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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
Thunder of Hooves 3RSorcery Thunder of Hooves deals X damage to each creature without flying and each player, where X is the number of Beasts on the battlefield.
Wall of Limbs 2BCreature — Zombie Wall Defender (This creature can't attack.) Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on Wall of Limbs. {5}{B}{B}, Sacrifice Wall of Limbs: Target player loses X life, where X is Wall of Limbs's power. 0/3
Palantír of Orthanc 3Legendary Artifact At the beginning of your end step, put an influence counter on Palantír of Orthanc and scry 2. Then target opponent may have you draw a card. If that player doesn't, you mill X cards, where X is the number of influence counters on Palantír of Orthanc, and that player loses life equal to the total mana value of those cards.
Sanctum of Fruitful Harvest 2GLegendary Enchantment — Shrine At the beginning of your precombat main phase, add X mana of any one color, where X is the number of Shrines you control.
Nyssa of Traken 3ULegendary Creature — Human Scientist You have no maximum hand size. Sonic Booster — Whenever Nyssa of Traken attacks, sacrifice X artifacts. When you sacrifice one or more artifacts this way, tap up to X target creatures and you draw X cards. Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.) 3/4
Necropolis 5Artifact Creature — Wall Defender (This creature can't attack.) Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Put X +0/+1 counters on Necropolis, where X is the exiled card's mana value. 0/1
Orcus, Prince of Undeath X2BRLegendary Creature — Demon Flying, trample When Orcus, Prince of Undeath enters the battlefield, choose one — • Each other creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. You lose X life. • Return up to X target creature cards with total mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. They gain haste until end of turn. 5/3
Vitalizing Cascade XGWInstant You gain X plus 3 life.
Custodi Soulcaller 1WWCreature — Human Cleric Melee (Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each opponent you attacked this combat.) Whenever Custodi Soulcaller attacks, return target creature card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is the number of players you attacked this combat. 1/2
Dawnglow Infusion XG/WSorcery You gain X life if {G} was spent to cast this spell and X life if {W} was spent to cast this spell. (Do both if {G}{W} was spent.)
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