divine gift. She saw them only as allies in her war against Phage. |
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Alabaster PotionInstantChoose one - Target player gains X life; or prevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. "Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity." |
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AlarumInstantUntap target nonattacking creature. It gets +1/+3 until end of turn. "One timely cry of warning can save nine of surprise." |
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AleatoryInstantCast Aleatory only during combat after blockers are declared.
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Aliban's TowerInstantTarget blocking creature gets +3/+1 until end of turn. "Those who hide in hollow towers would do well to remember the rain." |
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AllayInstantBuyback (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
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Altar's LightInstantExile target artifact or enchantment. "The altar does nothing; the device is crushed under the weight of its own impurity." |
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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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Alter RealityInstantChange the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
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AmbushInstantBlocking creatures gain first strike until end of turn. "Don't these goons have anything better to do?" |
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Ancestral RecallInstantTarget player draws three cards.
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Ancient GrudgeInstantDestroy target artifact. If there's anything a werewolf hates, it's a collar-especially Avacyn's Collar, the symbol of her church. |
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Angel's GraceInstantSplit second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
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Angel's MercyInstantYou gain 7 life. "I understand your fears. I pity your doubts. I absolve you of both." |
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Angelic FavorInstantIf you control a Plains, you may tap an untapped creature you control rather than pay Angelic Favor's 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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Animate LandInstantUntil end of turn, target land becomes a 3/3 creature that's still a land. Irony is getting walked on by the earth instead of the other way around. |
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AnnihilateInstantDestroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated. "Whatever Yawgmoth marks, dies. There is no escape." |
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Annihilating FireInstantAnnihilating Fire deals 3 damage to target creature or player. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead. "The most impressive performances can be done only once." |
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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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AnointInstantBuyback (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
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AnticipateInstantLook at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. "When I have meditated on all outcomes, my opponent has no recourse." |
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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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Apostle's BlessingInstant( can be paid with either or 2 life.)
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Arcane DenialInstantCounter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
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ArcbondInstantChoose target creature. Whenever that creature is dealt damage this turn, it deals that much damage to each other creature and each player. "If you must die today, make your death worthy of legend." |
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Archive TrapInstant - TrapIf an opponent searched his or her library this turn, you may pay rather than pay Archive Trap's mana cost.
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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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Argivian FindInstantReturn target artifact or enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand. "We often bury our pasts, and then someone comes along and digs them up." |
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Armed ResponseInstantArmed Response deals damage to target attacking creature equal to the number of Equipment you control. Raksha watched as the goblins continued to pour onto the Razor Fields. "They just don't know when to stop, do they?" |
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Army of AllahInstantAttacking creatures get +2/+0 until end of turn. On the day of victory no one is tired. -Arab proverb |
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Arrow Volley TrapInstant - TrapIf four or more creatures are attacking, you may pay rather than pay Arrow Volley Trap's mana cost.
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Arrows of JusticeInstantArrows of Justice deals 4 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. Archers from the Horizon Military Academy hone their skills by targeting pickpockets blocks away. |
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Artful ManeuverInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
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Artifact BlastInstantCounter target artifact spell. The first line of defense against Urza and Mishra, the Artifact Blast achieved widespread fame until an unlucky mage discovered it was useless on the devices the brothers had already created. |
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Artifact MutationInstantDestroy target artifact. It can't be regenerated. Put X 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens onto the battlefield, where X is that artifact's converted mana cost. "From shards and splinters I call forth my living horde." |
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Artificial EvolutionInstantChange the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one creature type with another. The new creature type can't be Wall. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
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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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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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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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Assert AuthorityInstantAffinity for artifacts (This spell costs less to cast for each artifact you control.)
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Astral SteelInstantTarget creature gets +1/+2 until end of turn.
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Atarka's CommandInstantChoose two -
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Auger SpreeInstantTarget creature gets +4/-4 until end of turn. "Finally, a weapon the Boros can't confiscate!" |
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Aura BarbsInstant - ArcaneEach enchantment deals 2 damage to its controller, then each Aura attached to a creature deals 2 damage to the creature it's attached to.
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Aura BlastInstantDestroy target enchantment. "None of your history books mention me?" laughed Daria. "They will now." |
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Aura ExtractionInstantPut target enchantment on top of its owner's library. Every day, Order clerics contain as much of the Mirari's energy as possible, hoping to delay Otaria's demise. |
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Aura FinesseInstantAttach target Aura you control to target creature. "Although armor and auras can be similar, the brains required to use them are worlds apart." |
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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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Aura MutationInstantDestroy target enchantment. Put X 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens onto the battlefield, where X is that enchantment's converted mana cost. "Life can be found in all things, even things unnatural." |
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Aurelia's FuryInstantAurelia's Fury deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures and/or players. Tap each creature dealt damage this way. Players dealt damage this way can't cast noncreature spells this turn.
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Autumn's VeilInstantSpells you control can't be countered by blue or black spells this turn, and creatures you control can't be the targets of blue or black spells this turn. The rustling of leaves and a passing shadow are a dryad's only trace. |
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Aven WarcraftInstantCreatures you control get +0/+2 until end of turn.
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Avenging ArrowInstantDestroy target creature that dealt damage this turn. "Forgive the theft. Punish the deception." |
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Avoid FateInstantCounter target instant or Aura spell that targets a permanent you control.
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Awaken the BearInstantTarget creature gets +3/+3 and gains trample until end of turn. When Temur warriors enter the battle trance known as "awakening the bear," they lose all sense of enemy or friend, seeing only threats to the wilderness. |
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Away (Far/Away)InstantTarget player sacrifices a creature.
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Awe StrikeInstantThe next time target creature would deal damage this turn, prevent that damage. You gain life equal to the damage prevented this way. Stunned by the mere presence of the leonin kha, the nim raider quickly fell to its knees. |
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AWOLInstantRemove target attacking creature from the game. Then remove it from the removed-from-game zone and put it into the absolutely-removed-from-the-freaking-game-forever zone.
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Azorius CharmInstantChoose one - Creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn; or draw a card; or put target attacking or blocking creature on top of its owner's library. "The rules of logic and order have already made the choice for you." |
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Azorius PloyInstantPrevent all combat damage target creature would deal this turn. Azorius military tactics, like their legal tactics, capitalize on delay and nullification. |
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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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Æther ShockwaveInstantChoose one - Tap all Spirits; or tap all non-Spirit creatures. "The strain upon the veil between worlds began to show near the end of the Kami War. Strange happenings that neither side could control lashed out across Kamigawa." |
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Æther TradewindsInstantReturn target permanent you control and target permanent you don't control to their owners' hands. "The wind smells of misfortune. Check your knots." |
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ÆtherizeInstantReturn all attacking creatures to their owner's hand. "You can come back once you've learned some manners-and figured out how to reconstitute your physical forms." |
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Æthermage's TouchInstantReveal the top four cards of your library. You may put a creature card from among them onto the battlefield. It has "At the beginning of your end step, return this creature to its owner's hand." Then put the rest of the cards revealed this way on the bottom of your library in any order.
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ÆtherspoutsInstantFor each attacking creature, its owner puts it on the top or bottom of his or her library. "Don't worry, there's plenty for everyone." |
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ÆthertowInstantPut target attacking or blocking creature on top of its owner's library.
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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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BackdraftInstantChoose a player who cast one or more sorcery spells this turn. Backdraft deals damage to that player equal to half the damage dealt by one of those sorcery spells this turn, rounded down.
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