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Halana and Alena EDH Foundations starter collection
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Commander

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Halana and Alena, Partners

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.) Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) At the beginning of combat on your turn, put X +1/+1 counters on another target creature you control, where X is Halana and Alena's power. That creature gains haste until end of turn.

Creature
Halana and Alena, Partners (fdn) 659

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Creature

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Ashroot Animist

Trample Whenever this creature attacks, another target creature you control gains trample and gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is this creature's power.

Creature
Ashroot Animist (fdn) 345
Courageous Goblin

Whenever this creature attacks while you control a creature with power 4 or greater, this creature gets +1/+0 and gains menace until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

Creature
Courageous Goblin (fdn) 82
Elvish Regrower

When this creature enters, return target permanent card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Elvish Regrower (fdn) 104
Quakestrider Ceratops

Creature
Quakestrider Ceratops (fdn) 110
Six

Reach Whenever Six attacks, mill three cards. You may put a land card from among them into your hand. During your turn, nonland permanent cards in your graveyard have retrace. (You may cast permanent cards from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying their other costs.)

Creature
Six (mh3) 169
Strongbox Raider

Raid — When this creature enters, if you attacked this turn, exile the top two cards of your library. Choose one of them. Until the end of your next turn, you may play that card.

Creature
Strongbox Raider (fdn) 96

Creature

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Land

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Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (fdc) 3
Crawling Barrens

{T}: Add {C}. {4}: Put two +1/+1 counters on this land. Then you may have it become a 0/0 Elemental creature until end of turn. It's still a land.

Land
Crawling Barrens (fdn) 685
Cryptic Caves

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Draw a card. Activate only if you control five or more lands.

Land
Cryptic Caves (fdn) 686
Demolition Field

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonbasic land an opponent controls. That land's controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. You may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land
Demolition Field (fdn) 687
Evolving Wilds

{T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Evolving Wilds (fdn) 262
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (fdn) 280
Gruul Guildgate

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {R} or {G}.

Land
Gruul Guildgate (fdn) 690
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (j25) 92
Rogue's Passage

{T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Land
Rogue's Passage (fdn) 264
Rugged Highlands

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {R} or {G}.

Land
Rugged Highlands (fdn) 265
Temple of Abandon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {R} or {G}.

Land
Temple of Abandon (fdn) 696

Land

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Pump

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Fireshrieker

Equipped creature has double strike. (It deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.) Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Fireshrieker (j25) 750
Giant Growth

Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

Instant
Giant Growth (fdn) 223

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Tokens

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Dragonmaster Outcast

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control six or more lands, create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.

Creature
Dragonmaster Outcast (fdn) 622
Lathliss, Dragon Queen

Flying Whenever another nontoken Dragon you control enters, create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying. {1}{R}: Dragons you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.

Creature
Lathliss, Dragon Queen (j25) 74
Primeval Bounty

Whenever you cast a creature spell, create a 3/3 green Beast creature token. Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put three +1/+1 counters on target creature you control. Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you gain 3 life.

Enchantment
Primeval Bounty (j25) 701
Redcap Gutter-Dweller

Menace When this creature enters, create two 1/1 black Rat creature tokens with "This token can't block." At the beginning of your upkeep, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn.

Creature
Redcap Gutter-Dweller (fdn) 631

Tokens

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Anthem

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Adaptive Automaton

As this creature enters, choose a creature type. This creature is the chosen type in addition to its other types. Other creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.

Creature Artifact
Adaptive Automaton (fdn) 723

Anthem

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Draw

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Crash Through

Creatures you control gain trample until end of turn. (Each of those creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) Draw a card.

Sorcery
Crash Through (fdn) 620
Garruk's Uprising

When this enchantment enters, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw a card. Creatures you control have trample. (Each of those creatures can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) Whenever a creature you control with power 4 or greater enters, draw a card.

