Abrupt DecayInstantAbrupt Decay can't be countered by spells or abilities. The Izzet quickly suspended their policy of lifetime guarantees. |
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Azorius CharmInstantChoose one - Creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn; or draw a card; or put target attacking or blocking creature on top of its owner's library. "The rules of logic and order have already made the choice for you." |
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Chemister's TrickInstantTarget creature you don't control gets -2/-0 until end of turn and attacks this turn if able.
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Dramatic RescueInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. You gain 2 life. "I never thought I'd be so glad to see two tons of beak and claws bearing down on me at the speed of an arrow." |
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Golgari CharmInstantChoose one - All creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn; or destroy target enchantment; or regenerate each creature you control. "Let the rest of Ravnica sneer. One way or another, they all end up in the undercity." |
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Grisly SalvageInstantReveal the top five cards of your library. You may put a creature or land card from among them into your hand. Put the rest into your graveyard. To the Golgari, anything buried is treasure. |
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Heroes' ReunionInstantTarget player gains 7 life. They share no bloodline, but a bond greater than family unites them. Such are the gifts of the Worldsoul. |
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Izzet CharmInstantChoose one - Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays ; or Izzet Charm deals 2 damage to target creature; or draw two cards, then discard two cards.
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Rakdos CharmInstantChoose one - Exile all cards from target player's graveyard; or destroy target artifact; or each creature deals 1 damage to its controller. "Let all feel joy in pain." |
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Selesnya CharmInstantChoose one - Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains trample until end of turn; or exile target creature with power 5 or greater; or put a 2/2 white Knight creature token with vigilance onto the battlefield.
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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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Bathe in LightInstantRadiance - Choose a color. Target creature and each other creature that shares a color with it gain protection from the chosen color until end of turn. "Truth shines even in darkness. Those who march on the side of truth walk always in righteous light." |
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Pollen LullabyInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. Clash with an opponent. If you win, creatures that player controls don't untap during the player's next untap step. (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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Perilous ResearchInstantDraw two cards, then sacrifice a permanent. When the School of the Unseen fell, so many magical treasures lay abandoned that no amount of death could deter the stream of thieves and desperate scholars. |
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AngelsongInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. Clash of sword and cry of beast fall mute when angels sound the call to prayer. |
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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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GlamerdyeInstantChange the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another.
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Batwing BrumeInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn if was spent to cast Batwing Brume. Each player loses 1 life for each attacking creature he or she controls if was spent to cast Batwing Brume. (Do both if was spent.)
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Cauldron HazeInstantChoose any number of target creatures. Each of those creatures gains persist until end of turn. (When it dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)
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Inside OutInstantSwitch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn. Seyden's temperament didn't take well to the puca's magic. Nor did his face. |
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Double CleaveInstantTarget creature gains double strike until end of turn. (It deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.) "When in doubt, kill 'em twice." |
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Inquisitor's SnareInstantPrevent all damage target attacking or blocking creature would deal this turn. If that creature is black or red, destroy it. Driven by their paranoia, kithkin inflict on their foes all the agonies they believe would have been inflicted on them. |
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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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Spell SyphonInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays for each blue permanent you control. Warrik Brutehexer felt betrayed that his aura favored the depths of the Wanderbrine River over its rightful place, hovering around him. |
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Puncture BoltInstantPuncture Bolt deals 1 damage to target creature. Put a -1/-1 counter on that creature. Cinder pyromancers measure their success by counting their enemies' smoking holes. |
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Smash to SmithereensInstantDestroy target artifact. Smash to Smithereens deals 3 damage to that artifact's controller. The giant Tarvik dreamed that trinkets and machines caused all the world's woe. When he awoke from his troubled sleep, he took the name Tarvik Relicsmasher. |
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Turn to MistInstantExile target creature. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step. "Did you expect me to dodge? How quaint." |
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Fate TransferInstantMove all counters from target creature onto another target creature. "The cinders find strength in suffering, the elves in beauty. But if you make an elf suffer, he gets weaker. I wonder what happens if you make a cinder beautiful?" |
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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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ReknitInstantRegenerate target permanent. "An axe may break upon a ribbon if the ribbon's will is the stronger." |
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ForfendInstantPrevent all damage that would be dealt to creatures this turn. "Suddenly there stood a fortress protecting the clachan, its walls hewn of valor and mortared with honor." |
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Graceful ReprieveInstantWhen target creature dies this turn, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. "In my moment of death, I had a vision of the world, dark and unwelcoming. I wanted to hide in the deepest meander, but the light pulled me back." |
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Redeem the LostInstantTarget creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. Clash with an opponent. If you win, return Redeem the Lost to its owner's hand. (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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Pack's DisdainInstantChoose a creature type. Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each permanent of the chosen type you control. Like the sun to a flower, the adoring gaze of the tribe is sustenance to an elf. To be shunned is to wither. |
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Release the AntsInstantRelease the Ants deals 1 damage to target creature or player. Clash with an opponent. If you win, return Release the Ants to its owner's hand. (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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DeglamerInstantChoose target artifact or enchantment. Its owner shuffles it into his or her library. The more pleasant an illusion's garb, the more indecent its form laid bare. |
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EarthbrawnInstantTarget creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn. Gremil finally felt in touch with nature-and felt a need to share the experience with others. |
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Familiar's RuseInstantAs an additional cost to cast Familiar's Ruse, return a creature you control to its owner's hand. Because of their capricious nature, faeries can serve as living lenses for disruptive magic. |
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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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Fistful of ForceInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Clash with an opponent. If you win, that creature gets an additional +2/+2 and gains trample until end of turn. (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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Lammastide WeaveInstantName a card, then target player puts the top card of his or her library into his or her graveyard. If that card is the named card, you gain life equal to its converted mana cost. "A ribbon torn will ward away dark dreams." |
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Spring CleaningInstantDestroy target enchantment. Clash with an opponent. If you win, destroy all enchantments your opponents control. (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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Aura GraftInstantGain control of target Aura that's attached to a permanent. Attach it to another permanent it can enchant. "It's not really stealing. It's more like extended borrowing." |
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BoomerangInstantReturn target permanent to its owner's hand. Early Jamuraan hunters devised a weapon that would return to its source. Tolarian Æthermancers developed a spell that skipped the weapon entirely. |
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Hurkyl's RecallInstantReturn all artifacts target player owns to his or her hand. Hurkyl's research at the College of Lat-Nam wasn't enough to stop the two brothers, but for centuries thereafter her spellcraft taught artificers restraint. |
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Remove SoulInstantCounter target creature spell. When your enemies are denied soldiers, they are denied victory. |