Battlewise ValorInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 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.) It's never good to walk into an ambush, but with the right spell you might walk out again. |
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Last BreathInstantExile target creature with power 2 or less. Its controller gains 4 life. "Tsk. You'd think those nasty merrows would know how to hold their breath." |
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GainsayInstantCounter target blue spell. "I'd be happy to stop contradicting you, Urza, just as soon as you start being right." |
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Stymied HopesInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays . Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) When a god's will is against you, the day never ends well. |
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Voyage's EndInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) Philosophers say those lost at sea ascended to a more perfect realm. Sailors say they drowned. |
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Pharika's CureInstantPharika's Cure deals 2 damage to target creature and you gain 2 life. "The venom cleanses the sickness from your body, but it will not be pleasant, and you may not survive. Pharika's blessings are fickle." |
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Lightning StrikeInstantLightning Strike deals 3 damage to target creature or player. "The hand of Keranos can be seen in every rumbling storm cloud. Best not to stand where he points." |
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Magma JetInstantMagma Jet deals 2 damage to target creature or player. Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)
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Defend the HearthInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt to players this turn. The defenders said not a word. Their shields, spears, and stances were warning enough. |
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Destructive RevelryInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment. Destructive Revelry deals 2 damage to that permanent's controller. "Stoke a fire hot enough and you'll never run out of things to burn." |
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Unexpectedly AbsentInstantPut target nonland permanent into its owner's library just beneath the top X cards of that library. Once you've been dragged down the currents of time, you'll never quite trust your own permanence again. |
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Arcane DenialInstantCounter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
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StarstormInstantStarstorm deals X damage to each creature. Pardic barbarians didn't complain when the Order started blaming every crisis on the Cabal. |
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Lim-Dûl's VaultInstantLook at the top five cards of your library. As many times as you choose, you may pay 1 life, put those cards on the bottom of your library in any order, then look at the top five cards of your library. Then shuffle your library and put the last cards you looked at this way on top of it in any order.
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Acolyte's RewardInstantPrevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn, where X is your devotion to white. If damage is prevented this way, Acolyte's Reward deals that much damage to target creature or player. (Each in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to white.)
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Hold at BayInstantPrevent the next 7 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. It was Daeron's bravery that brought him to Odunos. But it was the magic of Meletis that brought him home. |
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CrypsisInstantTarget creature you control gains protection from creatures your opponents control until end of turn. Untap it. Tritons borrow the camouflage of their oceanic prey to become predators on land. |
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NullifyInstantCounter target creature or Aura spell. "Those who incur Thassa's anger will be swallowed whole by her waves, or torn asunder by her bident." |
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Thassa's RebuffInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays , where X is your devotion to blue. (Each in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to blue.) To resist Thassa is to deny the rising tide. |
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Bile BlightInstantTarget creature and all other creatures with the same name as that creature get -3/-3 until end of turn. Not an arrow loosed, javelin thrown, nor sword raised. None were needed. |
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Fall of the HammerInstantTarget creature you control deals damage equal to its power to another target creature. It is unwise to insult the god of the forge. It is also unwise to stand near anyone else who has insulted him. |
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Rise to the ChallengeInstantTarget creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. Plidius wagered that Arissa couldn't kill a chimera with her javelins alone. She proved him wrong in a way everyone could see for days to come. |
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Searing BloodInstantSearing Blood deals 2 damage to target creature. When that creature dies this turn, Searing Blood deals 3 damage to the creature's controller. Purphoros's blessing: sometimes a boon, sometimes a bane. Always ablaze. |
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Mortal's ResolveInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 and gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.) The Fates tried to cut her string but found the thread had turned to iron. |
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Unravel the ÆtherInstantChoose target artifact or enchantment. Its owner shuffles it into his or her library. Thaumaturges of Theros have learned to weave their magic into the world around them, but it can be pulled apart strand by strand. |
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DeicideInstantExile target enchantment. If the exiled card is a God card, search its controller's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with the same name as that card and exile them, then that player shuffles his or her library. "It is done." |
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ReprisalInstantDestroy target creature with power 4 or greater. It can't be regenerated. "The meek shall fight as one, and they shall overcome even the greatest of foes." |
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HubrisInstantReturn target creature and all Auras attached to it to their owners' hands. "You wish to learn of Nyx? Very well." |
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Feast of DreamsInstantDestroy target enchanted creature or enchantment creature. "We gave the gods the power to war against us. It is time we took that power back." |
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Setessan TacticsInstantStrive - Setessan Tactics costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
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Solidarity of HeroesInstantStrive - Solidarity of Heroes costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
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Split DecisionInstantWill of the council - Choose target instant or sorcery spell. Starting with you, each player votes for denial or duplication. If denial gets more votes, counter the spell. If duplication gets more votes or the vote is tied, copy the spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
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ProvokeInstantUntap target creature you don't control. That creature blocks this turn if able. Mirri did not have time to think, only to react. |
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RespiteInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. You gain 1 life for each attacking creature. "If they board us we're finished," warned Orim. Crovax nodded. "And if they don't . . . what then?" |
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Wrap in VigorInstantRegenerate each creature you control. Some nature mages unknowingly took advantage of the temporal energies still swirling on Dominaria. What they mistook for healing magic was in fact the manipulation of time. |
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Serve (Protect/Serve)InstantTarget creature gets -6/-0 until end of turn.
