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Stabilizer
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=2
Expansion SC(R)
Text(SC):Players can't cycle cards.
This affects both Cycling and Landcycling. [Scourge FAQ 2003/05/30]

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Staff of the Ages
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=3
Expansion IA(R)
Text(IA+errata):Creatures with any landwalk abilities may be blocked as though they didn't have those abilities. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
It does not remove Landwalk from creatures. It just makes creatures with landwalk blockable as if they did not have the ability. [D'Angelo 1995/10/16]

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Staff of Zegon
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=4
Expansion AQ(C4)
Text(AQ+errata):{3},{Tap}: Target creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -It is of type "Artifact" and not "Mono Artifact". [Oracle 1998/07/01]

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Stag Beetle
Color Green
Type Creature - Insect
Cost Cost=3GG
Expansion ON(R)
Text(ON):0/0. ; ~this~ comes into play with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of other creatures in play.
The value of X is calculated once when the ability resolves. [Onslaught FAQ 2002/09/24]

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Stalking Assassin
Color Multi
Type Creature - Assassin
Cost Cost=1UB
Expansion IN(R)
Text(IN):1/1. ; {3}{U},{Tap}: Tap target creature. ; {3}{B},{Tap}: Destroy target tapped creature.
Note -See Icy Manipulator for related rulings.

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Stalking Bloodsucker
Color Black
Type Creature - Vampire
Cost Cost=4BB
Expansion OD(R)
Text(OD):4/4. Flying. ; {1}{B},Discard a card from your hand: ~this~ gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

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Stalking Stones
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion TE(U)
Text(TE+errata):{Tap}: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. ; {6}: ~this~ becomes a 3/3 artifact creature that's still a land. (This effect doesn't end at end of turn.) [Oracle 2000/10/24]
The land is subject to summoning sickness if you didn't control its card since the start of your most recent turn. [D'Angelo 2002/06/18] See Rule G.37.3.

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Stalking Tiger
Color Green
Type Creature - Tiger
Cost Cost=3G
Expansion MI(C)/PT(C)/P3(C)/6(C)
Text(6th+errata):3/3. ; ~this~ can't be blocked by more than one creature. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
Note -The Portal version had no creature type.

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Stamina
Color Green
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=2G
Expansion MM(U)
Text(MM):Attacking doesn't cause enchanted creature to tap. ; Sacrifice ~this~: Regenerate enchanted creature.

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Stampede
Color Green
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1GG
Expansion IA(R)/5(R)
Text(5th+errata):Attacking creatures get +1/+0 and gain trample until end of turn. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Stampede Driver
Color Green
Type Creature - Spellshaper
Cost Cost=G
Expansion NE(U)
Text(NE):1/1. ; {1}{G},{Tap},Discard a card from your hand: Creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain trample until end of turn.
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.
Note -Cycle with Arc Mage, Avenger en-Dal, Bola Warrior, Divining Witch, Harvest Mage, Netter en-Dal, Plague Witch, Stronghold Biologist, Stronghold Machinist, and Trickster Mage.

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Stampeding Wildebeests
Color Green
Type Creature - Wildebeest
Cost Cost=2GG
Expansion VI(U)
Text(VI+errata):5/4, Trample. ; At the beginning of your upkeep, return a green creature you control to its owner's hand. [Oracle 1999/07/01]
The upkeep effect is not targeted. So it can affect a creature with Protection from Green, for example. [Duelist Magazine #18, Page 29]
You choose a creature and return it all during the resolution. This means that if you have two Wildebeests, there is no way to end up returning only one creature. [D'Angelo 1999/07/10]
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Stand (Stand/Deliver)
Color White
Type Instant
Cost Cost=W
Expansion IN(U)
Text(IN):Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.
Note -See Deliver (Stand/Deliver) for the second half of this card.
Note -Also see Split Cards, Rule K.24.

