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Sea Drake
Color Blue
Type Creature - Drake
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion P2(U)
Text(P2):4/3, Flying. ; When ~this~ comes into play from your hand, return any two of your lands from play to your hand.
When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as "Flying. ; When ~this~ comes into play, if you played it from your hand, return two target lands you control to their owner's hand." [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.

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Sea Eagle
Color Blue
Type Creature - Bird
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion ST(S1)/S2(F1)
Text(ST/S2):1/1, Flying.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Starter.

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Seafarer's Quay
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion LG(U2)
Text(LG+errata):Blue Legends you control have "bands with other Legends". [Oracle 2002/03/01]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -See Adventurers' Guildhouse for rulings.

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Seafloor Debris
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion OD(C)
Text(OD):~this~ comes into play tapped. ; {Tap}: Add {U} to your mana pool. ; {Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.

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Seahunter
Color Blue
Type Creature - Mercenary
Cost Cost=2UU
Expansion NE(R)
Text(NE):2/2. ; {3},{Tap}: Search your library for a Merfolk card and put that card into play. Then shuffle your library.
You do not have to find a Merfolk card if you do not want to. See Rule Z.6.9. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]
Note -Similar to Moggcatcher, Rathi Assassin, Rathi Fiend, and Rathi Intimidator.

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Sea Kings' Blessing
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=U
Expansion LG(U1)
Text(LG+errata):Any number of target creatures become blue until end of turn. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Can target zero creatures if you want. [Oracle 1998/07/01]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

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Sealed Fate
Color Multi
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=XUB
Expansion MI(U)
Text(MI+errata):Look at the top X cards of target opponent's library. Remove one of those cards from the game and put the rest back on top of that player's library. [Oracle 1999/07/01]
The controller of this spell decides the order of the cards on the library. This card should say "in any order" at the end. [Jordan 2002/07/28]
Note -Also see X Costs, Rule K.28.

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Seal of Cleansing
Color White
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion NE(C)
Text(NE):Sacrifice ~this~: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Note -Cycle with Seal of Doom, Seal of Fire, Seal of Removal, and Seal of Strength.

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Seal of Doom
Color Black
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2B
Expansion NE(C)
Text(NE):Sacrifice ~this~: Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
Note -Cycle with Seal of Cleansing, Seal of Fire, Seal of Removal, and Seal of Strength.

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Seal of Fire
Color Red
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=R
Expansion NE(C)
Text(NE):Sacrifice ~this~: ~this~ deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
Note -Cycle with Seal of Cleansing, Seal of Doom, Seal of Removal, and Seal of Strength.

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Seal of Removal
Color Blue
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=U
Expansion NE(C)
Text(NE):Sacrifice ~this~: Return target creature to its owner's hand.
Note -Cycle with Seal of Cleansing, Seal of Doom, Seal of Fire, and Seal of Strength.

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Seal of Strength
Color Green
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=G
Expansion NE(C)
Text(NE):Sacrifice ~this~: Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
Note -Cycle with Seal of Cleansing, Seal of Doom, Seal of Fire, and Seal of Removal.

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Sea Monster
Color Blue
Type Creature - Serpent
Cost Cost=4UU
Expansion TE(C)/67(C)
Text(6th/7th):6/6. ; ~this~ can't attack unless defending player controls an island.

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Search for Survivors
Color Red
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion PY(R)
Text(PY+errata):Remove your graveyard from the game. An opponent chooses a card at random from among those cards. If it's a creature card, put it into play. Otherwise it remains removed from the game. Then return the rest of those cards to your graveyard and shuffle them. [Oracle 2001/05/02]

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Searing Flesh
Color Red
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=6R
Expansion ON(U)
Text(ON):~this~ deals 7 damage to target opponent.

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Searing Rays
Color Red
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion IN(U)
Text(IN):Choose a color. ~this~ deals damage to each player equal to the number of creatures of that color that player controls.
You choose the color on resolution. Your opponent does not get to respond between the color choice and the damage happening. They need to use any damage prevention they want before you choose a color. [Invasion FAQ 2000/10/03]
Note -Also see Color, Rule G.3, for rules on choosing a color.

