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Stubborn DenialInstantCounter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays The Temur have no patience for subtlety. |
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StunInstantTarget creature can't block this turn. "Fortunately, merfolk aren't used to opponents with feet." |
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Stymied HopesInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays When a god's will is against you, the day never ends well. |
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SubdueInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt by target creature this turn. That creature gets +0/+X until end of turn, where X is its converted mana cost.
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SubmergeInstantIf an opponent controls a Forest and you control an Island, you may cast Submerge without paying its mana cost.
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Sudden DeathInstantSplit second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.) Some mages tapped into the time rifts, forcing upon others alternate timelines in which unimaginable horrors befall them. |
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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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Sudden ReclamationInstantPut the top four cards of your library into your graveyard, then return a creature card and a land card from your graveyard to your hand. "There is no secret buried so deep that we will never find it." |
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Sudden ShockInstantSplit second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.) Arc mages aren't known for their patience. |
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Sudden SpoilingInstantSplit 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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Sudden StormInstantTap up to two target creatures. Those creatures don't untap during their controllers' next untap steps. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) No matter how big and strong you are, the sea is bigger and stronger. |
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Sudden StrengthInstantTarget creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn. The Mirari's magic transformed the Krosan Forest-and its inhabitants. |
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Suffer the PastInstantExile X target cards from target player's graveyard. For each card exiled this way, that player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. Ulamog's tentacles, their touch like burning ice, rummaged through his soul and stung his memories one by one. |
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Suffocating BlastInstantCounter target spell and Suffocating Blast deals 3 damage to target creature.
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SuffocationInstantCast Suffocation only if you were dealt damage this turn by a red instant or sorcery spell.
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Sulfurous BlastInstantSulfurous Blast deals 2 damage to each creature and each player. If you cast this spell during your main phase, Sulfurous Blast deals 3 damage to each creature and each player instead. The Keldons used the toxic vents in the cracked earth to bolster their home's defenses. |
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Sultai CharmInstantChoose one - "Strike," the fumes hiss. "Raise an empire with your ambition." |
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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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Summoner's PactInstantSearch your library for a green creature card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
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Summoning TrapInstant - TrapIf a creature spell you cast this turn was countered by a spell or ability an opponent controlled, you may pay
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Sun's BountyInstantYou gain 4 life. "Heidar has forced the sun into hiding, but it has not forgotten us." |
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SunderInstantReturn all lands to their owners' hands. The flow of time was disrupted; like a flooding river it rose from its banks. Tolaria was drowned in an instant that stretched toward infinity. |
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Sundering GrowthInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment, then populate. (Put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of a creature token you control.) "One day every pillar will be a tree and every hall a glade." |
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Sundering VitaeInstantConvoke (Each creature you tap while casting this spell reduces its cost by Centuries of wind, rain, and roots compressed into an instant of destruction: such is the power of Selesnya. |
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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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Supplant FormInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. You put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of that creature. "Ice can be shaped to any form, even the whisper of a memory." |
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Sure StrikeInstantTarget creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. To survive imminent doom, it sometimes takes a foolhardy soul who acts first and fears later. |
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Surge of RighteousnessInstantDestroy target black or red creature that's attacking or blocking. You gain 2 life. Though she stood alone, she struck with the force of an army. |
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Surge of StrengthInstantAs an additional cost to cast Surge of Strength, discard a red or green card.
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Surge of ZealInstantRadiance - Target creature and each other creature that shares a color with it gain haste until end of turn. "If only my poxes were as infectious as their zealotry." |
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Surgical ExtractionInstant(
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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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Surging FlameInstantRipple 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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Surprise DeploymentInstantCast Surprise Deployment only during combat.
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Swan SongInstantCounter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller puts a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying onto the battlefield. "The most enlightened mages create beauty from violence." |
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SwatInstantDestroy target creature with power 2 or less.
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Sway of IllusionInstantAny number of target creatures become the color of your choice until end of turn. "I suggest you take a closer look." |
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Sweep AwayInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. If that creature is attacking, you may put it on top of its owner's library instead. The Roil takes many forms. It also takes many victims. |
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Swell of CourageInstantCreatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn. "Tideshaping is more than creating a few |
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Swell of GrowthInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. "Nissa is not the only one with a deep connection to Zendikar's primal elements."-Kiora |
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SwerveInstantChange the target of target spell with a single target. "We can't beat the necromancers in numbers or raw power. We must beat them with ingenuity and timing." |
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Swift JusticeInstantUntil end of turn, target creature gets +1/+0 and gains first strike and lifelink. "Having conviction is more important than being righteous." |
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Swift KickInstantTarget creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. It fights target creature you don't control. Shintan sensed the malice in his opponent, but he did not strike until the orc's muscles tensed in preparation to throw the first punch. |
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Swift ManeuverInstantPrevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. Darien's call to Yavimaya would have fallen red to the snow had it not been for the agility of the aesthir. |
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Swift SilenceInstantCounter all other spells. Draw a card for each spell countered this way. "This world may not know peace, but in my presence you will know quiet." |
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Swords to PlowsharesInstantExile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
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Sylvan BountyInstantTarget player gains 8 life. Some who scouted new lands chose to stay. |
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Sylvan MightInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 and gains trample until end of turn.
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Sylvan ParadiseInstantAny number of target creatures become green until end of turn.
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SymbiosisInstantTwo target creatures each get +2/+2 until end of turn. Although the elves of Argoth always considered them a nuisance, the pixies made fine allies during the war against the machines. |
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SyncopateInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays "Patience, mage. Killing you now would be too easy." |
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Tail SlashInstantTarget creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control. "Kneel before a dragon and you will be spared when it turns to leave." |
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Tainted PactInstantExile the top card of your library. You may put that card into your hand unless it has the same name as another card exiled this way. Repeat this process until you put a card into your hand or you exile two cards with the same name, whichever comes first.