Enchantment
Garruk's Uprising (fdn) 220
Mazemind Tome

{T}, Put a page counter on this artifact: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {2}, {T}, Put a page counter on this artifact: Draw a card. When there are four or more page counters on this artifact, exile it. If you do, you gain 4 life.

Artifact
Mazemind Tome (fdn) 676
Stocking the Pantry

Whenever you put one or more +1/+1 counters on a creature you control, put a supply counter on this enchantment. {2}, Remove a supply counter from this enchantment: Draw a card.

Enchantment
Stocking the Pantry (blb) 194
Thrill of Possibility

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card. Draw two cards.

Instant
Thrill of Possibility (fdn) 210
Vizier of the Menagerie

You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may cast creature spells from the top of your library. You can spend mana of any type to cast creature spells.

Creature
Vizier of the Menagerie (fdn) 649

Draw

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Landfall

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Rampaging Baloths

Trample Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may create a 4/4 green Beast creature token.

Creature
Rampaging Baloths (fdn) 645

Landfall

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (fdc) 1
Burnished Hart

{3}, Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature Artifact
Burnished Hart (fdn) 250
Circuitous Route

Search your library for up to two basic land cards and/or Gate cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Circuitous Route (fdn) 635
Expedition Map

{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for a land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Artifact
Expedition Map (fdn) 724
Gilded Lotus

{T}: Add three mana of any one color.

Artifact
Gilded Lotus (fdn) 725
Hedron Archive

{T}: Add {C}{C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards.

Artifact
Hedron Archive (fdn) 726
Llanowar Elves

{T}: Add {G}.

Creature
Llanowar Elves (j25) 149
Pyromancer's Goggles

{T}: Add {R}. When that mana is spent to cast a red instant or sorcery spell, copy that spell and you may choose new targets for the copy.

Artifact
Pyromancer's Goggles (fdn) 677
Ruby, Daring Tracker

Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.) Whenever Ruby attacks while you control a creature with power 4 or greater, Ruby gets +2/+2 until end of turn. {T}: Add {R} or {G}.

Creature
Ruby, Daring Tracker (fdn) 245
Savage Ventmaw

Flying Whenever this creature attacks, add {R}{R}{R}{G}{G}{G}. Until end of turn, you don't lose this mana as steps and phases end.

Creature
Savage Ventmaw (fdn) 665
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (fdc) 2
Springbloom Druid

When this creature enters, you may sacrifice a land. If you do, search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature
Springbloom Druid (fdn) 646

Ramp

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Tutor

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Hoarding Dragon

Flying When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card, exile it, then shuffle. When this creature dies, you may put the exiled card into its owner's hand.

Creature
Hoarding Dragon (fdn) 626

Tutor

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Burn

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Burst Lightning

Kicker {4} (You may pay an additional {4} as you cast this spell.) Burst Lightning deals 2 damage to any target. If this spell was kicked, it deals 4 damage instead.

Instant
Burst Lightning (fdn) 192
Gratuitous Violence

If a creature you control would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage instead.

Enchantment
Gratuitous Violence (fdn) 715
Guttersnipe

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature deals 2 damage to each opponent.

Creature
Guttersnipe (fdn) 716

Burn

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Finisher

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Darksteel Colossus

Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) Indestructible (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy this creature.) If Darksteel Colossus would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, reveal Darksteel Colossus and shuffle it into its owner's library instead.

Creature Artifact
Darksteel Colossus (fdn) 671
Gigantosaurus

Creature
Gigantosaurus (m19) 185
Overrun

Creatures you control get +3/+3 and gain trample until end of turn. (Each of those creatures can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)

Sorcery
Overrun (fdn) 230

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Planeswalker

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Chandra, Flameshaper

+2: Add {R}{R}{R}. Exile the top three cards of your library. Choose one. You may play that card this turn. +1: Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control, except it has haste and "At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this token." −4: Chandra deals 8 damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures and/or planeswalkers.

