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U · Instant
Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays {3}.
| Name | Mana | Type | Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azorius Guildmage | W/UW/U | Creature — Vedalken Wizard | {2}{W}: Tap target creature. {2}{U}: Counter target activated ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.) 2/2 |
| Raven's Run | Plane — Shadowmoor | All creatures have wither. (They deal damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.) Whenever chaos ensues, put a -1/-1 counter on target creature, two -1/-1 counters on another target creature, and three -1/-1 counters on a third target creature. | |
| Inheritance | W | Enchantment | Whenever a creature dies, you may pay {3}. If you do, draw a card. |
| Combine Guildmage | GU | Creature — Merfolk Wizard | {1}{G}, {T}: This turn, each creature you control enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it. {1}{U}, {T}: Move a +1/+1 counter from target creature you control onto another target creature you control. 2/2 |
| Energy Vortex | 3UU | Enchantment | As Energy Vortex enters the battlefield, choose an opponent. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove all vortex counters from Energy Vortex. At the beginning of the chosen player's upkeep, Energy Vortex deals 3 damage to that player unless they pay {1} for each vortex counter on Energy Vortex. {X}: Put X vortex counters on Energy Vortex. Activate only during your upkeep. |
| Volo, Guide to Monsters | 2GU | Legendary Creature — Human Wizard | Whenever you cast a creature spell that doesn't share a creature type with a creature you control or a creature card in your graveyard, copy that spell. (A copy of a creature spell becomes a token.) 3/2 |
| Brimstone Roundup | 1R | Enchantment | Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, create a 1/1 red Mercenary creature token with "{T}: Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery." Plot {2}{R} (You may pay {2}{R} and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.) |
| Defiler of Instinct | 2RR | Creature — Phyrexian Kavu | First strike As an additional cost to cast red permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. Those spells cost {R} less to cast if you paid life this way. This effect reduces only the amount of red mana you pay. Whenever you cast a red permanent spell, Defiler of Instinct deals 1 damage to any target. 4/4 |
| Contractual Safeguard | 2W | Instant | Addendum — If you cast this spell during your main phase, put a shield counter on a creature you control. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.) Choose a kind of counter on a creature you control. Put a counter of that kind on each other creature you control. |
| Elder Cathar | 2W | Creature — Human Soldier | When Elder Cathar dies, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. If that creature is a Human, put two +1/+1 counters on it instead. 2/2 |