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Anti-Counterattack Tech
God-Eternal Rhonas
Deathtouch
When God-Eternal Rhonas enters, double the power of each other creature you control until end of turn. Those creatures gain vigilance until end of turn.
When God-Eternal Rhonas dies or is put into exile from the battlefield, you may put it into its owner's library third from the top.
When God-Eternal Rhonas enters, double the power of each other creature you control until end of turn. Those creatures gain vigilance until end of turn.
When God-Eternal Rhonas dies or is put into exile from the battlefield, you may put it into its owner's library third from the top.
Legendary Creature - Zombie God
Questing Beast
Vigilance, deathtouch, haste
Questing Beast can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less.
Combat damage that would be dealt by creatures you control can't be prevented.
Whenever Questing Beast deals combat damage to an opponent, it deals that much damage to target planeswalker that player controls.
Questing Beast can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less.
Combat damage that would be dealt by creatures you control can't be prevented.
Whenever Questing Beast deals combat damage to an opponent, it deals that much damage to target planeswalker that player controls.
Legendary Creature - Beast
Anti-Counterattack Tech
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Attack Triggers
Attack Triggers
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Avoiding Combat (via Tap)
Avoiding Combat (via Tap)
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Deathtouch Darlings
Fynn, the Fangbearer
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Whenever a creature you control with deathtouch deals combat damage to a player, that player gets two poison counters. (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)
Whenever a creature you control with deathtouch deals combat damage to a player, that player gets two poison counters. (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)
Legendary Creature - Human Warrior
Virtus the Veiled
Partner with Gorm the Great (When this creature enters, target player may put Gorm into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
Deathtouch
Whenever Virtus deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up.
Deathtouch
Whenever Virtus deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up.
Legendary Creature - Assassin Azra
Vraska, Swarm's Eminence
Whenever a creature you control with deathtouch deals damage to a player or planeswalker, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.
−2: Create a 1/1 black Assassin creature token with deathtouch and "Whenever this token deals damage to a planeswalker, destroy that planeswalker."
−2: Create a 1/1 black Assassin creature token with deathtouch and "Whenever this token deals damage to a planeswalker, destroy that planeswalker."
Legendary Planeswalker - Vraska
Deathtouch Darlings
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Draw and Tutor
Draw and Tutor
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Finisher
Finisher
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Flash and Haste
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
You may cast creature spells as though they had flash.
+1: Until your next turn, up to one target creature gains vigilance and reach.
−2: Look at the top three cards of your library. Exile one face down and put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. For as long as it remains exiled, you may cast it if it's a creature spell.
+1: Until your next turn, up to one target creature gains vigilance and reach.
−2: Look at the top three cards of your library. Exile one face down and put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. For as long as it remains exiled, you may cast it if it's a creature spell.
Legendary Planeswalker - Vivien
Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats
This spell costs less to cast for each creature in your party.
Flying, deathtouch, haste
Other creatures you control have deathtouch.
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a planeswalker, destroy that planeswalker.
Flying, deathtouch, haste
Other creatures you control have deathtouch.
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a planeswalker, destroy that planeswalker.
Legendary Creature - Vampire Rogue
Flash and Haste
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Land
Land
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Ramp
Ramp
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Recursion
Archpriest of Shadows
Backup 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following abilities until end of turn.)
Deathtouch
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player or battle, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Deathtouch
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player or battle, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Creature - Human Warlock
Isareth the Awakener
Deathtouch
Whenever Isareth attacks, you may pay . When you do, return target creature card with mana value X from your graveyard to the battlefield with a corpse counter on it. If that creature would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else.
Whenever Isareth attacks, you may pay . When you do, return target creature card with mana value X from your graveyard to the battlefield with a corpse counter on it. If that creature would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else.
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
Recursion
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Removal
Garruk, Apex Predator
+1: Destroy another target planeswalker.
+1: Create a 3/3 black Beast creature token with deathtouch.
−3: Destroy target creature. You gain life equal to its toughness.
−8: Target opponent gets an emblem with "Whenever a creature attacks you, it gets +5/+5 and gains trample until end of turn."
+1: Create a 3/3 black Beast creature token with deathtouch.
−3: Destroy target creature. You gain life equal to its toughness.
−8: Target opponent gets an emblem with "Whenever a creature attacks you, it gets +5/+5 and gains trample until end of turn."
Legendary Planeswalker - Garruk
Sarulf, Realm Eater
Whenever a permanent an opponent controls is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on Sarulf.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if Sarulf has one or more +1/+1 counters on it, you may remove all of them. If you do, exile each other nonland permanent with mana value less than or equal to the number of counters removed this way.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if Sarulf has one or more +1/+1 counters on it, you may remove all of them. If you do, exile each other nonland permanent with mana value less than or equal to the number of counters removed this way.
Legendary Creature - Wolf
Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire
Flying
Whenever Vaevictis Asmadi attacks, for each player, choose target permanent that player controls. Those players sacrifice those permanents. Each player who sacrificed a permanent this way reveals the top card of their library, then puts it onto the battlefield if it's a permanent card.
Whenever Vaevictis Asmadi attacks, for each player, choose target permanent that player controls. Those players sacrifice those permanents. Each player who sacrificed a permanent this way reveals the top card of their library, then puts it onto the battlefield if it's a permanent card.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
Vraska the Unseen
+1: Until your next turn, whenever a creature deals combat damage to Vraska, destroy that creature.
−3: Destroy target nonland permanent.
−7: Create three 1/1 black Assassin creature tokens with "Whenever this token deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game."
−3: Destroy target nonland permanent.
−7: Create three 1/1 black Assassin creature tokens with "Whenever this token deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game."
Legendary Planeswalker - Vraska
Removal
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