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Standard Bearer
Color White
Type Creature - Flagbearer
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion AP(C)
Text(AP+errata):1/1. ; Whenever a spell or ability an opponent controls is put onto the stack, if that spell or ability could target a Flagbearer in play but doesn't, that opponent changes one of its targets to a Flagbearer. [WotC Rules Team 2002/10/01]
The requirement to choose a Flagbearer as a target only affects the choice of targets. It does not affect the check made for legal targets when a spell or ability resolves. So having a Flagbearer enter play after targets are chosen will not cause a spell to be countered. [Barclay 2001/07/09]

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Standardize
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=UU
Expansion ON(R)
Text(ON):Choose a creature type other than Legend or Wall. Each creature's type becomes that type until end of turn.
This spell only affects creatures in play when it resolves. [Onslaught FAQ 2002/09/24]

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Standing Stones
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=3
Expansion DK(U2)
Text(DK+errata):{1},{Tap},Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. [Oracle 1999/07/23]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
Note -Also see Loss of Life, Rule G.21.

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Standing Troops
Color White
Type Creature - Soldier
Cost Cost=2W
Expansion EX(C)/67(C)
Text(6th/7th):1/4. ; Attacking doesn't cause ~this~ to tap.

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Stand or Fall
Color Red
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=3R
Expansion IN(R)
Text(IN+errata):At the beginning of your combat phase, separate all creatures defending player controls into two piles. Only creatures in the pile of that player's choice may block this turn. [Oracle 2003/02/01]

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Standstill
Color Blue
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):When a player plays a spell, sacrifice ~this~. If you do, then each of that player's opponents draws three cards.
It only works once. If someone plays another spell after it triggers, but before that trigger resolves, then it will trigger again. The first time one of these triggers resolves, it will be sacrificed for the full effect. Any additional triggers on the stack will do nothing when they resolve because you will be unable to sacrifice it additional times. [Odyssey FAQ 2001/10/04]

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Stangg
Color Multi
Type Creature - Legend
Cost Cost=4GR
Expansion LG(R)/CH(U1)
Text(CH+errata):3/4. ; When ~this~ comes into play, if ~this~ is in play, put a 3/4 red and green Stangg-Twin creature token into play. This creature is a Legend. ; When ~this~ leaves play, remove the Stangg-Twin created with it from the game. ; When the Stangg-Twin created with ~this~ leaves play, sacrifice ~this~. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
A Clone (or other copy) of Stangg will not get a twin as it comes into play because the triggered ability's "if" clause will not be true when the trigger resolves. [D'Angelo 2002/10/15]
If Stangg or the Stangg-Twin are phased out or put into Tawnos's Coffin or Oubliette (which phase it out), then the other one will be destroyed. The Stangg-Twin will also be removed from the game if phased out. [WotC Rules Team 1994/09/15] When Stangg phases in, he will not get a new Stangg-Twin, but he will not be destroyed either. This is because Stangg is only destroyed if the Stangg-Twin leaves play while he is in play. If he phases in without a Stangg-Twin, that is okay. [Aahz 1994/10/21] [D'Angelo 1996/11/11]
Stangg only notices his own Stangg-Twin. If some other effect, such as Volrath's Laboratory is used to create Stangg-Twin tokens, they have no effect on Stangg or his actual Stangg-Twin. [bethmo 1998/06/25]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
Note -Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Star Compass
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=2
Expansion PS(U)
Text(PS):~this~ comes into play tapped. ; {Tap}: Add to your mana pool one mana of any color a basic land you control could produce.

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Starke of Rath
Color Red
Type Creature - Legend
Cost Cost=1RR
Expansion TE(R)
Text(TE+errata):2/2. ; {Tap}: Destroy target artifact or creature. That permanent's controller gains control of ~this~. (This effect doesn't end at end of turn.) [Oracle 2000/10/24]
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Starlight
Color White
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion PT(U)/7(U)
Text(7th):You gain 3 life for each black creature target opponent controls.