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Searing Spear Askari
Color Red
Type Creature - Knight
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion MI(C)
Text(MI+errata):2/2, Flanking. ; {1}{R}: ~this~ can't be blocked except by two or more creatures this turn. [Oracle 2000/10/24]
The ability only does something if used before blockers are declared. You can use it afterwards but to no useful effect. [Duelist Magazine #16, Page 30]
Note -Also see Flanking, Rule A.19.

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Searing Touch
Color Red
Type Instant
Cost Cost=R
Expansion TE(U)
Text(TE):Buyback {4}. ; ~this~ deals 1 damage to target creature or player.
Note -Also see Buyback, Rule A.10.

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Searing Wind
Color Red
Type Instant
Cost Cost=8R
Expansion PY(R)
Text(PY):~this~ deals 10 damage to target creature or player.

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Sea's Claim
Color Blue
Type Enchant Land
Cost Cost=U
Expansion ON(C)
Text(ON):Enchanted land is an island.

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Sea Scryer
Color Blue
Type Creature - Merfolk
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion MI(C)
Text(MI+errata):1/1. ; {Tap}: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. ; {1},{Tap}: Add {U} to your mana pool. [Oracle 1999/07/01]

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Sea Serpent
Color Blue
Type Creature - Serpent
Cost Cost=5U
Expansion ABUR45(C)
Text(5th+errata):5/5. ; ~this~ can't attack unless defending player controls an island. ; When you control no islands, sacrifice ~this~. [Oracle 2000/10/24]
Note -Also see Landhome, Rule A.26.

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Seashell Cameo
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=3
Expansion IN(U)
Text(IN):{Tap}: Add {W} or {U} to your mana pool.

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Seaside Haven
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion ON(U)
Text(ON):{Tap}: Add {1} to your mana pool. ; {W}{U},{Tap},Sacrifice a Bird: Draw a card.

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Seasinger
Color Blue
Type Creature - Merfolk
Cost Cost=1UU
Expansion FE(U3)/5(U)
Text(5th+errata):0/1. ; When you control no islands, sacrifice ~this~. ; You may choose not to untap ~this~ during your untap step. ; {Tap}: Gain control of target creature whose controller controls an island as long as you control ~this~ and ~this~ remains tapped. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
You do not lose control of the stolen creature if it stops being a creature. You only lose control if Seasinger leaves your control or becomes untapped. [WotC Rules Team 1995/02/09]
Note -Also see Tap and Hold Abilities, Rule E.11.

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Sea Snidd
Color Blue
Type Creature - Beast
Cost Cost=4U
Expansion PS(C)
Text(PS):3/3. ; {Tap}: Target land's type becomes the basic land type of your choice until end of turn.
Note -Also see Rule K.16.4 for changing a land's type.

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Seasoned Marshal
Color White
Type Creature - Soldier
Cost Cost=2WW
Expansion PT(U)/US(U)/BR(F1)/7(U)
Text(US/7th):2/2. ; Whenever ~this~ attacks, you may tap target creature.
Can tap an already tapped creature if you want. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
Note -The Portal version had no creature type.

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Seasoned Tactician
Color White
Type Creature - Tactician
Cost Cost=2W
Expansion AL(U2)
Text(AL+errata):1/3. ; {3},Remove the top four cards of your library from the game: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. [Oracle 1999/07/23]

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Season of the Witch
Color Black
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=BBB
Expansion DK(U1)
Text(DK+errata):At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice ~this~ unless you pay 2 life. ; At end of turn, destroy all untapped creatures that didn't attack this turn, except for creatures that couldn't attack. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Any creatures which cannot attack for some reason are exempted. [Card Text] Island Sanctuary, Moat, Arboria, and other effects or creature limitations such as the Sea Serpent's "opponent must have islands" may cause creatures to be unable to attack. [Aahz 1994/08/09]
You do not have to pay to enable a creature like a Leviathan to attack. [Aahz 1996/06/13]
You are not forced to do everything in your power to make something attack. For example, a Wall of Wonder won't be destroyed if you don't pay to animate it. [Aahz 1994/09/02] But if you do enable something to attack, and then don't, it will die.
It looks back to see which creatures could have attacked during the "declare attackers" step of the attack even if this card was not in play when the attack was declared. [WotC Rules Team 1995/11/10]
It checks at the end of every turn. [D'Angelo 1999/09/20]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

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Sea Spirit
Color Blue
Type Creature - Spirit
Cost Cost=4U
Expansion IA(U)/5(U)
Text(IA/5th+errata):2/3. ; {U}: ~this~ gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

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Sea Sprite
Color Blue
Type Creature - Faerie
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion HL(U3)/5(U)
Text(HL/5th):1/1, Flying, Protection from Red.
Note -Also see Protection, Rule A.31.

