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17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Counterbalance

UU · Enchantment

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If you do, counter that spell if it has the same mana value as the revealed card.

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NameManaTypeText
Boros Strike-Captain 1R/WR/WCreature — Minotaur Soldier Battalion — Whenever Boros Strike-Captain and at least two other creatures attack, exile the top card of your library. During any turn you attacked with three or more creatures, you may play that card. 3/3
Storm the Festival 3GGGSorcery Look at the top five cards of your library. You may put up to two permanent cards with mana value 5 or less from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Flashback {7}{G}{G}{G} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Yahenni's Expertise 2BBSorcery All creatures get -3/-3 until end of turn. You may cast a spell with mana value 3 or less from your hand without paying its mana cost.
Birthing Pod 3G/PArtifact ({G/P} can be paid with either {G} or 2 life.) {1}{G/P}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Search your library for a creature card with mana value equal to 1 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Activate only as a sorcery.
Cateran Summons BSorcery Search your library for a Mercenary card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Queen Kayla bin-Kroog 1RWLegendary Creature — Human Noble {4}, {T}: Discard all the cards in your hand, then draw that many cards. You may choose an artifact or creature card with mana value 1 you discarded this way, then do the same for artifact or creature cards with mana values 2 and 3. Return those cards to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery. 2/3
Steelshaper's Gift WSorcery Search your library for an Equipment card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator 3BBLegendary Planeswalker — Ashiok If you would pay life while your library has at least that many cards in it, exile that many cards from the top of your library instead. [+1]: Look at the top two cards of your library. Exile one of them and put the other into your hand. [−2]: Create two 1/1 black Nightmare creature tokens with "At the beginning of combat on your turn, if a card was put into exile this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature." [−7]: Target player exiles the top X cards of their library, where X is the total mana value of cards you own in exile. Loyalty 5
Magus of the Mind 4UUCreature — Human Wizard {U}, {T}, Sacrifice Magus of the Mind: Shuffle your library, then exile the top X cards, where X is one plus the number of spells cast this turn. Until end of turn, you may play lands and cast spells from among cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs. 4/5
Visions WSorcery Look at the top five cards of target player's library. You may then have that player shuffle that library.
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