Ziggurat of Hamath
Land - Temple t: Add 1 to your mana pool. t: Add WW to your mana pool. Activate this ability only if you control a white enchantment.
-minrar: uncommon
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
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The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
Surrakar Cave Land – Cavern You may choose not to untap Surrakar Cave during your untap step. t: Add 1 to your mana pool. (U/B),t: Choose target creature that entered the battlefield this turn. That creature has intimidate for as long as Surrakar Cave remains tapped. -minrar: uncommon
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
Ooze Bog~ (B) Land Creature – Swamp Ooze~ 2, Sacrifice a Swamp: Regenerate Ooze Bog. When Ooze Bog regenerates this way, put a +1/+1 counter on Ooze Bog.~ 0/1~ -minrar: uncommon
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
Kelp Farm Land – Farm t: Add 1 to your mana pool. 1(G/U)(G/U),t: Put a 0/1 blue Plant Wall creature token with defender named Kelp onto the battlefield. -minrar: common
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
Hundredfold Ridge Land – Cliff Hundredfold Ridge enters the battlefield tapped. t: Add 1 to your mana pool. t, Exile two land cards from your graveyard: Add 2 to your mana pool. You gain 2 life. -minrar: uncommon
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
Focal Point
Land - Locus t: Add 1 to your mana pool. t, Tap three untapped Loci you control: Change the target of target spell with a single target.
-minrar: rare
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
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The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
Ravaging Soils of Rath
Elite Creature – Construct
At the beginning of Crovax's upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on Ravaging Soils of Rath, then Ravaging Soils of Rath deals damage to all nonelite creatures equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on Ravaging Soils of Rath. Hero’s reward – When Ravaging Soils of Rath leaves the battlefield, each player may put a +1/+1 counter on a creature without flying he or she controls.
0/7 Releasing the Dogs of War Sorcery Choose a random player, then put a 1/1 white Hound creature token onto the battlefield for each creature the Emperor controls. The tokens attack the chosen player each combat if able.
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
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The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
One That Waits
Legendary Creature - Eldrazi (Nonexistent mana costs can't be paid.)
Annihilator 3 (Whenever this creature attacks, defending player sacrifices three permanents.)
Suspend 12—0(Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay 0 and exile it with twelve time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, cast it without paying its mana cost. It has haste.) 9/9
I have to wonder how that would compare to the loophole use of super-spells exploited with cascade...
Paladin's Standard 2 Artifact – Banner Each creature you control has all activated abilities of each Knight you control. -minrar: uncommon
Avatar – Petalmane Baku Vanguard Whenever you cast a spell, put a petal counter on Avatar – Petalmane Baku. Remove X petal counters from Avatar – Petalmane Baku: Add X minus 2 mana of any one color to your mana pool. Starting & Max. Hand Size: -1 Starting Life: +1
Porphatys Outer Plane – Carceri Whenever a creature without flying attacks, the defending player may sacrifice a land. If he or she does, the attacking creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn. Whenever you roll :chaos:, target player sacrifices a permanent unless he or she discards a card.
Perhaps a Different Tack Is Required Scheme When you set this scheme in motion, each opponent reveals his or her hand. Then search your library for a card and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
The Playwright Hero (2) At the beginning of your first end step, search each player’s library for a card, have that player shuffle his or her library, then put that card on top of his or her library.
Proclamation of the Ancient Dead
Sorcery – Undeath
If the Lich controls an elite creature, each player chooses a creature he or she controls. The Lich gains control of the chosen creatures. Until the Lich's next turn, whenever a Zombie leaves the battlefield, a random player gains control of all creatures he or she owns that the Lich gained control of this way.
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
Immortal Glower 6 Tribal Enchantment – Eldrazi Aura Enchant creature When Immortal Glower enters the battlefield, draw a card. Enchanted creature has protection from non-Eldrazi creature. -minrar: uncommon
Avatar – Indebted Samurai Vanguard Whenever a creature you control is destroyed, you gain 2 life. Whenever one or more creatures attack you and aren't blocked, you gain 3 life. Starting & Max. Hand Size: +0 Starting Life: +4
Impossible Dream Phenomenon When you encounter Impossible Dream, each player exiles the top card of his or her library, then plays that card without paying its mana cost if able.
I’ll Just Have to Take You All On Scheme When you set this scheme in motion, you gain 5 life for each player.
