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Commander

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Arcades, the Strategist
Flying, vigilance
Whenever a creature you control with defender enters, draw a card.
Each creature you control with defender assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power and can attack as though it didn't have defender.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
Arcades, the Strategist (plst) M19-212
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Anthem

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Stalwart Shield-Bearers
Defender
Other creatures you control with defender get +0/+2.
Creature - Human Soldier
Stalwart Shield-Bearers (roe) 46
Color tag templates(None)
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Blink

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Morningtide's Light
Exile any number of target creatures. At the beginning of the next end step, return those cards to the battlefield tapped under their owners' control.
Until your next turn, prevent all damage that would be dealt to you.
Exile Morningtide's Light.
Sorcery
Morningtide's Light (ecl) 27
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Blink

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Clones

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Undercover Operative
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it enters with a shield counter on it if you control that creature. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
Creature - Rogue Shapeshifter
Undercover Operative (snc) 63
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Clones

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Cycling

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Waxen Shapethief
Flash
You may have this creature enter as a copy of an artifact or creature you control.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Creature - Shapeshifter
Waxen Shapethief (dft) 74
Color tag templates(None)
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Cycling

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Draw

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Jungle Barrier
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Creature - Plant Wall
Jungle Barrier (plst) E02-38
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Portcullis Vine
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
,
, Sacrifice a creature with defender: Draw a card.
Creature - Plant Wall
Portcullis Vine (m21) 195
Color tag templates(None)
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Psychic Membrane
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Whenever this creature blocks, you may draw a card.
Creature - Wall
Psychic Membrane (mrd) 46
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Quick Study
Draw two cards.
Instant
Quick Study (fdn) 513
Color tag templates(None)
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Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
Defender
Sokrates has hexproof as long as it's untapped.
Sokratic Dialogue —
: Until end of turn, target creature gains "If this creature would deal combat damage to a player, prevent that damage. This creature's controller and that player each draw half that many cards, rounded down."
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (acr) 67
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Wall of Blossoms
Defender
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Creature - Plant Wall
Wall of Blossoms (tdc) 277
Color tag templates(None)
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Wall of Mulch
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
, Sacrifice a Wall: Draw a card.
Creature - Wall
Wall of Mulch (plst) ONS-298
Color tag templates(None)
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Wall of Omens
Defender
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Creature - Wall
Wall of Omens (plst) EMA-34
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.30 $0.22

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Evasion

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Minamo Sightbender
,
: Target creature with power X or less can't be blocked this turn.
Creature - Human Wizard
Minamo Sightbender (ddi) 5
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.10 $0.15
Suspicious Bookcase
Defender
,
: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Creature Artifact - Wall
Suspicious Bookcase (m19) 246
Color tag templates(None)
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Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
Creatures you control with power or toughness 1 or less can't be blocked.
Legendary Creature - Human Rogue
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive (blc) 177
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Finisher

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Colossus of Akros
Defender, indestructible
: Monstrosity 10. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put ten +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)
As long as this creature is monstrous, it has trample and can attack as though it didn't have defender.
Creature Artifact - Golem
Colossus of Akros (ths) 214
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Land

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Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (ecc) 59
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Etched Cornfield
This land enters tapped unless a player has 13 or less life.
: Add
or
.
Land
Etched Cornfield (dsk) 258
Color tag templates(None)
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Forest
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Forest
Forest (ecl) 273
Color tag templates(None)
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Gathering Place
: Add
.
: Add
or
. Activate only if this land entered this turn or if you control a basic land.
Land
Gathering Place (msh) 381
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Gleaming Bastion
: Add
.
: Add
or
. Activate only if this land entered this turn or if you control a basic land.
Land
Gleaming Bastion (msh) 267
Color tag templates(None)
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Idyllic Beachfront
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped.
Land - Plains Island
Idyllic Beachfront (fic) 404
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Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (ecl) 270
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Lakeside Shack
This land enters tapped unless a player has 13 or less life.
: Add
or
.
Land
Lakeside Shack (dsk) 262
Color tag templates(None)
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Paradox Gardens
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
,
: Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Land
Paradox Gardens (sos) 258
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Plains
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Plains
Plains (ecl) 269
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Quandrix Campus
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
,
: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Land
Quandrix Campus (soc) 395
Color tag templates(None)
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Radiant Grove
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped.
Land - Plains Forest
Radiant Grove (fic) 414
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Secret Tunnel
This land can't be blocked.
: Add
.
,
: Two target creatures you control that share a creature type can't be blocked this turn.
Land - Cave
Secret Tunnel (tla) 278
Color tag templates(None)
$3.49 $2.57 $1.40
Suburban Sanctuary
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
,
: Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Land
Suburban Sanctuary (spm) 185
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.11 $0.15
Tangled Islet
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped.
Land - Island Forest
Tangled Islet (soc) 411
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Temple Garden
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Plains Forest
Temple Garden (ecl) 268
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Temple of Mystery
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.)
: Add
or
.
Land
Temple of Mystery (fic) 436
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.32 $0.15
Temple of Plenty
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.)
: Add
or
.
Land
Temple of Plenty (fic) 437
Color tag templates(None)
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Vineglimmer Snarl
As this land enters, you may reveal a Forest or Island card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
Land
Vineglimmer Snarl (fic) 440
Color tag templates(None)
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Lifegain

