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Macetail Hystrodon
Color Red
Type Creature - Beast
Cost Cost=6R
Expansion LE(C)
Text(LE):4/4, First Strike, Haste. ; Cycling {3}.
Note -Also see Cycling, Rule A.12.
Note -Also see First Strike, Rule A.18.
Note -Also see Haste, Rule A.22.

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Ma Chao, Western Warrior
Color Red
Type Creature - Legend
Cost Cost=3RR
Expansion P3(R)
Text(P3):3/3, Horsemanship. ; Whenever ~this~ attacks and no other creatures do, ~this~ can't be blocked.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.
Note -Also see Horsemanship, Rule A.23.
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Maddening Imp
Color Black
Type Creature - Imp
Cost Cost=2B
Expansion TE(R)
Text(TE+errata):1/1, Flying. ; {Tap}: Non-Wall creatures the active player controls gain "this creature attacks if able" until end of turn. At end of turn, destroy each of those creatures that didn't attack this turn. Play this ability only during an opponent's turn and only before attackers are declared. [Oracle 2002/03/01]
It does affect creatures with summoning sickness. [D'Angelo 1998/07/30] So put your creatures into play after your attack.
If the creature cannot attack because of some restriction, such as Pacifism, or because it is tapped, it is destroyed at the end of the turn. [D'Angelo 1998/07/30]
If the Imp leaves play before the end of the turn, the creature still dies. [D'Angelo 1998/07/30]
Note -Also see Must Attack or Block, Rule C.7.

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Maddening Wind
Color Green
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=2G
Expansion IA(U)
Text(IA+errata):Cumulative Upkeep - {G}. ; At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, ~this~ deals 2 damage to that player. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
Note -Also see Cumulative Upkeep, Rule A.11.

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Mad Dog
Color Red
Type Creature - Hound
Cost Cost=1R
Expansion OD(C)
Text(OD):2/2. ; At the end of your turn, if ~this~ didn't attack or come under your control this turn, sacrifice it.

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Mage il-Vec
Color Red
Type Creature - Wizard
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion EX(C)
Text(EX+errata):2/2. ; {Tap},Discard a card at random from your hand: ~this~ deals 1 damage to target creature or player. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
You must discard a card as part of the activation cost. You cannot announce the ability unless you have a card in hand. [D'Angelo 1998/06/15]

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Mages' Contest
Color Red
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1RR
Expansion IN(R)
Text(IN):You and target spell's controller bid life. You start the bidding with a high bid of 1. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends when the high bid stands. The highest bidder loses life equal to the high bid. If you win the bidding, counter that spell.

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Mage's Guile
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion ON(C)
Text(ON):Target creature can't be the target of spells or abilities this turn. ; Cycling {U}.
Note -Also see Cycling, Rule A.12.

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Mageta's Boon
Color White
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion PY(C)
Text(PY):You may play ~this~ any time you could play an instant. ; Enchanted creature gets +1/+2.

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Mageta the Lion
Color White
Type Creature - Spellshaper Legend
Cost Cost=3WW
Expansion PY(R)
Text(PY):3/3. ; {2}{W}{W},{Tap},Discard two cards from your hand: Destroy all creatures except for ~this~. Those creatures can't be regenerated.

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Maggot Carrier
Color Black
Type Creature - Zombie
Cost Cost=B
Expansion PS(C)
Text(PS):1/1. ; When ~this~ comes into play, each player loses 1 life.

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Maggot Therapy
Color Black
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=2B
Expansion MM(C)
Text(MM):You may play ~this~ any time you could play an instant. ; Enchanted creature gets +2/-2.

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Magical Hack
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=U
Expansion ABUR45(R)
Text(5th+errata):Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one basic land type with another. (For example, you may change "swampwalk" to "plainswalk.") (This effect doesn't end at end of turn.) [Oracle 2000/10/24]
Alters all occurrences of a land word in the text box of the given card. [WotC Rules Team 1994/04/01]
Can target a card with no land words on it. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 23]
Cannot change a land word to the same land word. It must be a different word. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 23]
Cannot Hack proper nouns (i.e. card names) such as Island Fish Jasconius. [WotC Rules Team 1994/06/01]
Cannot change a card's name, such as changing an Island to a Plains. [D'Angelo 1999/03/26]
Cannot add or remove the words "Snow-Covered". [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 132]
If played on a spell being cast, and that spell becomes a permanent, the permanent enters play with an effect on it. It does not change the base characteristics of the permanent. This is just like having the permanent enter play, and then playing this spell. [bethmo 1998/05/22]
You choose the land words on resolution. [D'Angelo 2003/02/16]
Note -Also see Text Changing, Rule E.13.
Note -This card was of type Interrupt and is now of type Instant. [Oracle 2000/02/01]

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Magistrate's Scepter
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=3
Expansion MM(R)
Text(MM):{4},{Tap}: Put a charge counter on ~this~. ; {Tap},Remove three charge counters from ~this~: Take another turn after this one.
If multiple "extra turn" effects resolve in the same turn, take them in the reverse of the order that the effects resolved. [CompRules 2002/02/20 - 300.6] See Rule P.2.3.

