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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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Kaervek's Purge XBRSorcery Destroy target creature with mana value X. If that creature dies this way, Kaervek's Purge deals damage equal to the creature's power to the creature's controller.
Ghoulcaller Gisa 3BBLegendary Creature — Human Wizard {B}, {T}, Sacrifice another creature: Create X 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens, where X is the sacrificed creature's power. 3/4
Chasm Skulker 2UCreature — Squid Horror Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Chasm Skulker. When Chasm Skulker dies, create X 1/1 blue Squid creature tokens with islandwalk, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on Chasm Skulker. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) 1/1
Torment of Hailfire XBBSorcery Repeat the following process X times. Each opponent loses 3 life unless that player sacrifices a nonland permanent or discards a card.
Quillmane Baku 4UCreature — Spirit Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may put a ki counter on Quillmane Baku. {1}, {T}, Remove X ki counters from Quillmane Baku: Return target creature with mana value X or less to its owner's hand. 3/3
Auspicious Starrix 4GCreature — Elk Beast Mutate {5}{G} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Whenever this creature mutates, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile X permanent cards, where X is the number of times this creature has mutated. Put those permanent cards onto the battlefield. 6/6
Heartlash Cinder 1RCreature — Elemental Warrior Haste Chroma — When Heartlash Cinder enters the battlefield, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of red mana symbols in the mana costs of permanents you control. 1/1
Ambergris, Agent of Balance 2RGLegendary Creature — Dwarf Cleric Haste Whenever Ambergris, Agent of Balance attacks, you may discard your hand and draw two cards. When you do, put X +1/+1 counters on another target creature you control, where X is the number of cards you've discarded this turn. 4/3
Thornmantle Striker 4BCreature — Elf Rogue When Thornmantle Striker enters the battlefield, choose one — • Remove X counters from target permanent, where X is the number of Elves you control. • Target creature an opponent controls gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of Elves you control. 4/3
Elvish Mariner 2UCreature — Elf Pilot Whenever Elvish Mariner attacks, scry 1. Whenever you scry, tap up to X target nonland permanents, where X is the number of cards looked at while scrying this way. 3/2
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