Soul's GraceInstantYou gain life equal to target creature's power. An avatar he sculpts of fellowship and light. |
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Call to HeelInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. Its controller draws a card. On Bant, a sigil is both a prize of honor and a bond of duty. The one who bears it may be called to fulfill that charge at any moment. |
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Resounding RoarInstantTarget creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
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Agony WarpInstantTarget creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn. Life's circle has become inverted in Grixis. The same energy is endlessly recycled and becomes more stagnant with each pass. |
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Hindering LightInstantCounter target spell that targets you or a permanent you control. Centuries of careful practice have elevated the casting of protective spells to an art form. What little offensive magic remains on Bant stands little chance of breaching them. |
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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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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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Apostle's BlessingInstant( can be paid with either or 2 life.)
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Due RespectInstantPermanents enter the battlefield tapped this turn. "A display of humility is required of those who still possess such frailties." |
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Corrupted ResolveInstantCounter target spell if its controller is poisoned. "Flesh is a sickness that infects Phyrexia." |
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Psychic BarrierInstantCounter target creature spell. Its controller loses 1 life. "I tolerate Phyrexians because the dragon requires it. But I have no patience for uninvited guests." |
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Geth's VerdictInstantTarget player sacrifices a creature and loses 1 life. "Everyone should owe you something." |
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Glissa's ScornInstantDestroy target artifact. Its controller loses 1 life. "If it were fit to survive, it wouldn't have been so easily put down." |
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Leeching BiteInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Another target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. A substantial portion of Vorinclex's forces became fuel for the rest. |
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Divine OfferingInstantDestroy target artifact. You gain life equal to its converted mana cost. "The Phyrexians are vulnerable. Do not despair. We will prevail!" |
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Turn the TideInstantCreatures your opponents control get -2/-0 until end of turn. "Let their mindless armies come and face the might of genius." |
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Go for the ThroatInstantDestroy target nonartifact creature. Having flesh is increasingly a liability on Mirrodin. |
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Burn the ImpureInstantBurn the Impure deals 3 damage to target creature. If that creature has infect, Burn the Impure deals 3 damage to that creature's controller. Flame doesn't kneel to Phyrexia. |
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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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Whitesun's PassageInstantYou gain 5 life. All over the Razor Fields, Whitesun is celebrated. Even the followers of the rebel Juryan, far from the Cave of Light, bow their heads in reverence. |
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DisperseInstantReturn target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Most casualties of the power struggle between vedalken and Neurok didn't die on the field of battle; they merely disappeared. |
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Grasp of DarknessInstantTarget creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn. On a world with five suns, night is compelled to become an aggressive force. |
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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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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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Puncturing LightInstantDestroy target attacking or blocking creature with power 3 or less. "The vampires knew what was coming. I know it. And they did nothing. They deserve to feel the same agony they've caused all of us." |
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DepriveInstantAs an additional cost to cast Deprive, return a land you control to its owner's hand. "That would have brought shame to you as a mage. Tell you what-I'll keep your secret." |
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Reality SpasmInstantChoose one - Tap X target permanents; or untap X target permanents. From the moment the first Eldrazi spawn squirmed free, everything on Zendikar took on an adjusted meaning, a new slant toward or away from the waking giants. |
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Unified WillInstantCounter target spell if you control more creatures than that spell's controller. "We're glad to be of service-to be an audience to your failure." |
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Spawning BreathInstantSpawning Breath deals 1 damage to target creature or player. Put a 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature token onto the battlefield. It has "Sacrifice this creature: Add to your mana pool." Death by death, Kozilek's lineage spread. |
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Rest for the WearyInstantTarget player gains 4 life. Zendikar is a brutal taskmaster, but sometimes it offers unexpected solace. |
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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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Urge to FeedInstantTarget creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn. You may tap any number of untapped Vampire creatures you control. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on each of those Vampires.
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Comet StormInstantMultikicker (You may pay an additional any number of times as you cast this spell.)
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Searing BlazeInstantSearing Blaze deals 1 damage to target player and 1 damage to target creature that player controls.
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Strength of the TajuruInstantMultikicker (You may pay an additional any number of times as you cast this spell.)
