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17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Anticognition

1U · Instant

Counter target creature or planeswalker spell unless its controller pays {2}. If an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard, instead counter that spell, then scry 2.

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NameManaTypeText
Stasis 1UEnchantment Players skip their untap steps. At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Stasis unless you pay {U}.
Era of Innovation 1UEnchantment Whenever an artifact or Artificer enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay {1}. If you do, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters). Pay {E}{E}{E}{E}{E}{E}, Sacrifice Era of Innovation: Draw three cards.
Shackle Slinger 2UCreature — Human Soldier Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, choose target creature an opponent controls. If it's tapped, put a stun counter on it. Otherwise, tap it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.) 3/2
Scour All Possibilities 1USorcery Scry 2, then draw a card. Flashback {4}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Writ of Return 3BBSorcery Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)
Lurking Crocodile 2GCreature — Crocodile Bloodthirst 1 (If an opponent was dealt damage this turn, this creature enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.) Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) 2/2
Mishra's Self-Replicator 5Artifact Creature — Assembly-Worker Whenever you cast a historic spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, create a token that's a copy of Mishra's Self-Replicator. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.) 2/2
Grim Poppet 7Artifact Creature — Scarecrow Grim Poppet enters the battlefield with three -1/-1 counters on it. Remove a -1/-1 counter from Grim Poppet: Put a -1/-1 counter on another target creature. 4/4
Fervent Mastery 3RRSorcery You may pay {2}{R}{R} rather than pay this spell's mana cost. If the {2}{R}{R} cost was paid, an opponent discards any number of cards, then draws that many cards. Search your library for up to three cards, put them into your hand, shuffle, then discard three cards at random.
Tears of Valakut 1RInstant This spell can't be countered. Tears of Valakut deals 5 damage to target creature with flying.
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