Three WishesInstantExile the top three cards of your library face down. You may look at those cards for as long as they remain exiled. Until your next turn, you may play those cards. At the beginning of your next upkeep, put any of those cards you didn't play into your graveyard.
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Wind ShearInstantAttacking creatures with flying get -2/-2 and lose flying until end of turn. "As the winds abated, there was a shower of dragonscales, then nothing more." |
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SolfataraInstantTarget player can't play land cards this turn. "A burst of hot air tossed the moon into the air, and the moon liked it up there so much it never needed the ground again." |
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Boiling BloodInstantTarget creature attacks this turn if able. Your father has no horns! |
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Debt of LoyaltyInstantRegenerate target creature. You gain control of that creature if it regenerates this way. "I killed him because I had to," Starke lied to Gerrard. "But now I pledge my loyalty to you." |
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Corpse DanceInstantBuyback (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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Reckless SpiteInstantDestroy two target nonblack creatures. You lose 5 life. "My plan's elegance leads my enemies to believe it is spite that fuels me." |
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CapsizeInstantBuyback (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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IntuitionInstantSearch your library for three cards and reveal them. Target opponent chooses one. Put that card into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. Then shuffle your library.
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MeditateInstantDraw four cards. You skip your next turn. "Part of me believes that Barrin taught me meditation simply to shut me up." |
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VerdigrisInstantDestroy target artifact. "Only the most sophisticated inventions can survive nature's unsophisticated motivations." |
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Spontaneous CombustionInstantAs an additional cost to cast Spontaneous Combustion, sacrifice a creature. "Heat of battle" is usually a metaphor. |
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Kor ChantInstantAll damage that would be dealt this turn to target creature you control by a source of your choice is dealt to another target creature instead. The true treasure no thief can touch. |
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ForbidInstantBuyback-Discard two cards. (You may discard two cards in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
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WaylayInstantPut three 2/2 white Knight creature tokens onto the battlefield. Exile them at the beginning of the next cleanup step. "You reek of corruption," spat the knight. "Why are you even here?" |
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RescindInstantReturn target permanent to its owner's hand.
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Stroke of GeniusInstantTarget player draws X cards. After a hundred failed experiments, Urza was stunned to find that common silver passed through the portal undamaged. He immediately designed a golem made of the metal. |
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BreachInstantTarget creature gets +2/+0 and gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
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ExpungeInstantDestroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
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ScrapInstantDestroy target artifact.
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Radiant's JudgmentInstantDestroy target creature with power 4 or greater.
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Frantic SearchInstantDraw two cards, then discard two cards. Untap up to three lands. Motivation was high in the academy once students realized flunking their exams could kill them. |
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RebuildInstantReturn all artifacts to their owners' hands.
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Sick and TiredInstantTwo target creatures each get -1/-1 until end of turn. The Phyrexians' only interest in organic life is discerning its weakness. |
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SwatInstantDestroy target creature with power 2 or less.
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Rack and RuinInstantDestroy two target artifacts. "My people are bound by masters centuries dead. Each artifact we destroy is another link broken in that chain." |
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Harmonic ConvergenceInstantPut all enchantments on top of their owners' libraries. When the eternal stars align, can mere mortals resist? |
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Shoving MatchInstantUntil end of turn, all creatures gain ": Tap target creature." Rishadan barkeeps know something the Mercadians have yet to learn: if you keep pushing, someone will eventually push back. |
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CrashInstantYou may sacrifice a Mountain rather than pay Crash's mana cost. Gerrard shook his head as the ground rushed to meet him. "This," he thought, "is not the start I was hoping for." |
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LungeInstantLunge deals 2 damage to target creature and 2 damage to target player. Cho-Arrim righteousness was no match for Benalish combat training. |
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Mercadia's DownfallInstantEach attacking creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each nonbasic land defending player controls. With an explosion that shook the foundation of the city, the Weatherlight burst from the underground hangar. |
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Puppet's VerdictInstantFlip a coin. If you win the flip, destroy all creatures with power 2 or less. If you lose the flip, destroy all creatures with power 3 or greater. "What was heads again?" |
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ThunderclapInstantYou may sacrifice a Mountain rather than pay Thunderclap's mana cost.
