Names starting with 'Ca'


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Cabal Archon
Color Black
Type Creature - Cleric
Cost Cost=2B
Expansion ON(U)
Text(ON):2/2. ; {B},Sacrifice a Cleric: Target player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
It can sacrifice itself. [Onslaught FAQ 2002/09/24]

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Cabal Coffers
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion TO(U)
Text(TO):{2},{Tap}: Add {B} to your mana pool for each swamp you control.

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Cabal Conditioning
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=6B
Expansion SC(R)
Text(SC):Any number of target players each discards cards from his or her hand equal to the highest converted mana cost among permanents you control.
Note -Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule K.8.

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Cabal Executioner
Color Black
Type Creature - Cleric
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion ON(U)
Text(ON):2/2. ; Whenever ~this~ deals combat damage to a player, that player sacrifices a creature. ; Morph {3}{B}{B}.
Note -Also see Morph, Rule A.29.

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Cabal Inquisitor
Color Black
Type Creature - Minion
Cost Cost=1B
Expansion OD(C)
Text(OD):1/1. ; Threshold - {1}{B},{Tap},Remove two cards in your graveyard from the game: Target player discards a card from his or her hand. Play this ability only any time you could play a sorcery. (Play this ability only if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.)
Note -Also see Threshold, Rule A.36.

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Cabal Interrogator
Color Black
Type Creature - Zombie Wizard
Cost Cost=1B
Expansion SC(U)
Text(SC):1/1. ; {X}{B},{Tap}: Target player reveals X cards from his or her hand and you choose one of them. That player discards that card. Play this ability only any time you could play a sorcery.
Note -Also see X Costs, Rule K.28.

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Cabal Patriarch
Color Black
Type Creature - Wizard Legend
Cost Cost=3BBB
Expansion OD(R)
Text(OD):5/5. ; {2}{B},Sacrifice a creature: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. ; {2}{B},Remove a creature card in your graveyard from the game: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
This card is of creature type Wizard and of type Legend. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10]
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Cabal Pit
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):{Tap}: Add {B} to your mana pool. ~this~ deals 1 damage to you. ; Threshold - {B},{Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. (Play this ability only if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.)
Note -Also see Threshold, Rule A.36.

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Cabal Ritual
Color Black
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1B
Expansion TO(C)
Text(TO):Add {B}{B}{B} to your mana pool. ; Threshold - Instead add {B}{B}{B}{B}{B} to your mana pool. (You have threshold if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.)
Note -Also see Threshold, Rule A.36.

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Cabal Shrine
Color Black
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1BB
Expansion OD(R)
Text(OD):Whenever a player plays a spell, that player discards X cards from his or her hand, where X is the number of cards in all graveyards with the same name as that spell.

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Cabal Slaver
Color Black
Type Creature - Cleric
Cost Cost=2B
Expansion ON(U)
Text(ON):2/1. ; Whenever a Goblin deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card from his or her hand.

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Cabal Surgeon
Color Black
Type Creature - Minion
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion TO(C)
Text(TO):2/1. ; {2}{B}{B},{Tap},Remove two cards in your graveyard from the game: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

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Cabal Therapy
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=B
Expansion JU(U)
Text(JU):Flashback - Sacrifice a creature. ; Name a nonland card. Target player reveals his or her hand and discards from it all cards with that name.
You name the card during resolution, then your opponent reveals their hand and discards if appropriate. There is no way for your opponent to do anything between you naming the card and them discarding. [Judgment FAQ 2002/05/28]
Note -Also see Flashback, Rule A.20.

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Cabal Torturer
Color Black
Type Creature - Minion
Cost Cost=1BB
Expansion TO(C)
Text(TO):1/1. ; {B},{Tap}: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. ; Threshold - {3}{B}{B},{Tap}: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. (Play this ability only if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.)
Note -Also see Threshold, Rule A.36.

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Cabal Trainee
Color Black
Type Creature - Minion
Cost Cost=B
Expansion JU(C)
Text(JU):1/1. ; Sacrifice ~this~: Target creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn.

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Cackling Fiend
Color Black
Type Creature - Zombie
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion US(C)/BR(F1)
Text(US+errata):2/1. ; When ~this~ comes into play, each of your opponents discards a card fro his or her hand. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
If the opponent has no cards in hand, this has no effect. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
Note -Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

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Cackling Witch
Color Black
Type Creature - Spellshaper
Cost Cost=1B
Expansion MM(U)
Text(MM):1/1. ; {X}{B},{Tap},Discard a card from your hand: Target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn.

