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Somehow Sauron Returned
Deck Size: 100
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Est deck cost: $1294.81
Salt sum: 38.41
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Commander

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Sauron, the Dark Lord

Ward—Sacrifice a legendary artifact or legendary creature. Whenever an opponent casts a spell, amass Orcs 1. Whenever an Army you control deals combat damage to a player, the Ring tempts you. Whenever the Ring tempts you, you may discard your hand. If you do, draw four cards.

Creature
Sauron, the Dark Lord (ltr) 224

Commander

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Land

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Choked Estuary

As Choked Estuary enters, you may reveal an Island or Swamp card from your hand. If you don't, Choked Estuary enters tapped. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Choked Estuary (ltc) 299
Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (ltc) 301
Crumbling Necropolis

Crumbling Necropolis enters tapped. {T}: Add {U}, {B}, or {R}.

Land
Crumbling Necropolis (ltc) 302
Dragonskull Summit

Dragonskull Summit enters tapped unless you control a Swamp or a Mountain. {T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Land
Dragonskull Summit (ltc) 304
Drowned Catacomb

Drowned Catacomb enters tapped unless you control an Island or a Swamp. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Drowned Catacomb (ltc) 305
Foreboding Ruins

As Foreboding Ruins enters, you may reveal a Swamp or Mountain card from your hand. If you don't, Foreboding Ruins enters tapped. {T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Land
Foreboding Ruins (ltc) 310
Frostboil Snarl

As Frostboil Snarl enters, you may reveal an Island or Mountain card from your hand. If you don't, Frostboil Snarl enters tapped. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Frostboil Snarl (ltc) 312
Haunted Ridge

Haunted Ridge enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Land
Haunted Ridge (mid) 282
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (ltr) 274
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (ltr) 275
Luxury Suite

Luxury Suite enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Land
Luxury Suite (clb) 602
Morphic Pool

Morphic Pool enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Morphic Pool (clb) 603
Mount Doom

{T}, Pay 1 life: Add {B} or {R}. {1}{B}{R}, {T}: Mount Doom deals 1 damage to each opponent. {5}{B}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice Mount Doom and a legendary artifact: Choose up to two creatures, then destroy the rest. Activate only as a sorcery.

Land
Mount Doom (ltr) 343
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (ltr) 278
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (ltr) 279
Shipwreck Marsh

Shipwreck Marsh enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Shipwreck Marsh (mid) 285
Smoldering Marsh

({T}: Add {B} or {R}.) Smoldering Marsh enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Smoldering Marsh (ltc) 332
Stormcarved Coast

Stormcarved Coast enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Stormcarved Coast (vow) 284
Sulfur Falls

Sulfur Falls enters tapped unless you control an Island or a Mountain. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Sulfur Falls (ltc) 333
Sunken Hollow

({T}: Add {U} or {B}.) Sunken Hollow enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Sunken Hollow (ltc) 335
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (ltr) 276
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (ltr) 277
Three Tree City

As Three Tree City enters, choose a creature type. {T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Choose a color. Add an amount of mana of that color equal to the number of creatures you control of the chosen type.

Land
Three Tree City (blb) 339
Training Center

Training Center enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Training Center (cmr) 713
Xander's Lounge

({T}: Add {U}, {B}, or {R}.) Xander's Lounge enters tapped. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Xander's Lounge (snc) 294

Land

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Sorcery

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Blasphemous Act

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature on the battlefield. Blasphemous Act deals 13 damage to each creature.

Sorcery
Blasphemous Act (pip) 993
Blasphemous Edict

You may pay {B} rather than pay this spell's mana cost if there are thirteen or more creatures on the battlefield. Each player sacrifices thirteen creatures of their choice.

Sorcery
Blasphemous Edict (fdn) 317
Sam's Desperate Rescue

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. The Ring tempts you.

Sorcery
Sam's Desperate Rescue (ltr) 556
Summons of Saruman

Amass Orcs X. Mill X cards. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value X or less from among them without paying its mana cost. (To amass Orcs X, put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.) Flashback—{3}{U}{R}, Exile X cards from your graveyard.