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Starlight Invoker
Color White
Type Creature - Cleric Mutant
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion LE(C)
Text(LE):1/3. ; {7}{W}: You gain 5 life.

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Starlit Angel
Color White
Type Creature - Angel
Cost Cost=3WW
Expansion PT(U)
Text(PT):3/4, Flying.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.
Note -This card had no creature type. If played with non-Portal cards, it should be played as creature type Angel. [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]

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Starlit Sanctum
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion ON(U)
Text(ON):{Tap}: Add {1} to your mana pool. ; {W},{Tap},Sacrifice a Cleric: You gain life equal to that Cleric's toughness. ; {B},{Tap},Sacrifice a Cleric: Target player loses life equal to that Cleric's power.

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Starstorm
Color Red
Type Instant
Cost Cost=XRR
Expansion ON(R)
Text(ON):~this~ deals X damage to each creature. ; Cycling {3}.
Note -Also see Cycling, Rule A.12.
Note -Also see X Costs, Rule K.28.

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Stasis
Color Blue
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion ABUR45(R)
Text(5th+errata):Players skip their untap steps. ; At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice ~this~ unless you pay {U}. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
Does not prevent cards from being untapped outside the untap step. [bethmo 1994/04/01]
Since there is no untap step, Phasing in/out (see Rule A.30 and Rule G.27) won't happen. [bethmo 1996/10/03]

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Statecraft
Color Blue
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=3U
Expansion MM(R)
Text(MM):Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by creatures you control.

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Static Orb
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=3
Expansion TE(R)/7(R)
Text(7th):If ~this~ is untapped, players can't untap more than two permanents during their untap steps.
If there are two of these in play, they do not add together. The result is that only two permanents can be untapped. [Seventh Edition FAQ 2001/04/02]

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Staunch Defenders
Color White
Type Creature - Soldier
Cost Cost=3WW
Expansion TE(U)/67(U)
Text(6th/7th):3/4. ; When ~this~ comes into play, you gain 4 life.
Note -Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

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Steadfast Guard
Color White
Type Creature - Rebel
Cost Cost=WW
Expansion MM(C)
Text(MM):2/2. ; Attacking doesn't cause ~this~ to tap.

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Steadfastness
Color White
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion PT(C)/ST(C)
Text(ST):Creatures you control get +0/+3 until end of turn.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal and Starter.

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Steal Artifact
Color Blue
Type Enchant Artifact
Cost Cost=2UU
Expansion ABUR457(U)
Text(7th):You control enchanted artifact.
Can be used on artifact creatures. [bethmo 1994/04/01]

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Steal Enchantment
Color Blue
Type Enchant Enchantment
Cost Cost=UU
Expansion TE(U)
Text(TE+errata):You control enchanted enchantment. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
When a player takes control of an enchantment, they do not get to change anything about the enchantment (such as what creature it is on, what choices it has or anything) at that time. They just become its controller. [D'Angelo 1998/01/26]

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Steal Strength
Color Black
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1B
Expansion PY(C)
Text(PY):Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Another target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

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Steam Blast
Color Red
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion US(U)/BR(F1)
Text(US+errata):~this~ deals 2 damage to each creature and each player. [Oracle 1999/05/01]

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Steam Catapult
Color White
Type Creature - Soldier
Cost Cost=3WW
Expansion P2(R)
Text(P2):2/3. ; On your turn, before you attack, you may tap ~this~ to destroy any one tapped creature.
When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as "{Tap}: Destroy target tapped creature. Play this ability only during your turn and before combat." [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.

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Steamclaw
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=2
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):{3},{Tap}: Remove target card in a graveyard from the game. ; {1},Sacrifice ~this~: Remove target card in a graveyard from the game.