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Cadaverous Bloom
Color Multi
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=3BG
Expansion MI(R)
Text(MI+errata):Remove a card in your hand from the game: Add {B}{B} or {G}{G} to your mana pool. [Oracle 1999/07/01]

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Cadaverous Knight
Color Black
Type Creature - Knight
Cost Cost=2B
Expansion MI(C)
Text(MI+errata):2/2, Flanking. ; {1}{B}{B}: Regenerate ~this~. [Oracle 1998/07/01]
Note -Also see Flanking, Rule A.19.

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Cagemail
Color White
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion JU(C)
Text(JU):Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and can't attack.

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Caldera Kavu
Color Red
Type Creature - Kavu
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion PS(C)
Text(PS):2/2. ; {1}{B}: ~this~ gets +1/+1 until end of turn. ; {G}: ~this~ becomes the color of your choice until end of turn.
You choose a color on resolution. [Planeshift FAQ 2001/01/26]
Note -Also see Rule K.7.5 for changing a permanent's color.

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Caldera Lake
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion TE(R)
Text(TE):~this~ comes into play tapped. ; {Tap}: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. ; {Tap}: Add {U} or {R} to your mana pool. ~this~ deals 1 damage to you.

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Caller of the Claw
Color Green
Type Creature - Elf
Cost Cost=2G
Expansion LE(R)
Text(LE):2/2. ; You may play ~this~ any time you could play an instant. ; When ~this~ comes into play, put a 2/2 green Bear creature token into play for each nontoken creature put into your graveyard from play this turn.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Caller of the Hunt
Color Green
Type Creature - Lord
Cost Cost=2G
Expansion MM(R)
Text(MM+errata):*/*. ; As ~this~ comes into play, choose a creature type. ; ~this~'s power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures in play of the chosen type. [Oracle 1999/11/01]
The text defining this card's power and toughness is not an ability. It is just characteristic setting text. See Rule K.10.7. [WotC Rules Team 2001/08/01]

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Call of the Herd
Color Green
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2G
Expansion OD(R)
Text(OD):Flashback {3}{G}. ; Put a 3/3 green Elephant creature token into play.
Note -Also see Flashback, Rule A.20.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Call of the Wild
Color Green
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2GG
Expansion WL(R)/6(R)
Text(6th):{2}{G}{G}: Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, put it into play. Otherwise, put it into your graveyard.

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Callous Giant
Color Red
Type Creature - Giant
Cost Cost=4RR
Expansion IN(R)
Text(IN):4/4. ; If a source would deal 3 damage or less to ~this~, prevent that damage.

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Callous Oppressor
Color Blue
Type Creature - Cephalid
Cost Cost=1UU
Expansion ON(R)
Text(ON):1/2. ; You may choose not to untap ~this~ during your untap step. ; As ~this~ comes into play, an opponent chooses a creature type. ; {Tap}: Gain control of target creature that isn't of the chosen type as long as ~this~ remains tapped.

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Call to Arms
Color White
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion IA(R)
Text(IA+errata):As ~this~ comes into play, choose a color and an opponent. ; White creatures get +1/+1. ; When the chosen color isn't the most common color among permanents the chosen opponent controls, sacrifice ~this~. [Oracle 2002/03/01]
You cannot choose "colorless" as a color. [Aahz 1995/06/08]
Only sacrificed if opponent controls less or exactly the same number of cards of the chosen color than of any other single color. Thus, if you chose red and they had 5 red cards, 4 blue ones, and 3 white ones, it would not be sacrificed. [WotC Rules Team 1995/07/19]
Only counts cards in play. See Rule T.7.2. [Duelist Magazine #10, Page 44]
Colorless cards are effectively ignored by this card's ability. [D'Angelo 1997/06/23]

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Call to the Grave
Color Black
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=4B
Expansion SC(R)
Text(SC):At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a non-Zombie creature. ; At end of turn, if no creatures are in play, sacrifice ~this~.
The sacrifice during upkeep is not optional. [Scourge FAQ 2003/05/30]

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Calming Licid
Color White
Type Creature - Licid
Cost Cost=2W
Expansion SH(U)
Text(SH+errata):2/2. ; {W},{Tap}: ~this~ loses all abilities, becomes an enchant creature enchanting target creature, and gains "Enchanted creature can't attack." and "{W}: End the effect that created this ability." [Oracle 2001/08/24]
Note -Also see Licids, Rule E.8.

