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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 (mul) 37
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Drain

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Acolyte of Aclazotz
, Sacrifice another creature or artifact: Each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Creature - Vampire Cleric
Acolyte of Aclazotz (lci) 89
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Cauldron Familiar
When this creature enters, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Sacrifice a Food: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Creature - Cat
Cauldron Familiar (plst) ELD-81
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Dogged Pursuit
At the beginning of your end step, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Enchantment
Dogged Pursuit (khm) 85
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Epicure of Blood
Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.
Creature - Vampire
Epicure of Blood (j25) 435
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Etched Familiar
When this creature dies, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Creature Artifact - Fox Phyrexian
Etched Familiar (mom) 101
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Falkenrath Noble
Flying
Whenever this creature or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Creature - Vampire Noble
Falkenrath Noble (j25) 441
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Gray Merchant of Asphodel
When this creature enters, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each
in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
Creature - Zombie
Gray Merchant of Asphodel (dsc) 142
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Lampad of Death's Vigil
, Sacrifice a creature: Each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Creature Enchantment - Nymph
Lampad of Death's Vigil (plst) THB-103
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Marauding Blight-Priest
Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.
Creature - Vampire Cleric
Marauding Blight-Priest (fdn) 178
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Serrated Scorpion
When this creature dies, it deals 2 damage to each opponent and you gain 2 life.
Creature - Scorpion
Serrated Scorpion (cmm) 185
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Vampire Neonate
,
: Each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Creature - Vampire
Vampire Neonate (jmp) 285
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Vermin Gorger
, Sacrifice another creature: Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Creature - Vampire
Vermin Gorger (j22) 485
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Vicious Rumors
Vicious Rumors deals 1 damage to each opponent. Each opponent discards a card, then mills a card. You gain 1 life.
Sorcery
Vicious Rumors (grn) 89
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Draw

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Blood Pact
Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.
Instant
Blood Pact (dsc) 76
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Bushmeat Poacher
,
, Sacrifice another creature: You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness. Draw a card.
Creature - Human Soldier
Bushmeat Poacher (plst) GN3-44
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Decode Transmissions
You draw two cards and lose 2 life.
Void — If a nonland permanent left the battlefield this turn or a spell was warped this turn, instead you draw two cards and each opponent loses 2 life.
Sorcery
Decode Transmissions (eoe) 94
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Diresight
Surveil 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (To surveil 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
Sorcery
Diresight (blb) 91
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Filigree Familiar
When this creature enters, you gain 2 life.
When this creature dies, draw a card.
Creature Artifact - Fox
Filigree Familiar (cmr) 308
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Foreboding Fruit
Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.
Adamant — If at least three black mana was spent to cast this spell, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "
,
, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Sorcery
Foreboding Fruit (eld) 88
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Infectious Inquiry
You draw two cards and you lose 2 life. Each opponent gets a poison counter.
Sorcery
Infectious Inquiry (one) 97
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Live Fast
You draw two cards, lose 2 life, and get
(two energy counters).
Sorcery
Live Fast (kld) 87
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Night's Whisper
You draw two cards and lose 2 life.
Sorcery
Night's Whisper (j25) 471
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Painful Lesson
Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.
Sorcery
Painful Lesson (plst) AKH-102
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Phyrexian Gargantua
When this creature enters, you draw two cards and you lose 2 life.
Creature - Horror Phyrexian
Phyrexian Gargantua (cmm) 178
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Pointed Discussion
You draw two cards, lose 2 life, then create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with "
,
, Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Sorcery
Pointed Discussion (vow) 126
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Read the Bones
Scry 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Sorcery
Read the Bones (j25) 479
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Reckoner's Bargain
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact or creature.
You gain life equal to the sacrificed permanent's mana value. Draw two cards.
Instant
Reckoner's Bargain (neo) 120
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Risky Shortcut
Draw two cards. Each player loses 2 life.
Sorcery
Risky Shortcut (dft) 103
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Scion of Halaster
Commander creatures you own have "The first time you would draw a card each turn, instead look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your graveyard and the other back on top of your library. Then draw a card."
Legendary Enchantment - Background
Scion of Halaster (clb) 145
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Sign in Blood
Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.
Sorcery
Sign in Blood (dsc) 156
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Succumb to Temptation
You draw two cards and you lose 2 life.
Instant
Succumb to Temptation (emn) 107
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Village Rites
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Draw two cards.
Instant
Village Rites (inr) 137
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Land

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Bojuka Bog
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, exile target player's graveyard.
: Add
.
Land
Bojuka Bog (dsc) 265
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Brokers Hideout
When this land enters, sacrifice it. When you do, search your library for a basic Forest, Plains, or Island card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle and you gain 1 life.
Land
Brokers Hideout (snc) 248
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Cabaretti Courtyard
When this land enters, sacrifice it. When you do, search your library for a basic Mountain, Forest, or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle and you gain 1 life.
Land
Cabaretti Courtyard (snc) 249
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Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (who) 265
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Forest
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Forest
Forest (dsk) 285
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Glimmerpost
When this land enters, you gain 1 life for each Locus on the battlefield.
: Add
.
Land - Locus
Glimmerpost (som) 227
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Jungle Hollow
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
: Add
or
.
Land
Jungle Hollow (fdn) 263
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Maestros Theater
When this land enters, sacrifice it. When you do, search your library for a basic Island, Swamp, or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle and you gain 1 life.
Land
Maestros Theater (snc) 251
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Obscura Storefront
When this land enters, sacrifice it. When you do, search your library for a basic Plains, Island, or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle and you gain 1 life.
Land
Obscura Storefront (dsc) 291
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Radiant Fountain
When this land enters, you gain 2 life.
: Add
.
Land
Radiant Fountain (c21) 310
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Riveteers Overlook
When this land enters, sacrifice it. When you do, search your library for a basic Swamp, Mountain, or Forest card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle and you gain 1 life.
Land
Riveteers Overlook (snc) 255
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Seraph Sanctuary
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
Whenever an Angel you control enters, you gain 1 life.
: Add
.
Land
Seraph Sanctuary (plst) AVR-228
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Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (dft) 285
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Lifegain

