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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Hanabi BlastInstantHanabi Blast deals 2 damage to target creature or player. Return Hanabi Blast to its owner's hand, then discard a card at random. The most powerful of akki fire spells were developed at the cost of blood, toil, tears, sweat, and usually a nose or two. |
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Halt OrderInstantCounter target artifact spell. An artificer's least favorite mind-missive may be "I regret to inform you that the funding for your project has been cut." |
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HallowInstantPrevent all damage target spell would deal this turn. You gain life equal to the damage prevented this way. "Bend with the storm, then reply in kind." |
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Hail StormInstantHail Storm deals 2 damage to each attacking creature and 1 damage to you and each creature you control. "If they can't take the hail, they'd better stay home." |
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Hail of ArrowsInstantHail of Arrows deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target attacking creatures. "Do not let a single shaft loose until my word. And when I give that word, do not leave a single shaft in Eiganjo." |
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Guttural ResponseInstantCounter target blue instant spell. Wort had a raiding-bellow that could shatter steel, melt auras, and slice countermagic in half. |
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Gut ShotInstant( can be paid with either or 2 life.) "Down here, we have a more pointed version of the scriptures." |
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Guerrilla TacticsInstantGuerrilla Tactics deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
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Guardians' PledgeInstantWhite creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn. A dozen fighting for each other are worth a thousand fighting for themselves. |
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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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GroundswellInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. "This world will not be tamed." |
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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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Grisly SpectacleInstantDestroy target nonartifact creature. Its controller puts a number of cards equal to that creature's power from the top of his or her library into his or her graveyard. "Watch people flock to a murder scene. Then tell me we're not all a little sick in the head."
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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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GriptideInstantPut target creature on top of its owner's library. "Beware the seagrafs just off the shore. These waters are filled with hungry geists looking for an easy meal." |
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Grip of the RoilInstantSurge (You may cast this spell for its surge cost if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn.)
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Grip of DesolationInstantDevoid (This card has no color.) As the hand closed, there was first terror, then numbness, and finally nothingness. |
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Grim ReturnInstantChoose target creature card in a graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn. Put that card onto the battlefield under your control. The necromancer's touch strips away memory and loyalty, and only strength and malice remain. |
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Grim ReminderInstantSearch your library for a nonland card and reveal it. Each opponent who cast a card this turn with the same name as that card loses 6 life. Then shuffle your library.
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Grim HarvestInstantReturn target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
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Grim ContestInstantChoose target creature you control and target creature an opponent controls. Each of those creatures deals damage equal to its toughness to the other. The invader hoped he could survive the beast's jaws and emerge through its rotting skin. |
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Grim AfflictionInstantPut a -1/-1 counter on target creature, then proliferate. (You choose any number of permanents and/or players with counters on them, then give each another counter of a kind already there.) Even the small wounds let hope bleed out. |
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GridlockInstantTap X target nonland permanents. "One tiny peg pulled from a single wagon wheel, and an entire district grinds to a halt."
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GravepurgeInstantPut any number of target creature cards from your graveyard on top of your library. "The Blessed Sleep? Ha! Wake up my lovelies, there's work to be done!" |
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Grave BirthingInstantDevoid (This card has no color.)
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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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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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Grab the ReinsInstantChoose one - Until end of turn, you gain control of target creature and it gains haste; or sacrifice a creature, then Grab the Reins deals damage equal to that creature's power to target creature or player.
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Goryo's VengeanceInstant - ArcaneReturn target legendary creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.
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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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Gods WillingInstantTarget creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) Honor the gods of Theros, and they will return the favor. |
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Go for the ThroatInstantDestroy target nonartifact creature. Having flesh is increasingly a liability on Mirrodin. |
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Gnaw to the BoneInstantYou gain 2 life for each creature card in your graveyard.
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Glorious ChargeInstantCreatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. "One's blade is only as sharp as one's conviction." |
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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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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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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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Glimpse the Sun GodInstantTap X target creatures. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) Better to be beneath Heliod's notice than beneath his heel. |
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Gleam of ResistanceInstantCreatures you control get +1/+2 until end of turn. Untap those creatures.
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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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Glacial RayInstant - ArcaneGlacial Ray deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
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GigadrowseInstantReplicate (When you cast this spell, copy it for each time you paid its replicate cost. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
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Gifts UngivenInstantSearch your library for up to four cards with different names and reveal them. Target opponent chooses two of those cards. Put the chosen cards into your graveyard and the rest into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
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Gift of TusksInstantUntil end of turn, target creature loses all abilities and becomes a green Elephant with base power and toughness 3/3. It's an experience you'll never forget. |
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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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Giant GrowthInstantTarget creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn. "The prohibition of unnecessary tossing of the citizenry by giants shall also extend to spontaneous giants." |
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GhostwayInstantExile each creature you control. Return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control at the beginning of the next end step. "I watched its blade swing through me, but I was hollow, empty. I saw its face contort in rage but could not hear it snarl." |
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Ghostly FlickerInstantExile two target artifacts, creatures, and/or lands you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under your control. Sometimes it's useful to take a break from existence. |
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GhostfireInstantGhostfire is colorless. Only those gifted with the eye of Ugin, the spirit dragon, can see his fiery breath. |
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Geth's VerdictInstantTarget player sacrifices a creature and loses 1 life. "Everyone should owe you something." |
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GeistflameInstantGeistflame deals 1 damage to target creature or player. Innistrad pyromancers find their best raw materials in the fury of the dead. |
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Geist SnatchInstantCounter target creature spell. Put a 1/1 blue Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield. Angels and demons aren't the only ones listening to your prayers. |
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Gaze of the GorgonInstant( can be paid with either or .) Even the dead give way to the mineral gaze of the gorgon. |
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Gaze of AdamaroInstant - ArcaneGaze of Adamaro deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards in that player's hand. Wherever it looked, it saw destruction-the wake of its own gaze. |
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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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Gather CourageInstantConvoke (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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Galvanic BlastInstantGalvanic Blast deals 2 damage to target creature or player. Mirrodin has little weather, but it certainly has lightning. |
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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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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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Furious ResistanceInstantTarget blocking creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. "At least the Gateless rebels have ideals. Rakdos just mocks, defiles, and kills all we hold dear."
