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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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Putrid Cyclops 2BCreature — Zombie Cyclops When Putrid Cyclops enters the battlefield, scry 1, then reveal the top card of your library. Putrid Cyclops gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is that card's mana value. (To scry 1, look at the top card of your library, then you may put that card on the bottom of your library.) 3/3
Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes 2RGLegendary Planeswalker — Minsc When Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes enters the battlefield and at the beginning of your upkeep, you may create Boo, a legendary 1/1 red Hamster creature token with trample and haste. [+1]: Put three +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature with trample or haste. [−2]: Sacrifice a creature. When you do, Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes deals X damage to any target, where X is that creature's power. If the sacrificed creature was a Hamster, draw X cards. Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes can be your commander. Loyalty 3
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The Rack 1Artifact As The Rack enters the battlefield, choose an opponent. At the beginning of the chosen player's upkeep, The Rack deals X damage to that player, where X is 3 minus the number of cards in their hand.
Adipose Offspring 3WCreature — Alien Emerge {5}{W} (You may cast this spell by sacrificing a creature and paying the emerge cost reduced by that creature's mana value.) When Adipose Offspring enters the battlefield, create a 2/2 white Alien creature token. If Adipose Offspring's emerge cost was paid, instead create X of those tokens, where X is the sacrificed creature's toughness. 2/2
Fumiko the Lowblood 2RRLegendary Creature — Human Samurai Fumiko the Lowblood has bushido X, where X is the number of attacking creatures. (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +X/+X until end of turn.) Creatures your opponents control attack each combat if able. 3/2
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Commodore Guff 1URWLegendary Planeswalker — Guff At the beginning of your end step, put a loyalty counter on another target planeswalker you control. [+1]: Create a 1/1 red Wizard creature token with "{T}: Add {R}. Spend this mana only to cast a planeswalker spell." [−3]: You draw X cards and Commodore Guff deals X damage to each opponent, where X is the number of planeswalkers you control. Commodore Guff can be your commander. Loyalty 5
Vivien's Arkbow 1GLegendary Artifact {X}, {T}, Discard a card: Look at the top X cards of your library. You may put a creature card with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
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