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Steam Frigate
Color Blue
Type Creature - Ship
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion P2(C)
Text(P2):3/3. ; ~this~ can't attack unless the defending player has an island in play.
When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as "~this~ can't attack unless the defending player controls an island." [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.

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Steam Vines
Color Red
Type Enchant Land
Cost Cost=1RR
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):When enchanted land becomes tapped, destroy it and ~this~ deals 1 damage to that land's controller. That player moves ~this~ to a land of his or her choice.
Moving this card to another land does not target the land. [Odyssey FAQ 2001/10/04]
If there are no other lands to move it to, this card goes to the graveyard as would any local enchantment that lost the thing it enchants. [Odyssey FAQ 2001/10/04]
If this card leaves play after it triggers but before it resolves, then the trigger will deal damage and destroy the land, but it will not bring this card back into play. [Odyssey FAQ 2001/10/04]

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Steel Golem
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature - Golem
Cost Cost=3
Expansion WL(U)
Text(WL+errata):3/4. ; You can't play creature spells. [Oracle 1999/07/01]
Yes, this only affects you. [D'Angelo 1997/06/12]
You can put creatures into play by means other than playing them. [DeLaney 1997/06/12] For example, token creatures or Animate Dead.
A creature spell is any "Creature" or "Artifact Creature" spell. [D'Angelo 1999/07/10] Older cards of type "Summon" are also Creature cards.
Note -Before errata this card had no creature type. [Oracle 1999/07/01]

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Steel Leaf Paladin
Color Multi
Type Creature - Knight
Cost Cost=4GW
Expansion PS(C)
Text(PS):4/4, First Strike. ; When ~this~ comes into play, return a green or white creature you control to its owner's hand.
You choose the creature to return on resolution of the triggered ability. This is not targeted. [D'Angelo 2001/04/16]
Note -Also see First Strike, Rule A.18.

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Steely Resolve
Color Green
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1G
Expansion ON(R)
Text(ON):As ~this~ comes into play, choose a creature type. ; Creatures of the chosen type can't be the targets of spells or abilities.

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Stench of Decay
Color Black
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1BB
Expansion AL(C1)
Text(AL+errata):Nonartifact creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn. [Oracle 1999/07/23]

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Stench of Evil
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion IA(U)
Text(IA+errata):Destroy all plains. For each land put into a graveyard this way, ~this~ deals 1 damage to that land's controller unless he or she pays {2}. [Oracle 1999/09/03]

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Sterling Grove
Color Multi
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=GW
Expansion IN(U)
Text(IN):All other enchantments you control can't be the targets of spells or abilities. ; {1},Sacrifice ~this~: Search your library for an enchantment card and reveal that card. Shuffle your library, then put the card on top of it.
You do not have to find an enchantment card if you do not want to. See Rule Z.6.9. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]

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Stern Judge
Color White
Type Creature - Cleric
Cost Cost=2W
Expansion TO(U)
Text(TO):2/2. ; {Tap}: Each player loses 1 life for each swamp he or she controls.

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Stern Marshal
Color White
Type Creature - Soldier
Cost Cost=2W
Expansion PT(R)
Text(PT):2/2. ; On your turn, before you attack, you may tap ~this~ to give any one creature +2/+2 until the end of the turn.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.
When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as "{Tap}: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Play this ability only during your turn before combat." [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
Note -This card had no creature type. If played with non-Portal cards, it should be played as creature type Soldier. [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]

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Stern Proctor
Color Blue
Type Creature - Wizard
Cost Cost=UU
Expansion US(U)
Text(US+errata):1/2. ; When ~this~ comes into play, return target artifact or enchantment to its owner's hand.
You can play this card if there are no artifacts or enchantments in play. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
If there is an artifact or enchantment in play (even your own) when this card comes into play, you must return one to owner's hand. If not, then simply ignore the "comes into play" ability (see Rule E.3). [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
Note -Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