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Magistrate's Veto
Color Red
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion MM(U)
Text(MM):White creatures and blue creatures can't block.

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Magma Burst
Color Red
Type Instant
Cost Cost=3R
Expansion PS(C)
Text(PS):Kicker-Sacrifice two lands. ; ~this~ deals 3 damage to target creature or player. If you paid the kicker cost, ~this~ deals 3 damage to another target creature or player.
You choose a second target only if you choose to pay the Kicker cost. [Planeshift FAQ 2001/01/26]
The second target must be different from the first one. [D'Angelo 2001/07/22]
Note -Also see Kicker, Rule A.24.

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Magma Giant
Color Red
Type Creature - Giant
Cost Cost=5RR
Expansion P2(R)
Text(P2):5/5. ; When ~this~ comes into play from your hand, it deals 2 damage to each creature and player. (This includes you and your creatures, including ~this~.)
When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as "When ~this~ comes into play, if you played it from your hand, it deals 2 damage to each creature and player." [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.

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Magma Mine
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=1
Expansion VI(U)
Text(VI+errata):{4}: Put a pressure counter on ~this~. ; {Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: ~this~ deals damage equal to the number of pressure counter on it to target creature or player. [Oracle 1999/07/01]

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Magmasaur
Color Red
Type Creature - Elemental
Cost Cost=3RR
Expansion TE(R)
Text(TE+errata):0/0. ; ~this~ comes into play with five +1/+1 counters on it. ; At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice ~this~ unless you remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you sacrifice ~this~ this way, it deals damage equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on it to each creature without flying and each player. [Oracle 2002/03/01]

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Magma Sliver
Color Red
Type Creature - Sliver
Cost Cost=3R
Expansion LE(R)
Text(LE):3/3. ; All Slivers have "{Tap}: Target Sliver gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of Slivers in play."

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Magma Vein
Color Red
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):{R},Sacrifice a land: ~this~ deals 1 damage to each creature without flying.

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Magnetic Mountain
Color Red
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1RR
Expansion AN(U3)/R4(R)
Text(4th+errata):Blue creatures don't untap during their controllers' untap steps. ; Blue creatures have "{4}: Untap this creature. Play this ability only during your upkeep." [Oracle 2001/08/24]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

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Magnetic Web
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=2
Expansion TE(R)
Text(TE+errata):If a creature with a magnet counter on it attacks, all creatures with magnet counters on them attack this turn if able. ; Whenever a creature with a magnet counter on it attacks, all creatures with magnet counters on them block that creature this turn if able. ; {1},{Tap}: Put a magnet counter on target creature. [Oracle 1999/05/01]

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Magnify
Color Green
Type Instant
Cost Cost=G
Expansion UD(C)
Text(UD):All creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn.

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Magnigoth Treefolk
Color Green
Type Creature - Treefolk
Cost Cost=4G
Expansion PS(R)
Text(PS):2/6. ; For each basic land type among lands you control, ~this~ has landwalk of that type.
Note -Also see Landwalk, Rule A.27.

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Magnivore
Color Red
Type Creature - Lhurgoyf
Cost Cost=2RR
Expansion OD(R)
Text(OD):*/*, Haste. ; ~this~'s power and toughness are each equal to the number of sorcery cards in all graveyards.
Note -Also see Haste, Rule A.22.

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Magus of the Unseen
Color Blue
Type Creature - Wizard
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion IA(R)/5(R)
Text(5th+errata):1/1. ; {1}{U},{Tap}: Untap target artifact an opponent controls and gain control of it until end of turn. If it's an artifact creature, it gains haste until end of turn. When you lose control of the artifact, tap it. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
Can be used on an untapped artifact. Being tapped is not a targeting requirement. [Aahz 1995/06/08]
The artifact taps after returning to the opponent (if it is not already tapped), so any abilities triggered off it tapping happen at that time. [Aahz 1995/07/05]
Note -Also see Haste, Rule A.22.

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Mahamoti Djinn
Color Blue
Type Creature - Djinn
Cost Cost=4UU
Expansion ABUR47(R)/BD(F1)
Text(ABU/RV/4th/7th):5/6, Flying.
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) banned this card from 1999/10/01 to 2001/05/01.

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Major Teroh
Color White
Type Creature - Bird Soldier Legend
Cost Cost=3W
Expansion TO(R)
Text(TO):2/3, Flying. ; {3}{W}{W},Sacrifice ~this~: Remove all black creatures from the game.
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Malachite Talisman
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=2
Expansion IA(U)
Text(IA+errata):Whenever a green spell is played, you may pay {3}. If you do, untap target permanent. [Oracle 2000/10/24]
See Hematite Talisman for rulings.

