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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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Mind Grind XUBSorcery Each opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal X land cards, then puts all cards revealed this way into their graveyard. X can't be 0.
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Barrowin of Clan Undurr 2WBLegendary Creature — Dwarf Cleric When Barrowin of Clan Undurr enters the battlefield, venture into the dungeon. (Enter the first room or advance to the next room.) Whenever Barrowin of Clan Undurr attacks, return up to one creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield if you've completed a dungeon. 3/3
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