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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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NameManaTypeText
Divine Purge 1WWSorcery Exile all artifacts and creatures with mana value 3 or less. They perpetually gain "This spell costs {2} more to cast" and "This permanent enters the battlefield tapped." For as long as each of them remain exiled, its owner may play it.
Vial Smasher the Fierce 1BRLegendary Creature — Goblin Berserker Whenever you cast your first spell each turn, choose an opponent at random. Vial Smasher the Fierce deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to that player or a planeswalker that player controls. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.) 2/3
Moria Marauder RRCreature — Goblin Warrior Double strike Whenever a Goblin or Orc you control deals combat damage to a player, exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn. 1/1
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Contract from Below BSorcery Remove Contract from Below from your deck before playing if you're not playing for ante. Discard your hand, ante the top card of your library, then draw seven cards.
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