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Calming Verse
Color Green
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=3G
Expansion PY(C)
Text(PY):Destroy all enchantments you don't control. Then, if you control an untapped land, destroy all enchantments you control.
It checks if you control an untapped land during resolution. [Prophecy FAQ 2000/05/25]

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Caltrops
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=3
Expansion UD(U)/7(U)
Text(UD/7th):Whenever a creature attacks, ~this~ deals 1 damage to it.

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Camel
Color White
Type Creature - Camel
Cost Cost=W
Expansion AN(C5)
Text(AN+errata):0/1, Banding ; Prevent all damage that would be dealt by Deserts to ~this~ or to creatures banded with ~this~ by Deserts. [Oracle 2002/03/01]
It does prevent damage from animated Deserts in combat. [D'Angelo 1996/11/07]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -Also see Banding, Rule A.8.

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Camouflage
Color Green
Type Instant
Cost Cost=G
Expansion ABU(U)
Text(ABU+errata):Play ~this~ only during the declare attackers step. ; This turn, instead of declaring blockers, the defending player chooses any number of creatures he or she controls and divides them into a number of piles equal to the number of attacking creatures. Assign each pile to a different attacking creature at random, and any creatures in that pile that can block the creature do so. (Piles can be empty.) [Oracle 2002/10/01]
Note -The errata changes this card so it no longer turns any creatures face down. [Oracle 2002/10/01]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

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Candelabra of Tawnos
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=1
Expansion AQ(U1)
Text(AQ+errata):{X},{Tap}: Untap X target lands. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
This is not mana ability. It is a normal ability and it will resolve along with other spells and abilities in its stack. The lands untap during resolution. [D'Angelo 2000/02/25]
You may untap your opponent's lands if desired. [Aahz 1994/05/03] This can be useful if Power Surge is in play.
Can be used on an untapped land. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 22]
Type 1 tournaments (see Rule D.13) restricted this card from 1994/05/02 until 1997/10/01.
Type 1.5 tournaments (see Rule D.14) banned this card until 1999/04/01.
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have always banned this card.
Note -The card type is "Artifact" and not "Mono Artifact". [Oracle 1998/07/01]

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Cannibalize
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=1B
Expansion SH(C)
Text(SH+errata):Choose a player and two target creatures that player controls. You remove one of them from the game and put two +1/+1 counters on the other. [Oracle 2002/03/01]
You choose the two target creatures during announcement, and you choose which gets the counters and which is to get removed from the game during announcement as well. [D'Angelo 1999/06/20]
A creature will not be affected if it changes controllers before this spell resolves. This is because being controlled by the chosen player is a targeting restriction. [WotC Rules Team 1998/03/31]
If one of the targets is not valid on resolution, it still affects the other target normally. See Rule G.39.5. [Duelist Magazine #25, Page 30]

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Canopy Claws
Color Green
Type Instant
Cost Cost=G
Expansion JU(C)
Text(JU):Flashback {G}. ; Target creature loses flying until end of turn.
Note -Also see Flashback, Rule A.20.

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Canopy Crawler
Color Green
Type Creature - Beast
Cost Cost=3G
Expansion LE(U)
Text(LE):2/2. ; Amplify 1. ; {Tap}: Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each +1/+1 counter on ~this~.
The number of +1/+1 counters for the ability is checked when the ability resolves. [Legions FAQ 2003/01/23]
Note -Also see Amplify, Rule A.7.

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Canopy Dragon
Color Green
Type Creature - Dragon
Cost Cost=4GG
Expansion MI(R)
Text(MI+errata):4/4, Trample. ; {1}{G}: ~this~ gains flying and loses trample until end of turn. [Oracle 1998/07/01]
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Canopy Spider
Color Green
Type Creature - Spider
Cost Cost=1G T
Expansion TE(C)/AT(F1)/7(C)
Text(7th):1/3. ; ~this~ may block as though it had flying.
The player can choose to treat this creature as flying or non-flying when declaring blockers, but only one of the two during a single declare blockers step. For example, it can block a creature that can only be blocked by flyers. [bethmo 1999/06/13]

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Canopy Surge
Color Green
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=1G
Expansion IN(U)
Text(IN):Kicker {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you play this spell.) ; ~this~ deals 1 damage to each creature with flying and each player. If you paid the kicker cost, ~this~ deals 4 damage to each creature with flying and each player instead.
Note -Also see Kicker, Rule A.24.

