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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
Imp's Mischief 1BInstant Change the target of target spell with a single target. You lose life equal to that spell's mana value.
Lich BBBBEnchantment As Lich enters the battlefield, you lose life equal to your life total. You don't lose the game for having 0 or less life. If you would gain life, draw that many cards instead. Whenever you're dealt damage, sacrifice that many nontoken permanents. If you can't, you lose the game. When Lich is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you lose the game.
Wilfred Mott 3WLegendary Creature — Human Soldier Look to the Stars — At the beginning of your upkeep, put a time counter on Wilfred Mott. Then look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of time counters on Wilfred Mott. You may put a nonland permanent card with mana value 3 or less from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. 2/4
Snowborn Simulacra XUUSorcery Conjure a duplicate of each of X target nontoken permanents into your hand. Those cards perpetually gain "You may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast this spell." If X is 5 or more, you may put one of them from your hand onto the battlefield.
Ajani, Caller of the Pride 1WWLegendary Planeswalker — Ajani [+1]: Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature. [−3]: Target creature gains flying and double strike until end of turn. [−8]: Create X 2/2 white Cat creature tokens, where X is your life total. Loyalty 4
Reanimate BSorcery Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. You lose life equal to its mana value.
Erebos's Intervention XBInstant Choose one — • Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. You gain X life. • Exile up to twice X target cards from graveyards.
Sudden Insight 4UUInstant Draw a card for each different mana value among nonland cards in your graveyard.
Carrion 1BBInstant As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Create X 0/1 black Insect creature tokens, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.
Tumbleweed Rising 1GSorcery Create an X/X green Elemental creature token, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control. Plot {2}{G} (You may pay {2}{G} and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)
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