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Hail Storm
Color |
Green |
Type |
Instant |
Cost |
Cost=1GG |
Expansion |
AL(U2) |
Text(AL):~this~ deals 2 damage to each attacking creature and 1 damage to
you and each creature you control.
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Hakim, Loreweaver
Color |
Blue |
Type |
Creature - Legend |
Cost |
Cost=3UU |
Expansion |
MI(R) |
Text(MI+errata):2/4, Flying. ; {U}{U}: Return target enchant creature card
from your graveyard to play enchanting ~this~. Play this ability only
during your upkeep and only if ~this~ isn't enchanted. ; {U}{U},{Tap}:
Destroy all enchantments enchanting ~this~. [Oracle 1999/11/01]
If you pick an Enchant Creature that cannot legally enchant this card, then
the enchantment stays in the graveyard. [DeLaney 2000/04/10]
You can use the ability multiple times in one spell stack and can get
multiple enchantments on him this way. You only check if he has no
enchantments when announcing the ability. [Duelist Magazine #16, Page 28]
The Duelist page somewhat contradicts itself, and the above is correct.
[D'Angelo 1997/03/02]
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.
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Halam Djinn
Color |
Red |
Type |
Creature - Djinn |
Cost |
Cost=5R |
Expansion |
IN(U) |
Text(IN):6/5, Haste. ; ~this~ gets -2/-2 as long as red is the most common
color among all permanents or is tied for most common.
Note -Also see Haste, Rule A.22.
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Halberdier
Color |
Red |
Type |
Creature - Barbarian |
Cost |
Cost=3R |
Expansion |
OD(C) |
Text(OD):3/1, First Strike.
Note -Also see First Strike, Rule A.18.
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Halfdane
Color |
Multi |
Type |
Creature - Legend |
Cost |
Cost=1BUW |
Expansion |
LG(R) |
Text(LG+errata):3/3. ; At the beginning of your upkeep, ~this~'s power and
toughness become equal to the power and toughness of target creature other
than ~this~, until the end of your next upkeep. [Oracle 2002/03/01]
The ability sets the current power/toughness, not the initial
power/toughness. This means that it overrides any counters on this card,
as well as any power/toughness altering effects that resolved before this
effect. [Oracle Update 1998/11/11]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.
Note -Also see Modal Spells and Abilities, Rule G.24.
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Hall of Gemstone
Color |
Green |
Type |
Enchant World |
Cost |
Cost=1GG |
Expansion |
MI(R) |
Text(MI+errata):At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player
chooses a color. Until end of turn, lands tapped for mana produce mana
of the chosen color instead of their normal color. [Oracle 2001/06/01]
Will affect lands that normally produce colorless mana. [Aahz 1996/11/07]
Will not affect lands that do not produce mana. [D'Angelo 1998/02/03]
Although the color may be altered, any restrictions on the use of the mana
are not removed. So Mishra's Workshop may produce colored mana which
can only be used on artifacts. [Aahz 1996/11/07]
Note -Also see Enchant World, Rule K.12.10.
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Hallowed Ground
Color |
White |
Type |
Enchantment |
Cost |
Cost=1W |
Expansion |
IA(U) |
Text(IA+errata):{W}{W}: Return target non-snow-covered land you control to
its owner's hand. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
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Hallowed Healer
Color |
White |
Type |
Creature - Cleric |
Cost |
Cost=2W |
Expansion |
OD(C) |
Text(OD):1/1. ; {Tap}: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to
target creature or player this turn. ; Threshold - {Tap}: Prevent the
next 4 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this
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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Halls of Mist
Color |
Land |
Type |
Land |
Cost |
Cost=None |
Expansion |
IA(R) |
Text(IA+errata):Cumulative Upkeep - {1}. ; Creatures that attacked during
their controller's last turn can't attack. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
Note -Also see Cumulative Upkeep, Rule A.11.