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Cantivore
Color White
Type Creature - Lhurgoyf
Cost Cost=1WW
Expansion OD(R)
Text(OD):*/*. ; Attacking doesn't cause ~this~ to tap. ; ~this~'s power and toughness are equal to the number of enchantment cards in all graveyards.

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Canyon Drake
Color Red
Type Creature - Drake
Cost Cost=2RR
Expansion TE(R)
Text(TE+errata):1/2, Flying. ; {1},Discard a card at random from your hand: ~this~ gets +2/+0 until end of turn. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
The ability cannot be used unless you have at least one card in your hand which can be discarded. [D'Angelo 1998/11/02]

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Canyon Wildcat
Color Red
Type Creature - Cat
Cost Cost=1R
Expansion TE(C)
Text(TE):2/1, Mountainwalk.
Note -Also see Landwalk, Rule A.27.

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Cao Cao, Lord of Wei
Color Black
Type Creature - Legend
Cost Cost=3BB
Expansion P3(R)
Text(P3):3/3. ; On your turn, before you attack, you may tap ~this~ to force your opponent to choose and discard two cards from his or her hand. (If your opponent has only one card, he or she discards it.)
When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as "{Tap}: Target opponent discards two cards from his or her hand. Play this ability only during your turn before combat." [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Cao Ren, Wei Commander
Color Black
Type Creature - Legend
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion P3(R)
Text(P3):3/3, Horsemanship. ; When ~this~ comes into play, you lose 3 life.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.
Note -Also see Horsemanship, Rule A.23.

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Capashen Knight
Color White
Type Creature - Knight
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion UD(C)
Text(UD):1/1, First Strike. ; {1}{W}: ~this~ gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Note -Also see First Strike, Rule A.18.

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Capashen Standard
Color White
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=W
Expansion UD(C)
Text(UD):Enchanted creature gets +1/+1. ; {2},Sacrifice ~this~: Draw a card.

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Capashen Templar
Color White
Type Creature - Knight
Cost Cost=2W
Expansion UD(C)
Text(UD):2/2. ; {W}: ~this~ gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

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Capashen Unicorn
Color White
Type Creature - Unicorn
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion IN(C)
Text(IN):1/2. ; {1}{W},{Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

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Capricious Sorcerer
Color Blue
Type Creature - Wizard
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion PT(R)
Text(PT):1/1. ; On your turn, before you attack, you may tap ~this~ to have it deal 1 damage to any one creature or player.
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 "{Tap}: ~this~ deals 1 damage to target creature or player. Play this ability only during your turn before combat." [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
Note -This card had no creature type. If played with non-Portal cards, it should be played as creature type Wizard. [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]

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Capsize
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1UU
Expansion TE(C)
Text(TE+errata):Buyback {3}. ; Return target permanent to its owner's hand. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
Note -Also see Buyback, Rule A.10.

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Captain Sisay
Color Multi
Type Creature - Legend
Cost Cost=2GW
Expansion IN(R)
Text(IN):2/2. ; {Tap}: Search your library for a Legend or legendary card, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
You do not have to find a legendary card if you do not want to. See Rule Z.6.9. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Captain's Maneuver
Color Multi
Type Instant
Cost Cost=XRW
Expansion AP(U)
Text(AP):The next X damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn is dealt to another target creature or player instead.
If the second target is no longer in play, or if the second target is no longer a creature or player when the damage would be redirected, the damage is dealt to the first target as if this spell was not played. [Apocalypse FAQ 2001/05/24]
If the first target is no longer in play, then the damage will not be dealt at all, so it cannot be redirected by this ability. [DeLaney 2001/06/22]
Note -Also see X Costs, Rule K.28.

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Capture of Jingzhou
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=3UU
Expansion P3(R)
Text(P3):You take another turn after this one.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.

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Carapace
Color Green
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=G
Expansion HL(C4)/5(C)
Text(5th):Enchanted creature gets +0/+2. ; Sacrifice ~this~: Regenerate enchanted creature.
When you use the activated ability, this card goes to the graveyard when you announce the ability, but the enchanted creature does not get regenerated until the ability resolves. It has no bonus while the ability is on the stack and this may destroy the creature before the regeneration can take effect. [D'Angelo 2003/05/20]

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Carbonize
Color Red
Type Instant
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion SC(U)
Text(SC):~this~ deals 3 damage to target creature or player. That creature can't be regenerated this turn. If the creature would be put into a graveyard this turn, remove it from the game instead.

