Vampire's BiteInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
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Vines of VastwoodInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
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Whiplash TrapInstant - TrapIf an opponent had two or more creatures enter the battlefield under his or her control this turn, you may pay rather than pay Whiplash Trap's mana cost.
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DisorientInstantTarget creature gets -7/-0 until end of turn. "If it has a brain, even a primitive one, we can most surely scramble it." |
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Harm's WayInstantThe next 2 damage that a source of your choice would deal to you and/or permanents you control this turn is dealt to target creature or player instead. Even when fate is already written, there's always time to change the names. |
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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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JumpInstantTarget creature gains flying until end of turn. "Humanity has always envied the power of flight. So we took it." |
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Might of OaksInstantTarget creature gets +7/+7 until end of turn. May your weapon be no sword forged. May your armor be no metal wrought. |
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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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RighteousnessInstantTarget blocking creature gets +7/+7 until end of turn. Sometimes the greatest strength is the strength of conviction. |
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Seismic StrikeInstantSeismic Strike deals damage to target creature equal to the number of Mountains you control. "Life up here is simple. Adapt to the ways of the mountains and they will reward you. Fight them and they will end you." |
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Tempest of LightInstantDestroy all enchantments. "Let everything return to its true nature, so that destiny may take its course." |
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Tendrils of CorruptionInstantTendrils of Corruption deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control. Darkness doesn't always send its minions to do its dirty work. |
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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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WindstormInstantWindstorm deals X damage to each creature with flying. "We don't like interlopers and thieves cluttering our skies." |
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Bituminous BlastInstantCascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
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Breath of MalfegorInstantBreath of Malfegor deals 5 damage to each opponent. The blood of the demons quickened as their master rose over the battlefield. The blood of the angels also quickened: here was the chance to finally end the war started millennia ago. |
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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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Double NegativeInstantCounter up to two target spells. They feared each other for their differences but were absolutely terrified at their similarities. |
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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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Flurry of WingsInstantPut X 1/1 white Bird Soldier creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield, where X is the number of attacking creatures. "We are born soldiers. The call to battle is a homecoming." |
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Intimidation BoltInstantIntimidation Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature. Other creatures can't attack this turn. For hours afterward, all they could see was the grisly silhouette of their master, screaming. |
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Offering to AshaInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays . You gain 4 life. "His body belongs to Bant now. His soul? I honestly don't know. I expect it belongs to the angels." |
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Soul ManipulationInstantChoose one or both - Counter target creature spell; and/or return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. "Birth and death are both reversible." |
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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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Violent OutburstInstantCascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
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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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Constricting TendrilsInstantTarget creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn. Priests of Bant protect their temples with traps more elaborate than any mosaic floor. |
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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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Dark TemperInstantDark Temper deals 2 damage to target creature. If you control a black permanent, destroy the creature instead. When you've got the temperament of a dragon, every argument is one you'll win. |
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Drag DownInstantDomain - Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each basic land type among lands you control. The barbarians of Jund believe the bottomless tar pits extend forever into other, darker worlds. |
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Fiery FallInstantFiery Fall deals 5 damage to target creature. Jund feasts on the unprepared. |
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Filigree FractureInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment. If that permanent was blue or black, draw a card. The sphinx tyrannized Bant until a rhox mage tested the hardiness of her shiny parts. |
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Gleam of ResistanceInstantCreatures you control get +1/+2 until end of turn. Untap those creatures.
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Lapse of CertaintyInstantCounter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, put it on top of its owner's library instead of into that player's graveyard. Without a connection of mind and body, magic is just an idea stuck in the head, a word on the tip of a tongue. |
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Might of AlaraInstantDomain - Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each basic land type among lands you control. The combined strength of all five planes spawned creations none had seen before. |
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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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Sylvan BountyInstantTarget player gains 8 life. Some who scouted new lands chose to stay. |
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Traumatic VisionsInstantCounter target spell.
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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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Volcanic FalloutInstantVolcanic Fallout can't be countered. "How can we outrun the sky?" |
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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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Ad NauseamInstantReveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its converted mana cost. You may repeat this process any number of times. When the task spilled over into undeath, he stopped calling it his life's work. |
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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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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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Bant CharmInstantChoose one - Destroy target artifact; or put target creature on the bottom of its owner's library; or counter target instant spell. Bant is a world where death and chaos hold no sway. |
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Branching BoltInstantChoose one or both - Branching Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature with flying; and/or Branching Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature without flying. "Lightning lives in everything, in living flesh and growing things. It must be set free." |
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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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Esper CharmInstantChoose one - Destroy target enchantment; or draw two cards; or target player discards two cards. "Thoughts are commodities. Someone will pay a good price for them. Even ones as simplistic as yours . . ." |
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Gather SpecimensInstantIf a creature would enter the battlefield under an opponent's control this turn, it enters the battlefield under your control instead. "It's free to do whatever it wants. I've merely told it what that is." |
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Grixis CharmInstantChoose one - Return target permanent to its owner's hand; or target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn; or creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn. "So many choices. Shall I choose loathing, hate, or malice today?" |
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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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Jund CharmInstantChoose one - Exile all cards from target player's graveyard; or Jund Charm deals 2 damage to each creature; or put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. Jund pulses with raw energy, waiting for shamans to shape it into useful form. |
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Magma SprayInstantMagma Spray deals 2 damage to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead. "Jund is a wounded world. Beware its searing blood spilling out onto the surface." |
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Naya CharmInstantChoose one - Naya Charm deals 3 damage to target creature; or return target card from a graveyard to its owner's hand; or tap all creatures target player controls. Deep in nature's core lies a potential unsullied by greed or civilization. |
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Punish IgnoranceInstantCounter target spell. Its controller loses 3 life and you gain 3 life. "Amateurish. Nearsighted. A waste of my time and everyone else's." |
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Resounding RoarInstantTarget creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
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Resounding SilenceInstantExile target attacking creature.