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Perimeter Captain
Defender
Whenever a creature you control with defender blocks, you may gain 2 life.
Creature - Human Soldier
Perimeter Captain (plst) WWK-16
Color tag templates(None)
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Wall of Essence
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Whenever this creature is dealt combat damage, you gain that much life.
Creature - Wall
Wall of Essence (m15) 41
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Mill

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Altar of the Brood
Whenever another permanent you control enters, each opponent mills a card.
Artifact
Altar of the Brood (ktk) 216
Color tag templates(None)
$11.99 $8.23 $7.29
Coral Colony
Defender
,
: Target player mills X cards, where X is the number of creatures you control with defender. (To mill a card, a player puts the top card of their library into their graveyard.)
Creature - Wall
Coral Colony (dmu) 45
Color tag templates(None)
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Doorkeeper
Defender
,
: Target player mills X cards, where X is the number of creatures you control with defender.
Creature - Homunculus
Doorkeeper (plst) IMA-53
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Protection

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Crashing Drawbridge
Defender
: Creatures you control gain haste until end of turn.
Creature Artifact - Wall
Crashing Drawbridge (tdc) 316
Color tag templates(None)
$1.99 $0.66 $0.62
Floating Shield
Enchant creature
As this Aura enters, choose a color.
Enchanted creature has protection from the chosen color. This effect doesn't remove this Aura.
Sacrifice this Aura: Target creature gains protection from the chosen color until end of turn.
Enchantment - Aura
Floating Shield (tor) 5
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.15 $0.15
Fog
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
Instant
Fog (7ed) 245
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.22 $0.16
Grappling Sundew
Defender, reach
: This creature gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy this creature.)
Creature - Plant
Grappling Sundew (grn) 131
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.21 $0.15
Guard Gomazoa
Defender, flying
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to this creature.
Creature - Jellyfish
Guard Gomazoa (plst) PCA-17
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.33 $0.27
Hover Barrier
Defender, flying
Creature - Illusion Wall
Hover Barrier (rtr) 40
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.42 $0.20
Join Shields
Untap all creatures you control. They gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities your opponents control. Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)
Instant
Join Shields (plst) GRN-181
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.27 $0.16
Mirror Shield
Equipped creature gets +0/+2 and has hexproof and "Whenever a creature with deathtouch blocks or becomes blocked by this creature, destroy that creature."
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Mirror Shield (thb) 234
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $0.59 $0.62
Moment's Peace
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
Flashback
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Instant
Moment's Peace (plst) TD0-A80
Color tag templates(None)
$5.99 $3.16 $3.16
Order of the Stars
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
As this creature enters, choose a color.
This creature has protection from the chosen color.
Creature - Human Cleric
Order of the Stars (gpt) 13
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.13 $0.15
Ranger's Guile
Target creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Instant
Ranger's Guile (plst) M15-193
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.26 $0.15
Resolute Watchdog
Defender
, Sacrifice this creature: Target creature you control gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Creature - Dog
Resolute Watchdog (rna) 19
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.34 $0.19
Thwart the Enemy
Prevent all damage that would be dealt this turn by creatures your opponents control.
Instant
Thwart the Enemy (iko) 173
Color tag templates(None)
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Wall of Brambles
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
: Regenerate this creature.
Creature - Plant Wall
Wall of Brambles (5ed) 338
Color tag templates(None)
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Wall of Denial
Defender, flying
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Creature - Wall
Wall of Denial (cmm) 939
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.47 $0.39
Weathered Sentinels
Defender, vigilance, reach, trample
This creature can attack players who attacked you during their last turn as though it didn't have defender.
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +3/+3 and gains indestructible until end of turn.
Creature Artifact - Wall
Weathered Sentinels (tdc) 336
Color tag templates(None)
$2.29 $0.87 $0.76
Whispersilk Cloak
Equipped creature can't be blocked and has shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Whispersilk Cloak (dsc) 257
Color tag templates(None)
$3.99 $5.28 $2.27