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Cardboard Carapace
Color Green
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=5G
Expansion UG(R)
Text(UG):For each other Cardboard Carapace card you have with you, enchanted creature gets +1/+1. Errata: This does not count any Cardboard Carapace cards in play that you control or in your graveyard, hand, or library.
Does not count cards which were removed from the game, are in ante, are phased out, or are in limbo. Only counts ones which were never in this game. [QAS 1998/09/09] Sideboard is also in the game. [D'Angelo 1998/09/21]
You only have to have possession of the cards. You don't actually have to own them (in the property sense). [QAS 1998/09/09]
You do have to show the cards to your opponent and let them count them. [TomHa 1998/09/15]
Optional Rule: If Cardboard Carapace is enchanting a Blue creature, it gets all wet and soggy, and provides no bonuses. [Barclay 1998/08/13]
All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
Note -Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

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Careful Study
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=U
Expansion OD(C)
Text(OD):Draw two cards, then discard two cards from your hand.

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Caribou Range
Color White
Type Enchant Land
Cost Cost=2WW
Expansion IA(R)/5(R)
Text(5th+errata):~this~ can enchant only a land you control. ; Enchanted land has "{W}{W},{Tap}: Put a 0/1 white Caribou creature token into play." ; Sacrifice a Caribou: You gain 1 life. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
This card is destroyed if you lose control of the target land. [Mirage, Page 22]
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Carnassid
Color Green
Type Creature - Beast
Cost Cost=4GG
Expansion SH(R)
Text(SH):5/4, Trample. ; {1}{G}: Regenerate ~this~.
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Carnival of Souls
Color Black
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1B
Expansion UD(R)
Text(UD):Whenever a creature comes into play, you lose 1 life and add {B} to your mana pool.
This is not optional. [D'Angelo 1999/06/01]

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Carnivorous Plant
Color Green
Type Creature - Wall
Cost Cost=3G DK
Expansion DK(C3)/4(C)/AT(F1)
Text(DK/4th+errata):4/5. (Walls can't attack.) [Oracle 1999/07/23]
Note -The Anthologies version of the card has a Legends expansion symbol when it should have one from The Dark.
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

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Carnophage
Color Black
Type Creature - Zombie
Cost Cost=B
Expansion EX(C)
Text(EX+errata):2/2. ; At the beginning of your upkeep, tap ~this~ unless you pay 1 life. [Oracle 1999/05/01]

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Carpet of Flowers
Color Green
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=G
Expansion US(U)
Text(US+errata):At the beginning of your precombat main phase, you may add up to X mana of any one color to your mana pool, where X is the number of islands target opponent controls. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
You can add less than X mana if you want, even zero. [DeLaney 1998/10/17]
You can target a different opponent each turn. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
The ability is not a mana ability. [Jackson 1999/10/29]

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Carrier Pigeons
Color White
Type Creature - Bird
Cost Cost=3W
Expansion AL(C1)
Text(AL+errata):1/1, Flying. ; When ~this~ comes into play, draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. [Oracle 1999/11/01]
Note -Also see Cantrips, Rule E.2.
Note -Before errata, this card was of creature type Pigeon. [Oracle 1999/07/23]

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Carrion
Color Black
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1BB
Expansion MI(R)
Text(MI+errata):Sacrifice a creature: Put into play a number of 0/1 black Maggot creature tokens equal to the sacrificed creature's power. [Oracle 1999/07/01]
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Carrion Ants
Color Black
Type Creature - Ant
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion LG(R)/45(U)
Text(LG/4th/5th+errata):0/1. ; {1}: ~this~ gets +1/+1 until end of turn. [Oracle 1999/09/03]

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Carrion Beetles
Color Black
Type Creature - Insect
Cost Cost=B
Expansion US(C)
Text(US+errata):1/1. ; {B},{Tap}: Remove up to three target cards in a single graveyard from the game. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
You pick the 0, 1, 2, or 3 target cards on announcement. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
If any of the targets are not there on resolution, the others are still affected. [D'Angelo 1998/10/15]