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Stifle
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=U
Expansion SC(R)
Text(SC):Counter target activated or triggered ability. (Mana abilities can't be countered.)
An activated ability has a "Cost: Effect" format. Look for the colon. A triggered ability starts with "when", "whenever", or "at". [Scourge FAQ 2003/05/30]
It can target delayed triggered abilities. For example, a card that says "Whenever a player cycles a card, you may remove target creature from the game. If you do, return that creature to play at end of turn." triggers when a player cycles a card and creates a delayed trigger that happens at end of turn. You can choose to target the "at end of turn" trigger when it is placed on the stack at end of turn. [Scourge FAQ 2003/05/30]
Game actions like the normal card, combat damage, or turning a face-down creature face up cannot be targeted. [Scourge FAQ 2003/05/30]

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Still Life
Color Green
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1GG
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):{G}{G}: ~this~ becomes a 4/3 Centaur creature until end of turn. It's still an enchantment.

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Stinging Barrier
Color Blue
Type Creature - Wall
Cost Cost=2UU
Expansion MM(C)
Text(MM):0/4. (Walls can't attack.) ; {U},{Tap}: ~this~ deals 1 damage to target creature or player.
Note -Also see Walls, Rule K.27.

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Stinging Licid
Color Blue
Type Creature - Licid
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion TE(U)
Text(TE+errata):1/1. ; {1}{U},{Tap}: ~this~ loses all abilities, becomes an enchant creature enchanting target creature, and gains "Whenever enchanted creature becomes tapped, ~this~ deals 2 damage to that creature's controller." and "{U}: End the effect that created this ability." [Oracle 2001/08/24]
Note -Also see Licids, Rule E.8.

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Stitch Together
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=BB
Expansion JU(U)
Text(JU):Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. ; Threshold - Instead return that card from your graveyard to play. (You have threshold if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.)
Checks Threshold when it starts resolving. You may lose Threshold during resolution, but that won't stop it from resolving. [Judgment FAQ 2002/05/28]
Note -Also see Threshold, Rule A.36.

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Stoic Champion
Color White
Type Creature - Soldier
Cost Cost=WW
Expansion LE(U)
Text(LE):2/2. ; Whenever a player cycles a card, ~this~ gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

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Stolen Grain
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=4BB
Expansion P3(U)
Text(P3):~this~ deals 5 damage to your opponent. You gain 5 life.
When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as "~this~ deals 5 damage to target opponent. You gain 5 life." [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.

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Stone Calendar
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=5
Expansion DK(U1)
Text(DK+errata):Spells you play cost {1} less to play. [Oracle 1999/07/23]
Does not change the cost of the spell, it just pays part of it for you. [bethmo 1994/09/22] So the cost is still the full cost for reasons of Spell Blast of other such effects. [D'Angelo 1998/02/03]
Only contributes one colorless mana toward the spell mana cost. This cannot reduced your payment below zero even when combined with Mana Matrix or Planar Gate. You must always pay the colored mana part of the spell cost. [bethmo 1994/08/10]
Only contributes to 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. [Aahz 1994/12/06]
You cannot choose not to use the Calendar's bonus. [D'Angelo 1999/03/12]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

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Stone Catapult
Color Black
Type Creature - Soldier
Cost Cost=4B
Expansion P3(R)
Text(P3):1/2. ; On your turn, before you attack, you may tap ~this~ to destroy any one tapped creature that isn't black.
When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as "{Tap}: destroy target nonblack, tapped creature. Play this ability only on your turn before combat." [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.

