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Niall Silvain
Color Green
Type Creature - Niall-Silvan
Cost Cost=GGG
Expansion DK(U1)
Text(DK+errata):2/2. ; {G}{G}{G}{G},{Tap}: Regenerate target creature. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
The creature type is "Niall-Silvain" which is considered one word. Before errata, it was two words, "Niall Silvain". [D'Angelo 1999/09/20]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

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Nicol Bolas
Color Multi
Type Creature - Elder Dragon Legend
Cost Cost=2UUBBR
Expansion LG(R)/CH(U1)
Text(CH+errata):7/7, Flying. ; At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice ~this~ unless you pay {U}{B}{R}. ; Whenever ~this~ damages to an opponent, that player discards his or her hand. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Night (Night/Day)
Color Black
Type Instant
Cost Cost=B
Expansion AP(U)
Text(AP):Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Note -Also see Day (Night/Day) for the second half of this card.
Note -Also see Split Cards, Rule K.24.

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Nightmare
Color Black
Type Creature - Nightmare
Cost Cost=5B
Expansion ABUR4567(R)
Text(6th/7th):*/*, Flying. ; ~this~'s power and toughness are each equal to the number of swamps you control.
If you run out of Swamps, the Nightmare dies as a state-based effect (see Rule T.11) right before the next player gains priority. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
Note -The Beta printing version of this card has a blotch over the word Swamp that is not in any of the other printings.

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Nightscape Apprentice
Color Black
Type Creature - Wizard
Cost Cost=B
Expansion IN(C)
Text(IN):1/1. ; {U},{Tap}: Put target creature you control on top of its owner's library. ; {R},{Tap}: Target creature gains first strike until end of turn.
Note -Also see First Strike, Rule A.18.

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Nightscape Battlemage
Color Black
Type Creature - Wizard
Cost Cost=2B
Expansion PS(U)
Text(PS):2/2. ; Kicker {2}{U} and/or {2}{R}. ; When ~this~ comes into play, if you paid the {2}{U} kicker cost, return up to two target nonblack creatures to their owners' hands. ; When ~this~ comes into play, if you paid the {2}{R} kicker cost, destroy target land.
Note -Also see Kicker, Rule A.24.

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Nightscape Familiar
Color Black
Type Creature - Zombie
Cost Cost=1B
Expansion PS(C)
Text(PS):1/1. ; Blue spells and red spells you play cost {1} less to play. ; {1}{B}: Regenerate ~this~.
If a spell is both blue and red, you pay {1} less, not {2} less. [Planeshift FAQ 2001/01/26]
If this card is sacrificed to pay part of a spell's cost, the cost reduction still applies. [Jordan 2001/02/12]
See Helm of Awakening for rulings.

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Nightscape Master
Color Black
Type Creature - Wizard
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion IN(R)
Text(IN):2/2. ; {U}{U},{Tap}: Return target creature to its owner's hand. ; {R}{R},{Tap}: ~this~ deals 2 damage to target creature.

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Nightshade Seer
Color Black
Type Creature - Wizard
Cost Cost=3B
Expansion UD(U)
Text(UD):1/1. ; {2}{B},{Tap}: Reveal any number of black cards in your hand. Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards revealed this way.
You can reveal zero cards to give -0/-0 to a creature. [DeLaney 1999/06/08]

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Night Soil
Color Green
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=GG
Expansion FE(C3)
Text(FE+errata):{1},Remove two creature cards in a single graveyard from the game: Put a 1/1 green Saproling creature token into play. [Oracle 1999/07/23]
A "creature card" is a Creature card or Artifact Creature card. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01] Older cards of type Summon are also Creature cards.
The creature cards are removed from the game during announcement and as a cost. [Duelist Magazine #11, Page 56]
Token creatures that are destroyed go to the graveyard briefly, but are removed from the game before you can take any actions. You cannot use such creatures for Night Soil. [Aahz 1994/11/30]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Nightstalker Engine
Color Black
Type Creature - Nightstalker
Cost Cost=4B
Expansion P2(R)
Text(P2):*/3. ; ~this~ has power equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.

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Nightwind Glider
Color White
Type Creature - Rebel
Cost Cost=2W
Expansion MM(C)
Text(MM):2/1, Flying, Protection from Black.
Note -Also see Protection, Rule A.31.

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Nimble Mongoose
Color Green
Type Creature - Mongoose
Cost Cost=G
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):1/1. ; ~this~ can't be the target of spells or abilities. ; Threshold - ~this~ gets +2/+2. (You have threshold as long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard.)
Note -Also see Threshold, Rule A.36.

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