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17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Stinging Study

4B · Instant

You draw X cards and you lose X life, where X is the mana value of a commander you own on the battlefield or in the command zone.

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NameManaTypeText
Saruman, the White Hand 1UBRLegendary Creature — Avatar Wizard Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, amass Orcs X, where X is that spell's mana value. (Put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.) Goblins and Orcs you control have ward {2}. 2/5
Genesis Hydra XGGCreature — Plant Hydra When you cast this spell, reveal the top X cards of your library. You may put a nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield. Then shuffle the rest into your library. Genesis Hydra enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it. 0/0
Creeping Inn Artifact Creature — Horror Construct Whenever Creeping Inn attacks, you may exile a creature card from your graveyard. If you do, each opponent loses X life and you gain X life, where X is the number of creature cards exiled with Creeping Inn. {4}: Creeping Inn phases out. 3/7
Excise the Imperfect 1WWInstant Exile target nonland permanent. Its controller incubates X, where X is its mana value. (They create an Incubator token with X +1/+1 counters on it and "{2}: Transform this artifact." It transforms into a 0/0 Phyrexian artifact creature.)
Entrancing Melody XUUSorcery Gain control of target creature with mana value X.
Sunflare Shaman 1RCreature — Elemental Shaman {1}{R}, {T}: Sunflare Shaman deals X damage to any target and X damage to itself, where X is the number of Elemental cards in your graveyard. 2/1
Meltdown XRSorcery Destroy each artifact with mana value X or less.
Shared Trauma BSorcery Join forces — Starting with you, each player may pay any amount of mana. Each player mills X cards, where X is the total amount of mana paid this way.
Exotic Disease 4BSorcery Domain — Target player loses X life and you gain X life, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control.
Bond of Agony XBSorcery As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay X life. Each other player loses X life.
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