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Ascendant Evincar
Color |
Black |
Type |
Creature - Legend |
Cost |
Cost=4BB |
Expansion |
NE(R) |
Text(NE):3/3, Flying. ; Other black creatures get +1/+1. ; Nonblack
creatures get -1/-1.
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Ascending Aven
Color |
Blue |
Type |
Creature - Bird Soldier |
Cost |
Cost=2UU |
Expansion |
ON(C) |
Text(ON):3/2, Flying. ; ~this~ may block only creatures with flying. ;
Morph {2}{U}.
Note -Also see Morph, Rule A.29.
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Ashen Firebeast
Color |
Red |
Type |
Creature - Beast |
Cost |
Cost=6RR |
Expansion |
OD(R) |
Text(OD):6/6. ; {1}{R}: ~this~ deals 1 damage to each creature without
flying.
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Ashen Ghoul
Color |
Black |
Type |
Creature - Ghoul |
Cost |
Cost=3B |
Expansion |
IA(U) |
Text(IA+errata):3/1, Haste. ; {B}: Return ~this~ from your graveyard to
play. Play this ability only during your upkeep and only if three or more
creature cards are above ~this~. [Oracle 2002/03/01]
Note -Also see Haste, Rule A.22.
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Ashen Powder
Color |
Black |
Type |
Sorcery |
Cost |
Cost=2BB |
Expansion |
MI(R)/6(R) |
Text(6th):Put target creature card from one of your opponents' graveyards
into play under your control.
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Ashes to Ashes
Color |
Black |
Type |
Sorcery |
Cost |
Cost=1BB |
Expansion |
DK(C3)/45(U) |
Text(5th):Remove two target nonartifact creatures from the game. ~this~
deals 5 damage to you.
Must have 2 targets at time of casting in order to be declared.
[Duelist Magazine #3, Page 6]
If one target is removed or becomes invalid after declaration, the other
target is still affected. [bethmo 1994/09/15] You take the damage if at
least one target is removed from the game. [D'Angelo 1995/05/17]
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Ashnod's Altar
Color |
Artifact |
Type |
Artifact |
Cost |
Cost=3 AQ |
Expansion |
AQ(U2)/CH(C2)/56(U) |
Text(6th):Sacrifice a creature: Add two colorless mana to your mana pool.
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Ashnod's Battle Gear
Color |
Artifact |
Type |
Artifact |
Cost |
Cost=2 |
Expansion |
AQ(U2)/4(U) |
Text(4th+errata):You may choose not to untap ~this~ during your untap
step. ; {2},{Tap}: Target creature you control gets +2/-2 as long
as ~this~ remains tapped. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
Note -Also see Tap and Hold Abilities, Rule E.11.
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Ashnod's Coupon
Color |
Artifact |
Type |
Artifact |
Cost |
Cost=0 |
Expansion |
UG(R) |
Text(UG):{Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: Target player gets you target drink.
Errata: You pay any costs for the drink.
The drink must be a legal target for the player. [Barclay 1998/08/13]
All local, state, federal, and national laws apply.
You can target somebody else's drink, but you don't find out what the costs
are until you go to pay for it. Better hope they're not too attached to
it. [Barclay 1998/08/13]
You cannot force someone get a drink which cannot be reasonably acquired.
For example, you cannot make them go to Hawaii for a special drink that
is only available there. [QAS 1998/09/09] But they might be willing to go
if you pay for the trip.
You cannot force someone to break laws, such as asking a minor to get an
alcoholic drink. [QAS 1998/09/09] This also includes bringing a drink
into a location that does not allow drinks, or any other such rule or law
breaking. [D'Angelo 1999/02/21]
You cannot force someone to do something unsafe. [D'Angelo 1999/02/21]
The effect does not resolve until the drink is returned. [QAS 1998/09/09]
All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
Note -Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.
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Ashnod's Cylix
Color |
Artifact |
Type |
Artifact |
Cost |
Cost=2 |
Expansion |
AL(R2) |
Text(AL+errata):{3},{Tap}: Target player looks at the top three cards of
his or her library, puts one of them back on top of his or her library,
then removes the rest from the game. [Oracle 1999/07/23]
If the player has less than 3 cards in their library, look at as many as
they have, put one back, and remove the others.