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Hammerhead Shark
Color |
Blue |
Type |
Creature - Fish |
Cost |
Cost=1U |
Expansion |
SH(C) |
Text(SH+errata):2/3. ; ~this~ can't attack unless defending player controls
an island. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
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Hammerheim
Color |
Land |
Type |
Legendary Land |
Cost |
Cost=None |
Expansion |
LG(U2) |
Text(LG+errata):{Tap}: Add {R} to your mana pool. ; {Tap}: Target creature
loses all landwalk abilities until end of turn. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Can be used on a creature without landwalking but has no effect.
[Duelist Magazine #5, Page 23]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.
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Hammer Mage
Color |
Red |
Type |
Creature - Spellshaper |
Cost |
Cost=1R |
Expansion |
MM(U) |
Text(MM+errata):1/1. ; {X}{R},{Tap},Discard a card from your hand: Destroy
all artifacts with converted mana cost {X} or less. [Oracle 2001/06/01]
Note -Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule K.8.
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Hammer of Bogardan
Color |
Red |
Type |
Sorcery |
Cost |
Cost=1RR |
Expansion |
MI(R)/6(R) |
Text(6th+errata):~this~ deals 3 damage to target creature or player. ;
{2}{R}{R}{R}: Return ~this~ from your graveyard to your hand. Play this
ability only during your upkeep. [Oracle 2002/03/01]
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Handcuffs
Color |
Black |
Type |
Enchant Player |
Cost |
Cost=3BB |
Expansion |
UG(U) |
Text(UG+errata):As ~this~ comes into play, choose target player. ; When the
chosen player's hands lose contact with one another, sacrifice ~this~ and
that player sacrifices three cards.
[D'Angelo 2000/03/09 - unofficial errata]
The player must keep their real hands (not wrists) touching at all times.
Don't wear gloves. [Barclay 1998/08/13]
If the targeted player has less than two hands, "both hands" means their
hand of cards, and the one hand that they do have. This calls for
exceptional manual dexterity. [Barclay 1998/08/13]
If the player has more than two hands, call the Men In Black.
[Barclay 1998/08/13]
All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
Note -Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.
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Hand of Death
Color |
Black |
Type |
Sorcery |
Cost |
Cost=2B PT |
Expansion |
PT(C)/P2(C)/ST(C)/S2(F1) |
Text(ST/S2):Destroy target nonblack creature.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in
Portal and Starter.
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Hand of Justice
Color |
White |
Type |
Creature - Avatar |
Cost |
Cost=5W |
Expansion |
FE(U1) |
Text(FE+errata):2/6. ; {Tap},Tap three untapped white creatures you
control: Destroy target creature. [Oracle 1999/07/23]
Does not target the 3 creatures it taps. [Oracle 1998/07/01]
It can destroy one of the three creatures it taps. [Oracle 1998/07/01]
The creatures are tapped during announcement and as a cost.
[Duelist Magazine #11, Page 56]
"Summoning sickness" does not prevent creatures from being tapped by this
effect. [WotC Rules Team 1994/12/15] But you cannot use the Hand's
ability at all if the Hand has summoning sickness. [D'Angelo 1995/01/01]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
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Hand to Hand
Color |
Red |
Type |
Enchantment |
Cost |
Cost=2R |
Expansion |
TE(R) |
Text(TE+errata):Instants and activated abilities, other than mana
abilities, can't be played during the combat phase. [Oracle 1999/06/30]
Will not prevent cost increasers such as Propaganda.
[WotC Rules Team 1998/03/01]
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Hanna's Custody
Color |
White |
Type |
Enchantment |
Cost |
Cost=2W |
Expansion |
TE(R) |
Text(TE+errata):Artifacts can't be the target of spells or abilities.
