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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
Kaito, Dancing Shadow 2UBLegendary Planeswalker — Kaito Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, you may return one of them to its owner's hand. If you do, you may activate loyalty abilities of Kaito twice this turn rather than only once. [+1]: Up to one target creature can't attack or block until your next turn. [0]: Draw a card. [−2]: Create a 2/2 colorless Drone artifact creature token with deathtouch and "When this creature leaves the battlefield, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life." Loyalty 3
Brion Stoutarm 2RWLegendary Creature — Giant Warrior Lifelink {R}, {T}, Sacrifice another creature: Brion Stoutarm deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to target player or planeswalker. 4/4
Grim Tutor 1BBSorcery Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle. You lose 3 life.
Silent Attendant 2WCreature — Human Cleric {T}: You gain 1 life. 0/2
Soulmender WCreature — Human Cleric {T}: You gain 1 life. 1/1
Surge Engine 2Artifact Creature — Construct Defender {U}: Surge Engine loses defender and gains "This creature can't be blocked." {2}{U}: Surge Engine becomes blue and has base power and toughness 5/4. Activate only if Surge Engine doesn't have defender. {4}{U}{U}: Draw three cards. Activate only if Surge Engine is blue and only once. 3/2
Grimoire Thief UUCreature — Merfolk Rogue Whenever Grimoire Thief becomes tapped, exile the top three cards of target opponent's library face down. You may look at cards exiled with Grimoire Thief. {U}, Sacrifice Grimoire Thief: Turn all cards exiled with Grimoire Thief face up. Counter all spells with those names. 2/2
Detention Sphere 1WUEnchantment When Detention Sphere enters the battlefield, you may exile target nonland permanent not named Detention Sphere and all other permanents with the same name as that permanent. When Detention Sphere leaves the battlefield, return the exiled cards to the battlefield under their owner's control.
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful 1UBBLegendary Creature — Human Wizard Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, each opponent loses 1 life. You may cast Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful from your graveyard by discarding two cards in addition to paying its other costs. 3/4
Brokers Charm GWUInstant Choose one — • Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. It deals damage equal to its power to target creature or planeswalker an opponent controls. • Destroy target enchantment. • Draw two cards.
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