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Malevolent Awakening
Color Black
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1BB
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):{1}{B}{B},Sacrifice a creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

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Malice (Spite/Malice)
Color Black
Type Instant
Cost Cost=3B
Expansion IN(U)
Text(IN):Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
Note -See Spite (Spite/Malice) for the second half of this card.
Note -Also see Split Cards, Rule K.24.

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Malicious Advice
Color Multi
Type Instant
Cost Cost=XUB
Expansion PS(C)
Text(PS):Tap X target artifacts, creatures, and/or lands. ; You lose X life.
Note -Also see X Costs, Rule K.28.

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Malignant Growth
Color Multi
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=3GU
Expansion MI(R)
Text(MI+errata):Cumulative upkeep {1}. ; At the beginning of your upkeep, put a growth counter on ~this~. ; At the beginning of each of your opponents' draw steps, that player draws a card for each growth counter on ~this~, then ~this~ deals to the player damage equals to the number of cards he or she drew this way. [Oracle 1999/11/01]
In multiplayer games it affects all opponents. [D'Angelo 1999/07/10]
Note -Also see Cumulative Upkeep, Rule A.11.

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Mammoth Harness
Color Green
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=3G
Expansion HL(U1)
Text(HL+errata):Enchanted creature loses flying. ; Whenever enchanted creature blocks a creature, the blocked creature gains first strike until end of turn. ; Whenever enchanted creature becomes blocked by a creature, the blocking creature gains first strike until end of turn. [Oracle 1999/07/23]
Note -Also see First Strike, Rule A.18.

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Manabarbs
Color Red
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=3R
Expansion ABUR456(R)
Text(6th+errata):Whenever a player taps a land for mana, ~this~ deals 1 damage to that player. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
This card has a triggered ability (see Rule A.4) that causes a separate effect for 1 point of damage each time a land is tapped for mana. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]

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Manabond
Color Green
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=G
Expansion EX(R)
Text(EX+errata):At the end of your turn, you may reveal your hand and put all land cards from it into play. If you do, discard your hand. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
The lands are put into play during the resolution of the ability. [Barclay 1998/06/10]
Putting a land into play does not count as playing a land. [Barclay 1998/06/10]
You discard all the cards still in your hand after you put the lands into play. [D'Angelo 2001/08/24]

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Mana Breach
Color Blue
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion EX(U)/7(U)
Text(7th):Whenever a player plays a spell, that player returns a land he or she controls to its owner's hand.
The person who played the spell chooses which of their lands is affected. [bethmo 1999/06/13]
The ability itself is played and controlled by Mana Breach's controller. [bethmo 1999/06/13]

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Mana Cache
Color Red
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1RR
Expansion NE(R)
Text(NE):At the end of each player's turn, put a charge counter on ~this~ for each untapped land that player controls. ; Remove a charge counter from ~this~: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. Any player may play this ability but only during his or her turn before the end phase.

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Mana Chains
Color Blue
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=U
Expansion WL(C)
Text(WL):Enchanted creature gains "Cumulative Upkeep - {1}."
Note -Also see Cumulative Upkeep, Rule A.11.

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Mana Clash
Color Red
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=R
Expansion DK(U1)/457(R)
Text(4th/7th):You and target opponent each flip a coin. ~this~ deals 1 damage to each player whose coin comes up tails. Repeat this process until both players' coins come up heads on the same flip.
Each point of damage is dealt separately, so if you are damaged twice by this spell, each time is considered a separate time this source deals damage. This means you need power a Circle of Protection: Red twice if it damages you twice and you want to avoid all the damage. [Barclay 2002/04/22] (REVERSAL)
Always affects the caster and targets an opposing player. It cannot be Deflectioned back to affect the caster twice. [WotC Rules Team 1995/02/09]
This card's coin flip has no winner or loser. [Barclay 2001/09/24] At the time of this ruling, this is the only coin flip that has no winner or loser.

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Manacles of Decay
Color White
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion AP(C)
Text(AP):Enchanted creature can't attack. ; {B}: Enchanted creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. ; {R}: Enchanted creature can't block this turn.

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Mana Crypt
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=0
Expansion PR(FS)
Text(PR+errata):At the beginning of your upkeep, flip a coin. If you lose the flip, ~this~ deals 3 damage to you. ; {Tap}: Add two colorless mana to your mana pool. [Oracle 2000/05/10]
Type 1 tournaments (see Rule D.13) have restricted this card since 1999/10/01.
Type 1.5 tournaments (see Rule D.14) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

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Mana Cylix
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=1
Expansion PS(U)
Text(PS):{1},{Tap}: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.