[Oracle 1999/05/01]
A spell or ability is targeted only if the word "target" appears in its
text. See Rule G.40.1. Only targeted spells and abilities are prevented
by this card's ability. [D'Angelo 1998/06/19]
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Hanna, Ship's Navigator
Color |
Multi |
Type |
Creature - Legend |
Cost |
Cost=1WU |
Expansion |
IN(R) |
Text(IN):1/2. ; {1}{W}{U},{Tap}: Return target artifact or enchantment card
from your graveyard to your hand.
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.
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Hapless Researcher
Color |
Blue |
Type |
Creature - Wizard |
Cost |
Cost=U |
Expansion |
JU(C) |
Text(JU):1/1. ; Sacrifice ~this~: Draw a card, then discard a card from
your hand.
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Harbinger of Night
Color |
Black |
Type |
Creature - Spirit |
Cost |
Cost=2BB |
Expansion |
MI(R) |
Text(MI+errata):2/3. ; At the beginning of your upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter
on each creature. [Oracle 1999/07/01]
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Harbor Guardian
Color |
Multi |
Type |
Creature - Guardian |
Cost |
Cost=2WU |
Expansion |
MI(U) |
Text(MI+errata):3/4. ; ~this~ may block as though it had flying. ;
Whenever ~this~ attacks, defending player may draw a card.
[Oracle 2000/02/01]
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Harmattan Efreet
Color |
Blue |
Type |
Creature - Efreet |
Cost |
Cost=2UU |
Expansion |
MI(U)/6(U) |
Text(MI/6th):2/2, Flying. ; {1}{U}{U}: Target creature gains flying until
end of turn.
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Harmonic Convergence
Color |
Green |
Type |
Instant |
Cost |
Cost=2G |
Expansion |
UL(U) |
Text(UL):Return all enchantments to top of owners' libraries.
If any player needs to put more than one enchantment on top of their
library, they choose the order. [Barclay 1999/02/09]
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Harmony of Nature
Color |
Green |
Type |
Sorcery |
Cost |
Cost=2G |
Expansion |
P2(U) |
Text(P2):Tap any number of your creatures. You gain 4 life for each
creature tapped in 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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Harrow
Color |
Green |
Type |
Instant |
Cost |
Cost=2G |
Expansion |
TE(U)/IN(C) |
Text(IN):As an additional cost to play ~this~, sacrifice a land. ; Search
your library for up to two basic land cards and put them into play. Then
shuffle your library.
The sacrifice of a land is part of the cost of playing the card. You cannot
pay this cost more than once to get a multiple effect.
[D'Angelo 1997/11/12]
The two lands do not count toward your normal one land you can play each
turn. [Invasion FAQ 2000/10/03]
You do not have to find the land cards if you do not want to. See
Rule Z.6.9. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]
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Harsh Judgment
Color |
White |
Type |
Enchantment |
Cost |
Cost=2WW |
Expansion |
IN(R) |
Text(IN+errata):As ~this~ comes into play, choose a color. ; If an instant
or sorcery spell of the chosen color would deal damage to you, it deals
that damage to its controller instead. [Oracle 2001/03/07]
Note -Also see Color, Rule G.3, for rules on choosing a color.
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Harsh Justice
Color |
White |
Type |
Sorcery |
Cost |
Cost=2W |
Expansion |
PT(R) |
Text(PT):Play ~this~ only after you're attacked, before you declare
interceptors. ; This turn, each attacking creature that damages you also
deals equal damage to the attacking 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 an Instant
spell with text "Whenever an attacking creature deals combat damage to
you this turn, that creature deals that much damage to its controller."
[D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
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Harsh Mercy
Color |
White |
Type |
Sorcery |
Cost |
Cost=2W |
Expansion |
ON(R) |
Text(ON):Each player chooses a creature type. Destroy all creatures that
aren't of a type chosen this way. They can't be regenerated.
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Harvester Druid
Color |
Green |
Type |
Creature - Druid |
Cost |
Cost=1G |
Expansion |
JU(C) |
Text(JU):1/1. ; {Tap}: Add to your mana pool one mana of any color that a
land you control could produce.
