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Setessan TacticsInstantStrive - Setessan Tactics costs
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Shade's BreathInstantUntil end of turn, each creature you control becomes a black Shade and gains " The grim business of the Coliseum casts long shadows. |
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Shadow of DoubtInstant( "Your ignorance is my bliss." |
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Shadow RiftInstantTarget creature gains shadow until end of turn. (It can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
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ShadowbaneInstantThe next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you and/or creatures you control this turn, prevent that damage. If damage from a black source is prevented this way, you gain that much life. Light creates shadow; light destroys shadow. Such is the transience of darkness. |
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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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Shallow GraveInstantReturn the top creature card of your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature gains haste until end of turn. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. Good help is hard to dig up. |
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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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Shape the SandsInstantTarget creature gets +0/+5 and gains reach until end of turn. (It can block creatures with flying.) "Dragons in flight seldom expect company." |
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Shard VolleyInstantAs an additional cost to cast Shard Volley, sacrifice a land. "Let the mountain's teeth pierce our oppressors." |
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ShatterInstantDestroy target artifact. "I am an artist, a builder, a creator . . . I create the biggest explosions around." |
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Shattering BlowInstantExile target artifact. "Aurelia seems too eager to solve her problems by delivering them to oblivion."
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Shattering PulseInstantBuyback
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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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Sheltering WordInstantTarget creature you control gains hexproof until end of turn. You gain life equal to that creature's toughness. (A creature with hexproof can't be the target of spells or abilities opponents control.)
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Shield WallInstantCreatures you control get +0/+2 until end of turn. The strongest walls are made not of stone or steel but of the focused strength of warriors. |
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Shielded PassageInstantPrevent all damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn. Izzet delved into the depths of Ravnica's past, and Selesnya followed without fear. |
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Shieldmate's BlessingInstantPrevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. "Even land dwellers may call for Emeria's grace in times of need." |
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Shifting BordersInstant - ArcaneExchange control of two target lands.
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Shimmering MirageInstantTarget land becomes the basic land type of your choice until end of turn. "Oh, is that all you need? Why didn't you just say so?" |
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Shining ShoalInstant - ArcaneYou may exile a white card with converted mana cost X from your hand rather than pay Shining Shoal's mana cost.
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ShockInstantShock deals 2 damage to target creature or player. "The beauty of it is they never see it coming. Ever." |
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Shoving MatchInstantUntil end of turn, all creatures gain " Rishadan barkeeps know something the Mercadians have yet to learn: if you keep pushing, someone will eventually push back. |
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Show of ValorInstantTarget creature gets +2/+4 until end of turn. "Duty, honor, and valor are either in your heart or they are not. You will never know for certain until you are tested." |
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Shower of SparksInstantShower of Sparks deals 1 damage to target creature and 1 damage to target player. The viashino had learned how to operate the rig through trial and error-mostly error. |
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ShowstopperInstantUntil end of turn, creatures you control gain "When this creature dies, it deals 2 damage to target creature an opponent controls." The audience quickly realized a few things: it wasn't a magic trick, there wasn't candy in there, and they'd need new clothes. |
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Shrapnel BlastInstantAs an additional cost to cast Shrapnel Blast, sacrifice an artifact.
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Shred MemoryInstantExile up to four target cards from a single graveyard.
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Shredding WindsInstantShredding Winds deals 7 damage to target creature with flying. "Enemies of the wood! Your presence here is a slap in Nylea's face. Do not be surprised if she slaps back." |
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Shriek of DreadInstantTarget creature gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) When Crosis roared, the battle ended and the slaughter began. |
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ShrinkInstantTarget creature gets -5/-0 until end of turn. "May you decrease like coal upon the hearth . . . Evaporate like water in a pail, Become as little as a linseed-grain . . . And so diminish that you come to nothing." |
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Shriveling RotInstantChoose one - Until end of turn, whenever a creature is dealt damage, destroy it; or until end of turn, whenever a creature dies, that creature's controller loses life equal to its toughness.
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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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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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Sickening ShoalInstant - ArcaneYou may exile a black card with converted mana cost X from your hand rather than pay Sickening Shoal's mana cost.
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SideswipeInstantYou may change any targets of target Arcane spell. Hisoka's wizards struggled for years to master the art of redirection that came so naturally to the shamans of Ganzan Pass. |
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Sift Through SandsInstant - ArcaneDraw two cards, then discard a card.
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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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Signal the ClansInstantSearch your library for three creature cards and reveal them. If you reveal three cards with different names, choose one of them at random and put that card into your hand. Shuffle the rest into your library. Gruul clanfolk obey few rules, but all feel bound to answer the call of the horn. |
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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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Silence the BelieversInstantStrive - Silence the Believers costs
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SilhouetteInstantPrevent all damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn by spells or abilities that target it.
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Silk NetInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 and gains reach until end of turn. (It can block creatures with flying.) Sometimes it's possible to pull a meal out of thin air. |
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Silumgar's CommandInstantChoose two -
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Silumgar's ScornInstantAs an additional cost to cast Silumgar's Scorn, you may reveal a Dragon card from your hand.
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Simic CharmInstantChoose one - Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn; or permanents you control gain hexproof until end of turn; or return target creature to its owner's hand. "We measure our progress in heartbeats."
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SimoonInstantSimoon deals 1 damage to each creature target opponent controls. "The black-and-white sacred monkey holds her children to her, and waits." |
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SimulacrumInstantYou gain life equal to the damage dealt to you this turn. Simulacrum deals damage to target creature you control equal to the damage dealt to you this turn.
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SingeInstantSinge deals 1 damage to target creature. That creature becomes black until end of turn. Burnt flesh. Blackened soul. |
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Siren's CallInstantCast Siren's Call only during an opponent's turn, before attackers are declared.