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Mana Drain
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=UU
Expansion LG(U1)
Text(LG+errata):Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add X colorless mana to your mana pool, where X is that spell's converted mana cost. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
The mana gain is done as a beginning of main phase triggered ability and not as a mana ability or such. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
If used after your first main phase but before your second, you will get the mana during your second main phase. [D'Angelo 2001/02/10]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule K.8.
Note -This card was of type Interrupt, but it is now of type Instant. [Oracle 1999/09/03]

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Mana Echoes
Color Red
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2RR
Expansion ON(R)
Text(ON):Whenever a creature comes into play, you may add {1} to your mana pool for each creature you control that shares a creature type with it.
You do get to count the creature itself, you even get one mana if it is the only creature you have in play (assuming it has at least one creature type). [Barclay 2003/02/21]
You either get zero mana or all the mana. You cannot choose an amount in between. [Onslaught FAQ 2002/09/24]

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Mana Flare
Color Red
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion ABUR45(R)
Text(4th/5th+errata):Whenever a player taps a land for mana, that player adds one mana of that type to his or her mana pool. [Oracle 2000/10/24]
This is a triggered mana ability. See Rule A.6.4. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
Mana Flare adds one of whatever color the land produces after applying any land type or color changing effects. [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 130] See Rule K.15.6.
When used with lands that produce multiple colors, such as Badlands, Mana Flare produces 2 of one color, not one of each. [bethmo 1994/05/12]
When used with Urza's lands (and other colorless producing lands) they produce one extra colorless mana each. [bethmo 1994/05/12]
Only produces extra mana when land is tapped for mana, not when tapped by Twiddle or for some other effect. [bethmo 1994/04/01]
Applies to all players in multiplayer games. [Duelist Magazine #4, Page 64]
If the land produces more than one color or type of mana at a single time, such as with Balduvian Trading Post, you choose which kind of mana the Mana Flare actually provides. [Duelist Magazine #12, Page 26]
Any restrictions on the mana generated by the land are copied along with the color. [bethmo 1996/12/07]
The mana is provided when the triggered ability (see Rule A.4) resolves. [Duelist Magazine #18, Page 29]

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Manakin
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature
Cost Cost=2
Expansion TE(C)
Text(TE+errata):1/1. ; {Tap}: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. [Oracle 1999/05/01]

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Mana Leak
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion SH(C)/BR(F1)
Text(SH+errata):Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
Note -This card was of type Interrupt. It is now an Instant. [Oracle 1999/05/01]

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Mana Leech
Color Black
Type Creature - Worm
Cost Cost=2B
Expansion US(U)
Text(US+errata):1/1. ; You may choose not to untap ~this~ during your untap step. ; {Tap}: Tap target land. It doesn't untap during its controller's untap step as long as ~this~ remains tapped. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
Note -Also see Tap and Hold Abilities, Rule E.11.

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Mana Matrix
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=6
Expansion LG(R)
Text(LG+errata):Instant and enchantment spells you play cost you up to {2} less to play. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
Only reduces the generic mana portion of a spell's cost. If the spell does not accept generic mana or accepts less than {2}, you get a reduced or null effect from this card. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 9]
Only affects its controller, not all players. [bethmo 1994/06/15]
Only works on instants and enchantments. It does not work on sorceries, so you can't use it on a Fireball. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
Although the apparent cost is reduced, the "mana cost" of the spell for reasons of Spell Blast or such is still the full amount. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 9] Just think of the Matrix as contributing {2} to the cost, not reducing it.
Multiple Matrices do add up. Two will contribute up to {4} toward the cost, and so on. [bethmo 1994/06/29]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

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Mana Maze
Color Blue
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion IN(R)
Text(IN):Players can't play spells that share a color with the spell last played this turn.
Does not affect the first spell played each turn. [Invasion FAQ 2000/10/03]
If a spell's color was changed while on the stack, use the color at the time it was when you started announcement, not as it currently is on the stack or as it was at the time it resolved. [D'Angelo 2000/10/14]

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Mana Prism
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=3
Expansion MI(U)/6(U)
Text(6th+errata):{Tap}: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. ; {1},{Tap}: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. [Oracle 1999/05/01]

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Mana Severance
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion TE(R)
Text(TE+errata):Search your library for any number of land cards and remove them from the game. Then shuffle your library. [Oracle 1999/05/01]

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Mana Short
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion ABUR467(R)
Text(7th):Tap all lands target player controls and empty his or her mana pool.
If you play Mana Short in response to a spell, it will have no effect on that spell since the mana has already been paid. [D'Angelo 1996/11/08]
Since this is an instant, your opponent may use instants in response to the casting of this spell. Note that such spells and abilities will be resolved before the mana pool is emptied by the Mana Short. [bethmo 1994/06/01] This makes it useless as a countermeasure for spells. To use it effectively, you need to use it during Upkeep and even then it will not prevent the use of instant spells and abilities.
It even taps lands that do not produce mana. [Oracle 2000/10/24] (REVERSAL)

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Mana Vapors
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion PY(U)
Text(PY):Lands target player controls don't untap during his or her next untap step.
Only affects lands target player controls when the spell resolves. [DeLaney 2000/05/29]

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Mana Vault
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=1
Expansion ABUR45(R)
Text(5th+errata):~this~ doesn't untap during your untap step. ; At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay {4}. If you do, untap ~this~. ; At the beginning of your draw step, if ~this~ is tapped, it deals 1 damage to you. ; {Tap}: Add three colorless mana to your mana pool. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
Type 1 tournaments (see Rule D.13) have restricted this card since 1999/10/01.
Type 1.5 tournaments (see Rule D.14) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 2000/04/01.

