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Braids, Cabal Minion
Color Black
Type Creature - Minion Legend
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion OD(R)
Text(OD):2/2. ; At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices an artifact, creature, or land.
This card is of creature type Minion and of type Legend. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10]
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Braidwood Cup
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=3
Expansion UD(U)
Text(UD):{Tap}: You gain 1 life.

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Braidwood Sextant
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=1
Expansion UD(U)
Text(UD):{2},{Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
You do not have to find a basic land card if you do not want to. See Rule Z.6.9. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]

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Brain Freeze
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion SC(U)
Text(SC):Storm. ; Target player puts the top three cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
Note -Also see Storm, Rule A.35.

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Braingeyser
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=XUU
Expansion ABUR(R)
Text(RV+errata):Target player draws X cards. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Type 1 tournaments (see Rule D.13) have restricted this card since 1994/01/25.
Type 1.5 tournaments (see Rule D.14) have always banned this card.
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01. It was previously banned from the start of this format until 1999/01/01.
Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have banned this card since 1995/05/02 when it left the environment.
Note -Also see X Costs, Rule K.28.

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Brainstorm
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=U IA
Expansion IA(C)/5(C)/MM(C)/BD(F1)
Text(MM):Draw three cards, then put any two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
This is all one effect. You draw 3 and return 2 cards all in one resolution. Nothing may be used between the two. [D'Angelo 1999/10/12]

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Brainwash
Color White
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=W
Expansion DK(C3)/45(C)
Text(5th+errata):Enchanted creature can't attack unless its controller pays {3}. (This cost is paid as attackers are declared.) [Oracle 1999/09/03]
This ability is paid for during the declare attackers step of the combat phase (see Rule C.3). [Aahz 1995/01/27]
Paying Brainwash is not an instant or any other kind of ability, it is a cost increase on the declaration of the attacker. This makes it much like the way Gloom makes a white spell more expensive to cast. [WotC Rules Team 1998/03/01]
If there are multiple combat phases during the turn, the attack cost must be paid each time if you want to attack with the creature. [D'Angelo 1999/08/01]

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Branchsnap Lorian
Color Green
Type Creature - Beast
Cost Cost=1GG
Expansion LE(U)
Text(LE):4/1, Trample. ; Morph {G}.
Note -Also see Morph, Rule A.29.
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Brand
Color Red
Type Instant
Cost Cost=R
Expansion US(R)
Text(US+errata):Gain control of all permanents you own. (This effect doesn't end at end of turn.) ; Cycling {2}.
Note -Also see Cycling, Rule A.12.

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Branded Brawlers
Color Red
Type Creature - Soldier
Cost Cost=R
Expansion PY(C)
Text(PY):2/2. ; ~this~ can't attack if defending player controls an untapped land. ; ~this~ cant block if you control an untapped land.

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Brand of Ill Omen
Color Red
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=3R
Expansion IA(R)
Text(IA+errata):Cumulative Upkeep - {R}. ; Enchanted creature's controller can't play creature spells. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
A creature spell is any card of type Creature or Artifact Creature. [D'Angelo 2000/03/09] Older cards of type Summon also count.
Note -Also see Cumulative Upkeep, Rule A.11.

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Brassclaw Orcs
Color Red
Type Creature - Orc
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion FE(C4)/5(C)
Text(5th+errata):3/2. ; ~this~ can't block a creature with power 2 or greater. [Oracle 1999/07/23]

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Brass Herald
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature - Golem
Cost Cost=6
Expansion AP(U)
Text(AP):2/2. ; As ~this~ comes into play, choose a creature type. ; When ~this~ comes into play, reveal the top four cards of your library. Put all creature cards of the chosen type revealed this way into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library. ; Creatures of the chosen type get +1/+1.
See Rule K.11.7 for rules on choosing a creature type. [D'Angelo 2001/06/15]

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Brass Man
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature
Cost Cost=1
Expansion AN(U3)/R4(U)
Text(4th+errata):1/3. ; ~this~ doesn't untap during your untap step. ; {1}: Untap ~this~. Play this ability only during your upkeep. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

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Brass Secretary
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature
Cost Cost=3
Expansion UD(U)
Text(UD):2/1. ; {2},Sacrifice ~this~: Draw a card.