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Harvest Mage
Color |
Green |
Type |
Creature - Spellshaper |
Cost |
Cost=G |
Expansion |
NE(C) |
Text(NE):1/1. ; {G},{Tap},Discard a card from your hand: Until end of turn,
if you tap a land for mana, it produces one mana of any color instead of
its normal type and amount.
Note -Cycle with Arc Mage, Avenger en-Dal, Bola Warrior,
Divining Witch, Netter en-Dal, Plague Witch, Stampede Driver,
Stronghold Biologist, Stronghold Machinist, and Trickster Mage.
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Harvest Wurm
Color |
Green |
Type |
Creature - Wurm |
Cost |
Cost=1G |
Expansion |
WL(C) |
Text(WL+errata):3/2. ; When ~this~ comes into play, sacrifice it unless you
return a basic land card from your graveyard to your hand.
[Oracle 1999/11/01]
Note -Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.
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Hasran Ogress
Color |
Black |
Type |
Creature - Ogre |
Cost |
Cost=BB |
Expansion |
AN(C5)/CH(C3) |
Text(CH+errata):3/2. ; Whenever ~this~ attacks, it deals 3 damage to you
unless you pay {2}. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
The ability triggers (see Rule A.4) on the declaration of attackers.
[D'Angelo 1998/06/03]
You either take damage or pay the 2 mana during resolution.
[D'Angelo 2000/02/25]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
Note -The Arabian Nights version of this card has two versions, one with
a small dark circle behind the "2" in the payment cost (rarity C3) and one
with a normal mana circle behind the cost (rarity C2).
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Hate Weaver
Color |
Black |
Type |
Creature - Wizard |
Cost |
Cost=1B |
Expansion |
IN(U) |
Text(IN):2/1. ; {2}: Target blue or red creature gets +1/+0 until end of
turn.
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Hatred
Color |
Black |
Type |
Instant |
Cost |
Cost=3BB |
Expansion |
EX(R) |
Text(EX+errata):As an additional cost to play ~this~, pay any amount of
life. ; Target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the
amount of life paid this way. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
The life payment is part of the play cost (see Rule K.20), so it is lost
if this spell is countered. [Barclay 1998/06/10]
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Haunted Angel
Color |
White |
Type |
Creature - Angel |
Cost |
Cost=2W |
Expansion |
AP(U) |
Text(AP):3/3, Flying. ; When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from play,
remove ~this~ from the game and each other player puts a 3/3 black Angel
creature token with flying into play.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.
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Haunted Cadaver
Color |
Black |
Type |
Creature - Zombie |
Cost |
Cost=3B |
Expansion |
ON(C) |
Text(ON):2/2. ; Whenever ~this~ deals combat damage to a player, you may
sacrifice it. If you do, that player discards three cards from his or her
hand. ; Morph {1}{B}.
Note -Also see Morph, Rule A.29.
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Haunted Crossroads
Color |
Black |
Type |
Enchantment |
Cost |
Cost=2B |
Expansion |
MM(U) |
Text(MM):{B}: Put target creature card from your graveyard on top of your
library.
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Haunting Apparition
Color |
Multi |
Type |
Creature - Ghost |
Cost |
Cost=1UB |
Expansion |
MI(U) |
Text(MI):1+*/2, Flying. ; As ~this~ comes into play, choose an
opponent. ; ~this~'s power is equal to 1 plus the number of green creature
cards in the chosen player's graveyard. [Oracle 1999/07/01]
You choose one opposing player when it comes into play and it only affects
that one player. This choice is not changed even if this card changes
controllers. This card becomes useless but stays in play if the chosen
player leaves the game. [D'Angelo 1999/07/10]
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Haunting Echoes
Color |
Black |
Type |
Sorcery |
Cost |
Cost=3BB |
Expansion |
OD(R) |
Text(OD):Remove all cards in target player's graveyard other than basic
land cards from the game. Search that player's library for all cards with
the same name as cards removed this way, and remove them from the game.