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Mana Vortex
Color Blue
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1UU
Expansion DK(U1)
Text(DK+errata):When ~this~ comes into play, sacrifice it unless you sacrifice a land. ; At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a land. ; When there are no lands in play, sacrifice ~this~. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
The sacrifices due to each triggered ability are done during the resolution of the ability. [D'Angelo 1999/09/20]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

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Mana Web
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=3
Expansion WL(R)
Text(WL+errata):Whenever a land an opponent controls is tapped for mana, tap all lands that player controls that can produce any type of mana that land could produce. [Oracle 1999/07/01]
The player can tap as many lands for mana as they want before the effect of this card taps the rest of their lands of that type. So it does not prevent a player from getting mana into their pool. [Duelist Magazine #19, Page 34] It just forces them to do so all at once. Remember that they cannot save mana across phases or through an attack.
This affects lands that can produce a "type of mana". This includes color (or lack of color) combined with any limitations, so tapping a Mishra's Workshop for mana only has this card tap other lands which produce "colorless mana that can only be used to cast artifacts". Ones that just produce colorless mana without restriction are not affected. [bethmo 1997/06/25]
It only affects lands which can produce the same type of mana which the land which was tapped for mana can produce. It does not tap every land which produce mana. [D'Angelo 1997/08/22] In other words, read it as "any type of mana that the land which was tapped can produce" instead of "any type of mana that land cards can produce.".
Remember that the lands are tapped as an effect and not as a cost, so the lands will not produce mana because of this. Players will not be forced to take mana burn. [Duelist Magazine #19, Page 34]

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Maniacal Rage
Color Red
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=1R E
Expansion EX(C)/IN(C)/BR(F1)
Text(IN):Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and can't block.

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Mangara's Blessing
Color White
Type Instant
Cost Cost=2W
Expansion MI(U)
Text(MI+errata):You gain 5 life. ; When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard ~this~ from your hand, you gain 2 life, and you return ~this~ from your graveyard to your hand at end of turn. [Oracle 2002/03/01]
The 2 life from having it discarded is gained when the triggered ability resolves, not at end of turn. Only the return to hand is done at end of turn. [Oracle Update 1998/11/11]
The Mangara's Blessing card is only returned if it is still in the graveyard at end of turn and never left the graveyard in the meantime. [D'Angelo 1998/11/13]

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Mangara's Equity
Color White
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1WW
Expansion MI(U)
Text(MI+errata):As ~this~ comes into play, choose black or red. ; At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice ~this~ unless you pay {1}{W}. ; Whenever a creature of the chosen color deals damage to you or a white creature you control, ~this~ deals X damage to that creature, where X is equal to the damage dealt to you or the white creature. [Oracle 1999/09/03]

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Mangara's Tome
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=5
Expansion MI(R)
Text(MI+errata):When ~this~ comes into play, search your library for five cards. Remove those cards from the game face down, then shuffle them. Then shuffle your library. ; {2}: The next time you would draw a card this turn, instead put the top card removed from the game with ~this~ into its owner's hand. [Oracle 2000/10/24]
The getting of cards with the Tome is not considered a "draw". [Aahz 1996/10/21]
The ability is a replacement effect (see Rule T.10) that replaces a draw. [D'Angelo 1996/11/11]
If there are no cards left, you can still use the ability to turn a draw into a "do nothing". [DeLaney 1997/12/22]
If you lose control of this card, the cards removed stay out of the game and face down. [bethmo 1998/11/24]
Note -Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.
Note -Also see Skipping a Draw, Rule G.35.

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Manipulate Fate
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion IN(U)
Text(IN):Search your library for three cards, remove them from the game, then shuffle your library. ; Draw a card.

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Man-o'-War
Color Blue
Type Creature - Jellyfish
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion VI(C)/PT(U)/ST(U)/BR(F1)
Text(VI+errata):2/2. ; When ~this~ comes into play, return target creature to its owner's hand. [Oracle 1999/07/01]
It can choose itself. It has to if there are no other creatures. [Duelist Magazine #17, Page 30]
Note -Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.
Note -The Portal version had no creature type.

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Manta Ray
Color Blue
Type Creature - Fish
Cost Cost=1UU
Expansion WL(C)
Text(WL+errata):3/3. ; ~this~ can't attack unless defending player controls an island. ; ~this~ can't be blocked except by blue creatures. ; When you control no islands, sacrifice ~this~. [Oracle 2000/10/24]
Note -Also see Landhome, Rule A.26.