The Inspired
Hero (1)
Any time you could mulligan and you have an enchantment card in your hand, you may exile all the cards from your hand, then draw that many cards.
Imperial Perimeter Guard Creature – Soldier Hero’s reward – When Imperial Perimeter Guard leaves the battlefield, each player puts a 1/1 white Deserter creature token onto the battlefield. 0/6 -monsterkey: The Emperor
EDIT: ...Why am I even surprised any more?
Avatar – Jawbone Skulkin Vanguard Whenever a creature you control attacks, put a maw counter on Avatar – Jawbone Skulkin. Remove a maw counter from Avatar – Jawbone Skulkin: Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Starting & Max. Hand Size: +0 Starting Life: -2
Joke at His Expense Sorcery Each player chooses an Advisor on the battlefield, then puts it on the bottom of its owner’s library. If an elite Advisor left the battlefield this way, the Emperor draws a card. -monsterkey: The Emperor
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
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The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
Crockpot 1 Artifact – Cauldron 1, Discard a card: Put an ingredient counter on Crockpot. Sacrifice Crockpot: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool for each ingredient counter on Crockpot. Spend this mana only to cast creature or enchantment spells. -minrar: common
Corriegrave
Outer Plane - Gehenna
Enchantment, instant and sorcery spells cost 1 more to cast.
At the beginning of the end step, each player puts a 1/1 colorless Spirit creature token onto the battlefield if he or she controls no creatures.
Whenever you roll :chaos:, the next spell you cast this turn costs 5 less to cast.
The Cursed Hero (2) At the beginning of your upkeep, you may search your library for a Curse card and put it onto the battlefield attached to you. If you do, shuffle your library.
Cripple the Bottom Line Sorcery Each player loses 1 life for each Advisor the Emperor controls. If 10 or more life is lost this way, the Emperor draws a card.
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
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The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
You Only Live Twice BG Sorcery Until end of turn, you may cast creature cards from your graveyard. If a creature card would be put into your graveyard from anywhere this turn, exile it instead. -minrar: uncommon
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
Questionable Allegiance 2(U/R)(U/R) Enchantment – Aura Enchant creature As Questionable Allegiance enters the battlefield, choose a color. Play with the top card of your library revealed. You control enchanted creature as long as the top card of your library is the chosen color. -minrar: uncommon
EDIT: GAH!!!!!!!!!!
Ravenous Solifuge 2(R/G)(R/G)
Creature – Insect Spider
When Ravenous Solifuge enters the battlefield, you may have Ravenous Solifuge fight target creature.
4/2 -minrar: common
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
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The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
So I guess we're doing # A B C rather than A B C this time.
If you have a numbered card, just go ahead and do so. I've never subscribed to the idea that standard numbers should be ranked alphabetically by word (i.e. Two-Thousand and Thirteen? Really?)
Bearer of Miracles 2RW Creature – Angel Flash Flying When Bearer of Miracles enters the battlefield, target instant or sorcery card with miracle in your graveyard gains flash and flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its miracle cost. 2/2 -minrar: rare
Bolas’s Scheme UBR
Tribal Sorcery – Elder
Bolas’s Scheme deals 3 damage to target player. That player discards a card, then sacrifices a permanent. -minrar: uncommon
Brainharness 2UUR Sorcery Brainharness deals 4 damage to target creature. Gain control of that creature. -minrar: uncommon
Brightflame Biclops 4RW
Creature – Volver Cyclops
As Brightflame Biclops enters the battlefield, choose war or peace.
Brightflame Biclops can block an additional creature.
Whenever Brightflame Biclops deals combat damage, if you chose war, Brightflame Biclops deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards in your hand.
Whenever Brightflame Biclops deals combat damage to a creature or player, if you chose peace, you gain life equal to the number of cards in your hand.
4/4
-minrar: rare
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
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The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
2013 World Champion 1WUBRG Legendary Creature – Avatar When 2013 World Champion enters the battlefield, choose one – 2013 World Champion deals 2 damage to target creature or player and you gain 2 life; or draw a card and you gain 1 life. 2: Exile 2013 World Champion, then return it to the battlefield under your control. Activate this ability only if 2013 World Champion is the target of a spell or ability. Discard your hand: Search your library for 2013 World Champion and reveal it. Then shuffle your library and put this card on top of it. Activate this ability only if 2013 World Champion is in your library while there are no creatures on the battlefield, and only once each turn, during your upkeep. 5/5 -minrar: mythic
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
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The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
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Land - Temple
t: Add 1 to your mana pool.
t: Add WW to your mana pool. Activate this ability only if you control a white enchantment.