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Sea Troll
Color Blue
Type Creature - Troll
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion HL(U3)
Text(HL+errata):2/1. ; {U}: Regenerate ~this~. Play this ability only if ~this~ blocked or was blocked by a blue creature this turn. [Oracle 2000/10/24]

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Secluded Steppe
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion ON(C)
Text(ON):~this~ comes into play tapped. ; {Tap}: Add {W} to your mana pool. ; Cycling {W}.
Note -Also see Cycling, Rule A.12.

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Second Chance
Color Blue
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion UL(R)
Text(UL+errata):At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have 5 life or less, sacrifice ~this~. If you do, take another turn after this one. [Oracle 2000/10/24]
The ability will only trigger if you have 5 or less life at the beginning of upkeep. This is checked again at the start of resolution and nothing happens if you do not still have 5 or less life. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
It is not optional. [D'Angelo 1999/02/13]
On resolution of the trigger you have to sacrifice this card if you have 5 life or less. If you cannot (because it is not in play, for example), then nothing happens. [WotC Rules Team 1999/03/18]
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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Second Thoughts
Color White
Type Instant
Cost Cost=4W
Expansion OD(C)
Text(OD):Remove target attacking creature from the game. ; Draw a card.

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Security Detail
Color White
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=3W
Expansion MM(R)
Text(MM):{W}{W}: Put a 1/1 white Soldier creature token into play. Play this ability only if you control no creatures and only once each turn.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Sedge Troll
Color Red
Type Creature - Troll
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion ABUR(R)
Text(RV+errata):2/2. ; ~this~ gets +1/+1 as long as you control a swamp. ; {B}: Regenerate ~this~. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

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Seedborn Muse
Color Green
Type Creature - Spirit
Cost Cost=3GG
Expansion LE(R)
Text(LE):2/4. ; Untap all permanents you control during each other player's untap step.
Other effects can prevent a permanent from untapping during an untap step. You do need to look carefully, however, as many effects say that the permanent does not untap during its controller's untap step, and this card's ability occurs during other players' untap steps. If a card does say this, then Seedborn Muse can untap it. But other abilities are not written this way and can still prevent a card from untapping, such as Storage Matrix. [D'Angelo 2003/02/16]
Some cards, such as Homarid Warrior and Spectral Bears, will not untap during a player's untap if one player uses the card and then the controller changes. The "during your next untap" means the next untap step of the player that controlled it at that time. [Barclay 2003/01/27]

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Seedling Charm
Color Green
Type Instant
Cost Cost=G
Expansion MI(C)
Text(MI+errata):Choose one - Return target enchant creature to its owner's hand; or regenerate target green creature; or target creature gains trample until end of turn.
Note -Also see Modal Spells and Abilities, Rule G.24.
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Seeds of Innocence
Color Green
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=1GG
Expansion MI(R)
Text(MI+errata):Destroy all artifacts. They can't be regenerated. The controller of each artifact destroyed this way gains life equal to its converted mana cost. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
Note -Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule K.8.

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Seedtime
Color Green
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1G
Expansion JU(R)
Text(JU):Play ~this~ only during your turn. ; Take an extra turn after this one if an opponent played a blue spell this turn.
You only get an extra turn if an opponent played a blue spell this turn prior to this spell resolving. [Judgment FAQ 2002/05/28] Note that "playing" a spell only requires it to be announced, so an unresolved spell still counts as having been played.
You only get one extra turn (per Seedtime spell) each turn, regardless of how many blue spells they had cast.[Judgment FAQ 2002/05/28]

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Seeker
Color White
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=2WW
Expansion LG(U1)/4(C)
Text(4th+errata):Enchanted creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or white creatures. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

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Seeker of Skybreak
Color Green
Type Creature - Elf
Cost Cost=1G
Expansion TE(C)/BR(F1)/7(C)
Text(TE/7th):2/1. ; {Tap}: Untap target creature.
It can use its tap ability to untap itself. [bethmo 1997/11/11]

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Seer's Vision
Color Multi
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2UB
Expansion IN(U)
Text(IN):All opponents play with their hands revealed. ; Sacrifice ~this~: Look at target player's hand and choose a card from it. That player discards that card. Play this ability only any time you could play a sorcery.
Note -See Rule E.12.Ruling.7 for "any time you could play" rules.