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Carrionette
Color Black
Type Creature - Skeleton
Cost Cost=1B
Expansion TE(R)
Text(TE+errata):1/1. ; {2}{B}{B}: Remove ~this~ and target creature from the game unless that creature's controller pays {2}. Play this ability only if ~this~ is in your graveyard. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
Since it is removed as part of the effect and not part of the cost, you can activate its ability more than once in a single stack. [D'Angelo 1998/02/03]
+ A creature with Protection from Creatures cannot be targeted by this card's ability. [D'Angelo 2003/07/23]

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Carrion Feeder
Color Black
Type Creature - Zombie
Cost Cost=B
Expansion SC(C)
Text(SC):1/1. ; ~this~ can't block. ; Sacrifice a creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on ~this~.

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Carrion Rats
Color Black
Type Creature - Rat
Cost Cost=B
Expansion TO(C)
Text(TO):2/1. ; Whenever ~this~ attacks or blocks, any player may remove a card in his or her graveyard from the game. If a player does, ~this~ deals no combat damage this turn.

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Carrion Wall
Color Black
Type Creature - Wall
Cost Cost=1BB
Expansion NE(U)
Text(NE):3/2. (Walls can't attack.) ; {1}{B}: Regenerate ~this~.
Note -Also see Walls, Rule K.27.

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Carrion Wurm
Color Black
Type Creature - Zombie Wurm
Cost Cost=3BB
Expansion TO(U)
Text(TO):6/5. ; Whenever ~this~ attacks or blocks, any player may remove three cards in his or her graveyard from the game. If a player does, ~this~ deals no combat damage this turn.

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Cartographer
Color Green
Type Creature - Townsfolk
Cost Cost=2G
Expansion EX(U)/OD(C)
Text(EX/OD):2/2. ; When ~this~ comes into play, you may return target land card from your graveyard to your hand.
Note -Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

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Casting of Bones
Color Black
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=2B
Expansion AL(C1)
Text(AL+errata):When enchanted creature is put into a graveyard, draw three cards, then discard one of them from your hand. [Oracle 2002/03/01]

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Castle
Color White
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=3W
Expansion ABUR4567(U)
Text(6th/7th):Untapped creatures you control get +0/+2.
Tapping a creature removes the +2 toughness from the creature and may kill it if it has already taken damage. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
Note -In Fifth Edition (and before) the +0/+2 bonus was not granted if the creature was attacking.

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Castle Sengir
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion HL(U3)
Text(HL+errata):{Tap}: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. ; {1},{Tap}: Add {B} to your mana pool. ; {2},{Tap}: Add {U} or {R} to your mana pool. [Oracle 1999/07/23]

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Cataclysm
Color White
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2WW
Expansion EX(R)
Text(EX+errata):Each player chooses from the permanents he or she controls an artifact, a creature, an enchantment, and a land, then sacrifices the rest. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
If you control a permanent with more than one type, you can choose that same permanent for more than one of the choices if you want to. [Barclay 1998/06/10] This makes it possible to select a Brass Man as both your artifact and creature, and then select a land and thereby keep only two cards. You probably won't want to do this often, but it is an option. [D'Angelo 1998/08/19]
If you control a permanent with more than one type, you can choose that permanent to be the representative of either type. This makes it possible to have more than one creature (or other permanent type) in play. For example, if you select a Scryb Sprites for your creature and a Brass Man for your artifact, you get to keep both of these creatures. [D'Angelo 1998/07/23]
The permanents to save are chosen on resolution. You do not choose them when announcing the spell. [WotC Rules Team 1998/08/01]
The current player makes their choices before the other player. After both players make choices, all the sacrifices are done simultaneously. [D'Angelo 1998/11/04]

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Catacomb Dragon
Color Black
Type Creature - Dragon
Cost Cost=4BB
Expansion MI(R)
Text(MI+errata):4/4, Flying. ; Whenever ~this~ becomes blocked by a nonartifact, non-Dragon creature, that creature gets -X/-0 until end of turn, where X is half the creature's power, rounded down. [Oracle 2001/03/07]
The value of X is calculated when the ability resolves. It it not recalculated later if something changes. [D'Angelo 2001/03/17] (REVERSAL)

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Catalog
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion US(C)
Text(US+errata):Draw two cards, then discard a card from your hand. [Oracle 1999/05/01]

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Catalyst Stone
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=2
Expansion OD(R)
Text(OD):Flashback costs you pay cost up to {2} less. ; Flashback costs your opponents pay cost {2} more.
Note -Also see Flashback, Rule A.20.