-minrar: uncommon
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
Land – Cavern
You may choose not to untap Surrakar Cave during your untap step.
t: Add 1 to your mana pool.
(U/B),t: Choose target creature that entered the battlefield this turn. That creature has intimidate for as long as Surrakar Cave remains tapped.
-minrar: uncommon
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
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The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
(B) Land Creature – Swamp Ooze~
2, Sacrifice a Swamp: Regenerate Ooze Bog. When Ooze Bog regenerates this way, put a +1/+1 counter on Ooze Bog.~
0/1~
-minrar: uncommon
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
Land – Farm
t: Add 1 to your mana pool.
1(G/U)(G/U),t: Put a 0/1 blue Plant Wall creature token with defender named Kelp onto the battlefield.
-minrar: common
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
Land – Cliff
Hundredfold Ridge enters the battlefield tapped.
t: Add 1 to your mana pool.
t, Exile two land cards from your graveyard: Add 2 to your mana pool. You gain 2 life.
-minrar: uncommon
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
Land - Locus
t: Add 1 to your mana pool.
t, Tap three untapped Loci you control: Change the target of target spell with a single target.
-minrar: rare
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
Elite Creature – Construct
At the beginning of Crovax's upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on Ravaging Soils of Rath, then Ravaging Soils of Rath deals damage to all nonelite creatures equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on Ravaging Soils of Rath.
Hero’s reward – When Ravaging Soils of Rath leaves the battlefield, each player may put a +1/+1 counter on a creature without flying he or she controls.
0/7
Releasing the Dogs of War
Sorcery
Choose a random player, then put a 1/1 white Hound creature token onto the battlefield for each creature the Emperor controls. The tokens attack the chosen player each combat if able.
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
I have to wonder how that would compare to the loophole use of super-spells exploited with cascade...
Paladin's Standard
2
Artifact – Banner
Each creature you control has all activated abilities of each Knight you control.
-minrar: uncommon
Avatar – Petalmane Baku
Vanguard
Whenever you cast a spell, put a petal counter on Avatar – Petalmane Baku.
Remove X petal counters from Avatar – Petalmane Baku: Add X minus 2 mana of any one color to your mana pool.
Starting & Max. Hand Size: -1
Starting Life: +1
Porphatys
Outer Plane – Carceri
Whenever a creature without flying attacks, the defending player may sacrifice a land. If he or she does, the attacking creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn.
Whenever you roll :chaos:, target player sacrifices a permanent unless he or she discards a card.
Perhaps a Different Tack Is Required
Scheme
When you set this scheme in motion, each opponent reveals his or her hand. Then search your library for a card and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
The Playwright
Hero (2)
At the beginning of your first end step, search each player’s library for a card, have that player shuffle his or her library, then put that card on top of his or her library.
Proclamation of the Ancient Dead
Sorcery – Undeath
If the Lich controls an elite creature, each player chooses a creature he or she controls. The Lich gains control of the chosen creatures. Until the Lich's next turn, whenever a Zombie leaves the battlefield, a random player gains control of all creatures he or she owns that the Lich gained control of this way.
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
6
Tribal Enchantment – Eldrazi Aura
Enchant creature
When Immortal Glower enters the battlefield, draw a card.
Enchanted creature has protection from non-Eldrazi creature.
-minrar: uncommon
Avatar – Indebted Samurai
Vanguard
Whenever a creature you control is destroyed, you gain 2 life.
Whenever one or more creatures attack you and aren't blocked, you gain 3 life.
Starting & Max. Hand Size: +0
Starting Life: +4
Impossible Dream
Phenomenon
When you encounter Impossible Dream, each player exiles the top card of his or her library, then plays that card without paying its mana cost if able.
I’ll Just Have to Take You All On
Scheme
When you set this scheme in motion, you gain 5 life for each player.
The Inspired
Hero (1)
Any time you could mulligan and you have an enchantment card in your hand, you may exile all the cards from your hand, then draw that many cards.
