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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
Plaguebearer 1BCreature — Zombie {X}{X}{B}: Destroy target nonblack creature with mana value X. 1/1
Graven Lore 3UUSnow Instant Scry X, where X is the amount of {S} spent to cast this spell, then draw three cards. ({S} is mana from a snow source.)
Kaleidoscorch 1RSorcery Converge — Kaleidoscorch deals X damage to any target, where X is the number of colors of mana spent to cast this spell. Flashback {4}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Jhoira, Ageless Innovator URLegendary Creature — Human Artificer {T}: Put two ingenuity counters on Jhoira, Ageless Innovator, then you may put an artifact card with mana value X or less from your hand onto the battlefield, where X is the number of ingenuity counters on Jhoira. 2/3
Pyre-Sledge Arsonist 2RCreature — Viashino Shaman {1}, {T}: Pyre-Sledge Arsonist deals X damage to any target, where X is the number of permanents you've sacrificed this turn. 2/2
Time Machine 5Artifact {T}: Exile Time Machine and target nontoken creature you own. Return them to the battlefield at the beginning of your upkeep on your turn X in the next game you play with one of your opponents in this game, where X is the mana value of the exiled creature.
Planequake XRSorcery Planequake deals X damage to each creature without flying and each planeswalker. If X is 10 or more, open the "Uncovered Cavern" plot booster.
Lantern Flare 1WInstant Cleave {X}{R}{W} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.) Lantern Flare deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain X life. [X is the number of creatures you control.]
Guardian Scalelord 4WCreature — Dragon Backup 1 (When this creature enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following abilities until end of turn.) Flying Whenever this creature attacks, return target nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is this creature's power. 3/4
Spell Swindle 3UUInstant Counter target spell. Create X Treasure tokens, where X is that spell's mana value. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")
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