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Resounding ThunderInstantResounding Thunder deals 3 damage to target creature or player.
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Resounding WaveInstantReturn target permanent to its owner's hand.
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ShadowfeedInstantExile target card from a graveyard. You gain 3 life. "The future is a snake, devouring your life backwards through time. And when you die, believe me, it doesn't stop feeding." |
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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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SkeletonizeInstantSkeletonize deals 3 damage to target creature. When a creature dealt damage this way dies this turn, put a 1/1 black Skeleton creature token onto the battlefield with ": Regenerate this creature." Fire burns away both flesh and freedom. |
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Soul's FireInstantTarget creature you control on the battlefield deals damage equal to its power to target creature or player. An avatar he sculpts of anger and flame. |
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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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Spell SnipInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays . "Magic cast through a hand of flesh is just as weak as the flesh itself." |
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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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Tortoise FormationInstantCreatures you control gain shroud until end of turn. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.) At sea, the Jhessian fleet strikes swiftly and decisively. On land, facing the elite cavalry of Valeron, its marines must rely on more cautious strategies. |
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Banishing KnackInstantUntil end of turn, target creature gains ": Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand." Suddenly he realized that everything was connected by invisible strings, strings that could be pulled-or cut. |
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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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Beckon ApparitionInstantExile target card from a graveyard. Put a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield. When a graveyard is full, the gwyllions rattle the tombs and unleash the spirits into the sky. |
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Cankerous ThirstInstantIf was spent to cast Cankerous Thirst, you may have target creature get -3/-3 until end of turn. If was spent to cast Cankerous Thirst, you may have target creature get +3/+3 until end of turn. (Do both if was spent.) Nothing warms the bark on a chilly day like a draught of elf. |
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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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Chaotic BacklashInstantChaotic Backlash deals damage to target player equal to twice the number of white and/or blue permanents he or she controls. The concept of thoughtweft fascinates the Nighthearth cult. Imagine, bringing agony to an entire people by torturing just one. |
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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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Dream FractureInstantCounter target spell. Its controller draws a card. "Creation is a paradox. It hatches from its opposite." |
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EndureInstantPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you and permanents you control this turn. The Aurora had lessened the kithkins' kindness, deepened their paranoia, and dulled their sense of pain. |
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Fire at WillInstantFire at Will deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three target attacking or blocking creatures. "Make these shots count. The more foes we drop now, the fewer we'll have trying to kill us later." |
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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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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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Invert the SkiesInstantCreatures your opponents control lose flying until end of turn if was spent to cast Invert the Skies, and creatures you control gain flying until end of turn if was spent to cast it. (Do both if was spent.)
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MoonholdInstantTarget player can't play land cards this turn if was spent to cast Moonhold and can't play creature cards this turn if was spent to cast it. (Do both if was spent.)
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Oona's GraceInstantTarget player draws a card. Oona grants her favored subjects a dream from her own guarded heart. |
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Puncture BlastInstantWither (This deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.) Gnarltrunk didn't remember having quite that many knotholes. |
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SnakeformInstantTarget creature loses all abilities and becomes a 1/1 green Snake until end of turn. Losing his possessions distressed him, but the lack of limbs was strangely liberating. |
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UnmakeInstantExile target creature. A gwyllion's favorite trap is the vanity mirror. A bewitched piece of glass traps the looker's soul and does away with the body. |
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Unnerving AssaultInstantCreatures your opponents control get -1/-0 until end of turn if was spent to cast Unnerving Assault, and creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn if was spent to cast it. (Do both if was spent.) The scales of battle rarely balance. |
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Aphotic WispsInstantTarget creature becomes black and gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) Merrows skulk the silty bogs around the Wanderbrine, their very thoughts stained with evil. |
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ÆthertowInstantPut target attacking or blocking creature on top of its owner's library.
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Barkshell BlessingInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
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Cerulean WispsInstantTarget creature becomes blue until end of turn. Untap that creature. "If you see ghostly lights by the river, eat three twigs of marshroot to ward off kelpies." |
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Consign to DreamInstantReturn target permanent to its owner's hand. If that permanent is red or green, put it on top of its owner's library instead. "Dreams are fleeting. Reality even more so." |
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CounterboreInstantCounter target spell. Search its controller's graveyard, hand, and library for all cards with the same name as that spell and exile them. Then that player shuffles his or her library.
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Crimson WispsInstantTarget creature becomes red and gains haste until end of turn. The whispers are incomprehensible, yet cinders always hear a message of urgency. |
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Dramatic EntranceInstantYou may put a green creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. Some things aren't worth waiting for. |
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Dream SalvageInstantDraw cards equal to the number of cards target opponent discarded this turn. Awylla tried hard to forget the horrors she had seen, but someone else had developed a keen interest in them. |
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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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Flame JavelinInstant( can be paid with any two mana or with . This card's converted mana cost is 6.) Gyara Spearhurler would have been renowned for her deadly accuracy, if it weren't for her deadly accuracy. |
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Fracturing GustInstantDestroy all artifacts and enchantments. You gain 2 life for each permanent destroyed this way. Elvish dawnhands test a relic's worthiness before collecting it for the safehold. If it can't stand up to a stiff breeze, it's left behind. |
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Gloomwidow's FeastInstantDestroy target creature with flying. If that creature was blue or black, put a 1/2 green Spider creature token with reach onto the battlefield. (It can block creatures with flying.) Each night, gloomwidows cull fresh prey for their ravenous hatchlings. |
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