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Commander
The Madcap Jester
Whenever The Madcap Jester attacks, each opponent exiles the top card of their library.
Whenever a spell or ability you control causes one or more cards to be exiled from an opponent's library, you may play those cards until the end of your next turn. Mana of any type can be spent to cast spells this way.
Whenever a spell or ability you control causes one or more cards to be exiled from an opponent's library, you may play those cards until the end of your next turn. Mana of any type can be spent to cast spells this way.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Clown
Commander
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Artifact
Dragon's Smile
Flying
Once during each of your turns, you may pay rather than pay the mana cost for a spell you cast from exile.
Whenever Dragon's Smile deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles that many cards from the top of their library. You may play those cards this turn.
Crew 3
Once during each of your turns, you may pay rather than pay the mana cost for a spell you cast from exile.
Whenever Dragon's Smile deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles that many cards from the top of their library. You may play those cards this turn.
Crew 3
Legendary Artifact - Vehicle
Jester's Scepter
When this artifact enters, exile the top five cards of target player's library face down. You may look at those cards for as long as they remain exiled.
, , Put a card exiled with this artifact into its owner's graveyard: Counter target spell if it has the same name as that card.
, , Put a card exiled with this artifact into its owner's graveyard: Counter target spell if it has the same name as that card.
Artifact
Knowledge Pool
Imprint — When this artifact enters, each player exiles the top three cards of their library.
Whenever a player casts a spell from their hand, that player exiles it. If the player does, they may cast a spell from among other cards exiled with this artifact without paying its mana cost.
Whenever a player casts a spell from their hand, that player exiles it. If the player does, they may cast a spell from among other cards exiled with this artifact without paying its mana cost.
Artifact
Wand of Wonder
, : Roll a d20. Each opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile an instant or sorcery card, then shuffles the rest into their library. You may cast up to X instant and/or sorcery spells from among cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs.
1—9 | X is one.
10—19 | X is two.
20 | X is three.
1—9 | X is one.
10—19 | X is two.
20 | X is three.
Artifact
Artifact
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Creature
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
Spells you cast from anywhere other than your hand cost less to cast.
Whenever Bilbo attacks, you may cast an artifact, instant, or sorcery spell from your graveyard. If an instant or sorcery spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
Whenever Bilbo attacks, you may cast an artifact, instant, or sorcery spell from your graveyard. If an instant or sorcery spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
Legendary Creature - Rogue Halfling
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
When Black Cat enters, look at the top nine cards of target opponent's library, exile two of them face down, then put the rest on the bottom of their library in a random order. You may play the exiled cards for as long as they remain exiled. Mana of any type can be spent to cast spells this way.
Legendary Creature - Human Rogue Villain
Black Widow, Super Spy
Menace
Whenever Black Widow deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. You may put a +1/+1 counter on Black Widow. If you don't, you may cast the exiled nonland card until end of turn and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell.
Whenever Black Widow deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. You may put a +1/+1 counter on Black Widow. If you don't, you may cast the exiled nonland card until end of turn and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell.
Legendary Creature - Human Spy Hero
Brainstealer Dragon
Flying
At the beginning of your end step, exile the top card of each opponent's library. You may play those cards for as long as they remain exiled. If you cast a spell this way, you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it.
Whenever a nonland permanent an opponent owns enters the battlefield under your control, they lose life equal to its mana value.
At the beginning of your end step, exile the top card of each opponent's library. You may play those cards for as long as they remain exiled. If you cast a spell this way, you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it.
Whenever a nonland permanent an opponent owns enters the battlefield under your control, they lose life equal to its mana value.
Creature - Dragon Horror
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Discard a card: You may cast a creature spell from your graveyard this turn. Activate only once each turn.
Whenever a nontoken creature you control enters, if you didn't cast it from your hand, it gains haste until your next turn.
Whenever a nontoken creature you control enters, if you didn't cast it from your hand, it gains haste until your next turn.
Legendary Creature - Human Minion
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
Menace
Paradox — Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, this creature deals 3 damage to any target. Then put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature dies, it deals damage equal to its power to each opponent.