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Burn (Turn/Burn)InstantBurn deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
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Ephemeral ShieldsInstantConvoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)
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Raise the AlarmInstantPut two 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens onto the battlefield. "The nim raid our homes without warning. We must defend our homes without hesitation." |
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Feat of ResistanceInstantPut a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. Dragons are extinct on Tarkir, but Abzan magic still emulates their endurance. |
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Disdainful StrokeInstantCounter target spell with converted mana cost 4 or greater. "You are beneath contempt. Your lineage will be forgotten." |
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Force AwayInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. Where an enemy once rode, not even a whisper remains. |
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Feed the ClanInstantYou gain 5 life. The Temur believe three things only are needed in life: a hot fire, a full belly, and a strong companion. |
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Deflecting PalmInstantThe next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. If damage is prevented this way, Deflecting Palm deals that much damage to that source's controller.
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MindswipeInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays . Mindswipe deals X damage to that spell's controller. "The past and the unwritten are frozen. To understand their meaning requires heat." |
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Ride DownInstantDestroy target blocking creature. Creatures that were blocked by that creature this combat gain trample until end of turn. "I will wash you from my hooves!" |
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Malicious AfflictionInstantMorbid - When you cast Malicious Affliction, if a creature died this turn, you may copy Malicious Affliction and may choose a new target for the copy. "Such an affliction appears to seek out the pure." |
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Wake the DeadInstantCast Wake the Dead only during combat on an opponent's turn.
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Impact ResonanceInstantImpact Resonance deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures, where X is the greatest amount of damage dealt by a source to a permanent or player this turn.
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Abzan AdvantageInstantTarget player sacrifices an enchantment. Bolster 1. (Choose a creature with the least toughness among creatures you control and put a +1/+1 counter on it.) "To survive, you must seize every opportunity." |
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Pressure PointInstantTap target creature. By studying dragon anatomy, Jeskai monks have learned how to locate clusters of nerves that will incapacitate even the mightiest dragons. |
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Rally the AncestorsInstantReturn each creature card with converted mana cost X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Exile those creatures at the beginning of your next upkeep. Exile Rally the Ancestors. "The family is a tree, and in times of need, every branch can be a weapon." |
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Valorous StanceInstantChoose one - "Every choice alters the path of fate." |
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Neutralizing BlastInstantCounter target multicolored spell. "To defeat your enemies, you must remove their ability to make war against you." |
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Reality ShiftInstantExile target creature. Its controller manifests the top card of his or her library. (That player puts the top card of his or her library onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. If it's a creature card, it can be turned face up any time for its mana cost.)
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RefocusInstantUntap target creature. "Before you can open your third eye, you must prove you can open the first two." |
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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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Winds of Qal SismaInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
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Artful ManeuverInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
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Center SoulInstantTarget creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
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Radiant PurgeInstantExile target multicolored creature or multicolored enchantment. The Shifting Wastes are Dromoka's domain. She will not tolerate intruders. |
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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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AnticipateInstantLook at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. "When I have meditated on all outcomes, my opponent has no recourse." |
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Dance of the SkywiseInstantUntil end of turn, target creature you control becomes a blue Dragon Illusion with base power and toughness 4/4, loses all abilities, and gains flying. The Ojutai believe in the Great Wheel: those who best serve the dragonlord are destined to be reborn as dragons. |
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GlintInstantTarget creature you control gets +0/+3 and gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) Rakshasa waste no opportunity to display their wealth and power, even in the midst of a sorcerous duel. |
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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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Commune with LavaInstantExile the top X cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards. Atarka conquered Qadat, the Fire Rim, long ago, winning over its efreet with a promise to spread the glory of fire to all the world. |
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Draconic RoarInstantAs an additional cost to cast Draconic Roar, you may reveal a Dragon card from your hand.