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Manta Riders
Color Blue
Type Creature - Merfolk
Cost Cost=U
Expansion TE(C)/BR(F1)
Text(TE):1/1. ; {U}: ~this~ gains flying until end of turn.

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Mantis Engine
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature
Cost Cost=5
Expansion UD(U)
Text(UD):3/3. ; {2}: ~this~ gains flying until end of turn. ; {2}: ~this~ gains first strike until end of turn.
Note -Also see First Strike, Rule A.18.

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Marauding Knight
Color Black
Type Creature - Knight
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion IN(R)
Text(IN):2/2, Protection from White. ; ~this~ gets +1/+1 for each plains your opponents control.
Counts plains controlled by all opponents. [Invasion FAQ 2000/10/03]
Note -Also see Protection, Rule A.31.

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Maraxus of Keld
Color Red
Type Creature - Legend
Cost Cost=4RR
Expansion WL(R)
Text(WL+errata):*/*. ; ~this~'s power and toughness are each equal to the number of untapped artifacts, creatures, and lands you control. [Oracle 1999/07/01]
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Marble Diamond
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=2
Expansion MI(U)/67(U)
Text(6th/7th):~this~ comes into play tapped. ; {Tap}: Add {W} to your mana pool.

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Marble Priest
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature
Cost Cost=5
Expansion LG(U1)
Text(LG+errata):3/3. ; All Walls able to block ~this~ do so. ; Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to ~this~ by Walls. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

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Marble Titan
Color White
Type Creature - Giant
Cost Cost=3W
Expansion TE(R)
Text(TE+errata):3/3. ; Creatures with power 3 or greater don't untap during their controllers' untap steps. [Oracle 1999/05/01]

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March of Souls
Color White
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=4W
Expansion PS(R)
Text(PS):Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated. For each creature destroyed this way, its controller puts a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying into play.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Marhault Elsdragon
Color Multi
Type Creature - Legend
Cost Cost=3GRR
Expansion LG(U1)/CH(C1)
Text(LG/CH):4/6, Rampage 1.
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.
Note -Also see Rampage, Rule A.33.

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Marjhan
Color Blue
Type Creature - Serpent
Cost Cost=5UU
Expansion HL(U1)
Text(HL+errata):8/8. ; ~this~ doesn't untap during your untap step. ; ~this~ can't attack unless defending player controls an island. ; When you control no islands, sacrifice ~this~. ; {U}{U},Sacrifice a creature: Untap ~this~. Play this ability only during your upkeep. ; {U}{U}: ~this~ gets -1/-0 until end of turn and deals 1 damage to target attacking creature without flying. [Oracle 2000/10/24]
Note -Also see Landhome, Rule A.26.

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Marker Beetles
Color Green
Type Creature - Insect
Cost Cost=1GG
Expansion UD(C)
Text(UD):2/3. ; When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from play, target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. ; {2},Sacrifice ~this~: Draw a card.
You can use the sacrifice ability if this card has summoning sickness. [D'Angelo 1999/06/01] Or if it is tapped. [DeLaney 1999/06/08]

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Mark of Fury
Color Red
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=R
Expansion UD(C)
Text(UD+errata):Enchanted creature has haste. ; At end of turn, return ~this~ to its owner's hand. [Oracle 1999/07/21]
It only returns if it is still in play at end of turn. [D'Angelo 1999/06/01]
Note -Also see Haste, Rule A.22.

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Maro
Color Green
Type Creature - Elemental
Cost Cost=2GG
Expansion MI(R)/67(R)
Text(6th/7th):*/*. ; ~this~'s power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand.
Can be sacrificed to a spell that is being cast, and which would leave your hand empty. Your hand is not actually empty until the announcement is done and by that time Maro has been sacrificed. [Duelist Magazine #18, Page 28]
If Infernal Harvest is the last card in your hand and it is announced, Maro doesn't die. This is because the Swamps return to your hand as a cost and are in your hand before state-based effects are checked. [Jordan 2001/12/16]
His toughness is checked as a state-based effect (see Rule T.11). This happens right before a player gains priority to play a spell or ability. If a spell had your number of cards go to zero during the middle of resolution, but you did not have zero when the spell ended, then Maro would live. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]

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Marshaling the Troops
Color Green
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=1G
Expansion P3(R)
Text(P3):Tap any number of your creatures. You gain 4 life for each creature tapped this way. (Tapped creatures can't block.)
When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as "Tap any number of target untapped creatures you control. You gain 4 life for each creature tapped this way." [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.

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Marsh Boa
Color Green
Type Creature - Snake
Cost Cost=G
Expansion PY(C)
Text(PY):1/1, Swampwalk.
Note -Also see Landwalk, Rule A.27.

