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Sylvan Basilisk
Color |
Green |
Type |
Creature - Basilisk |
Cost |
Cost=3GG |
Expansion |
P2(R)/ST(R) |
Text(ST):2/4. ; When ~this~ becomes blocked, destroy all creatures blocking
it. (Destroy the creatures before they deal damage. ~this~ still doesn't
deal damage to defending player.)
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in
Portal and Starter.
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Sylvan Hierophant
Color |
Green |
Type |
Creature - Cleric |
Cost |
Cost=1G |
Expansion |
WL(U) |
Text(WL+errata):1/2. ; When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from play,
remove ~this~ from the game, then return a target creature card from your
graveyard to your hand. [Oracle 1999/07/01]
You still put a creature card from your graveyard into your hand even if
this card is not in your graveyard when the triggered ability resolves.
[Aahz 1997/06/13]
It targets a creature card in the graveyard. This target is selected
when putting the triggered ability on the stack.
[WotC Rules Team 1998/07/01]
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Sylvan Library
Color |
Green |
Type |
Enchantment |
Cost |
Cost=1G |
Expansion |
LG(U1)/45(R) |
Text(5th+errata):At the beginning of your draw step, you may draw two
cards. If you do, choose two cards in your hand drawn this turn. For
each of those cards, pay 4 life or put the card on top of your library.
[Oracle 2000/02/01]
Spells and abilities are resolved one at a time, so if you use multiple
Sylvan Libraries in one stack, each will resolve in sequence. You do not
get to draw all the cards at once then put them all back at once.
[WotC Rules Team 1994/09/15]
You always resolve your normal draw before this ability because the normal
draw is placed on the stack after this one is. [D'Angelo 2001/12/16]
You can return zero, one, or two cards. [WotC Rules Team 1994/09/15]
If you only get one or fewer draws due to this effect (because the other
draws were replaced), you still have to put back 2 cards if possible.
Any cards drawn this turn are applicable to this. This makes the
Aladdin's Lamp replacement ineffective at escaping having to put a card
back, since the Lamp does put a drawn card into your hand.
[D'Angelo 1997/05/21]
If you manage not to draw cards or draw less than 2 cards, you do not lose
life by not putting the undrawn cards back. Thus, you can use
Mangara's Tome to get a card or two instead of drawing and avoid having
to put cards back. [Aahz 1996/10/21] Abundance can also be used to
avoid draws and cause no loss of life. [D'Angelo 1998/10/15]
If you have drawn cards prior to your draw step, they can be ones chosen to
be put back using this effect. [D'Angelo 1997/03/21] For example, a
cantrip (see Rule E.3) draw or an instant used during upkeep.
If you are going to draw cards due to triggered abilities during your
draw step, your regular draw resolves first, but you can choose to order
the Sylvan Library before or after any other draws (such as from
Howling Mine). For example, if you have two Howling Mines, you
must do your regular draw first, but then you could do the Library (draw 2
and put 2 back), then your 2 other draws. Or you can do your 2 draws,
then the Library (which lets you put back any 2 of the 5 cards you drew,
including your regular draw). Or you can do some of the draws before and
some after the library. [D'Angelo 2002/04/20]
This will count as 2 draws for anything that affects "drawn cards".
[D'Angelo 1995/07/11]
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Sylvan Messenger
Color |
Green |
Type |
Creature - Elf |
Cost |
Cost=3G |
Expansion |
AP(U) |
Text(AP):2/2, Trample. ; When ~this~ comes into play, reveal the top four
cards of your library. Put all Elf cards revealed this way into your hand
and the rest on the bottom of your library.
Note -Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.
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Sylvan Might
Color |
Green |
Type |
Instant |
Cost |
Cost=1G |
Expansion |
OD(U) |
Text(OD):Flashback {2}{G}{G}. ; Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains
trample until end of turn.
Note -Also see Flashback, Rule A.20.
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.
