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Lightning, Army of YOU (retired)
Deck Size: 100
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Est deck cost: $221.04
Salt sum: 31.74
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Lightning, Army of One
First strike, trample, lifelink
Stagger — Whenever Lightning deals combat damage to a player, until your next turn, if a source would deal damage to that player or a permanent that player controls, it deals double that damage instead.
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
Lightning, Army of One (fin) 400

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Mass Disruption

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Disrupt Decorum
Goad all creatures you don't control. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
Sorcery
Disrupt Decorum (mkc) 151
Ghostly Prison
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays
for each creature they control that's attacking you.
Enchantment
Ghostly Prison (mkc) 67
Havoc Eater
Flying
When this creature enters, for each opponent, goad up to one target creature that opponent controls. Put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is the total power of creatures goaded this way.
Creature - Elemental
Havoc Eater (mkc) 31
Mob Verdict
Secret council — Each player secretly votes for another player, then those votes are revealed. For each vote an opponent received, Mob Verdict deals 2 damage to that player and each creature that player controls. For each vote you received, draw a card.
Sorcery
Mob Verdict (mkc) 33
Promise of Loyalty
Each player puts a vow counter on a creature they control and sacrifices the rest. Each of those creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control for as long as it has a vow counter on it.
Sorcery
Promise of Loyalty (mkc) 79
Spectacular Showdown
Put a double strike counter on target creature, then goad each creature that had a double strike counter put on it this way. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
Overload
(You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Sorcery
Spectacular Showdown (mkc) 162
Windborn Muse
Flying
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays
for each creature they control that's attacking you.
Creature - Spirit
Windborn Muse (mkc) 92
Winds of Rath
Destroy all creatures that aren't enchanted. They can't be regenerated.
Sorcery
Winds of Rath (mkc) 93

Mass Disruption

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Draw/Card Advantage

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Aurelia, the Law Above
Flying, vigilance, haste
Whenever a player attacks with three or more creatures, you draw a card.
Whenever a player attacks with five or more creatures, Aurelia deals 3 damage to each of your opponents and you gain 3 life.
Legendary Creature - Angel
Aurelia, the Law Above (mkm) 188
Loran of the Third Path
Vigilance
When Loran enters, destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment.
: You and target opponent each draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Human Artificer
Loran of the Third Path (mkc) 71
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
Vigilance
Whenever Nelly Borca attacks, suspect target creature. Then goad all suspected creatures. (A suspected creature has menace and can't block.)
Whenever one or more creatures an opponent controls deal combat damage to one or more of your opponents, you and the controller of those creatures each draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Human Detective
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser (mkc) 4
Smuggler's Share
At the beginning of each end step, draw a card for each opponent who drew two or more cards this turn, then create a Treasure token for each opponent who had two or more lands enter the battlefield under their control this turn.
Enchantment
Smuggler's Share (mkc) 84
Tome of Legends
This artifact enters with a page counter on it.
Whenever your commander enters or attacks, put a page counter on this artifact.
,
, Remove a page counter from this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact
Tome of Legends (mkc) 246
Trouble in Pairs
If an opponent would begin an extra turn, that player skips that turn instead.
Whenever an opponent attacks you with two or more creatures, draws their second card each turn, or casts their second spell each turn, you draw a card.
Enchantment
Trouble in Pairs (mkc) 15