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Catapult Master
Color White
Type Creature - Soldier Lord
Cost Cost=3WW
Expansion ON(R)
Text(ON):3/3. ; Tap five untapped Soldiers you control: Remove target creature from the game.
Since the ability does not have the {Tap} symbol, you can use the ability before this creature begins a turn under your control. [Onslaught FAQ 2002/09/24]
It can tap itself but is not required to do so. [D'Angelo 2002/10/15]

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Catapult Squad
Color White
Type Creature - Soldier
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion ON(U)
Text(ON):2/1. ; Tap two untapped Soldiers you control: ~this~ deals 2 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
Since the ability does not have the {Tap} symbol, you can use the ability before this creature begins a turn under your control. [Onslaught FAQ 2002/09/24]
It can tap itself but is not required to do so. [D'Angelo 2002/10/15]

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Catastrophe
Color White
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=4WW
Expansion US(R)/BR(F1)
Text(US+errata):Destroy all lands or all creatures. Creatures destroyed this way can't be regenerated. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
You choose land or creatures when the spell resolves. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]

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Cat Burglar
Color Black
Type Creature - Minion
Cost Cost=3B
Expansion EX(C)
Text(EX+errata):2/2. ; {2}{B},{Tap}: Target player discards a card from his or her hand. Play this ability only any time you could play a sorcery. [Oracle 2000/02/01]

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Cateran Brute
Color Black
Type Creature - Mercenary
Cost Cost=2B
Expansion MM(C)
Text(MM):2/2. ; {2},{Tap}: Search your library for a Mercenary card with converted mana cost {2} or less and put that card into play. Then shuffle your library.
You do not have to find a Mercenary card if you do not want to. See Rule Z.6.9. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]
Note -Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule K.8.

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Cateran Enforcer
Color Black
Type Creature - Mercenary
Cost Cost=3BB
Expansion MM(U)
Text(MM+errata):4/3, Fear. ; {4},{Tap}: Search your library for a Mercenary card with converted mana cost {4} or less and put that card into play. Then shuffle your library. [Oracle 2002/10/01]
You do not have to find a Mercenary card if you do not want to. See Rule Z.6.9. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]
Note -Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule K.8.
Note -Also see Fear, Rule A.17.

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Cateran Kidnappers
Color Black
Type Creature - Mercenary
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion MM(U)
Text(MM):4/2. ; {3},{Tap}: Search your library for a Mercenary card with converted mana cost {3} or less and put that card into play. Then shuffle your library.
You do not have to find a Mercenary card if you do not want to. See Rule Z.6.9. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]
Note -Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule K.8.

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Cateran Overlord
Color Black
Type Creature - Mercenary
Cost Cost=4BBB
Expansion MM(R)
Text(MM):7/5. ; Sacrifice a creature: Regenerate ~this~. ; {6},{Tap}: Search your library for a Mercenary card with converted mana cost {6} or less and put that card into play. Then shuffle your library.
You do not have to find a Mercenary card if you do not want to. See Rule Z.6.9. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]
Note -Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule K.8.

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Cateran Persuader
Color Black
Type Creature - Mercenary
Cost Cost=BB
Expansion MM(C)
Text(MM):2/1. ; {1},{Tap}: Search your library for a Mercenary card with converted mana cost {1} or less and put that card into play. Then shuffle your library.
You do not have to find a Mercenary card if you do not want to. See Rule Z.6.9. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]
Note -Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule K.8.

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Cateran Slaver
Color Black
Type Creature - Mercenary
Cost Cost=4BB
Expansion MM(R)
Text(MM):5/5, Swampwalk. ; {5},{Tap}: Search your library for a Mercenary card with converted mana cost {5} or less and put that card into play. Then shuffle your library.
You do not have to find a Mercenary card if you do not want to. See Rule Z.6.9. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]
Note -Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule K.8.
Note -Also see Landwalk, Rule A.27.

