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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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NameManaTypeText
Gathering Throng 2WCreature — Human Citizen When Gathering Throng enters the battlefield, you may search your library for any number of cards named Gathering Throng, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle. 3/1
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Recruiter of the Guard 2WCreature — Human Soldier When Recruiter of the Guard enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a creature card with toughness 2 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. 1/1
Nazahn, Revered Bladesmith 4GWLegendary Creature — Cat Artificer When Nazahn, Revered Bladesmith enters the battlefield, search your library for an Equipment card and reveal it. If you reveal a card named Hammer of Nazahn this way, put it onto the battlefield. Otherwise, put that card into your hand. Then shuffle. Whenever an equipped creature you control attacks, you may tap target creature defending player controls. 5/4
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Sorry UUEnchantment Before any player casts a spell with the same name as a card in any graveyard, that player may say "sorry." If they don't, any other player may say "sorry" as the spell is being cast. When another player says "sorry" this way, counter the spell. Whenever a player says "sorry" at any other time, Sorry deals 2 damage to that player.
Primordial Sage 4GGCreature — Spirit Whenever you cast a creature spell, you may draw a card. 4/5
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The Great Aurora 6GGGSorcery Each player shuffles all cards from their hand and all permanents they own into their library, then draws that many cards. Each player may put any number of land cards from their hand onto the battlefield. Exile The Great Aurora.
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