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Ogre Battlecaster

2R · Creature — Ogre Shaman

First strike Whenever Ogre Battlecaster attacks, you may cast target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard by paying {R}{R} in addition to its other costs. If that spell would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead. When you cast that spell, Ogre Battlecaster gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is that spell's mana value. 3/3

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