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Gonti's Machinations

B · Enchantment

Whenever you lose life for the first time each turn, you get {E}. (You get an energy counter. Damage causes loss of life.) Pay {E}{E}, Sacrifice Gonti's Machinations: Each opponent loses 3 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

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