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Seething Anger
Color Red
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=R
Expansion SH(C)
Text(SH):Buyback {3}. ; Target creature gets +3/+0 until end of turn.
Note -Also see Buyback, Rule A.10.

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Segmented Wurm
Color Multi
Type Creature - Wurm
Cost Cost=3RG
Expansion TE(U)/BD(F1)
Text(TE+errata):5/5. ; Whenever ~this~ becomes the target of a spell or ability, put a -1/-1 counter on it. [Oracle 1999/05/01]

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Segovian Leviathan
Color Blue
Type Creature - Serpent
Cost Cost=4U
Expansion LG(U1)/456(U)
Text(LG/4th/5th/6th):3/3, Islandwalk.
Note -Also see Landwalk, Rule A.27.
Note -In Fifth Edition (and before) this card was of creature type Leviathan.

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Seismic Assault
Color Red
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=RRR
Expansion EX(R)/7(R)
Text(7th):Discard a land card from your hand: ~this~ deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

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Seismic Mage
Color Red
Type Creature - Spellshaper
Cost Cost=3R
Expansion MM(R)
Text(MM):1/1. ; {2}{R},{Tap},Discard a card from your hand: Destroy target land.

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Seize the Day
Color Red
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=3R
Expansion OD(R)
Text(OD):Flashback {2}{R}. ; Untap target creature. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase followed by an additional main phase.
Note -Also see Flashback, Rule A.20.

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Seizures
Color Black
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=1B
Expansion IA(C)
Text(IA+errata):Whenever enchanted creature becomes tapped, ~this~ deals 3 damage to enchanted creature's controller unless that player pays {3}. [Oracle 2000/02/01]

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Selenia, Dark Angel
Color Multi
Type Creature - Angel Legend
Cost Cost=3WB
Expansion TE(R)
Text(TE+errata):3/3, Flying. ; Pay 2 life: Return ~this~ to its owner's hand. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Selfless Exorcist
Color White
Type Creature - Cleric
Cost Cost=3WW
Expansion JU(R)
Text(JU):3/4. ; {Tap}: Remove target creature card in a graveyard from the game. That card deals damage equal to its power to ~this~. (A * on a card not in play is 0.)

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Sengir Autocrat
Color Black
Type Creature - Minion
Cost Cost=3B
Expansion HL(U1)/56(R)
Text(6th+errata):2/2. ; When ~this~ comes into play, put three 0/1 black Serf creature tokens into play. ; When ~this~ leaves play, remove all Serf tokens from the game. [Oracle 2003/07/01]
When it leaves play, it removes all Serfs in play and not just the ones it generated or just the ones under your control. [Duelist Magazine #9, Page 37]
The token creatures are black. [Oracle 1999/06/30]
Note -Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.
Note -In Fifth Edition and Homelands this card was of creature type Autocrat.

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Sengir Bats
Color Black
Type Creature - Bat
Cost Cost=1BB
Expansion HL(C4)
Text(HL+errata):1/2, Flying. ; Whenever a creature dealt damage by ~this~ this turn is put into a graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on ~this~. [Oracle 1999/11/01]

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Sengir Vampire
Color Black
Type Creature - Vampire
Cost Cost=3BB
Expansion ABUR4(U)/BR(F1)/BD(F1)/TO(R)
Text(TO):4/4, Flying. ; Whenever a creature dealt damage by ~this~ this turn is put into a graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on ~this~.
Gets counters when creatures go to the graveyard. If it dies at the same time as a creature it killed, it does not get the counter. If it regenerates or otherwise lives past the creature going to the graveyard, it gets the counter. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
Does not get a counter if it damages a creature and that creature's permanent is no longer a creature at the time it is put in the graveyard. [WotC Rules Team 1997/06/01] [Duelist Magazine #19, Page 31]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) banned this card from 1999/10/01 until 2002/03/01, when it was put back into print.

