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Commander

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Dina, Soul Steeper
Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.
, Sacrifice another creature: Dina gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.
Legendary Creature - Druid Dryad
Dina, Soul Steeper (stx) 178
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Artifact

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Cauldron of Essence
Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
,
, Sacrifice a creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.
Artifact
Cauldron of Essence (sos) 179
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Counters

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Blood Researcher
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Creature - Vampire Druid
Blood Researcher (stx) 166
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Creature

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Blech, Loafing Pest
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on each Pest, Bat, Insect, Snake, and Spider you control.
Legendary Creature - Pest
Blech, Loafing Pest (sos) 176
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Bogwater Lumaret
Whenever this creature or another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.
Creature - Spirit Frog
Bogwater Lumaret (sos) 177
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Grave Researcher
At the beginning of your upkeep, surveil 1. Then if there are three or more creature cards in your graveyard, this creature becomes prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)
Creature - Troll Warlock
Grave Researcher // Reanimate (sos) 85
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Lluwen, Exchange Student
Lluwen enters prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)
Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Lluwen becomes prepared. Activate only as a sorcery.
Legendary Creature - Elf Druid
Lluwen, Exchange Student // Pest Friend (sos) 199
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Old-Growth Educator
Vigilance, reach
Infusion — When this creature enters, put two +1/+1 counters on it if you gained life this turn.
Creature - Druid Treefolk
Old-Growth Educator (sos) 207
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Pest Mascot
Trample
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Creature - Ape Pest
Pest Mascot (sos) 209
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Postmortem Professor
This creature can't block.
Whenever this creature attacks, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
, Exile an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Creature - Zombie Warlock
Postmortem Professor (sos) 93
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Teacher's Pest
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Whenever this creature attacks, you gain 1 life.
: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
Creature - Skeleton Pest
Teacher's Pest (sos) 238
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Tragedy Feaster
Trample
Ward—Discard a card.
Infusion — At the beginning of your end step, sacrifice a permanent unless you gained life this turn.
Creature - Demon
Tragedy Feaster (sos) 102
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Witherbloom, the Balancer
Affinity for creatures (This spell costs
less to cast for each creature you control.)
Flying, deathtouch
Instant and sorcery spells you cast have affinity for creatures.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
Witherbloom, the Balancer (sos) 245
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Draw

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Blex, Vexing Pest
Other Pests, Bats, Insects, Snakes, and Spiders you control get +1/+1.
When Blex dies, you gain 4 life.
Legendary Creature - Pest
Blex, Vexing Pest // Search for Blex (stx) 148Blex, Vexing Pest // Search for Blex (stx) 148
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Plumb the Forbidden
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice one or more creatures. When you do, copy this spell for each creature sacrificed this way.
You draw a card and lose 1 life.
Instant
Plumb the Forbidden (stx) 81
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Instant

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Dina's Guidance
Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand or graveyard, then shuffle.
Instant
Dina's Guidance (sos) 184
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Dissection Practice
Target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Up to one target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Up to one target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Instant
Dissection Practice (sos) 79
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Witherbloom Charm
Choose one —
• You may sacrifice a permanent. If you do, draw two cards.
• You gain 5 life.
• Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value 2 or less.
Instant
Witherbloom Charm (sos) 244
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Lifegain

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Fortifying Draught
You gain 2 life. Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.
Instant
Fortifying Draught (stx) 132
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Honor Troll
Vigilance
If you would gain life, you gain that much life plus 1 instead.
This creature gets +2/+1 as long as you have 25 or more life.
Creature - Druid Troll
Honor Troll (stx) 134
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Overgrown Arch
Defender
: You gain 1 life.
, Sacrifice this creature: Learn. (You may reveal a Lesson card you own from outside the game and put it into your hand, or discard a card to draw a card.)
Creature - Plant Wall
Overgrown Arch (stx) 139
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Witherbloom Apprentice
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Creature - Human Druid
Witherbloom Apprentice (stx) 247
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Witherbloom Pledgemage
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, you gain 1 life.
Creature - Treefolk Warlock
Witherbloom Pledgemage (stx) 249
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Planeswalker

