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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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Escaped Experiment 1UArtifact Creature — Phyrexian Beast Whenever Escaped Experiment attacks, target creature an opponent controls gets -X/-0 until end of turn, where X is the number of artifacts you control. 2/1
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Baleful Force 5BBBCreature — Elemental At the beginning of each upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life. 7/7
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