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Sentinel
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature
Cost Cost=4
Expansion LG(R)/CH(U1)
Text(CH+errata):1/1. ; {0}: ~this~'s toughness becomes 1 plus the power of target creature blocking or blocked by ~this~. (This effect doesn't end at end of turn.) [Oracle 2001/08/24]
This sets the current power/toughness, not the initial value, so it will override the effects of counters and any spells or abilities that modify power or toughness that resolved before it did. [D'Angelo 1999/02/07]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

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Seraph
Color White
Type Creature - Angel
Cost Cost=6W
Expansion IA(R)/5(R)
Text(5th+errata):4/4, Flying. ; Whenever a creature dealt damage by ~this~ this turn is put into a graveyard, put that card into play under your control at end of turn. Sacrifice the creature when you lose control of ~this~. [Oracle 2003/02/01]
You do not get the creature back if the creature is not still in the graveyard at the end of the turn. [Aahz 1995/06/10]
If the Seraph leaves play before the creature comes into play, then you simply get to keep the creature. [Aahz 1997/09/15] If, however, you just lost control of the Seraph and later get control of that same Seraph and lose control of it again at some time after you got the free creature, the creature will be sacrificed at that time because the Seraph remembers that it gave you that creature. [Aahz 1997/09/15]

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Serendib Djinn
Color Blue
Type Creature - Djinn
Cost Cost=2UU
Expansion AN(U2)
Text(AN+errata):5/6, Flying. ; At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a land. If you sacrifice an island this way, ~this~ deals 3 damage to you. ; When you control no lands, sacrifice ~this~. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
The sacrifice of the land is done during the resolution of the triggered ability. You also choose the land at that time. [Aahz 1997/09/15]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

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Serendib Efreet
Color Blue
Type Creature - Efreet
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion AN(U2)/R(R)
Text(AN/RV+errata):3/4, Flying. ; At the beginning of your upkeep, ~this~ deals 1 damage to you. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -Due to a printing error, the Revised Edition version of this card has a green background and the picture of the Ifh-Biff Efreet while having the blue mana cost and characteristics of the Serendib Efreet. It is still a blue card because the mana cost (not the color on the back of the card) determines a card's color (see Rule K.7.1).

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Serene Heart
Color Green
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1G
Expansion MI(C)
Text(MI):Destroy all local enchantments.

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Serene Offering
Color White
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion TE(U)
Text(TE+errata):Destroy target enchantment. You gain life equal to that enchantment's converted mana cost. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
Note -Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule K.8.

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Serene Sunset
Color Green
Type Instant
Cost Cost=XG
Expansion JU(U)
Text(JU):Prevent all combat damage X target creatures would deal this turn.
Note -Also see X Costs, Rule K.28.

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Serenity
Color White
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion WL(R)/6(R)
Text(6th):At the beginning of your upkeep, destroy all artifacts and enchantments. They can't be regenerated.
Yes, it does destroy itself. [D'Angelo 1997/06/12]

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Serpent Assassin
Color Black
Type Creature - Assassin
Cost Cost=3BB
Expansion PT(R)
Text(PT):2/2. ; When ~this~ comes into play from your hand, you may choose to destroy any one 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 "When ~this~ comes into play, if you played it from your hand, you may destroy target nonblack creature." [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 Assassin. [D'Angelo 2000/07/06]

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Serpent Generator
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=6 L
Expansion LG(R)/CH(U1)/5(R)
Text(5th+errata):{4},{Tap}: Put a 1/1 Poison-Snake artifact creature token into play. This creature has "Whenever this creature deals damage to a player, that player gets a poison counter." (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.) [Oracle 2000/10/24]
Note -Also see Poison, Rule E.10.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Serpentine Basilisk
Color Green
Type Creature - Basilisk
Cost Cost=2GG
Expansion ON(U)
Text(ON):2/3. ; Whenever ~this~ deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature at end of combat. ; Morph {1}{G}{G}.
Note -Also see Morph, Rule A.29.

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Serpentine Kavu
Color Green
Type Creature - Kavu
Cost Cost=4G
Expansion IN(C)
Text(IN):4/4. ; {R}: ~this~ gains haste until end of turn.
Note -Also see Haste, Rule A.22.

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Serpent Warrior
Color Black
Type Creature - Soldier
Cost Cost=2B
Expansion SH(C)/PT(C)/ST(C)/7(C)
Text(7th):3/3. ; When ~this~ comes into play, you lose 3 life.
You can play this if you have less than 3 life, since the life is lost as an effect and not a payment. [Duelist Magazine #25, Page 30]
Note -Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.
Note -The Portal version had no creature type.