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Brass-Talon Chimera
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature - Chimera
Cost Cost=4
Expansion VI(U)
Text(VI+errata):2/2, First Strike. ; Sacrifice ~this~: Put a +2/+2 counter on target Chimera and that Chimera gains first strike. (This effect doesn't end at end of turn.) [Oracle 2000/10/24]
Note -Also see First Strike, Rule A.18.

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Bravado
Color Red
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=1R
Expansion US(C)
Text(US):Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each other creature you control.
The bonus is continuously calculated. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]

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Brawl
Color Red
Type Instant
Cost Cost=3RR
Expansion MM(R)
Text(MM):Until end of turn, all creatures gain "{Tap}: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature.".

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Brawn
Color Green
Type Creature - Incarnation
Cost Cost=3G
Expansion JU(U)
Text(JU):3/3, Trample. ; As long as ~this~ is in your graveyard and you control a forest, creatures you control have trample.
The "in your graveyard" ability is ordered as if it starts at the time that this card goes to your graveyard. See Rule T.8.15. [Judgment FAQ 2002/05/28]
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Breach
Color Black
Type Instant
Cost Cost=2B
Expansion US(C)
Text(US+errata):Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains fear until end of turn. [Oracle 2002/10/01]
Note -Also see Fear, Rule A.17.

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Break Asunder
Color Green
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2GG
Expansion SC(C)
Text(SC):Destroy target artifact or enchantment. ; Cycling {2}.
Note -Also see Cycling, Rule A.12.

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Breaking Point
Color Red
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=1RR
Expansion JU(R)
Text(JU):Destroy all creatures unless a player has ~this~ deal 6 damage to him or her. Creatures destroyed this way can't be regenerated.

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Breaking Wave
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2UU
Expansion IN(R)
Text(IN):You may play ~this~ any time you could play an instant if you pay {2} more to play it. ; Simultaneously untap all tapped creatures and tap all untapped creatures.
Note -See Rule E.12.Ruling.7 for "any time you could play" rules.

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Break Open
Color Red
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1R
Expansion ON(C)
Text(ON):Turn target face-down creature an opponent controls face up.
The player does not have to pay the Morph cost (if any) of the creature. [Onslaught FAQ 2002/09/24]

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Breakthrough
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=XU
Expansion TO(U)
Text(TO):Draw four cards, then choose X cards in your hand and discard the rest from it.
Note -Also see X Costs, Rule K.28.

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Breath of Darigaaz
Color Red
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=1R
Expansion IN(U)
Text(IN):Kicker {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you play this spell.) ; ~this~ deals 1 damage to each creature without flying and each player. If you paid the kicker cost, ~this~ deals 4 damage to each creature without flying and each player instead.
Note -Also see Kicker, Rule A.24.

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Breath of Dreams
Color Blue
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2UU
Expansion IA(U)
Text(IA+errata):Cumulative Upkeep - {U}. ; Green creatures have "Cumulative Upkeep - {1}". [Oracle 2000/02/01]
Note -Also see Cumulative Upkeep, Rule A.11.

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Breath of Life
Color White
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=3W PT
Expansion PT(C)/P2(C)/ST(U)/S2(F1)/7(U)
Text(S2/7th):Return target creature card from your graveyard to play.

