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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
Averna, the Chaos Bloom GURLegendary Creature — Elemental Shaman As you cascade, you may put a land card from among the exiled cards onto the battlefield tapped. (Do this after the last card is exiled but before deciding whether to cast a nonland card.) 4/2
Chancellor of the Annex 4WWWCreature — Phyrexian Angel You may reveal this card from your opening hand. If you do, when each opponent casts their first spell of the game, counter that spell unless that player pays {1}. Flying Whenever an opponent casts a spell, counter it unless that player pays {1}. 5/6
Byode, Inverse Sun 2UBLegendary Universewalker — Byode +2: Mill three cards, then return any number of cards from different Universes milled this way from your graveyard to your hand. -X: Choose a Universe you haven't chosen this way this game. You may cast a spell from that Universe with mana value X or less from your hand without paying its mana cost. Byode, Inverse Sun can be your commander. Your deck can include Universes Beyond cards of any color identity.
Canal Dredger 4Artifact Creature — Construct Draft Canal Dredger face up. Each player passes the last card from each booster pack to a player who drafted a card named Canal Dredger. {T}: Put target card from your graveyard on the bottom of your library. 1/5
Realmwalker 2GCreature — Shapeshifter Changeling (This card is every creature type.) As Realmwalker enters the battlefield, choose a creature type. You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may cast creature spells of the chosen type from the top of your library. 2/3
Scion of Halaster 1BLegendary Enchantment — Background Commander creatures you own have "The first time you would draw a card each turn, instead look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your graveyard and the other back on top of your library. Then draw a card."
Glowcap Lantern GArtifact — Equipment Equipped creature has "You may look at the top card of your library any time" and "Whenever this creature attacks, it explores." (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.) Equip {2}
Kari Zev's Expertise 1RRSorcery Gain control of target creature or Vehicle until end of turn. Untap it. It gains haste until end of turn. You may cast a spell with mana value 2 or less from your hand without paying its mana cost.
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse 3UBLegendary Planeswalker — Ashiok [+1]: Create a 2/3 blue and black Nightmare creature token with "Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, each opponent exiles the top two cards of their library." [−3]: Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand, then that player exiles a card from their hand. [−7]: You may cast up to three spells from among face-up cards your opponents own from exile without paying their mana costs. Loyalty 5
Chromescale Drake 6UUUCreature — Drake Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.) Flying When Chromescale Drake enters the battlefield, reveal the top three cards of your library. Put all artifact cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. 3/4
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