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Into the RoilInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.) "Roil tide! Roil tide! Tie yourselves down!" |
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Trapmaker's SnareInstantSearch your library for a Trap card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library. "Trapmaking is an art. The trap is a corporeal riddle, a battle of wits between its creator and whatever it lures inside." |
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Punishing FireInstantPunishing Fire deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
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Seismic ShudderInstantSeismic Shudder deals 1 damage to each creature without flying. "The land here seems go out of its way to kill you." |
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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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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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Colossal MightInstantTarget creature gets +4/+2 and gains trample until end of turn. "Never corner a barbarian. You become the path of least resistance." |
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Zealous PersecutionInstantUntil end of turn, creatures you control get +1/+1 and creatures your opponents control get -1/-1. "Jharic returned from Grixis changed, a haunted look in her eyes. She destroyed them with an unholy glee that made me shudder." |
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Fight to the DeathInstantDestroy all blocking creatures and all blocked creatures. When a battlefield falls silent, it's rarely due to a cease-fire. |
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Pyretic RitualInstantAdd to your mana pool. The Multiverse is filled with limitless power just waiting for someone to reach out and seize it. |
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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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Back to NatureInstantDestroy all enchantments. "Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same." |
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TwincastInstantCopy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. Imitation is the most dangerous form of flattery. |
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Ignite DisorderInstantIgnite Disorder deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three target white and/or blue creatures. The shaman prowled the academy halls, shaking his head at the pomp and babble of the sages inside. He knew just the spell to liven the place up. |
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RegenerateInstantRegenerate target creature. (The next time that creature would be destroyed this turn, it isn't. Instead tap it, remove all damage from it, and remove it from combat.) "This wound shall be like the chills of winter: swiftly forgotten when spring shoots rise." |
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View from AboveInstantTarget creature gains flying until end of turn. If you control a white permanent, return View from Above to its owner's hand. "This air feels so heavy and thick. There are no winds to speak of. I fear the knowledge that comes from a place like this." |
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Worldly CounselInstantDomain - Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control. Put one of those cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. Every horizon hides a new possibility. |
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Molten FrameInstantDestroy target artifact creature. The metal filigree in his body glowed red-hot, and his flesh soon followed. |
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CountersquallInstantCounter target noncreature spell. Its controller loses 2 life. Each of the twenty-three winds of Esper is named and chronicled, and every possible interaction with the flow of magic is exhaustively detailed. |
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Vision SkeinsInstantEach player draws two cards. "I could see in the other mage's eyes that he'd thought of it too. Then it became a race to exploit the knowledge first." |
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Whirlpool WhelmInstantClash with an opponent, then return target creature to its owner's hand. If you win, you may put that creature on top of its owner's library instead. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of his or her library, then puts that card on the top or bottom. A player wins if his or her card had a higher converted mana cost.)
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Lash OutInstantLash Out deals 3 damage to target creature. Clash with an opponent. If you win, Lash Out deals 3 damage to that creature's controller. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of his or her library, then puts that card on the top or bottom. A player wins if his or her card had a higher converted mana cost.)
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Tribute to the WildInstantEach opponent sacrifices an artifact or enchantment. "You may enter, but leave those lifeless things of your world behind." |
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Fire (Fire/Ice)InstantFire deals 2 damage divided as you choose among one or two target creatures and/or players.
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Pit FightInstantTarget creature you control fights another target creature. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.) "All the coins in Ravnica can't save his soul now."
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Gruul CharmInstantChoose one - Creatures without flying can't block this turn; or gain control of all permanents you own; or Gruul Charm deals 3 damage to each creature with flying. "Not Gruul? Then die!"
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Executioner's SwingInstantTarget creature that dealt damage this turn gets -5/-5 until end of turn. "The contract specified an appendage for a missed payment. Read the fine print: the head is an appendage." |
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Dimir CharmInstantChoose one - Counter target sorcery spell; or destroy target creature with power 2 or less; or look at the top three cards of target player's library, then put one back and the rest into that player's graveyard. "Dangerous to recognize. Deadly not to."
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Aerial ManeuverInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 and gains flying and first strike until end of turn. "When you put all of yourself into an attack, without fear or hesitation, in that instant you may attain greatness."