Paradox — Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, this creature deals 3 damage to any target. Then put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature dies, it deals damage equal to its power to each opponent.
Creature - Dinosaur
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to one of your opponents, its controller may pay 1 life. If they do, they draw a card.
, Discard X cards: Exile the top X cards of target opponent's library. You may play lands and cast spells from among cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs.
, Discard X cards: Exile the top X cards of target opponent's library. You may play lands and cast spells from among cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs.
Legendary Creature - Praetor Phyrexian
Gonti, Night Minister
Whenever a player casts a spell they don't own, that player creates a Treasure token.
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to one of your opponents, its controller looks at the top card of that opponent's library and exiles it face down. They may play that card for as long as it remains exiled. Mana of any type can be spent to cast a spell this way.
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to one of your opponents, its controller looks at the top card of that opponent's library and exiles it face down. They may play that card for as long as it remains exiled. Mana of any type can be spent to cast a spell this way.
Legendary Creature - Rogue Aetherborn
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
Gríma can't be blocked.
Whenever Gríma deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile an instant or sorcery card. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Then that player puts the exiled cards that weren't cast this way on the bottom of their library in a random order.
Whenever Gríma deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile an instant or sorcery card. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Then that player puts the exiled cards that weren't cast this way on the bottom of their library in a random order.
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
Whenever a player draws their second card each turn, that player exiles the top card of their library.
During each player's turn, that player may cast a spell from among the cards they don't own exiled with Ian Malcolm, and mana of any type can be spent to cast it.
During each player's turn, that player may cast a spell from among the cards they don't own exiled with Ian Malcolm, and mana of any type can be spent to cast it.
Legendary Creature - Human Scientist
Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge
Flying
When Jeleva enters, each player exiles the top X cards of their library, where X is the amount of mana spent to cast Jeleva.
Whenever Jeleva attacks, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell from among cards exiled with Jeleva without paying its mana cost.
When Jeleva enters, each player exiles the top X cards of their library, where X is the amount of mana spent to cast Jeleva.
Whenever Jeleva attacks, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell from among cards exiled with Jeleva without paying its mana cost.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Vampire
Laughing Jasper Flint
Creatures you control but don't own are Mercenaries in addition to their other types.
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top X cards of target opponent's library, where X is the number of outlaws you control. Until end of turn, you may cast spells from among those cards, and mana of any type can be spent to cast those spells.
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top X cards of target opponent's library, where X is the number of outlaws you control. Until end of turn, you may cast spells from among those cards, and mana of any type can be spent to cast those spells.
Legendary Creature - Rogue Lizard
Mizzix, Replica Rider
Flying
Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, you may pay . If you do, copy that spell and you may choose new targets for the copy. If the copy is a permanent spell, it gains haste and "At the beginning of your end step, sacrifice this permanent." (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)
Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, you may pay . If you do, copy that spell and you may choose new targets for the copy. If the copy is a permanent spell, it gains haste and "At the beginning of your end step, sacrifice this permanent." (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)
Legendary Creature - Wizard Goblin
Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter
First strike
You may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast spells you don't own or to activate abilities of permanents you control but don't own.
Whenever Nathan Drake attacks, exile the top card of each player's library. You may cast a spell from among those cards.
You may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast spells you don't own or to activate abilities of permanents you control but don't own.
Whenever Nathan Drake attacks, exile the top card of each player's library. You may cast a spell from among those cards.
Legendary Creature - Human Rogue
Party Thrasher
Noncreature spells you cast from exile have convoke. (Each creature you tap while casting a noncreature spell from exile pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)
At the beginning of your first main phase, you may discard a card. If you do, exile the top two cards of your library, then choose one of them. You may play that card this turn.
At the beginning of your first main phase, you may discard a card. If you do, exile the top two cards of your library, then choose one of them. You may play that card this turn.
Creature - Wizard Lizard
Prosper, Tome-Bound
Deathtouch
Mystic Arcanum — At the beginning of your end step, exile the top card of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play that card.
Pact Boon — Whenever you play a card from exile, create a Treasure token.
Mystic Arcanum — At the beginning of your end step, exile the top card of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play that card.