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Breathstealer
Color Black
Type Creature - Nightstalker
Cost Cost=2B
Expansion MI(C)
Text(MI+errata):2/2. ; {B}: ~this~ gets +1/-1 until end of turn. [Oracle 1998/07/01]
Note -This card is referred to by Urborg Panther.
Note -Before errata, it was of creature type Night Stalker (with two words). [Oracle 1999/07/01]

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Breathstealer's Crypt
Color Multi
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2UB
Expansion VI(R)
Text(VI+errata):If a player would draw a card, instead he or she draws a card and reveals it. If it's a creature card, that player discards it from his or her hand unless he or she pays 3 life. [Oracle 2002/03/01]

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Breeding Pit
Color Black
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=3B
Expansion FE(U3)/5(U)
Text(FE/5th+errata):At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice ~this~ unless you pay {B}{B}. ; At the end of your turn, put a 0/1 black Thrull creature token into play. [Oracle 1999/07/23]
Must actually be in play at the end of turn in order for you to get a Thrull. The getting of the Thrull is not part of paying the upkeep, it is part of having the card in play. [D'Angelo 1995/04/12]
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Breezekeeper
Color Blue
Type Creature - Djinn
Cost Cost=3U
Expansion VI(C)
Text(VI):4/4, Flying, Phasing.
Note -Also see Phasing, Rule A.30.

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Briar Patch
Color Green
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1GG
Expansion MM(U)
Text(MM):Whenever a creature attacks you, it gets -1/-0 until end of turn.

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Briar Shield
Color Green
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=G
Expansion WL(C)
Text(WL):Enchanted creature gets +1/+1. ; Sacrifice ~this~: Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
When you use the activated ability, this card goes to the graveyard when you announce the ability (losing the +1/+1 bonus) but the creature does not get the +3/+3 bonus until the ability resolves. It has no bonus while the ability is on the stack. [D'Angelo 2002/12/19]

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Bribery
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=3UU
Expansion MM(R)
Text(MM+errata):Search target opponent's library for a creature card and put that card into play under your control. Then that player shuffles his or her library. [Oracle 1999/11/01]
You put the creature into play, so you control it and any "comes into play" abilities it has. [MM FAQ 1999/09/22]
You do not have to find a creature card if you do not want to. See Rule Z.6.9. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]

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Brightstone Ritual
Color Red
Type Instant
Cost Cost=R
Expansion ON(C)
Text(ON):Add {R} to your mana pool for each Goblin in play.

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Brilliant Halo
Color White
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion US(C)
Text(US+errata):Enchanted creature gets +1/+2. ; When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from play, return ~this~ to its owner's hand. [Oracle 1999/05/01]

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Brilliant Plan
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=4U
Expansion P3(U)
Text(P3):Draw three cards.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.

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Brimstone Dragon
Color Red
Type Creature - Dragon
Cost Cost=6RR
Expansion P2(R)
Text(P2):6/6, Flying. ; ~this~ is unaffected by summoning sickness.
When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as "Flying, Haste." [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.
Note -Also see Haste, Rule A.22.

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Brine Hag
Color Blue
Type Creature - Hag
Cost Cost=2UU
Expansion LG(U1)
Text(LG+errata):2/2. ; When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from play, all creatures that dealt damage to it this turn become 0/2. (This effect doesn't end at end of turn.) [Oracle 2001/08/24]
This effect sets the current power/toughness of the creature, so it overrides any effects that resolved prior to this one, and it overrides all counters. [D'Angelo 1999/02/09]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

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Brine Seer
Color Blue
Type Creature - Wizard
Cost Cost=3U
Expansion UD(U)
Text(UD):1/1. ; {2}{U},{Tap}: Reveal any number of blue cards in your hand. Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1} for each card revealed this way.
You can reveal zero cards, and the controller of the spell can pay {0} to stop this or not pay {0} and let it be countered. [DeLaney 1999/06/01]

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Brine Shaman
Color Black
Type Creature - Cleric
Cost Cost=1B
Expansion IA(C)
Text(IA+errata):1/1. ; {Tap},Sacrifice a creature: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. ; {1}{U}{U},Sacrifice a creature: Counter target creature spell. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
A creature spell is any card of type Creature or Artifact Creature. [D'Angelo 2000/03/09] Older cards of type Summon also count.

