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17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Once Upon a Time

1G · Instant

If this spell is the first spell you've cast this game, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. Look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal a creature or land card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

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Silence the Believers 2BBInstant Strive — This spell costs {2}{B} more to cast for each target beyond the first. Exile any number of target creatures and all Auras attached to them.
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