Pact Boon — Whenever you play a card from exile, create a Treasure token.
Legendary Creature - Warlock Tiefling
Rassilon, the War President
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 2 life and exile the top card of your library. You may play that card for as long as it remains exiled.
Each noncreature spell you cast from exile has conspire. (As you cast that spell, you may tap two untapped creatures you control that share a color with it. When you do, copy it and you may choose new targets for the copy.)
Each noncreature spell you cast from exile has conspire. (As you cast that spell, you may tap two untapped creatures you control that share a color with it. When you do, copy it and you may choose new targets for the copy.)
Legendary Creature - Noble Time Lord
Rev, Tithe Extractor
Whenever you attack, target creature gains deathtouch until end of turn.
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token, then look at the top card of that player's library and exile it face down. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled. (A Treasure token is an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token, then look at the top card of that player's library and exile it face down. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled. (A Treasure token is an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Legendary Creature - Human Rogue
Creature
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Enchantment
Extraordinary Journey
When this enchantment enters, exile up to X target creatures. For each of those cards, its owner may play it for as long as it remains exiled.
Whenever one or more nontoken creatures enter, if one or more of them entered from exile or was cast from exile, you draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Whenever one or more nontoken creatures enter, if one or more of them entered from exile or was cast from exile, you draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Enchantment
Spider-Verse
The "legend rule" doesn't apply to Spiders you control.
Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, you may copy it. If you do, you may choose new targets for the copy. If the copy is a permanent spell, it gains haste. Do this only once each turn.
Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, you may copy it. If you do, you may choose new targets for the copy. If the copy is a permanent spell, it gains haste. Do this only once each turn.
Enchantment
Enchantment
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Instant
Suspended Sentence
Destroy target creature an opponent controls. That player loses 3 life. Exile Suspended Sentence with three time counters on it.
Suspend 3— (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay and exile it with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Suspend 3— (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay and exile it with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Instant
Tempt with Mayhem
Tempting offer — Choose target instant or sorcery spell. Each opponent may copy that spell and may choose new targets for the copy they control. You copy that spell once plus an additional time for each opponent who copied the spell this way. You may choose new targets for the copies you control.
Instant
Instant
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Land
Land
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Planeswalker
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
+2: Target opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. Until end of turn, you may cast that card without paying its mana cost.
+1: Each opponent exiles two cards from their hand.
−4: Nicol Bolas deals 7 damage to target opponent, creature an opponent controls, or planeswalker an opponent controls.
−12: Exile each nonland permanent your opponents control.
+1: Each opponent exiles two cards from their hand.
−4: Nicol Bolas deals 7 damage to target opponent, creature an opponent controls, or planeswalker an opponent controls.
−12: Exile each nonland permanent your opponents control.
Legendary Planeswalker - Bolas
Planeswalker
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Sorcery
Ensnared by the Mara
Each opponent faces a villainous choice — They exile cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card, then you may cast that card without paying its mana cost, or that player exiles the top four cards of their library and Ensnared by the Mara deals damage equal to the total mana value of those exiled cards to that player.
Sorcery
Fevered Suspicion
Each opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. You may cast any number of spells from among those nonland cards without paying their mana costs.
Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)
Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)
Sorcery
Impending Flux
Paradox — Impending Flux deals X damage to each opponent and each creature they control, where X is 1 plus the number of spells you've cast from anywhere other than your hand this turn.
Foretell (During your turn, you may pay and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Foretell (During your turn, you may pay and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Sorcery
Ultimate Magic: Meteor
Ultimate Magic: Meteor deals 7 damage to each creature. If this spell was cast from exile, for each opponent, choose an artifact or land that player controls. Destroy the chosen permanents.
Foretell (During your turn, you may pay and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Foretell (During your turn, you may pay and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Sorcery
Sorcery
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Sideboard
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
+1: Create a 2/3 blue and black Nightmare creature token with "Whenever this token 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.
−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.
Legendary Planeswalker - Ashiok
Fire Lord Ozai
Whenever Fire Lord Ozai attacks, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, add an amount of equal to the sacrificed creature's power. Until end of combat, you don't lose this mana as steps end.