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Twin BoltInstantTwin Bolt deals 2 damage divided as you choose among one or two target creatures and/or players. Kolaghan archers are trained in Dakla, the way of the bow. They utilize their dragonlord's lightning to strike their target, no matter how small, how fast, or how far away. |
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Display of DominanceInstantChoose one -
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Tread UponInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 and gains trample until end of turn. "Boasting impenetrable defenses only draws the most tenacious of attackers." |
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Atarka's CommandInstantChoose two -
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Dromoka's CommandInstantChoose two -
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Gideon's ReproachInstantGideon's Reproach deals 4 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. "Suddenly, Gideon was there with us, clearing the way so that we could escape."-The War Diaries |
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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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Horribly AwryInstantDevoid (This card has no color.) "We are nothing but dust to them-our bodies, our actions, even our words."-Jori En, expedition leader |
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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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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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Spatial ContortionInstant({C} represents colorless mana.) "For those without the Planeswalker spark, the merest touch of the Blind Eternities can kill." |
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Warping WailInstant({C} represents colorless mana.)
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Dazzling ReflectionInstantYou gain life equal to target creature's power. The next time that creature would deal damage this turn, prevent that damage. "The light of a felidar's horns can give even an Eldrazi pause." |
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Immolating GlareInstantDestroy target attacking creature. "The sun can warm your skin or blister it, nurture your crops or wither them, light your path or blind you. She is a fickle friend, but a far worse enemy." |
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Corpse ChurnInstantPut the top three cards of your library into your graveyard, then you may return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand. "The distraction of your life has ended. Now your service begins." |
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Reality HemorrhageInstantDevoid (This card has no color.) Tarek could not tell whether he was losing his blood or his mind. |
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Brute StrengthInstantTarget creature gets +3/+1 and gains trample until end of turn. It's not the size of the rock. It's how badly you want to lift it. |
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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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Elemental UprisingInstantTarget land you control becomes a 4/4 Elemental creature with haste until end of turn. It's still a land. It must be blocked this turn if able. "My heart and Zendikar's beat as one. Together we will endure." |
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Lead by ExampleInstantSupport 2. (Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target creatures.) Gideon and Nissa carved a path through the Eldrazi swarm, and their Zendikari allies charged into the fray behind them. |
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CloudshiftInstantExile target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control. "Even storm clouds bow to worship Avacyn." |
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Divine DeflectionInstantPrevent the next X damage that would be dealt to you and/or permanents you control this turn. If damage is prevented this way, Divine Deflection deals that much damage to target creature or player.
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Righteous BlowInstantRighteous Blow deals 2 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. "Monsters will no longer find safety under the mists of Morkrut!" |
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Fleeting DistractionInstantTarget creature gets -1/-0 until end of turn. The first spell taught to young mages, it has spared the lives of many whose hands are too small to hold a sword. |
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OutwitInstantCounter target spell that targets a player. The student asks how a spell is begun. The master ponders what ends it. |
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Death WindInstantTarget creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. Leukin stared at the smoldering angel feathers. "Run!" he screamed to his patrol. "We don't stand a chance!" |
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Human FrailtyInstantDestroy target Human creature. "I have seen a hundred mortal families rise and fall. I shall outlast a thousand more." |
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Banners RaisedInstantCreatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn. After the destruction of the Helvault, fearful mobs soon became fearless battalions. |
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Joint AssaultInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. If it's paired with a creature, that creature also gets +2/+2 until end of turn. "By my power, werewolves shall become the wolfir, our allies in combat against darkness." |
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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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EraseInstantExile target enchantment. "Don't trust your eyes, for mages are skilled in deception. Trust only in your faith. It will wipe everything clean." |
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Rain of BladesInstantRain of Blades deals 1 damage to each attacking creature. Some say they are the weapons of heroes fallen in battle, eager for one last chance at glory. |
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