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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Ray of DistortionInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment.
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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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Bash to BitsInstantDestroy target artifact.
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Elephant AmbushInstantPut a 3/3 green Elephant creature token onto the battlefield.
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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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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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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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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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Fuel for the CauseInstantCounter target spell, 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.) "Your ideas will be discarded and your will repurposed." |
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Into the CoreInstantExile two target artifacts. "They believe they're driving us back, but we're leading them to their doom." |
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Instill InfectionInstantPut a -1/-1 counter on target creature. "The results of our ninth inoculation were the same. The specimen was, of course, euthanized before the contagion could spread." |
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Blunt the AssaultInstantYou gain 1 life for each creature on the battlefield. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. "Much can be gained from the appearance of vulnerability." |
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Carrion CallInstantPut two 1/1 green Insect creature tokens with infect onto the battlefield. (They deal damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.) The natural order is out of order. |
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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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Harmless AssaultInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by attacking creatures. After encasing it in a paralyzing beam of light, the angel studied the Eldrazi as a child would study a bug, curiously and without fear. |
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Lay BareInstantCounter target spell. Look at its controller's hand. "It's good to learn from your failures, but I prefer to learn from the failures of others." |
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Living DestinyInstantAs an additional cost to cast Living Destiny, reveal a creature card from your hand. "That our enemies are great only brings us greater hope." |
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Momentous FallInstantAs an additional cost to cast Momentous Fall, sacrifice a creature. It wasn't long until the elves had developed a use for every part of the Eldrazi. |
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Join the RanksInstantPut two 1/1 white Soldier Ally creature tokens onto the battlefield. Expeditionary houses are notorious for their rivalries. But when adventurers meet in the wilderness, the instinct for mutual survival outweighs petty grudges. |
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Refraction TrapInstant - TrapIf an opponent cast a red instant or sorcery spell this turn, you may pay rather than pay Refraction Trap's mana cost.
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Permafrost TrapInstant - TrapIf an opponent had a green creature enter the battlefield under his or her control this turn, you may pay rather than pay Permafrost Trap's mana cost.
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Ricochet TrapInstant - TrapIf an opponent cast a blue spell this turn, you may pay rather than pay Ricochet Trap's mana cost. In his last seconds, Remhas regretted using his most powerful spell. |
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Slingbow TrapInstant - TrapIf a black creature with flying is attacking, you may pay rather than pay Slingbow Trap's mana cost. The Tajuru elves devised ways to let the forest defend itself. |
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Lethargy TrapInstant - TrapIf three or more creatures are attacking, you may pay rather than pay Lethargy Trap's mana cost. Suddenly, Zurdi didn't care about treasure, glory, food . . . or the drakes circling above. |
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Mindbreak TrapInstant - TrapIf an opponent cast three or more spells this turn, you may pay rather than pay Mindbreak Trap's mana cost. "Life is a maze. This is one of its dead ends." |
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Summoner's BaneInstantCounter target creature spell. Put a 2/2 blue Illusion creature token onto the battlefield. "I don't need to have the perfect plan. My foe just has to have an imperfect one." |
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Ravenous TrapInstant - TrapIf an opponent had three or more cards put into his or her graveyard from anywhere this turn, you may pay rather than pay Ravenous Trap's mana cost.
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Inferno TrapInstant - TrapIf you've been dealt damage by two or more creatures this turn, you may pay rather than pay Inferno Trap's mana cost. "Do you smell something burning?" |
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Offering to AshaInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays . You gain 4 life. "His body belongs to Bant now. His soul? I honestly don't know. I expect it belongs to the angels." |
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Inspired ChargeInstantCreatures you control get +2/+1 until end of turn. "Impossible! How could they overwhelm us? We had barricades, war elephants, . . . and they were barely a tenth of our number!" |
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DisorientInstantTarget creature gets -7/-0 until end of turn. "If it has a brain, even a primitive one, we can most surely scramble it." |
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Tendrils of CorruptionInstantTendrils of Corruption deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control. Darkness doesn't always send its minions to do its dirty work. |
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Might of OaksInstantTarget creature gets +7/+7 until end of turn. May your weapon be no sword forged. May your armor be no metal wrought. |
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Cankerous ThirstInstantIf was spent to cast Cankerous Thirst, you may have target creature get -3/-3 until end of turn. If was spent to cast Cankerous Thirst, you may have target creature get +3/+3 until end of turn. (Do both if was spent.) Nothing warms the bark on a chilly day like a draught of elf. |
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Invert the SkiesInstantCreatures your opponents control lose flying until end of turn if was spent to cast Invert the Skies, and creatures you control gain flying until end of turn if was spent to cast it. (Do both if was spent.)
