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Cruel Bargain

BBB · Sorcery

Draw four cards. You lose half your life, rounded up.

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NameManaTypeText
Ragged Veins 1BEnchantment — Aura Flash Enchant creature Whenever enchanted creature is dealt damage, its controller loses that much life.
Knights of the Black Rose 3WBCreature — Human Knight When Knights of the Black Rose enters the battlefield, you become the monarch. Whenever an opponent becomes the monarch, if you were the monarch as the turn began, that player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life. 4/4
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent 1BRLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Minion Xantcha, Sleeper Agent enters the battlefield under the control of an opponent of your choice. Xantcha attacks each combat if able and can't attack its owner or planeswalkers its owner controls. {3}: Xantcha's controller loses 2 life and you draw a card. Any player may activate this ability. 5/5
Curse of Leeches 2BEnchantment — Aura Curse Enchant player As this permanent transforms into Curse of Leeches, attach it to a player. At the beginning of enchanted player's upkeep, they lose 1 life and you gain 1 life. Daybound (If a player casts no spells during their own turn, it becomes night next turn.)
Commissar Severina Raine 1WBLegendary Creature — Human Soldier Leading from the Front — Whenever Commissar Severina Raine attacks, each opponent loses X life, where X is the number of other attacking creatures. Summary Execution — {2}, Sacrifice another creature: You gain 2 life and draw a card. 2/2
Nim Abomination 2BCreature — Zombie At the beginning of your end step, if Nim Abomination is untapped, you lose 3 life. 3/4
Flayer Drone 1BRCreature — Eldrazi Drone Devoid (This card has no color.) First strike Whenever another colorless creature enters the battlefield under your control, target opponent loses 1 life. 3/1
Midnight Oil 2BBEnchantment Midnight Oil enters the battlefield with seven hour counters on it. At the beginning of your draw step, draw an additional card and remove two hour counters from Midnight Oil. Your maximum hand size is equal to the number of hour counters on Midnight Oil. Whenever you discard a card, you lose 1 life.
Gray Merchant of Alphabet 3BBCreature — Zombie Performer When Gray Merchant of Alphabet enters the battlefield, choose a letter. For each creature you control that has the chosen letter in its name, you gain 1 life and each opponent loses 1 life. 2/4
Plumb the Forbidden 1BInstant As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice one or more creatures. When you do, copy this spell for each creature sacrificed this way. You draw a card and you lose 1 life.
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