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Serra Advocate
Color White
Type Creature - Angel
Cost Cost=3W
Expansion UD(U)/7(U)
Text(UD/7th):2/2, Flying. ; {Tap}: Target attacking or blocking creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

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Serra Angel
Color White
Type Creature - Angel
Cost Cost=3WW
Expansion ABUR4(U)/AT(F1)/7(R)
Text(7th):4/4, Flying. ; Attacking doesn't cause ~this~ to tap.
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) banned this card from 1999/10/01 to 2001/05/01.

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Serra Avatar
Color White
Type Creature - Avatar
Cost Cost=4WWW
Expansion US(R)
Text(US+errata):*/*. ; ~this~'s power and toughness are each equal to your life total. ; If ~this~ would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, reveal ~this~, then shuffle it into its owner's library instead. [Oracle 2000/10/24]
Its power and toughness are continuously calculated. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
It shuffles itself into the owner's library no matter where it would go to the graveyard from. Discard, destroy, counter, Millstone, etc. [WotC Rules Team 1998/10/18]
If it goes to the graveyard from play while its abilities are nullified by an effect such as Humility it actually goes to the graveyard. [WotC Rules Team 1998/10/18]
The ability to shuffle into the owner's library is a replacement effect (see Rule T.10). It applies even when this card is being put in the graveyard as part of a cost or a mana ability effect. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
The ability replaces the "put into the graveyard" effect, so nothing which triggers on it going to the graveyard will trigger. But, since it does not replace the entire action that put it into the graveyard, anything which triggers on that action would still trigger. For example, a "destroy", "discard", or "counter". [Barclay 1999/03/30]

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Serra Aviary
Color White
Type Enchant World
Cost Cost=3W
Expansion HL(U1)
Text(HL+errata):Creatures with flying get +1/+1.
Note -Also see Enchant World, Rule K.12.10.

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Serra Bestiary
Color White
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=WW
Expansion HL(C1)/5(U)
Text(5th+errata):At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice ~this~ unless you pay {W}{W}. ; Enchanted creature can't attack or block, and its activated abilities with {Tap} in their costs can't be played. [Oracle 1999/11/01]
Does prevent the use of activated mana abilities with {Tap} in the cost. [DeLaney 1999/08/10]

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Serra Inquisitors
Color White
Type Creature - Inquisitor
Cost Cost=4W
Expansion HL(U3)
Text(HL+errata):3/3. ; When ~this~ blocks or becomes blocked by one or more black creatures, ~this~ gets +2/+0 until end of turn. [Oracle 1999/11/01]

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Serra Paladin
Color White
Type Creature - Paladin
Cost Cost=2WW
Expansion HL(C1)/5(U)
Text(5th+errata):2/2. ; {Tap}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. ; {1}{W}{W},{Tap}: Attacking doesn't cause target creature to tap this turn. [Oracle 2000/02/01]

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Serra's Blessing
Color White
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion WL(U)/6(U)
Text(6th):Attacking doesn't cause creatures you control to tap.

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Serra's Embrace
Color White
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=2WW
Expansion US(U)/7(U)
Text(7th):Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying. ; Attacking doesn't cause enchanted creature to tap.

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Serra's Hymn
Color White
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=W
Expansion US(U)
Text(US+errata):At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a verse counter on ~this~. ; Sacrifice ~this~: Prevent up to X damage total that would be dealt this turn to any number of target creatures and/or players, divided as you choose, where X is the number of verse counters on ~this~. [Oracle 1999/07/21]
You count the number of counters, then divide up the prevention during the announcement of the ability. Each targeted creature receives the appropriate amount of damage prevention when the ability resolves. [D'Angelo 2003/02/16]
Adding a counter is optional. If you forget to add one during your upkeep, you cannot back up and add one later. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]
You can play the ability (choosing no targets) even if there are no verse counters on it. It doesn't do anything useful if you do this. [D'Angelo 2003/05/19]
If there is at least one verse counter on this, you cannot choose zero targets. You must choose between 1 and X targets. [DeLaney 2003/05/19]

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Serra's Liturgy
Color White
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2WW
Expansion US(R)
Text(US+errata):At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a verse counter on ~this~. ; {W},Sacrifice ~this~: Destroy up to X target artifacts and/or enchantments, where X is the number of verse counters on ~this~. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
Adding a counter is optional. If you forget to add one during your upkeep, you cannot back up and add one later. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]