Sorcery
Summons of Saruman (ltc) 480

Sorcery

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Amass

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Assault on Osgiliath

Amass Orcs X, then Goblins and Orcs you control gain double strike and haste until end of turn. (To amass Orcs X, put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Sorcery
Assault on Osgiliath (ltr) 386
Barad-dûr

Barad-dûr enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature. {T}: Add {B}. {X}{X}{B}, {T}: Amass Orcs X. Activate only if a creature died this turn.

Land
Barad-dûr (ltr) 704
Corsairs of Umbar

{2}{U}: Target Goblin, Orc, or Pirate can't be blocked this turn. Whenever Corsairs of Umbar deals combat damage to a player, amass Orcs 3. (Put three +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Creature
Corsairs of Umbar (ltc) 421
Dunland Crebain

Flying When Dunland Crebain enters, amass Orcs 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Creature
Dunland Crebain (ltr) 533
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant

When Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant enters, amass Orcs 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.) Creature tokens you control have deathtouch.

Creature
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant (ltr) 429
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator

When Grishnákh, Brash Instigator enters, amass Orcs 2. When you do, until end of turn, gain control of target nonlegendary creature an opponent controls with power less than or equal to the amassed Army's power. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.

Creature
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator (ltr) 585
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain

Menace If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on an Army, Goblin, or Orc you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.

Creature
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain (ltr) 665
Mordor Muster

You draw a card and you lose 1 life. Amass Orcs 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Sorcery
Mordor Muster (ltr) 96
Orcish Bowmasters

Flash When Orcish Bowmasters enters and whenever an opponent draws a card except the first one they draw in each of their draw steps, Orcish Bowmasters deals 1 damage to any target. Then amass Orcs 1.

Creature
Orcish Bowmasters (ltr) 554
Saruman, the White Hand

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, amass Orcs X, where X is that spell's mana value. (Put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.) Goblins and Orcs you control have ward {2}.

Creature
Saruman, the White Hand (ltc) 8
Sauron, Lord of the Rings

When you cast this spell, amass Orcs 5, mill five cards, then return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Trample Whenever a commander an opponent controls dies, the Ring tempts you.

Creature
Sauron, Lord of the Rings (ltc) 92
The Mouth of Sauron

When The Mouth of Sauron enters, target player mills three cards. Then amass Orcs X, where X is the number of instant and sorcery cards in that player's graveyard. (Put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Creature
The Mouth of Sauron (ltr) 667
Warg Rider

Menace Other Orcs and Goblins you control have menace. At the beginning of combat on your turn, amass Orcs 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Creature
Warg Rider (ltr) 831

Amass

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Mana Rock

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Arcane Signet

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

Artifact
Arcane Signet (ltc) 273
Commander's Sphere

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. Sacrifice Commander's Sphere: Draw a card.

Artifact
Commander's Sphere (ltc) 276
Inherited Envelope

When Inherited Envelope enters, the Ring tempts you. {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact
Inherited Envelope (ltr) 693
Relic of Sauron

{T}: Add two mana in any combination of {U}, {B}, and/or {R}. {3}, {T}: Draw two cards, then discard a card.

Artifact
Relic of Sauron (ltc) 489
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (ltc) 284

Mana Rock

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Tempt Trigger

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Call of the Ring

At the beginning of your upkeep, the Ring tempts you. Whenever you choose a creature as your Ring-bearer, you may pay 2 life. If you do, draw a card.

Enchantment
Call of the Ring (ltr) 530
In the Darkness Bind Them

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.) I, II, III — Create a 3/3 black Wraith creature token with menace. The Ring tempts you. IV — For each opponent, gain control of up to one target creature that player controls until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They gain haste until end of turn. The Ring tempts you.

Enchantment
In the Darkness Bind Them (ltc) 465
One Ring to Rule Them All

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — The Ring tempts you, then each player mills cards equal to your Ring-bearer's power. II — Destroy all nonlegendary creatures. III — Each opponent loses 1 life for each creature card in that player's graveyard.

Enchantment
One Ring to Rule Them All (ltr) 102
Ringsight

The Ring tempts you. Search your library for a card that shares a color with a legendary creature you control, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Ringsight (ltr) 671
Soothing of Sméagol

Return target nontoken creature to its owner's hand. The Ring tempts you.