[Duelist Magazine #12, Page 32]
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Ashnod's Transmogrant
Color |
Artifact |
Type |
Artifact |
Cost |
Cost=1 AQ |
Expansion |
AQ(U3)/CH(C2)/5(C) |
Text(5th+errata):{Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: Put a +1/+1 counter on target
nonartifact creature. That creature becomes an artifact in addition to
its types. (This effect doesn't end at end of turn.) [Oracle 2001/08/24]
The counter only gives the +1/+1. The artifactness is a permanent change
not associated with the counter. [Aahz 1997/08/22] So if the counter is
moved off of the creature the artifact nature stays.
Note -Also see Changing a Permanent's Type, Rule K.5.
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Asmira, Holy Avenger
Color |
Multi |
Type |
Creature - Legend |
Cost |
Cost=2GW |
Expansion |
MI(R) |
Text(MI+errata):2/3, Flying. ; At the end turn, put a +1/+1 counter
on ~this~ for each creature put into your graveyard from play this turn.
[Oracle 1999/07/01]
Counts creatures that went to the graveyard before this card came into play.
[D'Angelo 1998/06/08]
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.
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Aspect of Wolf
Color |
Green |
Type |
Enchant Creature |
Cost |
Cost=1G |
Expansion |
ABUR45(R) |
Text(5th+errata):Enchanted creature gets +X/+Y, where X is equal to half
the number of forests you control, rounded down, and Y is equal to half
the number of forests you control, rounded up. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
The bonus is recalculated every time the number of Forests you have in
play changes. It is not a one-time bonus. [bethmo 1994/04/01] It is a
continuous effect.
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Assassin's Blade
Color |
Black |
Type |
Sorcery |
Cost |
Cost=1B |
Expansion |
PT(U) |
Text(PT):Play ~this~ only after you're attacked, before you declare
interceptors. ; Destroy any one attacking creature that isn't black.
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 an Instant
spell with text "Play ~this~ only during an opponent's declare attackers
step. ; Destroy target nonblack attacking creature." [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
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Assault (Assault/Battery)
Color |
Red |
Type |
Sorcery |
Cost |
Cost=R |
Expansion |
IN(U) |
Text(IN):~this~ deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
Note -See Battery (Assault/Battery) for the second half of this card.
Note -Also see Split Cards, Rule K.24.
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Assembly Hall
Color |
Artifact |
Type |
Artifact |
Cost |
Cost=5 |
Expansion |
MM(R) |
Text(MM+errata):{4},{Tap}: Reveal a creature card in your hand. Search
your library for a card with the same name as that card, reveal the card,
and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
You do not have to find a card if you do not want to. See Rule Z.6.9.
[D'Angelo 2001/07/14]
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Astral Slide
Color |
White |
Type |
Enchantment |
Cost |
Cost=2W |
Expansion |
ON(U) |
Text(ON):Whenever a player cycles a card, you may remove target creature
from the game. If you do, return that creature to play under its owner's
control at end of turn.
If a player cycles a card during the end of turn step, the creature that is
removed from the game won't come back into play until the end of the next
turn. [Onslaught FAQ 2002/09/24]
If a face down card is removed from the game, it turns face up and remains
face up when it returns to play. [Onslaught FAQ 2002/09/24]
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Astral Steel
Color |
White |
Type |
Instant |
Cost |
Cost=2W |
Expansion |
SC(C) |
Text(SC):Storm. ; Target creature gets +1/+2 until end of turn.
Note -Also see Storm, Rule A.35.
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Astrolabe
Color |
Artifact |
Type |
Artifact |
Cost |
Cost=3 |
Expansion |
AL(C2) |
Text(AL+errata):{1},{Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: Add two mana of any one color
to your mana pool. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's
upkeep. [Oracle 1999/07/23]
Note -Also see Cantrips, Rule E.2.
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