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Put AwayInstantCounter target spell. You may shuffle up to one target card from your graveyard into your library. Kithkin spellbottlers spend half their time preserving old memories and the other half punishing the new. |
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Gloomwidow's FeastInstantDestroy target creature with flying. If that creature was blue or black, put a 1/2 green Spider creature token with reach onto the battlefield. (It can block creatures with flying.) Each night, gloomwidows cull fresh prey for their ravenous hatchlings. |
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ÆthertowInstantPut target attacking or blocking creature on top of its owner's library.
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MirrorweaveInstantEach other creature becomes a copy of target nonlegendary creature until end of turn. "Those who are different are untrustworthy, unpredictable. Put your safety in the hands of your own kind." |
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Repel IntrudersInstantPut two 1/1 white Kithkin Soldier creature tokens onto the battlefield if was spent to cast Repel Intruders. Counter up to one target creature spell if was spent to cast Repel Intruders. (Do both if was spent.)
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Memory PlunderInstantYou may cast target instant or sorcery card from an opponent's graveyard without paying its mana cost. "Vengeance is the echo of the victim's own crime." |
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Neck SnapInstantDestroy target attacking or blocking creature. "We merrows need not be disadvantaged when fighting on land. We lack the vulnerability of those who breathe only through their throats." |
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Cryptic CommandInstantChoose two - Counter target spell; or return target permanent to its owner's hand; or tap all creatures your opponents control; or draw a card.
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Makeshift MannequinInstantReturn target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a mannequin counter on it. For as long as that creature has a mannequin counter on it, it has "When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it." "This vulgar mimicry will end now." |
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Wild RicochetInstantYou may choose new targets for target instant or sorcery spell. Then copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. "I knew that trick long before your great-grandmother's great-grandmother was born." |
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Heal the ScarsInstantRegenerate target creature. You gain life equal to that creature's toughness. Elvish battle-magic has evolved two specialties: inflicting wounds that scar, and healing wounds without scarring. Politics determines the recipients of each. |
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DiscombobulateInstantCounter target spell. Look at the top four cards of your library, then put them back in any order. "I said ‘pick his brain,' not ‘tear off his head.'" |
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PlagiarizeInstantUntil end of turn, if target player would draw a card, instead that player skips that draw and you draw a card. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" |
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Sudden ImpactInstantSudden Impact deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards in that player's hand. "Some say it's better to think before you act. While those people are considering all the options, that's usually when I kill them." |
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ChastiseInstantDestroy target attacking creature. You gain life equal to its power. "Why do we pray to the Ancestor? Because She listens." |
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DeflectionInstantChange the target of target spell with a single target. Up and down, |
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BoilInstantDestroy all Islands. "The fishers will throw out their nets and draw them back filled with dust." |
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Lightning BlastInstantLightning Blast deals 4 damage to target creature or player. "Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do." |
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Nocturnal RaidInstantBlack creatures get +2/+0 until end of turn. The Eastern Paladin doesn't attack at night for the tactical advantage. He does it for the sheer joy of fighting beneath the moon. |
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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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ReverberationInstantAll damage that would be dealt this turn by target sorcery spell is dealt to that spell's controller instead.
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Storm SeekerInstantStorm Seeker deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards in that player's hand.
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Rapid FireInstantCast Rapid Fire only before blockers are declared.
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Fanatical FeverInstantTarget creature gets +3/+0 and gains trample until end of turn. "Let go your fury, and hone your anger. Become the fist of Freyalise!" |
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TrailblazerInstantTarget creature is unblockable this turn. "Our Elvish Hunter Taaveti led us swiftly along hidden paths through the dense forest. We caught the Orcs from behind, and completely by surprise." |
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Venomous BreathInstantChoose target creature. At end of combat, destroy all creatures that blocked or were blocked by it this turn.
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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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Feast or FamineInstantChoose one - Put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield; or destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature and it can't be regenerated. "We are not yet free of Lim-Dûl's terrors." |
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ControvertInstantCounter target spell.
