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17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Dire Tactics

WB · Instant

Exile target creature. If you don't control a Human, you lose life equal to that creature's toughness.

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NameManaTypeText
Greater Good 2GGEnchantment Sacrifice a creature: Draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power, then discard three cards.
Xander's Pact 4BBSorcery Casualty 2 (As you cast this spell, you may sacrifice a creature with power 2 or greater. When you do, copy this spell.) Each opponent exiles the top card of their library. You may cast spells from among those cards this turn. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to that spell's mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
Jacob Hauken, Inspector 1ULegendary Creature — Human Advisor {T}: Draw a card, then exile a card from your hand face down. You may look at that card for as long as it remains exiled. You may pay {4}{U}{U}. If you do, transform Jacob Hauken, Inspector. 0/2
Cackling Observer 1BBCreature — Imp Flying When Cackling Observer enters the battlefield, target opponent reveals each nonland card in their hand. You choose one of those cards and exile it. When Cackling Observer leaves the battlefield, the exiled card's owner seeks a nonland card with lesser mana value than the exiled card. 3/1
Chromeshell Crab 4UCreature — Crab Beast Morph {4}{U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) When Chromeshell Crab is turned face up, you may exchange control of target creature you control and target creature an opponent controls. 3/3
Sterling Keykeeper 1WCreature — Human Mercenary {2}, {T}: Tap target non-Mount creature. 2/2
Animate Spell UEnchantment — Aura Flash Enchant instant or sorcery spell on the stack When Animate Spell becomes attached to an instant or sorcery, put that card onto the battlefield under its owner's control. It's a creature in addition to its other types with power and toughness each equal to its converted mana cost. When Animate Spell leaves the battlefield, enchanted card's owner sacrifices it unless they cast it.
Dogpile 3RInstant Dogpile deals damage to any target equal to the number of attacking creatures you control.
Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh 2BGLegendary Creature — Human Noble Allies — At the beginning of your end step, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two other target legendary creatures. Betrayal — Whenever a legendary creature with counters on it dies, draw a card for each counter on it. You lose 2 life. 2/4
Neverwinter Hydra XXGGCreature — Hydra As Neverwinter Hydra enters the battlefield, roll X d6. It enters with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the total of those results. Trample Ward {4} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {4}.) 0/0
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