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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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Covetous Urge U/BU/BU/BU/BSorcery Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from that player's graveyard or hand and exile it. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast that spell.
Psychic Intrusion 3UBSorcery Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from that player's graveyard or hand and exile it. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast that spell.
Fierce Invocation 4RSorcery Manifest the top card of your library, then put two +1/+1 counters on it. (To manifest a card, put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)
Contract from Below BSorcery Remove Contract from Below from your deck before playing if you're not playing for ante. Discard your hand, ante the top card of your library, then draw seven cards.
Archghoul of Thraben 2BCreature — Zombie Cleric Whenever Archghoul of Thraben or another Zombie you control dies, look at the top card of your library. If it's a Zombie card, you may reveal it and put it into your hand. If you don't put the card into your hand, you may put it into your graveyard. 3/2
Rofellos's Gift GSorcery Reveal any number of green cards in your hand. Return an enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand for each card revealed this way.
Grisly Salvage BGInstant Reveal 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.
Scout the Borders 2GSorcery Reveal 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.
Knowledge Pool 6Artifact Imprint — When Knowledge Pool enters the battlefield, each player exiles the top three cards of their library. Whenever a player casts a spell from their hand, that player exiles it. If the player does, they may cast a spell from among other cards exiled with Knowledge Pool without paying its mana cost.
Glacial Revelation 2GSorcery Reveal the top six cards of your library. You may put any number of snow permanent cards from among them into your hand. Put the rest into your graveyard.
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