Then that player shuffles his or her library.
You can choose not to find all copies of the named cards if you don't want
to. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10]
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Haunting Misery
Color |
Black |
Type |
Sorcery |
Cost |
Cost=1BB |
Expansion |
WL(C) |
Text(WL+errata):As an additional cost to play ~this~, remove any number of
creature cards in your graveyard from the game; ~this~ deals X damage to
target player, where X is the number of cards removed this way.
[D'Angelo 1999/07/01]
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Haunting Wind
Color |
Black |
Type |
Enchantment |
Cost |
Cost=3B |
Expansion |
AQ(U3) |
Text(AQ+errata):Whenever an artifact becomes tapped or a player plays an
artifact's activated ability without {Tap} in its activation cost, ~this~
deals 1 damage to that artifact's controller. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
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Havenwood Battleground
Color |
Land |
Type |
Land |
Cost |
Cost=None |
Expansion |
FE(U2)/56(U)/BD(F1) |
Text(5th/6th):~this~ comes into play tapped. ; {Tap}: Add {G} to your mana
pool. ; {Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: Add {G}{G} to your mana pool.
See Dwarven Ruins for rulings.
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Havoc
Color |
Red |
Type |
Enchantment |
Cost |
Cost=1R |
Expansion |
TE(U) |
Text(TE+errata):Whenever an opponent plays a white spell, he or she loses 2
life. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
In a multiplayer game, it affects all opponents. [D'Angelo 1999/06/01]
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Havoc Demon
Color |
Black |
Type |
Creature - Demon |
Cost |
Cost=5BB |
Expansion |
LE(R) |
Text(LE):5/5, Flying. ; When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from play, all
creatures get -5/-5 until end of turn.
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Hawkeater Moth
Color |
Green |
Type |
Creature - Insect |
Cost |
Cost=3G |
Expansion |
US(U) |
Text(US+errata):1/2, Flying. ; ~this~ can't be the target of spells or
abilities. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
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Hazduhr the Abbot
Color |
White |
Type |
Creature - Legend |
Cost |
Cost=3WW |
Expansion |
HL(U1) |
Text(HL+errata):2/5. ; {X},{Tap}: The next X damage that would be dealt
to target white creature you control is dealt to ~this~ instead.
[Oracle 1999/07/23]
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.
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Hazezon Tamar
Color |
Multi |
Type |
Creature - Legend |
Cost |
Cost=4WGR |
Expansion |
LG(R) |
Text(LG+errata):2/4. ; At the beginning of your upkeep, if ~this~ came
into play since the beginning of your last upkeep, put X 1/1 red, green,
and white Sand Warrior creature tokens into play, where X is the number of
lands you control. ; When ~this~ leaves play, remove all Sand Warrior
tokens from the game. [Oracle 2002/03/01]
The Sand-Warriors leave play if Hazezon is phased out or placed in an
Oubliette or Tawnos's Coffin, but they do come back on the turn
after Hazezon re-enters play. [WotC Rules Team 1994/09/15]
[Jordan 2002/06/24]
The Sand-Warriors come into play on a player's side if that player controls
Hazezon during the player's first upkeep after Hazezon enters play.
It is possible for no player or all players to get Sand Warriors if
control of Hazezon changes. [WotC Rules Team 1995/05/10]
The Sand-Warriors do not change controller when Hazezon changes controller.
[bethmo 1994/07/14]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.
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Hazerider Drake
Color |
Multi |
Type |
Creature - Drake |
Cost |
Cost=2WU |
Expansion |
MI(U) |
Text(MI):2/3, Flying, Protection from Red.
Note -Also see Protection, Rule A.31.
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Hazy Homunculus
Color |
Blue |
Type |
Creature - Illusion |
Cost |
Cost=1U |
Expansion |
PY(C) |
Text(PY):1/1. ; ~this~ is unblockable as long as defending player controls
an untapped land.
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Acknowledgments and Disclaimers