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InvigorateInstantIf you control a Forest, rather than pay Invigorate's mana cost, you may have an opponent gain 3 life.
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Sivvi's ValorInstantIf you control a Plains, you may tap an untapped creature you control rather than pay Sivvi's Valor's mana cost.
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DominateInstantGain control of target creature with converted mana cost X or less. (This effect lasts indefinitely.) "I've come to reclaim what is mine. And you, Greven, are mine." |
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Downhill ChargeInstantYou may sacrifice a Mountain rather than pay Downhill Charge's mana cost.
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Mogg SalvageInstantIf an opponent controls an Island and you control a Mountain, you may cast Mogg Salvage without paying its mana cost. Three moggs, one treasure, too bad. |
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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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RethinkInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays , where X is its converted mana cost. "Are you sure you want to do that?" |
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Rhystic LightningInstantRhystic Lightning deals 4 damage to target creature or player unless that creature's controller or that player pays . If he or she does, Rhystic Lightning deals 2 damage to the creature or player.
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Dismantling BlowInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
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RestrainInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt by target attacking creature this turn. "Hanna would give up her own life before she'd abandon the Weatherlight." |
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Crystal SprayInstantChange the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another or one basic land type with another until end of turn.
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ExcludeInstantCounter target creature spell. "I don't have time for you right now." |
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Defiling TearsInstantUntil end of turn, target creature becomes black, gets +1/-1, and gains ": Regenerate this creature." Serra's living warriors looked on in horror. "Where is our Lady now?" they cried. |
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Mages' ContestInstantYou and target spell's controller bid life. You start the bidding with a bid of 1. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. The high bidder loses life equal to the high bid. If you win the bidding, counter that spell.
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Turf WoundInstantTarget player can't play land cards this turn. "I can't imagine how anyone lives in Shiv, let alone why they choose to stay." |
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Urza's RageInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
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ZapInstantZap deals 1 damage to target creature or player. "All this time I thought Squee was useless," chuckled Sisay. "Who knew he'd be such a good shot?" |
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AbsorbInstantCounter target spell. You gain 3 life. "Your presumption is your downfall." |
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BacklashInstantTap target untapped creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to its controller. Darigaaz decided his foe would be more useful as a weapon. |
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RecoilInstantReturn target permanent to its owner's hand. Then that player discards a card. Anything sent into a plagued world is bound to come back infected. |
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UndermineInstantCounter target spell. Its controller loses 3 life. "Which would you like first, the insult or the injury?" |
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Dominaria's JudgmentInstantUntil end of turn, creatures you control gain protection from white if you control a Plains, from blue if you control an Island, from black if you control a Swamp, from red if you control a Mountain, and from green if you control a Forest.
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Rushing RiverInstantKicker-Sacrifice a land. (You may sacrifice a land in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.)
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Falling TimberInstantKicker-Sacrifice a land. (You may sacrifice a land in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.)
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Crosis's CharmInstantChoose one - Return target permanent to its owner's hand; or destroy target nonblack creature, and it can't be regenerated; or destroy target artifact.
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Darigaaz's CharmInstantChoose one - Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand; or Darigaaz's Charm deals 3 damage to target creature or player; or target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
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Daring LeapInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 and gains flying and first strike until end of turn. Most warriors think in only two dimensions. Agnate and his metathran brethren were trained to battle in three. |
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Dromar's CharmInstantChoose one - You gain 5 life; or counter target spell; or target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
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Rith's CharmInstantChoose one - Destroy target nonbasic land; or put three 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens onto the battlefield; or prevent all damage a source of your choice would deal this turn.
