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17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Complicate

2U · Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}. Cycling {2}{U} ({2}{U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle Complicate, you may counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.

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