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Dead (Dead/Gone)InstantDead deals 2 damage to target creature.
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Brute ForceInstantTarget creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn. Blood, bone, and sinew are magnified, as is the rage that drives them. The brain, however, remains unchanged-a little bean, swinging by a strand in a cavernous, raving head. |
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Healing LeavesInstantChoose one - Target player gains 3 life; or prevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. The elves of Llanowar don't trust in alchemy. They rely instead on pure herbs harvested from the forest's sacred heart. |
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Scout's WarningInstantThe next creature card you play this turn can be played as though it had flash. "There is no tactic I enjoy more than ambushing the ambushers." |
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NixInstantCounter target spell if no mana was spent to cast it. "There is no shortcut to work done true and well. The Creators learned this to their sorrow, the first time they made the world." |
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Head to HeadInstantYou and target opponent play Seven Questions about the top card of that player's library. (That player looks at the card, then you ask up to six yes-or-no questions about the card that he or she answers truthfully. You guess the card's name-that's question seven-and the player reveals the card.) If you win, prevent all damage that would be dealt this turn by a source of your choice.
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Save LifeInstantChoose one Target player gains 2½ life; or prevent the next 2½ damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn. Who consistently managed to win. |
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MiseInstantName a nonland card, then reveal the top card of your library. If that card is the named card, draw three cards. mise 'miz v alter. of might as well (1997) 1: to win when you don't deserve to 2: to top-deck the "tings" you need 3: to be rewarded by an opponent's bad luck 4: to coin a phrase that spreads through the tournament scene like wildfire 5: to fling a monkey 6: to split firewood using a sharp instrument 7: To burn |
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Aesthetic ConsultationInstantName an artist. Remove the top six cards of your library from the game, then reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a card by the named artist. Put that card in your hand, then remove all the other cards revealed this way from the game.
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Booster TutorInstantOpen a sealed Magic booster pack, reveal the cards, and put one of those cards into your hand. (Remove that card from your deck before beginning a new game.) Real men use Arabian Nights boosters. |
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DuhInstantDestroy target creature with reminder text. (Reminder text is any italicized text in parentheses that explains rules you already know.) Will players understand that the creature is being crushed by two parentheses? |
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Stop ThatInstantTarget player discards a card. Now for a squirt of lemon juice. |
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Get a LifeInstantTarget player and each of his or her teammates exchange life totals. Gimme five! (Or whatever you got.) |
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Sex AppealInstantPrevent up to 3 damage total to any number of creatures and/or players. If there are more players in the room of the opposite sex, prevent up to 3 additional damage total to any number of creatures and/or players.
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Denied!InstantPlay Denied only as any opponent casts target spell. Name a card, then look at all cards in that player's hand. If the named card is in the player's hand, counter target spell. "Don't worry about it. It happens to every mage sooner or later." |
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Goblin TutorInstantRoll a six-sided die for Goblin Tutor. On a 1, Goblin Tutor has no effect. Otherwise, search your library for the indicated card, reveal that card to all players, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your library afterwards.
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GridlockInstantTap X target nonland permanents. "One tiny peg pulled from a single wagon wheel, and an entire district grinds to a halt."
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Rapid HybridizationInstantDestroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. That creature's controller puts a 3/3 green Frog Lizard creature token onto the battlefield. "We've merged your life essence with that of several creatures at once. You're welcome."
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Burst of StrengthInstantPut a +1/+1 counter on target creature and untap it. "Our fight is not about territory or revenge. It is about freedom, plain and simple."
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Killing GlareInstantDestroy target creature with power X or less. A casual glance into a dark corner may be your last. |
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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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BioshiftInstantMove any number of +1/+1 counters from target creature onto another target creature with the same controller. "It's all right if you change your mind. There's always a chance we can rearrange parts later."
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Furious ResistanceInstantTarget blocking creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. "At least the Gateless rebels have ideals. Rakdos just mocks, defiles, and kills all we hold dear."
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Weapon SurgeInstantTarget creature you control gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.
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Mending TouchInstantRegenerate target creature. "The gift of life must be freely given. Anything less would diminish us all." |
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Mutant's PreyInstantTarget creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it fights target creature an opponent controls. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.) Every street corner is a hunting ground, every citizen potential prey. |
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Savage SummoningInstantSavage Summoning can't be countered.