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Professor Dellian Fel
+2: You gain 3 life.
0: You draw a card and lose 1 life.
−3: Destroy target creature.
−6: You get an emblem with "Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life."
Legendary Planeswalker - Dellian
Professor Dellian Fel (sos) 214
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Protection

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Infuse with Vitality
Until end of turn, target creature gains deathtouch and "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control."
You gain 2 life.
Instant
Infuse with Vitality (stx) 194
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Ramp

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Accomplished Alchemist
: Add one mana of any color.
: Add X mana of any one color, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.
Creature - Elf Druid
Accomplished Alchemist (stx) 119
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Food Chain
Exile a creature you control: Add X mana of any one color, where X is 1 plus the exiled creature's mana value. Spend this mana only to cast creature spells.
Enchantment
Food Chain (2x2) 147
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Recursion

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Pestilent Cauldron
, Discard a card: Create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life."
,
: Each opponent mills cards equal to the amount of life you gained this turn.
,
: Exile four target cards from a single graveyard. Draw a card.
Artifact
Pestilent Cauldron // Restorative Burst (stx) 154Pestilent Cauldron // Restorative Burst (stx) 154
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Recursion

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Removal

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Containment Breach
Destroy target artifact or enchantment. If its mana value is 2 or less, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life."
Sorcery - Lesson
Containment Breach (stx) 125
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Culling Ritual
Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value 2 or less. Add
or
for each permanent destroyed this way.
Sorcery
Culling Ritual (stx) 172
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Deadly Brew
Each player sacrifices a creature or planeswalker of their choice. If you sacrificed a permanent this way, you may return another permanent card from your graveyard to your hand.
Sorcery
Deadly Brew (stx) 176
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Mortality Spear
This spell costs
less to cast if you gained life this turn.
Destroy target nonland permanent.
Instant
Mortality Spear (stx) 207
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Removal

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Sac Outlet

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Novice Dissector
, Sacrifice another creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.
Creature - Troll Warlock
Novice Dissector (stx) 79
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Sac Outlet

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Sorcery

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Grapple with Death
Destroy target artifact or creature. You gain 1 life.
Sorcery
Grapple with Death (sos) 192
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Oracle's Restoration
Target creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn. You draw a card and gain 1 life.
Sorcery
Oracle's Restoration (sos) 156
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Pull from the Grave
Return up to two target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand. You gain 2 life.
Sorcery
Pull from the Grave (sos) 95
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Sorcery

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Tokens

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Beledros Witherbloom
Flying
At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life."
Pay 10 life: Untap all lands you control. Activate only once each turn.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
Beledros Witherbloom (stx) 163
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Hunt for Specimens
Create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life."
Learn. (You may reveal a Lesson card you own from outside the game and put it into your hand, or discard a card to draw a card.)
Sorcery
Hunt for Specimens (stx) 73
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Pest Summoning
Create two 1/1 black and green Pest creature tokens with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life."
Sorcery - Lesson
Pest Summoning (stx) 211
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Professor of Zoomancy
When this creature enters, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life."
Creature - Druid Bear
Professor of Zoomancy (stx) 140
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Sedgemoor Witch
Menace
Ward—Pay 3 life. (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 3 life.)
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life."
Creature - Human Warlock
Sedgemoor Witch (stx) 86
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Tend the Pests
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Create X 1/1 black and green Pest creature tokens with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life," where X is the sacrificed creature's power.
Instant
Tend the Pests (stx) 242
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Valentin, Dean of the Vein
Menace, lifelink
If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead. When you do, you may pay
. If you do, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life."
Legendary Creature - Vampire Warlock
Valentin, Dean of the Vein // Lisette, Dean of the Root (stx) 161Valentin, Dean of the Vein // Lisette, Dean of the Root (stx) 161
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