Instant
Soothing of Sméagol (ltr) 521

Tempt Trigger

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Artifact

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Nazgûl Battle-Mace

Equipped creature has menace, deathtouch, annihilator 1, and "Whenever an opponent sacrifices a nontoken permanent, put that card onto the battlefield under your control unless that player pays 3 life." (Whenever a creature with annihilator 1 attacks, defending player sacrifices a permanent of their choice.) Equip {3}

Artifact
Nazgûl Battle-Mace (ltc) 510
Palantír of Orthanc

At the beginning of your end step, put an influence counter on Palantír of Orthanc and scry 2. Then target opponent may have you draw a card. If that player doesn't, you mill X cards, where X is the number of influence counters on Palantír of Orthanc, and that player loses life equal to the total mana value of those cards.

Artifact
Palantír of Orthanc (ltr) 698
Shadowspear

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has trample and lifelink. {1}: Permanents your opponents control lose hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. Equip {2}

Artifact
Shadowspear (ltc) 353

Artifact

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Orc Value

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Orcish Siegemaster

Trample Other Orcs and Goblins you control have trample. Whenever Orcish Siegemaster attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.

Creature
Orcish Siegemaster (ltc) 435
The Ozolith

Whenever a creature you control leaves the battlefield, if it had counters on it, put those counters on The Ozolith. At the beginning of combat on your turn, if The Ozolith has counters on it, you may move all counters from The Ozolith onto target creature.

Artifact
The Ozolith (ltc) 351
Uglúk of the White Hand

Whenever another creature you control dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Uglúk of the White Hand. If that creature was a Goblin or Orc, put two +1/+1 counters on Uglúk instead.

Creature
Uglúk of the White Hand (ltr) 686

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Tempt Value

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Nazgûl

Deathtouch When Nazgûl enters, the Ring tempts you. Whenever the Ring tempts you, put a +1/+1 counter on each Wraith you control. A deck can have up to nine cards named Nazgûl.

Creature
Nazgûl (ltr) 551
Nazgûl

Deathtouch When Nazgûl enters, the Ring tempts you. Whenever the Ring tempts you, put a +1/+1 counter on each Wraith you control. A deck can have up to nine cards named Nazgûl.

Creature
Nazgûl (ltr) 723
Nazgûl

Deathtouch When Nazgûl enters, the Ring tempts you. Whenever the Ring tempts you, put a +1/+1 counter on each Wraith you control. A deck can have up to nine cards named Nazgûl.

Creature
Nazgûl (ltr) 724
Nazgûl

Deathtouch When Nazgûl enters, the Ring tempts you. Whenever the Ring tempts you, put a +1/+1 counter on each Wraith you control. A deck can have up to nine cards named Nazgûl.

Creature
Nazgûl (ltr) 725
Nazgûl

Deathtouch When Nazgûl enters, the Ring tempts you. Whenever the Ring tempts you, put a +1/+1 counter on each Wraith you control. A deck can have up to nine cards named Nazgûl.

Creature
Nazgûl (ltr) 726
Nazgûl

Deathtouch When Nazgûl enters, the Ring tempts you. Whenever the Ring tempts you, put a +1/+1 counter on each Wraith you control. A deck can have up to nine cards named Nazgûl.

Creature
Nazgûl (ltr) 727
Nazgûl

Deathtouch When Nazgûl enters, the Ring tempts you. Whenever the Ring tempts you, put a +1/+1 counter on each Wraith you control. A deck can have up to nine cards named Nazgûl.

Creature
Nazgûl (ltr) 728
Nazgûl

Deathtouch When Nazgûl enters, the Ring tempts you. Whenever the Ring tempts you, put a +1/+1 counter on each Wraith you control. A deck can have up to nine cards named Nazgûl.

Creature
Nazgûl (ltr) 729
Nazgûl

Deathtouch When Nazgûl enters, the Ring tempts you. Whenever the Ring tempts you, put a +1/+1 counter on each Wraith you control. A deck can have up to nine cards named Nazgûl.

Creature
Nazgûl (ltr) 730
Witch-king of Angmar

Flying Whenever one or more creatures deal combat damage to you, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice that dealt combat damage to you this turn. The Ring tempts you. Discard a card: Witch-king of Angmar gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it.

Creature
Witch-king of Angmar (ltr) 423

Tempt Value

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Counter

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Arcane Denial

Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Instant
Arcane Denial (ltc) 184
Glorious Gale

Counter target creature spell. If it was a legendary spell, the Ring tempts you.