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Gods WillingInstantTarget creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) Honor the gods of Theros, and they will return the favor. |
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Lost in a LabyrinthInstantTarget creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) Even those who leave the labyrinth never escape it, forever dreaming of their time trapped within. |
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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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Triton TacticsInstantUp to two target creatures each get +0/+3 until end of turn. Untap those creatures. At this turn's next end of combat, tap each creature that was blocked by one of those creatures this turn and it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
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Boon of ErebosInstantTarget creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn. Regenerate it. You lose 2 life. "Death is not a certainty. Erebos determines when a mortal's time is up." |
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Dark BetrayalInstantDestroy target black creature. "You're just like me: ruthless, cunning, and ambitious. Obviously you're a threat." |
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Coordinated AssaultInstantUp to two target creatures each get +1/+0 and gain first strike until end of turn. It's hard to shout "Shields up!" with a javelin in your chest. |
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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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Titan's StrengthInstantTarget creature gets +3/+1 until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
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Warriors' LessonInstantUntil end of turn, up to two target creatures you control each gain "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card." "Let each challenge make you a better warrior." |
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Glimpse the Sun GodInstantTap X target creatures. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) Better to be beneath Heliod's notice than beneath his heel. |
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Mortal's ArdorInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 and gains lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.) "Such deeds should be common fare for such as us." |
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Retraction HelixInstantUntil end of turn, target creature gains " Where the geometries of the world collapse, a master of the Æther can harvest power beyond comprehending. |
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Eye GougeInstantTarget creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. If it's a Cyclops, destroy it. One chance. One throw. One perfect hit. |
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Aspect of HydraInstantTarget creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is your devotion to green. (Each "Even alone I outnumber you." |
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Ajani's PresenceInstantStrive - Ajani's Presence costs
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Aerial FormationInstantStrive - Aerial Formation costs
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Kiora's DismissalInstantStrive - Kiora's Dismissal costs
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Cruel FeedingInstantStrive - Cruel Feeding costs
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Rouse the MobInstantStrive - Rouse the Mob costs
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Nature's PanoplyInstantStrive - Nature's Panoply costs Nature protects its own. |
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Tear (Wear/Tear)InstantDestroy target enchantment.
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UlcerateInstantTarget creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn. You lose 3 life. "If it were merely lethal, that would be sufficient. The art, however, is in maximizing the suffering it causes." |
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Crowd's FavorInstantConvoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for
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Defiant StrikeInstantTarget creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. "Stand where the whole battle can see you. Strike so they'll never forget." |
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Icy BlastInstantTap X target creatures. "Do not think the sand or the sun will hold back the breath of winter." |
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Stubborn DenialInstantCounter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays The Temur have no patience for subtlety. |
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Spoils of BloodInstantPut an X/X black Horror creature token onto the battlefield, where X is the number of creatures that died this turn. "There are always leftovers." |
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Collateral DamageInstantAs an additional cost to cast Collateral Damage, sacrifice a creature. It is much easier to create fire than to contain it. |
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Wild SlashInstantFerocious - If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, damage can't be prevented this turn. Never mistake deception for cleverness. |
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Secure the WastesInstantPut X 1/1 white Warrior creature tokens onto the battlefield. "The Shifting Wastes provide our clan eternal protection. It is our duty to return the favor." |
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Coat with VenomInstantTarget creature gets +1/+2 and gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.) "Every Silumgar blade carries the blessing of our dragonlord." |
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Foul-Tongue ShriekInstantTarget opponent loses 1 life for each attacking creature you control. You gain that much life. Foul-Tongue shamans draw their powers from a dark twisting of the Draconic language. |
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Rending VolleyInstantRending Volley can't be countered by spells or abilities. The sky offers few hiding places. |
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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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Lithomancer's FocusInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to that creature this turn by colorless sources. "Even in the hands of amateurs, Nahiri's hedrons can harm the Eldrazi."-Ugin |
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OutnumberInstantOutnumber deals damage to target creature equal to the number of creatures you control. Everyone who could still lift a weapon had a part in retaking Sea Gate. |