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Serra's Sanctum
Color Land
Type Legendary Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion US(R)
Text(US):{Tap}: Add {W} to your mana pool for each enchantment you control.
Urza Block Constructed tournaments (see Rule D.18.6) have banned this card since 1999/07/01.
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Serrated Arrows
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=4
Expansion HL(C1)/AT(F1)
Text(HL+errata):~this~ comes into play with three arrowhead counters on it. ; At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are no arrowhead counters on ~this~, sacrifice it. ; {Tap},Remove an arrowhead counter from ~this~: Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature. [Oracle 1999/07/23]
The counter is removed as part of the cost of using the ability and is not returned if the ability is countered or if the target creature is not legal on resolution. [D'Angelo 1998/08/11]
The upkeep trigger only counts the number of counters at the start of upkeep. At that time it decides whether or not to put the ability on the stack. [D'Angelo 1999/08/01] See Rule A.4.14.

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Serrated Biskelion
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature
Cost Cost=3
Expansion WL(U)
Text(WL):2/2. ; {Tap}: Put a -1/-1 counter on ~this~ and a -1/-1 counter on target creature.

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Serra Zealot
Color White
Type Creature - Soldier
Cost Cost=W
Expansion US(C)
Text(US):1/1, First strike.
Note -Also see First Strike, Rule A.18.

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Servant of Volrath
Color Black
Type Creature - Minion
Cost Cost=2B
Expansion TE(C)
Text(TE+errata):3/3. ; When ~this~ leaves play, sacrifice a creature. [Oracle 1999/05/01]

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Seton, Krosan Protector
Color Green
Type Creature - Centaur Druid Legend
Cost Cost=GGG
Expansion OD(R)
Text(OD):2/2. ; Tap an untapped Druid you control: Add {G} to your mana pool.
This card is of creature type Centaur, of type Druid, and of type Legend. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10]
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Seton's Desire
Color Green
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=2G
Expansion OD(C)
Text(OD):Enchanted creature gets +2/+2. ; Threshold - All creatures able to block enchanted creature do so. (You have threshold as long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard.)
Note -Also see Threshold, Rule A.36.

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Seton's Scout
Color Green
Type Creature - Centaur Druid
Cost Cost=1G
Expansion TO(U)
Text(TO):2/1. ; ~this~ may block as though it had flying. ; Threshold - ~this~ gets +2/+2. (You have threshold as long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard.)
Note -Also see Threshold, Rule A.36.

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Severed Legion
Color Black
Type Creature - Zombie
Cost Cost=1BB
Expansion ON(C)
Text(ON):2/2, Fear.
Note -Also see Fear, Rule A.17.

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Sever Soul
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=3BB
Expansion MM(C)
Text(MM):Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated. You gain life equal to its toughness.

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Sewer Rats
Color Black
Type Creature - Rat
Cost Cost=B
Expansion MI(C)/BR(F1)
Text(MI+errata):1/1. ; {B},Pay 1 life: ~this~ gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Play this ability no more than three times each turn. [Oracle 1999/09/03]

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Sewers of Estark
Color Black
Type Instant
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion PR(AR)
Text(PR+errata):Choose one - Target attacking creature is unblockable this turn; or prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by target blocking creature and all creatures it's blocking this turn. [Oracle 2002/03/01]
Note -Also see Modal Spells and Abilities, Rule G.24.

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Sex Appeal
Color White
Type Instant
Cost Cost=W
Expansion UG(C)
Text(UG+errata):Prevent the next 3 damage total that would be dealt to any number of creatures and/or players this turn. If there are more players in the room of the opposite sex, prevent 6 damage this way instead. [D'Angelo 2000/03/09 - unofficial errata]
If a particular person's gender is unclear, toss a coin. [Barclay 1998/08/13]
If a particular player disputes your assessment of their gender, you may ask them to prove it. They do not have to comply, but you do have to stand still long enough for them to be able to take a good swing at you. [Barclay 1998/08/13]
This card will not count judges, WotC staff or people just milling around. [Barclay 1998/08/13]
Optional Rule: Gay/Lesbian players may substitute "same" for "opposite". [Barclay 1998/08/13] This substitution lasts for the duration of the tournament.
All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
Note -Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

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