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Plan/Core

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Agitator Ant
At the beginning of your end step, each player may put two +1/+1 counters on a creature they control. Goad each creature that had counters put on it this way. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
Creature - Insect
Agitator Ant (mkc) 145
Anya, Merciless Angel
Flying
Anya gets +3/+3 for each opponent whose life total is less than half their starting life total.
As long as an opponent's life total is less than half their starting life total, Anya has indestructible.
Legendary Creature - Angel
Anya, Merciless Angel (mkc) 199
Boros Reckoner
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to any target.
: This creature gains first strike until end of turn.
Creature - Wizard Minotaur
Boros Reckoner (mkc) 201
Brash Taunter
Indestructible
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to target opponent.
,
: This creature fights another target creature.
Creature - Goblin
Brash Taunter (mkc) 148
Combat Celebrant
If this creature hasn't been exerted this turn, you may exert it as it attacks. When you do, untap all other creatures you control and after this phase, there is an additional combat phase. (An exerted creature won't untap during your next untap step.)
Creature - Human Warrior
Combat Celebrant (blc) 194
Comeuppance
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you and planeswalkers you control this turn by sources you don't control. If damage from a creature source is prevented this way, Comeuppance deals that much damage to that creature. If damage from a noncreature source is prevented this way, Comeuppance deals that much damage to the source's controller.
Instant
Comeuppance (mkc) 58
Dawn's Truce
Gift a card (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, they draw a card before its other effects.)
You and permanents you control gain hexproof until end of turn. If the gift was promised, permanents you control also gain indestructible until end of turn.
Instant
Dawn's Truce (blb) 9
Deflecting Palm
The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. If damage is prevented this way, Deflecting Palm deals that much damage to that source's controller.
Instant
Deflecting Palm (mkc) 205
Embercleave
Flash
This spell costs
less to cast for each attacking creature you control.
When Embercleave enters, attach it to target creature you control.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has double strike and trample.
Equip
Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Embercleave (plst) ELD-120
Etali, Primal Storm
Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dinosaur
Etali, Primal Storm (mkc) 152
Fiendish Duo
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
If a source would deal damage to an opponent, it deals double that damage to that player instead.
Creature - Devil
Fiendish Duo (mkc) 153
Frontier Warmonger
Whenever one or more creatures attack one of your opponents or a planeswalker they control, those creatures gain menace until end of turn.
Creature - Human Warrior
Frontier Warmonger (mkc) 154
Gideon's Sacrifice
Choose a creature or planeswalker you control. All damage that would be dealt this turn to you and permanents you control is dealt to the chosen permanent instead (if it's still on the battlefield).
Instant
Gideon's Sacrifice (mkc) 68
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Flying, first strike
If a source would deal damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, that source deals double that damage to that player or permanent instead.
If a source would deal damage to you or a permanent you control, prevent half that damage, rounded up.
Legendary Creature - Angel
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight (mkc) 211
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, choose one —
• Goad target creature that player controls.
• Exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may cast that card and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast that spell.
Legendary Creature - Goblin Rogue
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser (m3c) 213
Hot Pursuit
When this enchantment enters, suspect target creature an opponent controls. As long as this enchantment remains on the battlefield, that creature is also goaded.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if two or more players have lost the game, gain control of all goaded and/or suspected creatures until end of turn. Untap them. They gain haste until end of turn.
Enchantment
Hot Pursuit (mkc) 32
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
Whenever a creature an opponent controls attacks, if you're the defending player, create a 3/3 red Ogre creature token unless that creature's controller pays
.
Legendary Creature - Warrior Ogre
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs (mkc) 157
Keeper of the Accord
At the beginning of each opponent's end step, if that player controls more creatures than you, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
At the beginning of each opponent's end step, if that player controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a basic Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Creature - Human Soldier
Keeper of the Accord (mkc) 70
Leyline of Lightning
If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.
Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay
. If you do, this enchantment deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.
Enchantment
Leyline of Lightning (gpt) 68
Lightning Greaves
Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Lightning Greaves (m3c) 298
Rite of the Raging Storm
Creatures named Lightning Rager can't attack you or planeswalkers you control.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player creates a 5/1 red Elemental creature token named Lightning Rager. It has trample, haste, and "At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this token."
Enchantment
Rite of the Raging Storm (mkc) 159
Selfless Squire
Flash
When this creature enters, prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn.
Whenever damage that would be dealt to you is prevented, put that many +1/+1 counters on this creature.
Creature - Human Soldier
Selfless Squire (mkc) 82
Sevinne's Reclamation
Return target permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, you may copy this spell and may choose a new target for the copy.
Flashback
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Sorcery
Sevinne's Reclamation (mkc) 83
Sun Titan
Vigilance
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, you may return target permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Creature - Giant
Sun Titan (blc) 157
Take the Bait
Cast this spell only during combat on an opponent's turn.
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you and planeswalkers you control this turn. Untap all attacking creatures and goad them. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Instant
Take the Bait (mkc) 43
Tuktuk Rubblefort
Defender, reach
Creatures you control have haste.
Creature - Wall
Tuktuk Rubblefort (znr) 173

Plan/Core

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Enhancer (beware!)

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Duelist's Heritage
Whenever one or more creatures attack, you may have target attacking creature gain double strike until end of turn.
Enchantment
Duelist's Heritage (mkc) 60
Virtue of Loyalty
At the beginning of your end step, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Untap those creatures.
Enchantment
Virtue of Loyalty // Ardenvale Fealty (woe) 38
Windcrag Siege
As this enchantment enters, choose Mardu or Jeskai.
• Mardu — If a creature attacking causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
• Jeskai — At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token. It gains lifelink and haste until end of turn.
Enchantment
Windcrag Siege (ptdm) 235s

Enhancer (beware!)

