Rally the ForcesInstantAttacking creatures get +1/+0 and gain first strike until end of turn. "Drive them back! Make their underworld into their grave!" |
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Pistus StrikeInstantDestroy target creature with flying. Its controller gets a poison counter. "Even a nuisance such as the pistus fly has a purpose in our new world." |
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Dispense JusticeInstantTarget player sacrifices an attacking creature. The Accorders never strike first, but they always strike back. |
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Fulgent DistractionInstantChoose two target creatures. Tap those creatures, then unattach all Equipment from them. "Channeling the white-hot power of all five suns creates a pretty good diversion." |
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Halt OrderInstantCounter target artifact spell. An artificer's least favorite mind-missive may be "I regret to inform you that the funding for your project has been cut." |
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Steady ProgressInstantProliferate. (You choose any number of permanents and/or players with counters on them, then give each another counter of a kind already there.) "More of that strange oil . . . It's probably nothing." |
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Stoic RebuttalInstantMetalcraft - Stoic Rebuttal costs less to cast if you control three or more artifacts. Obsessed with the pursuit of knowledge above all else, vedalken can appear to be cold and emotionless. |
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Repel the DarknessInstantTap up to two target creatures. A boon to those who cannot see in the dark. A bane to those who live in it. |
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RegressInstantReturn target permanent to its owner's hand. "Never look too deep, where the waters turn dark. What the sea has hidden there may not stay down forever." |
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Induce DespairInstantAs an additional cost to cast Induce Despair, reveal a creature card from your hand. All the angel saw was her doom. |
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Last KissInstantLast Kiss deals 2 damage to target creature and you gain 2 life. "Romanticize it, glamorize it, call it what you will. To me, it will always be carnal, bloody murder." |
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StaggershockInstantStaggershock deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
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Realms UnchartedInstantSearch your library for four land cards with different names and reveal them. An opponent chooses two of those cards. Put the chosen cards into your graveyard and the rest into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
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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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Spell ContortionInstantMultikicker (You may pay an additional any number of times as you cast this spell.)
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TwitchInstantYou may tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land. "The flow is diverted. Your path is clear. What are you waiting for-the cave to bid you welcome?" |
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Tomb HexInstantTarget creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
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Bold DefenseInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
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Narrow EscapeInstantReturn target permanent you control to its owner's hand. You gain 4 life. "A good explorer has to be as slippery as a gomazoa, as tough as a scute bug, and luckier than a ten-fingered trapfinder." |
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Pitfall TrapInstant - TrapIf exactly one creature is attacking, you may pay rather than pay Pitfall Trap's mana cost. Each spike is poisoned-the trapmaker's idea of mercy. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Tempest of LightInstantDestroy all enchantments. "Let everything return to its true nature, so that destiny may take its course." |
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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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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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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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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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Dream FractureInstantCounter target spell. Its controller draws a card. "Creation is a paradox. It hatches from its opposite." |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Mercy KillingInstantTarget creature's controller sacrifices it, then puts X 1/1 green and white Elf Warrior creature tokens onto the battlefield, where X is that creature's power. "We will give you the peace you seek, though you may not yet know you seek it." |
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Luminescent RainInstantChoose a creature type. You gain 2 life for each permanent you control of that type. Storms in Lorwyn don't patter on village rooftops, but rather drench the clachan in rays of amber light. |
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Eyeblight's EndingTribal Instant - ElfDestroy target non-Elf creature. "Those without beauty are Lorwyn's greatest tumor. The winnowers have an unpleasant duty, but a necessary one." |
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Footbottom FeastInstantPut any number of target creature cards from your graveyard on top of your library. The scent of rot and vinegar fills the marsh, inviting boggarts from every warren to reunite and feast. |
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Lace with MoongloveInstantTarget creature gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy that creature.) "Which is more filled with poison: the flower of the moonglove or the minds of elves?" |
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Reviving DoseInstantYou gain 3 life. Samite healers never mix their pungent elixir with sweetener or tea. The threat of a second dose is enough to get most warriors back on their feet. |
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Warrior's HonorInstantCreatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. "The day will come when the righteous warrior faces a battle she cannot win. She will greet that day as she has any other." |
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ShuntInstantChange the target of target spell with a single target. Aranghil held her fury in her heart, hard and bright as a ruby. With its razor edge, she rewrote the laws of battle. |
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SmashInstantDestroy target artifact. Ravnica's laws protect not its citizens but its industry. Aging equipment is destroyed rather than restored, to bring more money into the factories' coffers. |
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InspiritInstantUntap target creature. It gets +2/+4 until end of turn. "The hour of your redemption is here. . . . Rally to me. . . . rise and strike. Strike at every favorable opportunity. For your homes and hearths, strike!" |
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Reverse DamageInstantThe next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. You gain life equal to the damage prevented this way. "My enemy's hatred is his weakness. My enemy's anger is my strength." |
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Dark BanishingInstantDestroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated. "Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say ‘death,' |
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SlayInstantDestroy target green creature. It can't be regenerated. The elves had the edge in guile, skill, and valor. But in the end, only sheer numbers mattered. |
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Seething SongInstantAdd to your mana pool. "The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm." |
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Early HarvestInstantTarget player untaps all basic lands he or she controls. "Earth's increase, foison plenty, |
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Natural AffinityInstantAll lands become 2/2 creatures until end of turn. They're still lands. As long as the dryads are a part of the forest, the forest is a part of the army. |
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Mana ShortInstantTap all lands target player controls and empty his or her mana pool.