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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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Spell RuptureInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays , where X is the greatest power among creatures you control. "Like water, mana will drain from an inferior vessel."
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HydroformInstantTarget land becomes a 3/3 Elemental creature with flying until end of turn. It's still a land. "While the sea may be our home, the sky is our destiny."
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Wildwood RebirthInstantReturn target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. In Ravnica, there are maladies far more difficult to treat than death. |
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Aurelia's FuryInstantAurelia's Fury deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures and/or players. Tap each creature dealt damage this way. Players dealt damage this way can't cast noncreature spells this turn.
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Orzhov CharmInstantChoose one - Return target creature you control and all Auras you control attached to it to their owner's hand; or destroy target creature and you lose life equal to its toughness; or return target creature card with converted mana cost 1 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
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Tower DefenseInstantCreatures you control get +0/+5 and gain reach until end of turn. "The drakes are practice. We may one day need to bring down a sky swallower, or maybe even Rakdos himself."
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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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Devour FleshInstantTarget player sacrifices a creature, then gains life equal to that creature's toughness. His twisted mind concluded that if he was what he ate, and he wanted to stay human, . . . |
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Biomass MutationInstantCreatures you control become X/X until end of turn. "A regression to ancient forms? A glimpse of future evolutions? Or a fleeting alteration of the present?"
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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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Martial GloryInstantTarget creature gets +3/+0 until end of turn. "Yes, Boros tactics are unparalleled. But when your comrades are dying around you, inner strength must carry the day."
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Boros CharmInstantChoose one - Boros Charm deals 4 damage to target player; or permanents you control gain indestructible until end of turn; or target creature gains double strike until end of turn. "Practice compassion and mercy. But know when they must end."
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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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Renounce the GuildsInstantEach player sacrifices a multicolored permanent. "Scores will die in the name of peace. That is what you call compromise?" |
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Warped PhysiqueInstantTarget creature gets +X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand. The Gruul seek unbounded strength. The Dimir deliver cruel irony. |
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Far (Far/Away)InstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand.
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Profit (Profit/Loss)InstantCreatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
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Wear (Wear/Tear)InstantDestroy target artifact.
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Otherworldly JourneyInstant - ArcaneExile target creature. At the beginning of the next end step, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it. "The landscape shimmered and I felt a chill breeze. When my vision cleared, I found myself alone among the corpses of my fallen friends." |
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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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Dampen ThoughtInstant - ArcaneTarget player puts the top four cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
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Echoing TruthInstantReturn target nonland permanent and all other permanents with the same name as that permanent to their owners' hands. A single lie unleashes a tide of disbelief. |
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Logic KnotInstantDelve (You may exile any number of cards from your graveyard as you cast this spell. It costs less to cast for each card exiled this way.)
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Peer Through DepthsInstant - ArcaneLook at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal an instant or sorcery card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
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Death DeniedInstant - ArcaneReturn X target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand. Takenuma was filled with a chorus of moans, shrieks, and wails. Some came from the living, some from the dying, and some, most horribly, from the dead. |
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Desperate RitualInstant - ArcaneAdd to your mana pool.
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Fury CharmInstantChoose one - Destroy target artifact; or target creature gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn; or remove two time counters from target permanent or suspended card.
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Glacial RayInstant - ArcaneGlacial Ray deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
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Shrapnel BlastInstantAs an additional cost to cast Shrapnel Blast, sacrifice an artifact.
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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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Echoing CourageInstantTarget creature and all other creatures with the same name as that creature get +2/+2 until end of turn. A single seed unleashes a flurry of growth. |
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Lightning HelixInstantLightning Helix deals 3 damage to target creature or player and you gain 3 life. Though less well-known than its army of soldiers, the Boros Legion's mage-priests are as respected by the innocent as they are hated by the ghosts of the guilty. |
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ManamorphoseInstantAdd two mana in any combination of colors to your mana pool. For a moment, objects of pure mana glimmered in the wonderstruck boggart's hands. In the next moment, they were in his mouth, as he chewed contentedly. |
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Celestial FlareInstantTarget player sacrifices an attacking or blocking creature. "You were defeated the moment you declared your aggression."-Gideon Jura |
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ImpulseInstantLook at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. "Controlling time ensures you need never look impulsive again." |
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