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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
Archfiend of the Dross 2BBCreature — Phyrexian Demon Flying Archfiend of the Dross enters the battlefield with four oil counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove an oil counter from Archfiend of the Dross. Then if it has no oil counters on it, you lose the game. Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, its controller loses 2 life. 6/6
Restoration Angel 3WCreature — Angel Flash Flying When Restoration Angel enters the battlefield, you may exile target non-Angel creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control. 3/4
Canyon Lurkers 4RCreature — Human Rogue Morph {3}{R} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) 5/2
Winds of Abandon 1WSorcery Exile target creature you don't control. For each creature exiled this way, its controller searches their library for a basic land card. Those players put those cards onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Overload {4}{W}{W} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Sunfall 3WWSorcery Exile all creatures. Incubate X, where X is the number of creatures exiled this way. (Create an Incubator token with X +1/+1 counters on it and "{2}: Transform this artifact." It transforms into a 0/0 Phyrexian artifact creature.)
Knowledge Vault 4Artifact {2}, {T}: Exile the top card of your library face down. {0}: Sacrifice Knowledge Vault. If you do, discard your hand, then put all cards exiled with Knowledge Vault into their owner's hand. When Knowledge Vault leaves the battlefield, put all cards exiled with Knowledge Vault into their owner's graveyard.
Promise of Tomorrow 2WEnchantment Whenever a creature you control dies, exile it. At the beginning of each end step, if you control no creatures, sacrifice Promise of Tomorrow and return all cards exiled with it to the battlefield under your control.
Kjeldoran Javelineer WCreature — Human Soldier Cumulative upkeep {1} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) {T}: Kjeldoran Javelineer deals damage equal to the number of age counters on it to target attacking or blocking creature. 1/2
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim WBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Kor Cleric Deathtouch Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, you gain 1 life. Whenever another creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life. 2/2
Simic Manipulator 1UUCreature — Mutant Wizard Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) {T}, Remove one or more +1/+1 counters from Simic Manipulator: Gain control of target creature with power less than or equal to the number of +1/+1 counters removed this way. 0/1
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