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17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Noetic Scales

4 · Artifact

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, return to its owner's hand each creature that player controls with power greater than the number of cards in their hand.

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NameManaTypeText
Book Devourer 5RCreature — Beast Trample Whenever Book Devourer deals combat damage to a player, you may discard all the cards in your hand. If you do, draw that many cards. 4/5
Warbeast of Gorgoroth 4RCreature — Beast Whenever Warbeast of Gorgoroth or another creature you control with power 4 or greater dies, amass Orcs 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.) 5/4
You Come to a River 1UInstant Choose one — • Fight the Current — Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. • Find a Crossing — Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.
Braid of Fire 1REnchantment Cumulative upkeep—Add {R}. (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.)
Darigaaz, the Igniter 3BRGLegendary Creature — Dragon Flying Whenever Darigaaz, the Igniter deals combat damage to a player, you may pay {2}{R}. If you do, choose a color, then that player reveals their hand and Darigaaz deals damage to the player equal to the number of cards of that color revealed this way. 6/6
Briarblade Adept 4BCreature — Elf Assassin Whenever Briarblade Adept attacks, target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Encore {3}{B} ({3}{B}, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.) 3/4
Misery's Shadow 1BCreature — Shade If a creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead. {1}: Misery's Shadow gets +1/+1 until end of turn. 2/2
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
Old Man of the Sea 1UUCreature — Djinn You may choose not to untap Old Man of the Sea during your untap step. {T}: Gain control of target creature with power less than or equal to Old Man of the Sea's power for as long as Old Man of the Sea remains tapped and that creature's power remains less than or equal to Old Man of the Sea's power. 2/3
Norn's Fetchling 1WCreature — Phyrexian Insect Toxic 1 Corrupted — When Norn's Fetchling enters the battlefield, conjure a card named Plains into your hand. If an opponent has three or more poison counters, you may seek a nonland card instead. 1/1
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