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Funeral CharmInstantChoose one - Target player discards a card; or target creature gets +2/-1 until end of turn; or target creature gains swampwalk until end of turn.
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Fulgent DistractionInstantChoose two target creatures. Tap those creatures, then unattach all Equipment from them. "Channeling the white-hot power of all five suns creates a pretty good diversion." |
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Fuel for the CauseInstantCounter target spell, then proliferate. (You choose any number of permanents and/or players with counters on them, then give each another counter of a kind already there.) "Your ideas will be discarded and your will repurposed." |
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Frost BreathInstantTap up to two target creatures. Those creatures don't untap during their controller's next untap step. If you have to be stuck somewhere for a while, it's better to be stuck there with a friend. |
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Frightful DelusionInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays . That player discards a card. Whether he actually exists is in question, but the terror she feels is excruciatingly real. |
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Friendly FireInstantTarget creature's controller reveals a card at random from his or her hand. Friendly Fire deals damage to that creature and that player equal to the revealed card's converted mana cost. "Never tell goblins to ‘fire at will.'" |
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Fresh MeatInstantPut a 3/3 green Beast creature token onto the battlefield for each creature put into your graveyard from the battlefield this turn. A scavenger's favorite appetizer is death. |
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FrazzleInstantCounter target nonblue spell. The chant was interrupted, the components cooked, and Zok worried that it was his brain he smelled smoking. |
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Frantic SalvageInstantPut any number of target artifact cards from your graveyard on top of your library. "We will mourn when there is time. For now, we survive." |
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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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Foul-Tongue ShriekInstantTarget opponent loses 1 life for each attacking creature you control. You gain that much life. Foul-Tongue shamans draw their powers from a dark twisting of the Draconic language. |
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Foul-Tongue InvocationInstantAs an additional cost to cast Foul-Tongue Invocation, you may reveal a Dragon card from your hand.
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Foul RenewalInstantReturn target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the toughness of the card returned this way. The cycle of life and death is rarely pretty. |
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FortifyInstantChoose one - Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn; or creatures you control get +0/+2 until end of turn. "Where metal is tainted and wood is scarce, we are best armed by faith." |
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Forge ArmorInstantAs an additional cost to cast Forge Armor, sacrifice an artifact.
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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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Force AwayInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. Where an enemy once rode, not even a whisper remains. |
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Forbidden AlchemyInstantLook at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
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Footbottom FeastInstantPut any number of target creature cards from your graveyard on top of your library. The scent of rot and vinegar fills the marsh, inviting boggarts from every warren to reunite and feast. |
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Fold into ÆtherInstantCounter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, its controller may put a creature card from his or her hand onto the battlefield. Æther portals drift across Mirrodin's surface, dragging creatures across time and space. |
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FogInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. "I fear no army or beast, but only the morning fog. Our assault can survive everything else." |
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Flying Crane TechniqueInstantUntap all creatures you control. They gain flying and double strike until end of turn. There are many Jeskai styles: Riverwalk imitates flowing water, Dragonfist the ancient hellkites, and Flying Crane the wild aven of the high peaks. |
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FlusterstormInstantCounter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays .
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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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FlingInstantAs an additional cost to cast Fling, sacrifice a creature. About halfway to the target, Snukk vowed that he had been tricked for the last time. |
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Flesh to DustInstantDestroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. "Pain is temporary. So is life." |
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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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FlattenInstantTarget creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn. Like their dragonlord, the Kolaghan take no trophies. They find true fulfillment only in the battle itself, in clash of steel and thunder of hooves. |
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FlashfreezeInstantCounter target red or green spell. "Is cold merely the absence of heat, or a force unto itself? Would a display of its power help you decide?" |
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Flash FoliageInstantCast Flash Foliage only during combat after blockers are declared. "This undemanding vegetation takes root in a mote of dust but grows incredibly quickly." |
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Flash CounterInstantCounter target instant spell. "So much for that bright idea" |
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Flash ConscriptionInstantUntap target creature and gain control of it until end of turn. That creature gains haste until end of turn. If was spent to cast Flash Conscription, the creature gains "Whenever this creature deals combat damage, you gain that much life" until end of turn.
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Flames of the Blood HandInstantFlames of the Blood Hand deals 4 damage to target player. The damage can't be prevented. If that player would gain life this turn, that player gains no life instead. Many ogres extracted blood oaths from the oni they summoned. Others simply extracted blood. |
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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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Fists of the AnvilInstantTarget creature gets +4/+0 until end of turn. Gron's mind reeled with possibilities, most of which are best left unmentioned. |
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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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First VolleyInstant - ArcaneFirst Volley deals 1 damage to target creature and 1 damage to that creature's controller. "We searched their bodies for signs of the blades that had killed them, but found nothing more than scorched flesh." |
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Fires of UndeathInstantFires of Undeath deals 2 damage to target creature or player. "I drink of those who are worthy of my palate. The rest I burn." |
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Firemind's ForesightInstantSearch your library for an instant card with converted mana cost 3, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then repeat this process for instant cards with converted mana costs 2 and 1. Then shuffle your library.
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