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Marsh Crocodile
Color Multi
Type Creature - Crocodile
Cost Cost=2UB
Expansion PS(U)
Text(PS):4/4. ; When ~this~ comes into play, return a blue or black creature you control to its owner's hand. ; When ~this~ comes into play, each player discards a card from his or her hand.
Both triggered abilities trigger at the same time so you can decide which order they go on the stack. If you have no cards in hand, choose the order where you discard before getting the creature. [Planeshift FAQ 2001/01/26]
This card can return itself to your hand. [Planeshift FAQ 2001/01/26]
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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Marsh Gas
Color Black
Type Instant
Cost Cost=B
Expansion DK(C3)/4(C)
Text(DK/4th):All creatures get -2/-0 until end of turn.
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

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Marsh Goblins
Color Multi
Type Creature - Goblin
Cost Cost=BR
Expansion DK(C3)
Text(DK+errata):1/1, Swampwalk. [Oracle 1999/07/23]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
Note -Also see Landwalk, Rule A.27.

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Marsh Lurker
Color Black
Type Creature - Beast
Cost Cost=3B
Expansion TE(C)
Text(TE+errata):3/2. ; Sacrifice a swamp: ~this~ gains fear until end of turn. [Oracle 2002/10/01]
Note -Also see Fear, Rule A.17.

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Marsh Viper
Color Green
Type Creature - Viper
Cost Cost=3G
Expansion DK(C3)/45(C)
Text(5th+errata):1/2. ; Whenever ~this~ deals damage to an opponent, that player gets two poison counters. (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.) [Oracle 2003/02/01]
A player does not get poison counters if all the damage done to them by the Viper is prevented. The poison is added only if damage gets through. [Aahz 1994/08/11]
Note -Also see Poison, Rule E.10.

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Marton Stromgald
Color Red
Type Creature - Legend
Cost Cost=2RR
Expansion IA(R)
Text(IA+errata):1/1. ; Whenever ~this~ attacks, all other attacking creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn for each attacking creature other than ~this~. ; Whenever ~this~ blocks, all other blocking creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn for each blocking creature other than ~this~. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
The bonus is calculated when attackers (or blockers) are declared and does not change if attackers (or blockers) are later killed off or removed from combat. [Aahz 1995/08/16]
The bonus stays even if Marton is killed or removed from combat. [D'Angelo 1996/11/11]
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Martyrdom
Color White
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1WW
Expansion AL(C1)
Text(AL+errata):Until end of turn, target creature you control gains "{0}: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn is dealt to this creature instead." Only you may play this ability. [Oracle 2000/10/24]
If the target creature is not still in play when the damage is to be redirected, the damage stays where it is. [D'Angelo 1997/08/21]
If the target stops being a creature, you cannot redirect damage to it until/unless it becomes a creature again. [bethmo 1996/08/06]
Can be used to redirect damage that was dealt to other players or to their creatures. [D'Angelo 1997/08/21]
Can be used to redirect damage from that creature to itself. This has no particularly useful effect. [D'Angelo 1999/08/01]

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Martyr's Cause
Color White
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2W
Expansion UL(U)
Text(UL+errata):Sacrifice a creature: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to target creature or player this turn, prevent that damage. [Oracle 1999/07/21]

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Martyr's Cry
Color White
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=WW
Expansion DK(U1)
Text(DK+errata):Remove all white creatures from the game. For each white creature removed this way, its controller draws a card. [Oracle 1999/07/23]
Only affects creatures in play, not ones in hands or graveyards. [Duelist Magazine #3, Page 7]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

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Martyrs of Korlis
Color White
Type Creature - Bodyguard
Cost Cost=3WW
Expansion AQ(U3)
Text(AQ+errata):1/6. ; As long as ~this~ is untapped, all damage that would be dealt to you by artifacts is dealt to ~this~ instead. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
If you have multiple Martyrs of Korlis, you can decide which one receives the redirected damage each time artifact damage would be dealt to you. [D'Angelo 2001/08/31]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -Also see Damage Redirection, Rule G.12.

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Martyrs' Tomb
Color Multi
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2WB
Expansion AP(U)
Text(AP):Pay 2 life: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.

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Masked Gorgon
Color Black
Type Creature - Gorgon
Cost Cost=4B
Expansion JU(R)
Text(JU):5/5. ; Green creatures and white creatures have protection from Gorgons. Threshold - ~this~ has protection from green and from white. (You have threshold as long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard.)
Note -Also see Protection, Rule A.31.
Note -Also see Threshold, Rule A.36.

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Mask of Intolerance
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=2
Expansion AP(R)
Text(AP):At the beginning of each player's upkeep, if there are four or more basic land types among lands that player controls, ~this~ deals 3 damage to him or her.

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Mask of Law and Grace
Color White
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=W
Expansion UD(C)
Text(UD+errata):Enchanted creature has protection from black and protection from red. [Oracle 1999/07/21]
If Sleight of Mind is used to change a word so it grants Protection from white, then it will cause itself to be put into the graveyard. [Urza's Destiny FAQ 1999/05/25]
Note -Also see Protection, Rule A.31.

