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17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Stymied Hopes

1U · Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)

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Invasion of Moag 2GWBattle — Siege (As a Siege enters, choose an opponent to protect it. You and others can attack it. When it's defeated, exile it, then cast it transformed.) When Invasion of Moag enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
Mishra's War Machine 7Artifact Creature — Juggernaut Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.) At the beginning of your upkeep, Mishra's War Machine deals 3 damage to you unless you discard a card. If Mishra's War Machine deals damage to you this way, tap it. 5/5
Indoctrination Attendant 3WCreature — Phyrexian Cleric Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.) When Indoctrination Attendant enters the battlefield, you may return another permanent you control to its owner's hand. If you do, create a 1/1 colorless Phyrexian Mite artifact creature token with toxic 1 and "This creature can't block." 3/4
Phyresis Outbreak 2BSorcery Each opponent gets a poison counter. Then each creature your opponents control gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each poison counter its controller has.
Goldspan Dragon 3RRCreature — Dragon Flying, haste Whenever Goldspan Dragon attacks or becomes the target of a spell, create a Treasure token. Treasures you control have "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add two mana of any one color." 4/4
Precursor Golem 5Artifact Creature — Golem When Precursor Golem enters the battlefield, create two 3/3 colorless Golem artifact creature tokens. Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell that targets only a single Golem, that player copies that spell for each other Golem that spell could target. Each copy targets a different one of those Golems. 3/3
Final Payment WBInstant As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay 5 life or sacrifice a creature or enchantment. Destroy target creature.
Niambi, Beloved Protector WULegendary Creature — Human Cleric Flash When Niambi, Beloved Protector enters the battlefield, if you cast it, choose target nonlegendary creature card in your graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn. Return it to the battlefield. It perpetually gains "Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn." 2/2
Aven Eternal 2UCreature — Zombie Bird Warrior Flying When Aven Eternal enters the battlefield, amass Zombies 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.) 2/2
Grolnok, the Omnivore 2GULegendary Creature — Frog Whenever a Frog you control attacks, mill three cards. Whenever a permanent card is put into your graveyard from your library, exile it with a croak counter on it. You may play lands and cast spells from among cards you own in exile with croak counters on them. 3/3
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