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Surging ÆtherInstantRipple 4 (When you cast this spell, you may reveal the top four cards of your library. You may cast any revealed cards with the same name as this spell without paying their mana costs. Put the rest on the bottom of your library.)
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Chill to the BoneInstantDestroy target nonsnow creature. "Thick hides and layered armor won't help when I freeze you from the inside out." |
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Mystic MeltingInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment. The sun-hot glow radiated from the druids, leaving scattered metal in steaming pools as it passed. |
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Vanish into MemoryInstantExile target creature. You draw cards equal to that creature's power. At the beginning of your next upkeep, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If you do, discard cards equal to its toughness. Out of sight, into mind. |
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Ether WellInstantPut target creature on top of its owner's library. If that creature is red, you may put it on the bottom of its owner's library instead. "Whoa-my tail will never fit through that hole!" |
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Lure of PreyInstantCast Lure of Prey only if an opponent cast a creature spell this turn.
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Barreling AttackInstantTarget creature gains trample until end of turn. When that creature becomes blocked this turn, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature blocking it. "The trollish game of push-fall inspired this impressive tactic." |
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Blind FuryInstantCast Blind Fury only before the combat damage step. "Tell me . . . have you ever sung the Song of Blood?" |
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DismissInstantCounter target spell. "There is nothing you can do that I cannot simply deny." |
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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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TurnaboutInstantChoose artifact, creature, or land. Tap all untapped permanents of the chosen type target player controls, or untap all tapped permanents of that type that player controls. The best cure for a big ego is a little failure. |
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ScourInstantExile target enchantment. Search its controller's graveyard, hand, and library for all cards with the same name as that enchantment and exile them. Then that player shuffles his or her library.
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QuashInstantCounter target instant or sorcery spell. Search its controller's graveyard, hand, and library for all cards with the same name as that spell and exile them. Then that player shuffles his or her library.
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Ramosian RallyInstantIf you control a Plains, you may tap an untapped creature you control rather than pay Ramosian Rally's mana cost.
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Reverent MantraInstantYou may exile a white card from your hand rather than pay Reverent Mantra's mana cost.
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ThwartInstantYou may return three Islands you control to their owner's hand rather than pay Thwart's mana cost.
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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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Blood OathInstantChoose a card type. Target opponent reveals his or her hand. Blood Oath deals 3 damage to that player for each card of the chosen type revealed this way. (Artifact, creature, enchantment, instant, land, planeswalker, sorcery, and tribal are card types.)
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WarpathInstantWarpath deals 3 damage to each blocking creature and each blocked creature. Cho-Manno had never seen Mercadia City's forces fight so well. The magistrate must have hired a new hero. |
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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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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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EnsnareInstantYou may return two Islands you control to their owner's hand rather than pay Ensnare's mana cost. Rootwater has become as dangerous to its denizens as to its enemies. |
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Refreshing RainInstantIf an opponent controls a Swamp and you control a Forest, you may cast Refreshing Rain without paying its mana cost.
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Mirror StrikeInstantAll combat damage that would be dealt to you this turn by target unblocked creature is dealt to its controller instead. "Enemies can be your weapons or your shields. Simply show them which they are." |
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FoilInstantYou may discard an Island card and another card rather than pay Foil's mana cost.
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SnagInstantYou may discard a Forest card rather than pay Snag's mana cost.
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Agonizing DemiseInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
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Reviving VaporsInstantReveal the top three cards of your library and put one of them into your hand. You gain life equal to that card's converted mana cost. Put all other cards revealed this way into your graveyard.
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Spite (Spite/Malice)InstantCounter target noncreature spell.
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Surprise DeploymentInstantCast Surprise Deployment only during combat.
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Death BombInstantAs an additional cost to cast Death Bomb, sacrifice a creature. There's no higher honor in Phyrexia than dying for Yawgmoth's glorious vision. |
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Magma BurstInstantKicker-Sacrifice two lands. (You may sacrifice two lands in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.)
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Suffocating BlastInstantCounter target spell and Suffocating Blast deals 3 damage to target creature.
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Order (Order/Chaos)InstantExile target attacking creature.
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Spirit FlareInstantTap target untapped creature you control. If you do, it deals damage equal to its power to target attacking or blocking creature an opponent controls.
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