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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
Ziatora's Envoy 1BRGCreature — Viashino Warrior Trample Whenever Ziatora's Envoy deals combat damage to a player, look at the top card of your library. You may play a land from the top of your library or cast a spell with mana value less than or equal to the damage dealt from the top of your library without paying its mana cost. If you don't, put that card into your hand. Blitz {2}{B}{R}{G} 5/4
Hellcarver Demon 3BBBCreature — Demon Flying Whenever Hellcarver Demon deals combat damage to a player, sacrifice all other permanents you control and discard your hand. Exile the top six cards of your library. You may cast any number of spells from among cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs. 6/6
Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign 2WUBLegendary Creature — Sphinx Flying, vigilance, menace Whenever Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign attacks, reveal the top card of your library. You may cast it without paying its mana cost if its mana value is odd. If you don't cast it, draw a card. 3/5
Seek New Knowledge 1UInstant Seek two nonland cards, then put a card from your hand on the bottom of your library.
Silent-Blade Oni 3UUBBCreature — Demon Ninja Ninjutsu {4}{U}{B} ({4}{U}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Whenever Silent-Blade Oni deals combat damage to a player, look at that player's hand. You may cast a spell from among those cards without paying its mana cost. 6/5
Empty the Laboratory XUUSorcery Sacrifice X Zombies, then reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a number of Zombie creature cards equal to the number of Zombies sacrificed this way. Put those cards onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Command the Chaff 4UUInstant Look at target opponent's sideboard. You may cast a card from that sideboard without paying its mana cost. Exile Command the Chaff.
Submerge 4UInstant If an opponent controls a Forest and you control an Island, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost. Put target creature on top of its owner's library.
Epic Experiment XURSorcery Exile the top X cards of your library. You may cast instant and sorcery spells with mana value X or less from among them without paying their mana costs. Then put all cards exiled this way that weren't cast into your graveyard.
Aetherspouts 3UUInstant For each attacking creature, its owner puts it on the top or bottom of their library.
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