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Pump

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Assault Formation
Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
: Target creature with defender can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.
: Creatures you control get +0/+1 until end of turn.
Enchantment
Assault Formation (dtk) 173
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $0.58 $0.31
Tower Defense
Creatures you control get +0/+5 and gain reach until end of turn.
Instant
Tower Defense (gtc) 137
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.32 $0.15

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (mkc) 223
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.89 $0.43
Axebane Guardian
Defender
: Add X mana in any combination of colors, where X is the number of creatures you control with defender.
Creature - Human Druid
Axebane Guardian (tdc) 248
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.31 $0.15
Caravan Vigil
Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Morbid — You may put that card onto the battlefield instead of putting it into your hand if a creature died this turn.
Sorcery
Caravan Vigil (isd) 173
Color tag templates(None)
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Commander's Sphere
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact
Commander's Sphere (voc) 163
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.19 $0.17
Farseek
Search your library for a Plains, Island, Swamp, or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Farseek (eoc) 50
Color tag templates(None)
$1.49 $0.75 $0.66
Gatecreeper Vine
Defender
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card or a Gate card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Creature - Plant
Gatecreeper Vine (ddm) 48
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.24 $0.16
Lay of the Land
Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Lay of the Land (plst) CN2-185
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.23 $0.15
Natural Connection
Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Instant
Natural Connection (plst) DDR-13
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.26 $0.15
Overgrown Battlement
Defender
: Add
for each creature you control with defender.
Creature - Wall
Overgrown Battlement (tdc) 264
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.35 $0.15
Saruli Caretaker
Defender
, Tap an untapped creature you control: Add one mana of any color.
Creature - Dryad
Saruli Caretaker (rna) 139
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.22 $0.15
Seek the Horizon
Search your library for up to three basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Seek the Horizon (plst) DDR-20
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.25 $0.15
Sunscape Familiar
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Green spells and blue spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Creature - Wall
Sunscape Familiar (plst) PLS-17
Color tag templates(None)
$2.29 $1.30 $1.29
Wild-Field Scarecrow
Defender
, Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
Creature Artifact - Scarecrow
Wild-Field Scarecrow (inr) 274
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.24 $0.15

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Recursion

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Repopulate
Shuffle all creature cards from target player's graveyard into that player's library.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Instant
Repopulate (ulg) 111
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.12 $0.15
Return to the Ranks
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for
or one mana of that creature's color.)
Return X target creature cards with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Sorcery
Return to the Ranks (m15) 29
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.83 $0.41

Recursion

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Removal

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Destined Confrontation
Each player chooses any number of creatures they control with total power 4 or less, then sacrifices all other creatures they control.
Sorcery
Destined Confrontation (tla) 15
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.23 $0.15
Dovin's Veto
This spell can't be countered.
Counter target noncreature spell.
Instant
Dovin's Veto (war) 193
Color tag templates(None)
$5.99 $4.17 $3.15
No More Lies
Counter target spell unless its controller pays
. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.
Instant
No More Lies (mkm) 427
Color tag templates(None)
$2.79 $3.74 $2.92
Slaughter the Strong
Each player chooses any number of creatures they control with total power 4 or less, then sacrifices all other creatures they control.
Sorcery
Slaughter the Strong (tdc) 131
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.34 $0.15

Removal

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Tokens

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Hornet Nest
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, create that many 1/1 green Insect creature tokens with flying and deathtouch. (Any amount of damage a creature with deathtouch deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Creature - Insect
Hornet Nest (m15) 177
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $1.14 $0.45
Wingmantle Chaplain
Defender
When this creature enters, create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying for each creature with defender you control.
Whenever another creature you control with defender enters, create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying.
Creature - Human Cleric
Wingmantle Chaplain (tdc) 141
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.31 $0.15

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Untap

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Gauntlets of Light
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +0/+2 and assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
Enchanted creature has "
: Untap this creature."
Enchantment - Aura
Gauntlets of Light (m20) 17
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.17 $0.15
High Alert
Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
Creatures you control can attack as though they didn't have defender.
: Untap target creature.
Enchantment
High Alert (plst) RNA-182
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.50 $0.21

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24 pips - 21 cards
19 mana - 19 cards
18 pips - 17 cards
19 mana - 19 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
5 mana - 5 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
5 mana - 5 cards
25 pips - 25 cards
26 mana - 26 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
3 mana - 3 cards
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