: Exile the top card of each opponent's library. Until end of turn, you may play one of those cards without paying its mana cost.
: Exile the top card of each opponent's library. Until end of turn, you may play one of those cards without paying its mana cost.
Legendary Creature - Human Noble
Krang & Shredder
Whenever Krang & Shredder enter or attack, each opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card.
Disappear — At the beginning of your end step, if a permanent left the battlefield under your control this turn, you may cast a card exiled with Krang & Shredder without paying its mana cost.
Disappear — At the beginning of your end step, if a permanent left the battlefield under your control this turn, you may cast a card exiled with Krang & Shredder without paying its mana cost.
Legendary Creature - Human Ninja Utrom
Nico Minoru, Runaway
Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, Nico Minoru deals 2 damage to each opponent.
, , Discard a card: Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost.
, , Discard a card: Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost.
Legendary Creature - Human Hero Warlock
Rod of Absorption
Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell, exile it instead of putting it into a graveyard as it resolves.
, , Sacrifice this artifact: You may cast any number of spells from among cards exiled with this artifact with total mana value X or less without paying their mana costs.
, , Sacrifice this artifact: You may cast any number of spells from among cards exiled with this artifact with total mana value X or less without paying their mana costs.
Artifact
Spider-Man 2099
From the Future — You can't cast Spider-Man 2099 during your first, second, or third turns of the game.
Double strike, vigilance
At the beginning of your end step, if you've played a land or cast a spell this turn from anywhere other than your hand, Spider-Man 2099 deals damage equal to his power to any target.
Double strike, vigilance
At the beginning of your end step, if you've played a land or cast a spell this turn from anywhere other than your hand, Spider-Man 2099 deals damage equal to his power to any target.
Legendary Creature - Human Spider Hero
The Twelfth Doctor
The first spell you cast from anywhere other than your hand each turn has demonstrate. (When you cast that spell, you may copy it. If you do, choose an opponent to also copy it. A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)
Whenever you copy a spell, put a +1/+1 counter on The Twelfth Doctor.
Whenever you copy a spell, put a +1/+1 counter on The Twelfth Doctor.
Legendary Creature - Doctor Time Lord
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection
: You may exile an instant or sorcery card from your hand and put three refine counters on it. It gains "At the beginning of your upkeep, if this card is exiled, remove a refine counter from it" and "When the last refine counter is removed from this card, if it's exiled, you may cast it. It costs less to cast this way."
Legendary Creature - Wizard Djinn
Sideboard
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Maybeboard
Deluxe Dragster
This Vehicle can't be blocked except by Vehicles.
Whenever this Vehicle deals combat damage to a player, you may cast target instant or sorcery card from that player's graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead.
Crew 2
Whenever this Vehicle deals combat damage to a player, you may cast target instant or sorcery card from that player's graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead.
Crew 2
Artifact - Vehicle
Malboro
Bad Breath — When this creature enters, each opponent discards a card, loses 2 life, and exiles the top three cards of their library.
Swampcycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for a Swamp card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Swampcycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for a Swamp card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Creature - Horror Plant
Rakdos, the Muscle
Flying, trample
Whenever you sacrifice another creature, exile cards equal to its mana value from the top of target player's library. Until your next end step, you may play those cards, and mana of any type can be spent to cast those spells.
Sacrifice another creature: Rakdos gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it. Activate only once each turn.
Whenever you sacrifice another creature, exile cards equal to its mana value from the top of target player's library. Until your next end step, you may play those cards, and mana of any type can be spent to cast those spells.
Sacrifice another creature: Rakdos gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it. Activate only once each turn.
Legendary Creature - Demon Mercenary
Sifa Grent
Whenever a creature dies, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
+1: Goad up to two target creatures.
−6: Each opponent exiles the top two cards of their library. Until end of turn, you may play those cards without paying their mana costs.
Sifa Grent can be your commander.
+1: Goad up to two target creatures.
−6: Each opponent exiles the top two cards of their library. Until end of turn, you may play those cards without paying their mana costs.
Sifa Grent can be your commander.
Legendary Planeswalker - Sifa
Maybeboard
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