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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
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Scrib Nibblers 2BCreature — Rat {T}: Exile the top card of target player's library. If it's a land card, you gain 1 life. Landfall — Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you may untap Scrib Nibblers. 1/1
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