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Searing LightInstantDestroy target attacking or blocking creature with power 2 or less. "Light can lay bare our fears. It can also make them go away." |
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Gift of TusksInstantUntil end of turn, target creature loses all abilities and becomes a green Elephant with base power and toughness 3/3. It's an experience you'll never forget. |
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Unnatural EnduranceInstantDevoid (This card has no color.) "Eldrazi don't die easy. Sometimes they don't die at all." |
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ExpediteInstantTarget creature gains haste until end of turn. "I run, and thunder follows." |
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Fall of the TitansInstantSurge As Gideon kept the brood lineages at bay, Chandra incinerated the bound Eldrazi titans. |
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Natural StateInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment with converted mana cost 3 or less. "Killing the Eldrazi is not enough. We must erase all memory of them from this world." |
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Vines of the RecluseInstantTarget creature gets +1/+2 and gains reach until end of turn. Untap it. (A creature with reach can block creatures with flying.) "The most elegant solutions are found in nature. You just have to know where to look." |
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CursebreakInstantDestroy target enchantment. You gain 2 life. No longer the village pariah. No longer taunted and shamed. Sigrun was finally free. |
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Zealous StrikeInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 and gains first strike until end of turn. "Cower, fiend. The night is yours no longer." |
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Peel from RealityInstantReturn target creature you control and target creature you don't control to their owners' hands. "Soulless demon, you are bound to me. Now we will both dwell in oblivion." |
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Second GuessInstantCounter target spell that's the second spell cast this turn. "I see where you're going with that. I don't like it." |
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Battle HymnInstantAdd "A church is just wood and walls. A congregation is the faithful praising the angels." |
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Dangerous WagerInstantDiscard your hand, then draw two cards. "C'mon friend, take a turn tossing the knucklebones. What've you got to lose?" |
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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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Uncanny SpeedInstantTarget creature gets +3/+0 and gains haste until end of turn. "To survive, we must embrace the savagery we knew in our race's infancy." |
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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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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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Glorious ChargeInstantCreatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. "One's blade is only as sharp as one's conviction." |
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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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DownpourInstantTap up to three target creatures. "The sky holds vast oceans. They are at your fingertips if you know how to call them." |
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Essence ScatterInstantCounter target creature spell. "What you attempt to pull from the Æther, I can spread onto the wind." |
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NegateInstantCounter target noncreature spell. Masters of the arcane savor a delicious irony. Their study of deep and complex arcana leads to such a simple end: the ability to say merely yes or no. |
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RedirectInstantYou may choose new targets for target spell. "It's actually quite simple, but since you've only recently begun to walk upright, it may take some time to explain." |
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MagmaquakeInstantMagmaquake deals X damage to each creature without flying and each planeswalker. "Where will you run when I punish you with the very ground you flee on?" |
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ReverberateInstantCopy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. "Not bad, but I can think of a better use for that." |
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Searing SpearInstantSearing Spear deals 3 damage to target creature or player. Sometimes you die a glorious death with your sword held high. Sometimes you're just target practice. |
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Volcanic GeyserInstantVolcanic Geyser deals X damage to target creature or player. "The mountain's fire surges beneath your feet, demanding release. Can you not feel it?" |
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NaturalizeInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment. "When your cities and trinkets crumble, only nature will remain." |
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PlummetInstantDestroy target creature with flying. "Let nothing own the skies but the wind." |
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Titanic GrowthInstantTarget creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn. The pup looked over the treetops, eyeing the man who just yesterday had kicked her. Suddenly, her hunger was infused with pure delight. |
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Celestial PurgeInstantExile target black or red permanent. "A world without evil? Boring. Give me vile fiends to smite and banish any day." |
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Mighty LeapInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying until end of turn. "The southern fortress taken by invaders? Heh, sure . . . when elephants fly." |
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FlashfreezeInstantCounter target red or green spell. "Is cold merely the absence of heat, or a force unto itself? Would a display of its power help you decide?" |
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Mana LeakInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays The fatal flaw in every plan is the assumption that you know more than your enemy. |
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Turn to FrogInstantUntil end of turn, target creature loses all abilities and becomes a blue Frog with base power and toughness 1/1. "Ribbit." |
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Doom BladeInstantDestroy target nonblack creature.
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