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Brink of Madness
Color Black
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion UL(R)
Text(UL+errata):At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have no cards in hand, sacrifice ~this~. If you do, target opponent discards his or her hand. [Oracle 2001/03/07]
It counts the number of cards in your hand during the resolution of the triggered ability. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
If this card is not in play at the time it is to be sacrificed, then you can't and the opponent does not discard their hand. [WotC Rules Team 1999/03/18]

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Broken Dam
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=U
Expansion P3(C)
Text(P3):Tap any one or two creatures without horsemanship. (Tapped creatures can't block.)
When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as "Tap one or two target creatures without horsemanship." [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.

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Broken Fall
Color Green
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2G
Expansion TE(C)/BR(F1)
Text(TE+errata):Return ~this~ to its owner's hand: Regenerate target creature. [Oracle 1999/05/01]

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Broken Visage
Color Black
Type Instant
Cost Cost=4B
Expansion HL(U1)/5(R)
Text(5th+errata):Destroy target attacking nonartifact creature. It can't be regenerated. Put a black Spirit creature token into play with power and toughness equal to the power and toughness of that creature. Sacrifice the Spirit token at end of turn. [Oracle 2002/03/01]
The Spirit token creature gets a fixed power/toughness equal to the power/toughness of the target creature when Broken Visage resolves. This includes the effects of any enchantments or other effects on the target creature. The Shadow token never gets a variable power/toughness. [D'Angelo 1995/10/29]
The token creature comes into play under your control regardless of who controlled the target creature. [Duelist Magazine #9, Page 36]
Note -Errata changed the token creature's type from Shadow to Spirit.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Brontotherium
Color Green
Type Creature - Beast
Cost Cost=4GG
Expansion LE(U)
Text(LE):5/3, Trample, Provoke.
Note -Also see Provoke, Rule A.32.
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Bronze Calendar
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=4
Expansion UG(U)
Text(UG+errata):Spells you play cost {1} less to play as long as you speak in a voice other than your normal voice. ; When you speak in your normal voice, sacrifice ~this~. [D'Angelo 2000/03/09 - unofficial errata]
You may use sign language, unless you normally speak in sign language. [Barclay 1998/08/13]
You can have someone else speak for you. [Barclay 1998/08/13]
The Calendar will reduce the total cost of the spell, so it can pay for part of the Gloom cost for a white spell. [Barclay 1998/08/13]
If you have two Calendars in play, you can use just one different voice to satisfy both of them. [QAS 1998/09/09]
You can switch voices as often as you want. You just cannot use your normal voice. [QAS 1998/09/09]
Your normal voice is determined at the time as casting as the voice you used most often during the past 24 hours. [TomHa 1998/09/15]
Volume alone does not make a voice "different". [D'Angelo 1999/02/21]
All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
Note -Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

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Bronze Horse
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature
Cost Cost=7
Expansion LG(R)/CH(U1)
Text(CH+errata):4/4, Trample. ; If you control another creature, prevent all damage that would be dealt to ~this~ by spells that target it. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Bronze Tablet
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=6
Expansion AQ(U1)/4(R)
Text(4th+errata):Remove ~this~ from your deck before playing if you're not playing for ante. ; ~this~ comes into play tapped. ; {4},{Tap}: Target card's controller may pay 10 life. If he or she does, remove ~this~ from the game. If he or she doesn't and ~this~ is in play, you own the targeted card and that player owns ~this~, then remove ~this~ and that card from the game. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
Cannot choose to lose 10 life if you have less than 10 life, but you may choose to give up the game immediately. This has roughly the same effect. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
If the card being targeted by the Bronze Tablet is removed before Tablet takes effect, then the Tablet ability is countered and it remains tapped. [D'Angelo 2001/08/31]
If the tablet is not still in play when the ability resolves, it is not removed from the game, and the exchange fails to happen. You don't get the other player's card. [D'Angelo 2001/08/31]
If using a Copy Artifact of the Tablet, you must trade the Copy Artifact card to your opponent just like you would have traded the Tablet. [bethmo 1994/08/01]
You can take control of your opponent's Tablet and in the trade you only have to give them back their Tablet. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 15]
Type 1 tournaments (see Rule D.13) have banned this card since 1994/05/02.
Type 1.5 tournaments (see Rule D.14) have always banned this card.
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have always banned this card.