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Ramp/Mana Advantage

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Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (mkc) 223
Curse of Opulence
Enchant player
Whenever enchanted player is attacked, create a Gold token. Each opponent attacking that player does the same. (A Gold token is an artifact with "Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Enchantment - Aura Curse
Curse of Opulence (mkc) 150
Fellwar Stone
: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Artifact
Fellwar Stone (mkc) 228
Mind Stone
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact
Mind Stone (mkc) 232
Professional Face-Breaker
Menace
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token.
Sacrifice a Treasure: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn.
Creature - Human Warrior
Professional Face-Breaker (fic) 296
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (mkc) 237
Talisman of Conviction
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Artifact
Talisman of Conviction (mkc) 240
Thought Vessel
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add
.
Artifact
Thought Vessel (mkc) 245

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Land

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Access Tunnel
: Add
.
,
: Target creature with power 3 or less can't be blocked this turn.
Land
Access Tunnel (mkc) 247
Boros Garrison
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
: Add
.
Land
Boros Garrison (mkc) 251
Castle Ardenvale
This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains.
: Add
.
,
: Create a 1/1 white Human creature token.
Land
Castle Ardenvale (mkc) 253
Clifftop Retreat
This land enters tapped unless you control a Mountain or a Plains.
: Add
or
.
Land
Clifftop Retreat (tdc) 351
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (mkc) 256
Exotic Orchard
: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Land
Exotic Orchard (mkc) 260
Furycalm Snarl
As this land enters, you may reveal a Mountain or Plains card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
Land
Furycalm Snarl (mkc) 263
Mountain
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Mountain
Mountain (mkm) 283
Myriad Landscape
This land enters tapped.
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for up to two basic land cards that share a land type, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Land
Myriad Landscape (mkc) 276
Needle Spires
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
: This land becomes a 2/1 red and white Elemental creature with double strike until end of turn. It's still a land.
Land
Needle Spires (mkc) 278
Plains
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Plains
Plains (mkm) 278
Reliquary Tower
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add
.
Land
Reliquary Tower (mkc) 282
Rogue's Passage
: Add
.
,
: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Land
Rogue's Passage (mkc) 284
Slayers' Stronghold
: Add
.
,
: Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains vigilance and haste until end of turn.
Land
Slayers' Stronghold (mkc) 295
Temple of Triumph
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 Triumph (mkc) 306
Thriving Bluff
This land enters tapped. As it enters, choose a color other than red.
: Add
or one mana of the chosen color.
Land
Thriving Bluff (blc) 346
Thriving Heath
This land enters tapped. As it enters, choose a color other than white.
: Add
or one mana of the chosen color.
Land
Thriving Heath (blc) 348
Throne of the High City
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this land: You become the monarch.
Land
Throne of the High City (mkc) 307
War Room
: Add
.
,
, Pay life equal to the number of colors in your commanders' color identity: Draw a card.
Land
War Room (mkc) 310

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Targeted Disruption

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Bloodthirsty Blade
Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
: Attach this Equipment to target creature an opponent controls. Activate only as a sorcery.
Artifact - Equipment
Bloodthirsty Blade (mkc) 225
Burst Lightning
Kicker
(You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell.)
Burst Lightning deals 2 damage to any target. If this spell was kicked, it deals 4 damage instead.
Instant
Burst Lightning (fdn) 192
Immortal Obligation
Return target creature card from an opponent's graveyard to the battlefield under their control with a duty counter on it. For as long as that creature has a duty counter on it, it is goaded, can't attack you or a permanent you control, and can't block creatures you control.
Instant
Immortal Obligation (mkc) 10
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.
Instant
Lightning Bolt (fca) 40
Lightning Helix
Lightning Helix deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
Instant
Lightning Helix (rvr) 197
Lightning Strike
Lightning Strike deals 3 damage to any target.
Instant
Lightning Strike (m15) 155
Martial Impetus
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever enchanted creature attacks, each other creature that's attacking one of your opponents gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Enchantment - Aura
Martial Impetus (mkc) 72
Redemption Arc
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has indestructible and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
: Exile enchanted creature.
Enchantment - Aura
Redemption Arc (mkc) 13
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.")
Enchantment - Aura
Shiny Impetus (mkc) 161
Thunder Magic
Tiered (Choose one additional cost.)
• Thunder —
— Thunder Magic deals 2 damage to target creature.
• Thundara —
— Thunder Magic deals 4 damage to target creature.
• Thundaga —
— Thunder Magic deals 8 damage to target creature.
Instant
Thunder Magic (fin) 165
Vengeful Ancestor
Flying
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, goad target creature. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever a goaded creature attacks, it deals 1 damage to its controller.
Creature - Dragon Spirit
Vengeful Ancestor (mkc) 163
Vow of Lightning
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2, has first strike, and can't attack you or planeswalkers you control.
Enchantment - Aura
Vow of Lightning (mkc) 164