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Basilica Screecher
Flying
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Creature - Bat
Basilica Screecher (clu) 105
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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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Creeping Bloodsucker
At the beginning of your upkeep, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.
Creature - Vampire
Creeping Bloodsucker (j25) 415
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Daggerdrome Imp
Flying
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Creature - Imp
Daggerdrome Imp (bbd) 140
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Deathgreeter
Whenever another creature dies, you may gain 1 life.
Creature - Human Shaman
Deathgreeter (plst) DDD-33
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Essence Warden
Whenever another creature enters, you gain 1 life.
Creature - Elf Shaman
Essence Warden (ltc) 242
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Grazing Gladehart
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may gain 2 life.
Creature - Antelope
Grazing Gladehart (j25) 665
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Ill-Gotten Inheritance
At the beginning of your upkeep, this enchantment deals 1 damage to each opponent and you gain 1 life.
, Sacrifice this enchantment: It deals 4 damage to target opponent and you gain 4 life.
Enchantment
Ill-Gotten Inheritance (rvr) 77
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Jaddi Offshoot
Defender
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you gain 1 life.
Creature - Plant
Jaddi Offshoot (ima) 171
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Kazandu Nectarpot
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you gain 1 life.
Creature - Insect
Kazandu Nectarpot (znr) 306
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Luxa River Shrine
,
: You gain 1 life. Put a brick counter on this artifact.
: You gain 2 life. Activate only if there are three or more brick counters on this artifact.
Artifact
Luxa River Shrine (akh) 232
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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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Social Climber
Alliance — Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.
Creature - Human Druid
Social Climber (snc) 157
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Syndicate Enforcer
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Creature - Human Rogue
Syndicate Enforcer (clu) 123
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Trespasser's Curse
Enchant player
Whenever a creature enchanted player controls enters, that player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Enchantment - Aura Curse
Trespasser's Curse (plst) AKH-112
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Urborg Repossession
Kicker
(You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell.)
Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. You gain 2 life. If this spell was kicked, return another target permanent card from your graveyard to your hand.
Sorcery
Urborg Repossession (dmu) 114
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Vault Skirge
(
can be paid with either
or 2 life.)
Flying
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Creature Artifact - Imp Phyrexian
Vault Skirge (nph) 76
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Weather the Storm
You gain 3 life.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn.)
Instant
Weather the Storm (mh1) 191
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Wellwisher
: You gain 1 life for each Elf on the battlefield.
Creature - Elf
Wellwisher (plst) CMA-166
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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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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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Respite
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. You gain 1 life for each attacking creature.
Instant
Respite (cns) 176
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Tamiyo's Safekeeping
Target permanent you control gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. You gain 2 life. (A permanent with hexproof and indestructible can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Instant
Tamiyo's Safekeeping (neo) 211
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Ramp

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Environmental Sciences
Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. You gain 2 life.
Sorcery - Lesson
Environmental Sciences (stx) 1
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Gift of Paradise
Enchant land
When this Aura enters, you gain 3 life.
Enchanted land has "
: Add two mana of any one color."
Enchantment - Aura
Gift of Paradise (c21) 191
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Many Partings
Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "
,
, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Sorcery
Many Partings (ltr) 176
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Pristine Talisman
: Add
. You gain 1 life.
Artifact
Pristine Talisman (ltc) 283
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Removal

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Appetite for the Unnatural
Destroy target artifact or enchantment. You gain 2 life.
Instant
Appetite for the Unnatural (kld) 141
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Bake into a Pie
Destroy target creature. Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "
,
, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Instant
Bake into a Pie (fdn) 169
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Breathe Your Last
Destroy target creature or planeswalker. You gain 1 life for each of its colors.
Instant
Breathe Your Last (mh3) 82
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Broken Wings
Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or creature with flying.
Instant
Broken Wings (fdn) 214
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Feed the Swarm
Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.
Sorcery
Feed the Swarm (fdn) 712
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Natural End
Destroy target artifact or enchantment. You gain 3 life.
Instant
Natural End (m20) 183
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Nocturnal Hunger
Gift a Food (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, they create a Food token before its other effects. It's an artifact with "
,
, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Destroy target creature. If the gift wasn't promised, you lose 2 life.
Instant
Nocturnal Hunger (blb) 102
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Parasitic 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, its controller loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Enchantment - Aura
Parasitic Impetus (clu) 118
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Quiet Disrepair
Enchant artifact or enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, choose one —
• Destroy enchanted permanent.
• You gain 2 life.
Enchantment - Aura
Quiet Disrepair (plst) PCA-75
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Return to Nature
Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact.
• Destroy target enchantment.
• Exile target card from a graveyard.
Instant
Return to Nature (moc) 309
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Severed Strands
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness. Destroy target creature an opponent controls.
Sorcery
Severed Strands (j25) 488
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Vendetta
Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated. You lose life equal to that creature's toughness.
Instant
Vendetta (plst) MMQ-170
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Sideboard

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Basic Conjuration
Look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. You gain 3 life.
Sorcery - Lesson
Basic Conjuration (stx) 120
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