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Cateran Summons
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=B
Expansion MM(U)
Text(MM):Search your library for a Mercenary card, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
You do not have to find a Mercenary card if you do not want to. See Rule Z.6.9. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]

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Cathedral of Serra
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion LG(U1)
Text(LG+errata):White Legends you control have "bands with other Legends". [Oracle 2002/03/01]
See Adventurers' Guildhouse for rulings.
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

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Cathodion
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature
Cost Cost=3
Expansion US(U)
Text(US):3/3. ; When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from play, add three colorless mana to your mana pool.
If it goes to the graveyard in combat, you get the 3 mana and can spend it on instants during the final steps of combat. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
You cannot choose not to get the 3 mana when Cathodion is destroyed. [D'Angelo 1998/10/17]
The ability is never a mana ability. [bethmo 1999/12/10]

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Cat Warriors
Color Green
Type Creature - Cat Warrior
Cost Cost=1GG
Expansion LG(C2)/CH(C3)/56(C)
Text(LG/CH/5th/6th):2/2, Forestwalk.
Note -Also see Landwalk, Rule A.27.

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Cauldron Dance
Color Multi
Type Instant
Cost Cost=4BR
Expansion IN(U)
Text(IN):Play ~this~ only during combat. ; Return target creature card from your graveyard to play. That creature gains haste. Return it to your hand at end of turn. ; Put a creature card from your hand into play. That creature gains haste. Put it into your graveyard at end of turn.
You must have a creature in your graveyard to play this spell since it requires a valid target. [Invasion FAQ 2000/10/03]
You can play this spell when you have no creature card in your hand. If this happens, simply ignore that part of the spell. You still bring the graveyard creature into play and still return it to your hand at end of turn. [Invasion FAQ 2000/10/03]
If the targeted creature in the graveyard is removed before resolution, this spell will be countered since its only target will be invalid. [Invasion FAQ 2000/10/03]
Note -Also see Haste, Rule A.22.

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Caustic Tar
Color Black
Type Enchant Land
Cost Cost=4BB
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):Enchanted land has "{Tap}: Target player loses 3 life."

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Caustic Wasps
Color Green
Type Creature - Insect
Cost Cost=2G
Expansion MM(U)
Text(MM+errata):1/1, Flying. ; Whenever ~this~ deals combat damage to a player, you may destroy target artifact that player controls. [Oracle 2000/10/24]

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Cave-In
Color Red
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=3RR
Expansion MM(R)
Text(MM+errata):You may remove a red card in your hand from the game rather than pay ~this~'s mana cost. ; ~this~ deals 2 damage to each creature and each player. [Oracle 2001/06/01]

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Cave People
Color Red
Type Creature - Cave-People
Cost Cost=1RR
Expansion DK(U2)/45(U)
Text(5th+errata):1/4. ; Whenever ~this~ attacks, it gets +1/-2 until end of turn. ; {1}{R}{R},{Tap}: Target creature gains mountainwalk until end of turn. [Oracle 1999/07/23]
The creature type is "Cave-People" which is considered one word. Before errata, it was two words, "Cave People". [D'Angelo 1999/09/20]
Note -Also see Landwalk, Rule A.27.

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Cavern Crawler
Color Red
Type Creature - Insect
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion MM(C)
Text(MM):0/3, Mountainwalk. ; {R}: ~this~ gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
Note -Also see Landwalk, Rule A.27.

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Cavern Harpy
Color Multi
Type Creature - Beast
Cost Cost=UB
Expansion PS(C)
Text(PS):2/1, Flying. ; When ~this~ comes into play, return a blue or black creature you control to its owner's hand. ; Pay 1 life: Return ~this~ to its owner's hand.
You choose the creature to return on resolution of the triggered ability. This is not targeted. [D'Angelo 2001/04/16]

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Caverns of Despair
Color Red
Type Enchant World
Cost Cost=2RR
Expansion LG(R)
Text(LG+errata):No more than two creatures may attack each combat. ; No more than two creatures may block each combat. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -See Declare Attackers, Rule C.3, for general rules on declaring attackers.
Note -Also see Enchant World, Rule K.12.10.

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Cave Sense
Color Red
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=1R
Expansion MM(C)
Text(MM):Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has mountainwalk.
Note -Also see Landwalk, Rule A.27.

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Caves of Koilos
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion AP(R)
Text(AP):{Tap}: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. ; {Tap}: Add {W} or {B} to your mana pool. ~this~ deals 1 damage to you.

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Cave Tiger
Color Green
Type Creature - Cat
Cost Cost=2G
Expansion US(C)
Text(US+errata):2/2. ; Whenever ~this~ becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature blocking it. [Oracle 1999/05/01]

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