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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
Power Surge RREnchantment At the beginning of each player's upkeep, Power Surge deals X damage to that player, where X is the number of untapped lands they controlled at the beginning of this turn.
Stonesplitter Bolt XRInstant Bargain (You may sacrifice an artifact, enchantment, or token as you cast this spell.) Stonesplitter Bolt deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker. If this spell was bargained, it deals twice X damage to that permanent instead.
Alibou, Ancient Witness 3RWLegendary Artifact Creature — Golem Other artifact creatures you control have haste. Whenever one or more artifact creatures you control attack, Alibou, Ancient Witness deals X damage to any target and you scry X, where X is the number of tapped artifacts you control. 4/5
Talon Gates Plane — Dominaria Any time you could cast a sorcery, you may exile a nonland card from your hand with X time counters on it, where X is its mana value. If the exiled card doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend. (At the beginning of its owner's upkeep, they remove a time counter. When the last is removed, the player may cast it without paying its mana cost. If it's a creature, it has haste.) Whenever chaos ensues, remove two time counters from each suspended card you own.
Ruthless Technomancer 3BCreature — Human Wizard When Ruthless Technomancer enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice another creature you control. If you do, create a number of Treasure tokens equal to that creature's power. {2}{B}, Sacrifice X artifacts: Return target creature card with power X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. X can't be 0. 2/4
Livaan, Cultist of Tiamat 2RLegendary Creature — Dragon Shaman Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is that spell's mana value. Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.) 1/3
Endless One XCreature — Eldrazi Endless One enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it. 0/0
Dragonscale General 3WCreature — Human Warrior At the beginning of your end step, bolster X, where X is the number of tapped creatures you control. (Choose a creature with the least toughness among creatures you control and put X +1/+1 counters on it.) 2/3
Witch-king, Sky Scourge 5BRLegendary Creature — Wraith Noble Flying Whenever you attack with one or more Wraiths, exile the top X cards of your library, where X is their total power. You may play those cards this turn. Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.) 5/5
Part Water XXUSorcery X target creatures gain islandwalk until end of turn. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
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