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Broodhatch Nantuko
Color Green
Type Creature - Insect Druid
Cost Cost=1G
Expansion ON(U)
Text(ON):1/1. ; Whenever ~this~ is dealt damage, you may put that many 1/1 green Insect creature tokens into play. ; Morph {2}{G}.
You can choose to put zero tokens or all the tokens into play. You cannot choose a number in between. [Onslaught FAQ 2002/09/24]
Note -Also see Morph, Rule A.29.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Brood of Cockroaches
Color Black
Type Creature - Insect
Cost Cost=1B
Expansion VI(U)
Text(VI+errata):1/1. ; When ~this~ is put into your graveyard from play, at end of turn, you lose 1 life and return ~this~ to your hand. [Oracle 1999/07/30]
The loss of life is not optional. [bethmo 1997/01/28]
The life loss and the return to hand both happen at end of turn as a single effect. It is not two separate effects. [Duelist Magazine #17, Page 28]

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Brood Sliver
Color Green
Type Creature - Sliver
Cost Cost=4G
Expansion LE(R)
Text(LE):3/3. ; Whenever a Sliver deals combat damage to a player, its controller may put a 1/1 colorless Sliver creature token into play.
This card's controller controls the triggered ability, but the controller of the Sliver that deals damage to a player decides whether or not to put the token into play under their control. [Legions FAQ 2003/01/23]
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Brothers of Fire
Color Red
Type Creature - Brother
Cost Cost=1RR
Expansion DK(U2)/45(C)
Text(4th/5th):2/2. ; {1}{R}{R}: ~this~ deals 1 damage to target creature or player and 1 damage to you.

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Browbeat
Color Red
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion JU(U)
Text(JU):Unless a player has ~this~ deal 5 damage to him or her, target player draws three cards.
Note -Also see Rule E.12.Ruling.3.

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Brown Ouphe
Color Green
Type Creature - Ouphe
Cost Cost=G
Expansion IA(C)
Text(IA+errata):1/1. ; {1}{G},{Tap}: Counter target activated ability of an artifact. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
Attacking is not an activation and cannot be countered. [D'Angelo 1995/07/24]

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Browse
Color Blue
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2UU
Expansion AL(U2)/6(U)
Text(6th+errata):{2}{U}{U}: Look at the top five cards of your library, put one of them into your hand, then remove the rest from the game. [Oracle 1999/07/23]
If used with less than 5 cards in your library, you put one in your hand and remove the others from the game. This is not an immediate loss of the game. [bethmo 1996/07/16]

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Brushland
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion IA(R)/567(R)/AT(F1)
Text(5th/6th/7th):{Tap}: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. ; {Tap}: Add {G} or {W} to your mana pool. ~this~ deals 1 damage to you.

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Brushwagg
Color Green
Type Creature - Brushwagg
Cost Cost=1GG
Expansion MI(R)
Text(MI+errata):3/2. ; Whenever ~this~ blocks or becomes blocked, it gets -2/+2 until end of turn. [Oracle 1999/07/01]

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Brush with Death
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2B
Expansion SH(C)
Text(SH):Buyback {2}{B}{B}. ; Target opponent loses 2 life. You gain 2 life.
Note -Also see Buyback, Rule A.10.

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Brutal Nightstalker
Color Black
Type Creature - Nightstalker
Cost Cost=3BB
Expansion P2(U)
Text(P2):3/2. ; When ~this~ comes into play from your hand, you may force your opponent to choose and discard a card from his or her hand.
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 have target opponent discard a card from his or her hand." [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.

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Brutal Suppression
Color Red
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=R
Expansion PY(U)
Text(PY+errata):Rebels' activated abilities cost an additional "Sacrifice a land" to play. [Oracle 2000/10/24]

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The Brute
Color Red
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=1R
Expansion LG(C1)/45(C)
Text(5th):Enchanted creature gets +1/+0. ; {R}{R}{R}: Regenerate enchanted creature.

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