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Pauper EDH
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Commander
Dargo, the Shipwrecker
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice any number of artifacts and/or creatures. This spell costs less to cast for each permanent sacrificed this way and less to cast for each other artifact or creature you've sacrificed this turn.
Trample
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Trample
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Legendary Creature - Giant Pirate
Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, create a colorless Equipment artifact token named Rock with "Equipped creature has ', , Sacrifice Rock: This creature deals 2 damage to any target'" and equip .
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Legendary Creature - Goblin Artificer
Commander
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Draw
Glimpse the Impossible
Exile the top three cards of your library. You may play those cards this turn. At the beginning of the next end step, if any of those cards remain exiled, put them into your graveyard, then create a 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature token for each card put into your graveyard this way. Those tokens have "Sacrifice this token: Add ."
Sorcery
Draw
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Evasion
Evasion
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Land
Land
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Landfall
Zektar Shrine Expedition
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may put a quest counter on this enchantment.
Remove three quest counters from this enchantment and sacrifice it: Create a 7/1 red Elemental creature token with trample and haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.
Remove three quest counters from this enchantment and sacrifice it: Create a 7/1 red Elemental creature token with trample and haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.
Enchantment
Landfall
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Protection
Protection
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Pump
Pump
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Ramp
Impulsive Pilferer
When this creature dies, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Encore (, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)
Encore (, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)
Creature - Goblin Pirate
Shiny Impetus
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever enchanted creature attacks, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever enchanted creature attacks, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Enchantment - Aura
Sticky Fingers
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has menace and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token." (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures. The token is an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
When enchanted creature dies, draw a card.
Enchanted creature has menace and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token." (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures. The token is an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
When enchanted creature dies, draw a card.
Enchantment - Aura
Ramp
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Removal
Removal
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Theft
Theft
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Maybeboard
Maybeboard
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