Planeswalker
Chandra, Flameshaper (fdn) 81

Planeswalker

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Removal

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Abrade

Choose one — • Abrade deals 3 damage to target creature. • Destroy target artifact.

Instant
Abrade (fdn) 188
Basilisk Collar

Equipped creature has deathtouch and lifelink. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it. Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.) Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Basilisk Collar (fdn) 669
Heartfire Immolator

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) {R}, Sacrifice this creature: It deals damage equal to its power to target creature or planeswalker.

Creature
Heartfire Immolator (fdn) 201
Meteor Golem

When this creature enters, destroy target nonland permanent an opponent controls.

Creature Artifact
Meteor Golem (fdn) 256
Obliterating Bolt

Obliterating Bolt deals 4 damage to target creature or planeswalker. If that creature or planeswalker would die this turn, exile it instead.

Sorcery
Obliterating Bolt (fdn) 629
Reclamation Sage

When this creature enters, you may destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Creature
Reclamation Sage (fdn) 231
Soul-Guide Lantern

When this artifact enters, exile target card from a graveyard. {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Exile each opponent's graveyard. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

Artifact
Soul-Guide Lantern (fdn) 680
Thornweald Archer

Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Creature
Thornweald Archer (j25) 724

Removal

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Counters

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Gnarlid Colony

Kicker {2}{G} (You may pay an additional {2}{G} as you cast this spell.) If this creature was kicked, it enters with two +1/+1 counters on it. Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has trample. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)

Creature
Gnarlid Colony (fdn) 224
Heroes' Bane

This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it. {2}{G}{G}: Put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is its power.

Creature
Heroes' Bane (fdn) 639
Nessian Hornbeetle

At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control another creature with power 4 or greater, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Creature
Nessian Hornbeetle (fdn) 229
Rubblebelt Raiders

Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it for each attacking creature you control.

Creature
Rubblebelt Raiders (dds) 57
Taurean Mauler

Changeling (This card is every creature type.) Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Creature
Taurean Mauler (fdn) 633
Wildborn Preserver

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) Whenever another non-Human creature you control enters, you may pay {X}. When you do, put X +1/+1 counters on this creature.

Creature
Wildborn Preserver (fdn) 650
Wildwood Scourge

This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on another non-Hydra creature you control, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Creature
Wildwood Scourge (fdn) 236

Counters

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Instant

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Goblin Surprise

Choose one — • Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn. • Create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.

Instant
Goblin Surprise (j25) 16

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Protection

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Bolt Bend

This spell costs {3} less to cast if you control a creature with power 4 or greater. Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.

Instant
Bolt Bend (fdn) 619
Predator Ooze

Indestructible (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy this creature.) Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Whenever a creature dealt damage by this creature this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Creature
Predator Ooze (fdn) 642
Snakeskin Veil

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Instant
Snakeskin Veil (fdn) 233
Swiftfoot Boots

Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and {T} no matter when it came under your control.) Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Swiftfoot Boots (fdn) 258

Protection

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Sorcery

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Goblin Negotiation

Goblin Negotiation deals X damage to target creature. Create a number of 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens equal to the amount of excess damage dealt to that creature this way.

Sorcery
Goblin Negotiation (fdn) 88
Incinerating Blast

Incinerating Blast deals 6 damage to target creature. You may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.

Sorcery
Incinerating Blast (fdn) 90

Sorcery

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Maybeboard

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Ball Lightning

Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.) At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.

Creature
Ball Lightning (fdn) 618
Overmaster

The next instant or sorcery spell you cast this turn can't be countered. Draw a card.

Sorcery
Overmaster (dmr) 132
Vexing Shusher

This spell can't be countered. {R/G}: Target spell can't be countered.

Creature
Vexing Shusher (2xm) 225
Wild Ricochet

You may choose new targets for target instant or sorcery spell. Then copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Instant
Wild Ricochet (scd) 169

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