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SiroccoInstantTarget player reveals his or her hand. For each blue instant card revealed this way, that player discards that card unless he or she pays 4 life. "Blow, fiery wind, / strip illusion from the eye. / Blow, fiery wind of truth." |
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Sivvi's RuseInstantIf an opponent controls a Mountain and you control a Plains, you may cast Sivvi's Ruse without paying its mana cost.
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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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Skeletal ScryingInstantAs an additional cost to cast Skeletal Scrying, exile X cards from your graveyard.
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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 " Fire burns away both flesh and freedom. |
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Skillful LungeInstantTarget creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. "Valor is a currency of the living that serves us well." |
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SkredInstantSkred deals damage to target creature equal to the number of snow permanents you control. "This close to Rimewind Keep, no avalanche is nature's doing." |
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SkullcrackInstantPlayers can't gain life this turn. Damage can't be prevented this turn. Skullcrack deals 3 damage to target player. The lawmage's argument was clever and well reasoned, but Blunk's response proved irrefutable. |
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Skyshroud BlessingInstantLands gain shroud until end of turn. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.) "Behold," said Freyalise to Eladamri. "Your Skyshroud home has followed you to Dominaria." |
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SlaughterInstantBuyback-Pay 4 life. (You may pay 4 life 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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Slaughter CryInstantTarget creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.) It's rather embarrassing to end up with your head mounted over his hearth. |
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Slaughter PactInstantDestroy target nonblack creature. Death is only the beginning of the end. |
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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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Sleight of MindInstantChange the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another. (For example, you may change "target black spell" to "target blue spell." This effect lasts indefinitely.)
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Slice in TwainInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment. "The hypocrisy of these elves is thicker than steel-destroying ‘unnatural metal' with their own enchanted swords." |
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Slingbow TrapInstant - TrapIf a black creature with flying is attacking, you may pay The Tajuru elves devised ways to let the forest defend itself. |
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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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Smash to SmithereensInstantDestroy target artifact. Smash to Smithereens deals 3 damage to that artifact's controller. The giant Tarvik dreamed that trinkets and machines caused all the world's woe. When he awoke from his troubled sleep, he took the name Tarvik Relicsmasher. |
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SmeltInstantDestroy target artifact. "Looks like that wasn't darksteel after all." |
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SmiteInstantDestroy target blocked creature. "The mighty rely solely on their strength. They are shocked when we do the same." |
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Smite the MonstrousInstantDestroy target creature with power 4 or greater. Though the old holy wards and roadside shrines have begun to fail, faith in Avacyn still holds true power. |
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SmotherInstantDestroy target creature with converted mana cost 3 or less. It can't be regenerated. "Before I hire new recruits, I test how long they can hold their breath. You'd be surprised how often it comes up." |
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SnagInstantYou may discard a Forest card rather than pay Snag's mana cost.
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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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SnapInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. Untap up to two lands. Good riddance. |
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SnapbackInstantYou may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay Snapback's mana cost. "If it returns years hence, our knowledge of how to combat it will be that much greater." |
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Snare the SkiesInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 and gains reach until end of turn. (It can block creatures with flying.) A hunter's precision and a durkvine's strength are a potent combination. |
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Snuff OutInstantIf you control a Swamp, you may pay 4 life rather than pay Snuff Out's mana cost. Squee watched his Kyren cousins fall with a mixture of sympathy and relief. |
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Solar BlastInstantSolar Blast deals 3 damage to target creature or player.
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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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SolidarityInstantCreatures you control get +0/+5 until end of turn. "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately." |
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Solidarity of HeroesInstantStrive - Solidarity of Heroes costs
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Songs of the DamnedInstantAdd Not wind, but the breath of the dead. |
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Sonic BurstInstantAs an additional cost to cast Sonic Burst, discard a card at random. Music scythes the savage beast. |
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Sonic SeizureInstantAs an additional cost to cast Sonic Seizure, discard a card at random.
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Soothing BalmInstantTarget player gains 5 life. Orim taught Ta-Karnst and the other Cho-Arrim healers a far less invasive method of healing. |
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Sorin's ThirstInstantSorin's Thirst deals 2 damage to target creature and you gain 2 life. "All your steel won't protect you if your will is weak." |
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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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Soul NovaInstantExile target attacking creature and all Equipment attached to it. Within seconds, the nim was consumed in blinding sunfire. Afterwards, only a puddle of molten iron remained. |
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Soul ParryInstantPrevent all damage one or two target creatures would deal this turn. "I was called to this world of steel, and it will be my steel that answers." |
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Soul RendInstantDestroy target creature if it's white. A creature destroyed this way can't be regenerated. "Since I cannot stop death, I choose to stop life." |
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Soul SpikeInstantYou may exile two black cards from your hand rather than pay Soul Spike's mana cost.
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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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Soul's GraceInstantYou gain life equal to target creature's power. An avatar he sculpts of fellowship and light. |
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SoulblastInstantAs an additional cost to cast Soulblast, sacrifice all creatures you control.
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Soulless RevivalInstant - ArcaneReturn target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
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SoulshriekInstantTarget creature you control gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard. Sacrifice that creature at the beginning of the next end step. "The flesh is a casket for the soul." |
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Spare from EvilInstantCreatures you control gain protection from non-Human creatures until end of turn. "As long as we can utter a prayer or lift a weapon, we have the power to fight back." |
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Spark JoltInstantSpark Jolt deals 1 damage to target creature or player. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) Acolytes of Purphoros hammer the world until they see the sparks of change. |
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Spark SprayInstantSpark Spray deals 1 damage to target creature or player. It's the only kind of shower goblins will tolerate. |
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