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Treva's CharmInstantChoose one - Destroy target enchantment; or exile target attacking creature; or draw a card, then discard a card.
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Strength of NightInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
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Consume StrengthInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Another target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. As Multani's troops invaded Urborg, the decay of the swamp became a feast for the living. |
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Frantic PurificationInstantDestroy target enchantment. By definition, madness ends in one of two ways: clarity . . . or death. |
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Circular LogicInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays for each card in your graveyard.
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LiquifyInstantCounter target spell with converted mana cost 3 or less. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.
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Fiery TemperInstantFiery Temper deals 3 damage to target creature or player.
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Aven WarcraftInstantCreatures you control get +0/+2 until end of turn.
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Prismatic StrandsInstantPrevent all damage that sources of the color of your choice would deal this turn.
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Cunning WishInstantYou may choose an instant card you own from outside the game, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Exile Cunning Wish. He wished for knowledge, but not for the will to apply it. |
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Keep WatchInstantDraw a card for each attacking creature. "I see their moral dilemmas. I see their raw courage. I see their self-sacrifice. I see our victory." |
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Shaman's TranceInstantUntil end of turn, other players can't play cards from their graveyards, and you may play cards from other players' graveyards as though they were in your graveyard.
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Folk MedicineInstantYou gain 1 life for each creature you control. Sometimes the healers need healing. |
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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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Renewed FaithInstantYou gain 6 life.
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Sunfire BalmInstantPrevent the next 4 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn.
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ComplicateInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays .
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Ixidor's WillInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays for each Wizard on the battlefield. "Some dreams should not come to be." |
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Feeding FrenzyInstantTarget creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of Zombies on the battlefield. It wasn't as much a strategy as a dim instinct to drown their prey. |
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Commando RaidInstantUntil end of turn, target creature you control gains "When this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may have it deal damage equal to its power to target creature that player controls."
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Primal BoostInstantTarget creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn.
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Tribal UnityInstantCreatures of the creature type of your choice get +X/+X until end of turn. Kamahl left the violence of his former life behind him, but he still believes in the power of muscle. |
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Astral SteelInstantTarget creature gets +1/+2 until end of turn.
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Wing ShardsInstantTarget player sacrifices an attacking creature.
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Long-Term PlansInstantSearch your library for a card, shuffle your library, then put that card third from the top. "Wait, it'll come to me in a minute." |
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Reaping the GravesInstantReturn target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
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CarbonizeInstantCarbonize deals 3 damage to target creature or player. That creature can't be regenerated this turn. If the creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
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ScattershotInstantScattershot deals 1 damage to target creature.
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Sprouting VinesInstantSearch your library for a basic land card, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
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Blinding BeamInstantChoose one - Tap two target creatures; or creatures don't untap during target player's next untap step.
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Second SunriseInstantEach player returns to the battlefield all artifact, creature, enchantment, and land cards in his or her graveyard that were put there from the battlefield this turn. The bright tunnel sometimes leads back to life. |
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OverrideInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays for each artifact you control. "The Knowledge Pool has all the answers-especially ‘No.'" |
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Thirst for KnowledgeInstantDraw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an artifact card. Lymph, the fluid essence of blinkmoths, is prized by wizards for the rush of intellect it provides. |
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Grim ReminderInstantSearch your library for a nonland card and reveal it. Each opponent who cast a card this turn with the same name as that card loses 6 life. Then shuffle your library.
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Wail of the NimInstantChoose one - Regenerate each creature you control; or Wail of the Nim deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.
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Incite WarInstantChoose one - Creatures target player controls attack this turn if able; or creatures you control gain first strike until end of turn.
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Metal FatigueInstantTap all artifacts. The Auriok have fought the metal hordes for so long now that knowing how to cripple them has become an instinct. |
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Pulse of the FieldsInstantYou gain 4 life. Then if an opponent has more life than you, return Pulse of the Fields to its owner's hand. Before religion or civilization, there was order. |
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