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Tragic Lesson

2U · Instant

Draw two cards. Then discard a card unless you return a land you control to its owner's hand.

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Ashiok, Nightmare Muse 3UBLegendary Planeswalker — Ashiok [+1]: Create a 2/3 blue and black Nightmare creature token with "Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, each opponent exiles the top two cards of their library." [−3]: Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand, then that player exiles a card from their hand. [−7]: You may cast up to three spells from among face-up cards your opponents own from exile without paying their mana costs. Loyalty 5
Emeria Shepherd 5WWCreature — Angel Flying Landfall — Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you may return target nonland permanent card from your graveyard to your hand. If that land is a Plains, you may return that nonland permanent card to the battlefield instead. 4/4
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Shorecrasher Elemental UUUCreature — Elemental {U}: Exile Shorecrasher Elemental, then return it to the battlefield face down under its owner's control. {1}: Shorecrasher Elemental gets +1/-1 or -1/+1 until end of turn. Megamorph {4}{U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.) 3/3
Nissa, Steward of Elements XGULegendary Planeswalker — Nissa [+2]: Scry 2. [0]: Look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card or a creature card with mana value less than or equal to the number of loyalty counters on Nissa, Steward of Elements, you may put that card onto the battlefield. [−6]: Untap up to two target lands you control. They become 5/5 Elemental creatures with flying and haste until end of turn. They're still lands. Loyalty X
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