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Sylvan Paradise
Color |
Green |
Type |
Instant |
Cost |
Cost=G |
Expansion |
LG(U1) |
Text(LG+errata):Any number of target creatures become green until end of
turn. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
You can choose to target zero creatures. [Oracle 1998/07/01]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
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Sylvan Safekeeper
Color |
Green |
Type |
Creature - Wizard |
Cost |
Cost=G |
Expansion |
JU(R) |
Text(JU):1/1. ; Sacrifice a land: Target creature you control can't be the
target of spells or abilities this turn.
Note -This card was designed by Olle Rade after winning the 1997 Duelist
Invitational in Hong Kong. He is pictured in the card art.
[Judgment FAQ 2002/05/28]
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Sylvan Tutor
Color |
Green |
Type |
Sorcery |
Cost |
Cost=G |
Expansion |
PT(R) |
Text(PT):Search your deck for a summon creature and reveal that card to all
players. Then shuffle your deck and put the revealed card on top of it.
You do not have to find a creature card if you do not want to. See
Rule Z.6.9. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in
Portal.
When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as "Search your
library for a creature card and reveal it. Shuffle your library, then put
the revealed card back on top of it." [D'Angelo 2000/07/06]
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Sylvan Yeti
Color |
Green |
Type |
Creature - Elemental |
Cost |
Cost=2GG |
Expansion |
P2(R)/ST(R) |
Text(ST):*/4. ; ~this~'s power is equal to the number of cards in your
hand.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in
Portal and Starter.
Note -The Portal: Second Age version was creature type Beast.
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Symbiosis
Color |
Green |
Type |
Instant |
Cost |
Cost=1G |
Expansion |
US(C)/BR(F1) |
Text(US):Two target creatures each get +2/+2 until end of turn.
Cannot be cast unless you can pick two different creatures to target.
[DeLaney 1998/10/05]
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Symbiotic Beast
Color |
Green |
Type |
Creature - Beast |
Cost |
Cost=4GG |
Expansion |
ON(U) |
Text(ON):4/4. ; When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from play, put four 1/1
green Insect creature tokens into play.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.
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Symbiotic Deployment
Color |
Green |
Type |
Enchantment |
Cost |
Cost=2G |
Expansion |
AP(R) |
Text(AP):Skip your draw step. ; {1},Tap two untapped creatures you control:
Draw a card.
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Symbiotic Elf
Color |
Green |
Type |
Creature - Elf |
Cost |
Cost=3G |
Expansion |
ON(C) |
Text(ON):2/2. ; When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from play, put two 1/1
green Insect creature tokens into play.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.
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Symbiotic Wurm
Color |
Green |
Type |
Creature - Wurm |
Cost |
Cost=5GGG |
Expansion |
ON(R) |
Text(ON):7/7. ; When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from play, put
seven 1/1 green Insect creature tokens into play.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.
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Symbol of Unsummoning
Color |
Blue |
Type |
Sorcery |
Cost |
Cost=2U |
Expansion |
PT(C) |
Text(PT):Return any one creature to its owner's hand. You draw a card.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in
Portal.
When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as "Return
target creature to its owner's hand. You draw a card."
[D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
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Synapse Sliver
Color |
Blue |
Type |
Creature - Sliver |
Cost |
Cost=4U |
Expansion |
LE(R) |
Text(LE):3/3. ; Whenever a Sliver deals combat damage to a player, its
controller may draw a card.
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Syncopate
Color |
Blue |
Type |
Instant |
Cost |
Cost=XU |
Expansion |
OD(C) |
Text(OD):Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. If that
spell is countered this way, remove it from the game instead of putting it
into its owner's graveyard.
Note -Also see X Costs, Rule K.28.
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Syphon Mind
Color |
Black |
Type |
Sorcery |
Cost |
Cost=3B |
Expansion |
ON(C) |
Text(ON):Each other player discards a card from his or her hand. You draw
a card for each card discarded this way.
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Syphon Soul
Color |
Black |
Type |
Sorcery |
Cost |
Cost=2B LG |
Expansion |
LG(C2)/6(C)/BR(F1)/ON(C) |
Text(6th/ON):~this~ deals 2 damage to each other player. You gain life
equal to the damage dealt this way.
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) banned this card until 1999/06/01 when
it was reprinted in Sixth Edition.
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