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Psionic BlastInstantPsionic Blast deals 4 damage to target creature or player and 2 damage to you.
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MoraleInstantAttacking creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn. "After Lacjsi's speech, the Knights grew determined to crush their ancient enemies clan by clan." |
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PietyInstantBlocking creatures get +0/+3 until end of turn. "Whoever obeys God and His Prophet, fears God and does his duty to Him, will surely find success." |
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FoxfireInstantUntap target attacking creature. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by that creature this turn. "Only the foolish fear foxfire." |
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StampedeInstantAttacking creatures get +1/+0 and gain trample until end of turn. "When are beasts like a river?" |
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FlareInstantFlare deals 1 damage to target creature or player. The secret of destruction is simple: everything burns. |
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TruceInstantEach player may draw up to two cards. For each card less than two a player draws this way, that player gains 2 life. Not all victories require defeat. |
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ExileInstantExile target nonwhite attacking creature. You gain life equal to its toughness.
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HibernationInstantReturn all green permanents to their owners' hands. The deep sleep of winter is not always restful. |
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CatalogInstantDraw two cards, then discard a card. Though those who study are as many as the hairs on an ox, those who succeed are as rare as unicorns' horns. |
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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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TeleportInstantCast Teleport only during the declare attackers step.
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ReincarnationInstantChoose target creature. When that creature dies this turn, return a creature card from its owner's graveyard to the battlefield under the control of that creature's owner.
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DisharmonyInstantCast Disharmony only during combat before blockers are declared.
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Blood of the MartyrInstantUntil end of turn, if damage would be dealt to any creature, you may have that damage dealt to you instead. The willow knows what the storm does not: that the power to endure harm outlives the power to inflict it. |
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Holy LightInstantNonwhite creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn. "Bathed in hallowed light, the infidels looked upon the impurities of their souls and despaired." -The Book of Tal |
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Spore CloudInstantTap all blocking creatures. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. Each attacking creature and each blocking creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
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Spoils of EvilInstantFor each artifact or creature card in target opponent's graveyard, add to your mana pool and you gain 1 life. "Virtue has its rewards, as does its opposite." |
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Force VoidInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays . "My mind and spirit are one-a barrier not readily passed." |
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InfuseInstantUntap target artifact, creature, or land. "The potential for change lies in all things. Know a thing's nature, know its possibilities, and know it anew." |
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Touch of VitaeInstantUntil end of turn, target creature gains haste and ": Untap this creature. Activate this ability only once."
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Battle FrenzyInstantGreen creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. "One day you, too, shall drink the blood of your foes. It is something to look forward to." |
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Battle CryInstantUntap all white creatures you control. "In the thick of battle, you must keep your wits about you. Yelling a lot helps, too." |
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Essence VortexInstantDestroy target creature unless its controller pays life equal to its toughness. A creature destroyed this way can't be regenerated. Masters who sacrifice for servants will receive the gift of loyalty. |
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Fire CovenantInstantAs an additional cost to cast Fire Covenant, pay X life.
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Fevered StrengthInstantTarget creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn. "The burst of strength brought on by this plague should not be mistaken for a sign of renewed health." |
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Stench of DecayInstantNonartifact creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn. "Disa is dead, and I am left. I shall allow no others to succumb to this pestilence." |
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Hail StormInstantHail Storm deals 2 damage to each attacking creature and 1 damage to you and each creature you control. "If they can't take the hail, they'd better stay home." |
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MartyrdomInstantUntil end of turn, target creature you control gains ": The next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn is dealt to this creature instead." Only you may activate this ability. "Martyrs are cheaper than mercenaries, and a far better investment." |
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Krovikan RotInstantDestroy target creature with power 2 or less.
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Lightning StormInstantLightning Storm deals X damage to target creature or player, where X is 3 plus the number of charge counters on it.
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Bone HarvestInstantPut any number of target creature cards from your graveyard on top of your library. "Only fools believe they will face my armies but once." |
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CarrionInstantAs an additional cost to cast Carrion, sacrifice a creature. King or herder, the maggots care not. |
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JoltInstantYou may tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land. "There's nothing like a sudden shock to clarify one's thoughts." |
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Tidal WaveInstantPut a 5/5 blue Wall creature token with defender onto the battlefield. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step. When mountains ride the sea, waves live upon the fields. |
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Dazzling BeautyInstantCast Dazzling Beauty only during the declare blockers step.
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Mangara's BlessingInstantYou gain 5 life.
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YareInstantTarget creature defending player controls gets +3/+0 until end of turn. That creature can block up to two additional creatures this turn.
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DeliriumInstantCast Delirium only during an opponent's turn.
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Kaervek's SpiteInstantAs an additional cost to cast Kaervek's Spite, sacrifice all permanents you control and discard your hand. "The end justifies the means. What do I care if I rule over the dead rather than over the living? The dead ask fewer questions." |
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