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Tainted StrikeInstantTarget creature gets +1/+0 and gains infect until end of turn. (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.) "Welcome to perfection." |
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Take Up ArmsInstantPut three 1/1 white Warrior creature tokens onto the battlefield. "Many scales make the skin of a dragon." |
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Tandem TacticsInstantUp to two target creatures each get +1/+2 until end of turn. You gain 2 life. In times of infestation and war, Zendikar favors the blades that strike in unison. |
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TangleInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. Gaea battles rampant death with abundant life. |
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TanglesapInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by creatures without trample. "The blood of the forest is beholden to no one." |
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Tar SnareInstantTarget creature gets -3/-2 until end of turn. The amorphous, magically animated residue known as the Fathom Sludge lurks in the Hagra Cistern, attacking its prey with pseudopods and dragging it down to be digested. |
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Team SpiritInstantAll creatures controlled by target player and his or her teammates get +1/+1 until end of turn. Due to some late-night partying, the chicken missed the group photo. |
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Tear (Wear/Tear)InstantDestroy target enchantment.
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Tears of RageInstantCast Tears of Rage only during the declare attackers step.
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Tears of ValakutInstantTears of Valakut can't be countered by spells or abilities. When Kozilek destroyed Sea Gate, distant Valakut could not contain its grief. |
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Teferi's ResponseInstantCounter target spell or ability an opponent controls that targets a land you control. If a permanent's ability is countered this way, destroy that permanent.
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Tel-Jilad DefianceInstantTarget creature gains protection from artifacts until end of turn. The Viridian elves had purged their culture of the trolls' traitorous influence. In times of strife, however, the ancestral memories returned. |
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Tel-Jilad JusticeInstantDestroy target artifact.
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TelekinesisInstantTap target creature. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by that creature this turn. It doesn't untap during its controller's next two untap steps.
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TeleportInstantCast Teleport only during the declare attackers step.
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Telim'Tor's EdictInstantExile target permanent you own or control. "Execution awaits the dissenter." |
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Telling TimeInstantLook at the top three cards of your library. Put one of those cards into your hand, one on top of your library, and one on the bottom of your library. Mastery is achieved when "telling time" becomes "telling time what to do." |
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TemperInstantPrevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn. For each 1 damage prevented this way, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature. "I don't need a plan, just a goal. The rest will follow on its own." |
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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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Temporary InsanityInstantUntap target creature with power less than the number of cards in your graveyard and gain control of it until end of turn. That creature gains haste until end of turn.
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Temur Battle RageInstantTarget creature gains double strike until end of turn. (It deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)
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Temur CharmInstantChoose one -
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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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Terashi's VerdictInstant - ArcaneDestroy target attacking creature with power 3 or less. It was as though the sky opened its eyes and found what it saw displeasing. |
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TerminateInstantDestroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. "I've seen death before. My mother succumbing to illness, my comrades bleeding on the battlefield . . . But I'd never seen anything as dreadful as that." |
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Terrifying PresenceInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt by creatures other than target creature this turn. Elmut had slaughtered vampires, slain werewolves, and destroyed hordes of zombies. Sadly, he never got over his fear of spiders. |
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TerrorInstantDestroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
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Test of FaithInstantPrevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn, and put a +1/+1 counter on that creature for each 1 damage prevented this way. Those who survive the test bear a mark of power anyone can recognize. |
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Thassa's RebuffInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays To resist Thassa is to deny the rising tide. |
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Thermal BlastInstantThermal Blast deals 3 damage to target creature.
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Thermal FluxInstantChoose one - Target nonsnow permanent becomes snow until end of turn; or target snow permanent isn't snow until end of turn.
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Think TwiceInstantDraw a card. "Either I know just the spell I need, or I'm about to." |
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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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Thought ScourInstantTarget player puts the top two cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard. "As you inject the viscus vitae into the brain stem, don't let the spastic moaning bother you. It will soon become music to your ears." |
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ThoughtbindInstantCounter target spell with converted mana cost 4 or less. "As the rest of the mortal world waged war, Lady Azami and her students invaded tomes of knowledge. Their search yielded spells critical in the fight." |
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ThoughtflareInstantDraw four cards, then discard two cards. "If this is thinking, I don't know what I was doing before." |
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ThoughtlaceInstantTarget spell or permanent becomes blue. (Mana symbols on that permanent remain unchanged.)
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Thoughtweft GambitInstantTap all creatures your opponents control and untap all creatures you control. The kithkin mind-bond is even tighter in Shadowmoor, reinforcing the unity of their community to the point of xenophobia. |
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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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Thrill of the HuntInstantTarget creature gets +1/+2 until end of turn.
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ThrottleInstantTarget creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn. "The best servants are made from those who died without a scratch." |
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Through the BreachInstant - ArcaneYou may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. That creature gains haste. Sacrifice that creature at the beginning of the next end step.
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Thunder StrikeInstantTarget creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.) Lightning reflexes, thunderous might. |
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ThunderboltInstantChoose one - Thunderbolt deals 3 damage to target player; or Thunderbolt deals 4 damage to target creature with flying. "My next aerial design will use less metal." |
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ThunderclapInstantYou may sacrifice a Mountain rather than pay Thunderclap's mana cost.
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ThunderheadsInstantReplicate The clouds grew thick, and then they grew teeth. |
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Thunderous WrathInstantThunderous Wrath deals 5 damage to target creature or player.
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