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17 May 2024: Card library updated.

The Ruinous Powers

2BR · Enchantment

At the beginning of your upkeep, choose an opponent at random. Exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may play that card and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it. When you cast a spell this way, its owner loses life equal to its mana value.

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Amzu, Swarm's Hunger 3BGLegendary Creature — Insect Shaman Flying, menace Other Insects you control have menace. Whenever one or more cards leave your graveyard, you may create a 1/1 black and green Insect creature token, then put a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the greatest mana value among those cards. Do this only once each turn. 3/3
Geistflame Reservoir 2RArtifact Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, put a charge counter on Geistflame Reservoir. {1}{R}, {T}, Remove any number of charge counters from Geistflame Reservoir: It deals that much damage to any target. {1}{R}, {T}: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn.
Paladin of Atonement 1WCreature — Vampire Knight At the beginning of each upkeep, if you lost life last turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Paladin of Atonement. When Paladin of Atonement dies, you gain life equal to its toughness. 1/1
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Agadeem Occultist 2BCreature — Human Shaman Ally {T}: Put target creature card from an opponent's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control if its mana value is less than or equal to the number of Allies you control. 0/2
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March of Burgeoning Life XGInstant As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may exile any number of green cards from your hand. This spell costs {2} less to cast for each card exiled this way. Choose target creature with mana value less than X. Search your library for a creature card with the same name as that creature, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
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