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Maybeboard

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Akroma's Will
Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.
• Creatures you control gain flying, vigilance, and double strike until end of turn.
• Creatures you control gain lifelink, indestructible, and protection from each color until end of turn.
Instant
Akroma's Will (lcc) 125
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
Trample
Alexios attacks each combat if able, can't be sacrificed, and can't attack its owner.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player gains control of Alexios, untaps it, and puts a +1/+1 counter on it. It gains haste until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Human Berserker
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos (acr) 33
Battle Angels of Tyr
Flying, myriad
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card if that player has more cards in hand than each other player. Then you create a Treasure token if that player controls more lands than each other player. Then you gain 3 life if that player has more life than each other player.
Creature - Knight Angel
Battle Angels of Tyr (clb) 9
Brave the Sands
Creatures you control have vigilance.
Each creature you control can block an additional creature each combat.
Enchantment
Brave the Sands (ktk) 5
Deadly Rollick
If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
Exile target creature.
Instant
Deadly Rollick (cmm) 147
Deflecting Swat
If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
You may choose new targets for target spell or ability.
Instant
Deflecting Swat (cmm) 214
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
If one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead.
+1: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
0: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Those creatures gain flying until your next turn.
−3: Destroy target creature an opponent controls with mana value 3 or greater.
Legendary Planeswalker - Elspeth
Elspeth, Storm Slayer (tdm) 11
Ghostway
Exile each creature you control. Return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
Instant
Ghostway (plst) GPT-6
Komainu Battle Armor
Menace
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has menace.
Whenever this creature or equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, goad each creature that player controls.
Reconfigure
(
: Attach to target creature you control; or unattach from a creature. Reconfigure only as a sorcery. While attached, this isn't a creature.)
Creature Artifact - Equipment Dog
Komainu Battle Armor (nec) 21
Otharri, Suns' Glory
Flying, lifelink, haste
Whenever Otharri attacks, you get an experience counter. Then create a 2/2 red Rebel creature token that's tapped and attacking for each experience counter you have.
, Tap an untapped Rebel you control: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
Legendary Creature - Phoenix
Otharri, Suns' Glory (onc) 3
Response
Response deals 5 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
Instant
Response // Resurgence (rvr) 247
Shock
Shock deals 2 damage to any target.
Instant
Shock (j25) 598
Starfall Invocation
Gift a card (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, they draw a card before its other effects.)
Destroy all creatures. If the gift was promised, return a creature card put into your graveyard this way to the battlefield under your control.
Sorcery
Starfall Invocation (blb) 34
Starting Town
This land enters tapped unless it's your first, second, or third turn of the game.
: Add
.
, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color.
Land - Town
Starting Town (fin) 289
Suplex
Choose one —
• Suplex deals 3 damage to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
• Exile target artifact.
Sorcery
Suplex (fin) 164
Sword of the Animist
Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Equip
Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Sword of the Animist (ori) 240
Teferi's Protection
Until your next turn, your life total can't change and you gain protection from everything. All permanents you control phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. They phase in before you untap during your untap step.)
Exile Teferi's Protection.
Instant
Teferi's Protection (2x2) 32
Voice of Victory
Mobilize 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, create two tapped and attacking 1/1 red Warrior creature tokens. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step.)
Your opponents can't cast spells during your turn.
Creature - Human Bard
Voice of Victory (tdm) 33
Zack Fair
Zack Fair enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.
, Sacrifice Zack Fair: Target creature you control gains indestructible until end of turn. Put Zack Fair's counters on that creature and attach an Equipment that was attached to Zack Fair to that creature.
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
Zack Fair (fin) 580

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37 pips - 29 cards
23 mana - 23 cards
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0 mana - 6 cards
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0 mana - 6 cards
49 pips - 36 cards
23 mana - 23 cards
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0 mana - 6 cards
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12 mana - 11 cards
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