Instant
Glorious Gale (ltr) 502
Saruman's Trickery

Counter target spell. Amass Orcs 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Instant
Saruman's Trickery (ltr) 519
Swan Song

Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.

Instant
Swan Song (ltc) 197

Counter

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Protection

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Lightning Greaves

Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Equip {0}

Artifact
Lightning Greaves (ltc) 281
Mithril Coat

Flash Indestructible When Mithril Coat enters, attach it to target legendary creature you control. Equipped creature has indestructible. Equip {3}

Artifact
Mithril Coat (ltr) 696
Orcish Medicine

Target creature gains your choice of lifelink or indestructible until end of turn. Amass Orcs 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Instant
Orcish Medicine (ltr) 555
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) 355

Protection

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Utility Lands

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Bojuka Bog

Bojuka Bog enters tapped. When Bojuka Bog enters, exile target player's graveyard. {T}: Add {B}.

Land
Bojuka Bog (ltc) 358
Desolate Lighthouse

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{U}{R}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

Land
Desolate Lighthouse (ltc) 303
Great Hall of the Citadel

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: Add two mana in any combination of colors. Spend this mana only to cast legendary spells.

Land
Great Hall of the Citadel (ltr) 705
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress

Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}. {3}{B}, {T}: Put a shadow counter on target creature. For as long as that creature has a shadow counter on it, it's a Wraith in addition to its other types. (A creature with shadow can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)

Land
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress (ltc) 514
Mines of Moria

Mines of Moria enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature. {T}: Add {R}. {3}{R}, {T}, Exile three cards from your graveyard: Create two Treasure tokens.

Land
Mines of Moria (ltr) 708
Rivendell

Rivendell enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature. {T}: Add {U}. {1}{U}, {T}: Scry 2. Activate only if you control a legendary creature.

Land
Rivendell (ltr) 710
Rogue's Passage

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

Land
Rogue's Passage (ltc) 326
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Each land is a Swamp in addition to its other land types.

Land
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth (ltc) 375

Utility Lands

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Draw

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Black Market Connections

At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more — • Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life. • Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life. • Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It has every creature type.)

Enchantment
Black Market Connections (acr) 161
Ravenous Amulet

{1}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Draw a card and put a soul counter on this artifact. Activate only as a sorcery. {4}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Each opponent loses life equal to the number of soul counters on this artifact.

Artifact
Ravenous Amulet (fdn) 131
The One Ring

Indestructible When The One Ring enters, if you cast it, you gain protection from everything until your next turn. At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life for each burden counter on The One Ring. {T}: Put a burden counter on The One Ring, then draw a card for each burden counter on The One Ring.

Artifact
The One Ring (ltr) 0

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Removal

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Claim the Precious

Destroy target creature. The Ring tempts you.

Sorcery
Claim the Precious (ltr) 532
Feed the Swarm

Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.

Sorcery
Feed the Swarm (ltc) 200
Isildur's Fateful Strike

(You may cast a legendary instant only if you control a legendary creature or planeswalker.) Destroy target creature. If its controller has more than four cards in hand, they exile cards from their hand equal to the difference.

Instant
Isildur's Fateful Strike (ltr) 542
Virtue of Persistence

Enchantment
Virtue of Persistence // Locthwain Scorn (woe) 281
Withering Torment

Destroy target creature or enchantment. You lose 2 life.

Instant
Withering Torment (dsk) 124

Removal

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Warith Anthem

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Lord of the Nazgûl

Flying Wraiths you control have protection from Ring-bearers. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 3/3 black Wraith creature token with menace. Then if you control nine or more Wraiths, Wraiths you control have base power and toughness 9/9 until end of turn.

Creature
Lord of the Nazgûl (ltc) 142
Sauron, the Necromancer

Menace Whenever Sauron, the Necromancer attacks, exile target creature card from your graveyard. Create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of that card, except it's a 3/3 black Wraith with menace. At the beginning of the next end step, exile that token unless Sauron is your Ring-bearer.

Creature
Sauron, the Necromancer (ltr) 557

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0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 5 cards
15 pips - 14 cards
23 mana - 22 cards
44 pips - 36 cards
27 mana - 26 cards
13 pips - 11 cards
23 mana - 22 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 5 cards
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6 mana - 5 cards
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