Imperial Perimeter Guard
Creature – Soldier
Hero’s reward – When Imperial Perimeter Guard leaves the battlefield, each player puts a 1/1 white Deserter creature token onto the battlefield.
0/6
-monsterkey: The Emperor
EDIT: ...Why am I even surprised any more?
Avatar – Jawbone Skulkin
Vanguard
Whenever a creature you control attacks, put a maw counter on Avatar – Jawbone Skulkin.
Remove a maw counter from Avatar – Jawbone Skulkin: Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Starting & Max. Hand Size: +0
Starting Life: -2
Joke at His Expense
Sorcery
Each player chooses an Advisor on the battlefield, then puts it on the bottom of its owner’s library. If an elite Advisor left the battlefield this way, the Emperor draws a card.
-monsterkey: The Emperor
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
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The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
1
Artifact – Cauldron
1, Discard a card: Put an ingredient counter on Crockpot.
Sacrifice Crockpot: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool for each ingredient counter on Crockpot. Spend this mana only to cast creature or enchantment spells.
-minrar: common
Corriegrave
Outer Plane - Gehenna
Enchantment, instant and sorcery spells cost 1 more to cast.
At the beginning of the end step, each player puts a 1/1 colorless Spirit creature token onto the battlefield if he or she controls no creatures.
Whenever you roll :chaos:, the next spell you cast this turn costs 5 less to cast.
The Cursed
Hero (2)
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may search your library for a Curse card and put it onto the battlefield attached to you. If you do, shuffle your library.
Cripple the Bottom Line
Sorcery
Each player loses 1 life for each Advisor the Emperor controls. If 10 or more life is lost this way, the Emperor draws a card.
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
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The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
You Only Live Twice
BG
Sorcery
Until end of turn, you may cast creature cards from your graveyard.
If a creature card would be put into your graveyard from anywhere this turn, exile it instead.
-minrar: uncommon
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
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The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
2(U/R)(U/R)
Enchantment – Aura
Enchant creature
As Questionable Allegiance enters the battlefield, choose a color.
Play with the top card of your library revealed.
You control enchanted creature as long as the top card of your library is the chosen color.
-minrar: uncommon
EDIT: GAH!!!!!!!!!!
Ravenous Solifuge
2(R/G)(R/G)
Creature – Insect Spider
When Ravenous Solifuge enters the battlefield, you may have Ravenous Solifuge fight target creature.
4/2
-minrar: common
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
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The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
If you have a numbered card, just go ahead and do so. I've never subscribed to the idea that standard numbers should be ranked alphabetically by word (i.e. Two-Thousand and Thirteen? Really?)
Bearer of Miracles
2RW
Creature – Angel
Flash
Flying
When Bearer of Miracles enters the battlefield, target instant or sorcery card with miracle in your graveyard gains flash and flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its miracle cost.
2/2
-minrar: rare
Bolas’s Scheme
UBR
Tribal Sorcery – Elder
Bolas’s Scheme deals 3 damage to target player. That player discards a card, then sacrifices a permanent.
-minrar: uncommon
Brainharness
2UUR
Sorcery
Brainharness deals 4 damage to target creature. Gain control of that creature.
-minrar: uncommon
Brightflame Biclops
4RW
Creature – Volver Cyclops
As Brightflame Biclops enters the battlefield, choose war or peace.
Brightflame Biclops can block an additional creature.
Whenever Brightflame Biclops deals combat damage, if you chose war, Brightflame Biclops deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards in your hand.
Whenever Brightflame Biclops deals combat damage to a creature or player, if you chose peace, you gain life equal to the number of cards in your hand.
4/4
-minrar: rare
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
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The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
1WUBRG
Legendary Creature – Avatar
When 2013 World Champion enters the battlefield, choose one – 2013 World Champion deals 2 damage to target creature or player and you gain 2 life; or draw a card and you gain 1 life.
2: Exile 2013 World Champion, then return it to the battlefield under your control. Activate this ability only if 2013 World Champion is the target of a spell or ability.
Discard your hand: Search your library for 2013 World Champion and reveal it. Then shuffle your library and put this card on top of it. Activate this ability only if 2013 World Champion is in your library while there are no creatures on the battlefield, and only once each turn, during your upkeep.
5/5
-minrar: mythic
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
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The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
1G
Creature – Satyr
:symr:: Xenagos Rollicker gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
2/2
-minrar: common
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
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The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.