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Mask of the Mimic
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=U
Expansion SH(U)
Text(SH+errata):As an additional cost to play ~this~, sacrifice a creature. ; Search your library for a card with the same name as target creature card in play and put that card into play. Then shuffle your library. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
You target a card in play which is a "Creature" or "Artifact Creature" card, even if that card is not currently a creature due to some effect. [D'Angelo 1999/06/01] Older cards of type Summon can also be targeted.
You can choose the sacrificed creature as the target, but if you do so the effect will fizzle on resolution and you will not get to look for a creature. [Duelist Magazine #25, Page 31]
You look for a card of the same name, the current type of the card does not matter. [WotC Rules Team 1998/03/18]
If a copy card, such as Clone, is targeted by this effect, you get to look for another copy of the card it is copying (not the Clone card). This is because a copy card actually takes on the name and initial characteristics of what it copies. [WotC Rules Team 1999/03/18]
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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Massacre
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion NE(U)
Text(NE):If an opponent controls a plains and you control a swamp, you may play ~this~ without paying its mana cost. ; All creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.
Note -Also see Alternate Cost Spells, Rule E.1.
Note -Cycle with Mogg Salvage, Refreshing Rain, Sivvi's Ruse, and Submerge.

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Master Apothecary
Color White
Type Creature - Cleric
Cost Cost=WWW
Expansion OD(R)
Text(OD):2/2. ; Tap an untapped Cleric you control: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn.

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Master Decoy
Color White
Type Creature - Soldier
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion TE(C)/BR(F1)
Text(TE):1/2. ; W, {Tap}: Tap target creature.

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Master Healer
Color White
Type Creature - Cleric
Cost Cost=4W
Expansion UD(R)/7(R)
Text(7th):1/4. ; {Tap}: Prevent the next 4 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn.

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Master of Arms
Color White
Type Creature - Soldier
Cost Cost=2W
Expansion WL(U)
Text(WL):2/2, First strike. ; {1}{W}: Tap target creature blocking ~this~.
A tapped blocker does deal and receive damage in combat. [D'Angelo 1999/07/10]
Note -Also see First Strike, Rule A.18.

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Master of the Hunt
Color Green
Type Creature - Master
Cost Cost=2GG
Expansion LG(R)
Text(LG+errata):2/2. ; {2}{G}{G}: Put a 1/1 green Wolves-of-the-Hunt creature token into play. This creature has "bands with other Wolves-of-the-Hunt." [Oracle 2003/02/01]
Since tapping is not part of the cost, you can use this more than once a turn. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 9]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Master of the Veil
Color Blue
Type Creature - Wizard
Cost Cost=2UU
Expansion LE(U)
Text(LE):2/3. ; Morph {2}{U}. ; When ~this~ is turned face up, you may turn target creature with morph face down.
The trigger occurs when you use the Morph ability to turn the card face up, or when an effect turns it face up. It will not trigger on being revealed or on leaving play. [Legions FAQ 2003/01/23]
It can target itself and turn itself face down. [Legions FAQ 2003/01/23]
Note -Also see Morph, Rule A.29.

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Masticore
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature
Cost Cost=4
Expansion UD(R)
Text(UD+errata):4/4. ; At the beginning of your upkeep, you may discard a card from your hand. If you don't, sacrifice ~this~. ; {2}: ~this~ deals 1 damage to target creature. ; {2}: Regenerate ~this~. [Oracle 1999/07/21]

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Matopi Golem
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature - Golem
Cost Cost=5
Expansion VI(U)
Text(VI+errata):3/3. ; {1}: The next time ~this~ would be destroyed this turn, it regenerates and put a -1/-1 counter on it instead. [Oracle 2000/10/24]
Note -Before errata, this card had no creature type.

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Mawcor
Color Blue
Type Creature - Beast
Cost Cost=3UU
Expansion TE(R)/7(R)
Text(7th):3/3, Flying. ; {Tap}: ~this~ deals 1 damage to target creature or player.

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Maze of Ith
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion DK(C1)
Text(DK+errata):{Tap}: Untap target attacking creature. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by that creature this turn. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
The creature is still part of the combat. It just has its damage prevented. Don't infer something from the fact that it becomes untapped. [D'Angelo 1999/08/01]
Can target a non-tapped attacking creature such as the Serra Angel. Both parts of the effect will happen even if one part does nothing useful. So if it untaps an already untapped card, it will still make the creature neither deal nor receive damage. [D'Angelo 1999/08/01]
Type 1 tournaments (see Rule D.13) restricted this card from 1994/10/10 until 1999/04/01.
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 banned this card since 1995/06/08 since it is no longer in the environment. It was previously restricted from 1994/10/10 until 1995/06/08.

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Maze of Shadows
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion TE(U)
Text(TE+errata):{Tap}: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. ; {Tap}: Untap target attacking creature with shadow. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by that creature this turn. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
Note -Also see Shadow, Rule A.34.

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