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Stone Giant
Color Red
Type Creature - Giant
Cost Cost=2RR
Expansion ABUR45(U)
Text(5th):3/4. ; {Tap}: Target creature you control with toughness less than ~this~'s power gains flying until end of turn. At end of turn, destroy that creature.
The Giant can throw itself (if its power is enhanced). [bethmo 1994/06/01]

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Stonehands
Color Red
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion IA(C)
Text(IA+errata):Enchanted creature gets +0/+2. ; {R}: Enchanted creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. [Oracle 2000/02/01]

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Stone Kavu
Color Green
Type Creature - Kavu
Cost Cost=4G
Expansion PS(C)
Text(PS):3/3. ; {R}: ~this~ gets +1/+0 until end of turn. ; {W}: ~this~ gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

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Stone Rain
Color Red
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion ABUR4567(C)/PT(C)/P2(C)/P3(C)/ST(C)/IA(C)/MI(C)/TE(C)/MM(C)
Text(4th/IA/MI/5th/TE/6th/MM/7th):Destroy target land.

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Stone Spirit
Color Red
Type Creature - Spirit
Cost Cost=4R
Expansion IA(U)/5(U)
Text(5th+errata):4/3. ; ~this~ can't be blocked by creatures with flying. [Oracle 2000/02/01]

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Stone-Throwing Devils
Color Black
Type Creature - Devil
Cost Cost=B
Expansion AN(C4)
Text(AN):1/1, First Strike.
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -Also see First Strike, Rule A.18.
Note -The card appears in two different versions. One version has a normal generic mana symbol in the cost (it is C1 rarity) and the other has a small dark mana symbol (it is C3 rarity). [D'Angelo 1999/01/31]

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Stone-Tongue Basilisk
Color Green
Type Creature - Basilisk
Cost Cost=4GGG
Expansion OD(R)
Text(OD):4/5. ; Whenever ~this~ deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature at end of combat. ; Threshold - All creatures able to block ~this~ 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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Stonewood Invoker
Color Green
Type Creature - Elf Mutant
Cost Cost=1G
Expansion LE(C)
Text(LE):2/2. ; {7}{G}: ~this~ gets +5/+5 until end of turn.

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Storage Matrix
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=3
Expansion UD(R)
Text(UD+errata):As long as ~this~ is untapped, before each player untaps all permanents he or she controls during his or her untap step, that player chooses artifacts, creatures, or lands. Permanents not of the chosen type don't untap this untap step. [Oracle 1999/11/01]
Its effect modifies the untap action of each player's normal untap step. The player chooses one of the three permanent types and only untaps those permanents. No other permanents untap during that untap step. [Urza's Destiny FAQ 1999/05/25]
This card's ability does not override effects which prevent a permanent from untapping. [bethmo 1999/06/13]

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Stormbind
Color Multi
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1RG
Expansion IA(R)
Text(IA+errata):{2},Discard a card at random from your hand: ~this~ deals 2 damage to target creature or player. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
It is not a forced discard, so it cannot be used with Library of Leng. [D'Angelo 1998/02/03]

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Storm Cauldron
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=5
Expansion AL(R2)/67(R)
Text(6th/7th):Each player may play an additional land during each of his or her turns. ; Whenever a land is tapped for mana, return it to its owner's hand.
If a land is tapped for mana, it is returned to its owner's hand as a triggered ability. [Aahz 1996/06/17]
If a land is tapped for mana and sacrificed all in one action, it goes to the graveyard before the Storm Cauldron can return it to the player's hand. [Duelist Magazine #12, Page 32]
Having multiples of these in play means you can play an additional land for each one. [bethmo 1996/09/30]

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Storm Crow
Color Blue
Type Creature - Bird
Cost Cost=1U AL
Expansion AL(C3)/PT(C)/ST(C)/67(C)
Text(AL/6th/7th):1/2, Flying.
Note -The Portal version had no creature type.

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Storm Elemental
Color Blue
Type Creature - Elemental
Cost Cost=5U
Expansion AL(U2)
Text(AL+errata):3/4, Flying. ; {U},Remove the top card of your library from the game: Tap target creature with flying. ; {U},Remove the top card of your library from the game: If the removed card is a snow-covered land, ~this~ gets +1/+1 until end of turn. [Oracle 1999/07/23]

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Storm Front
Color Green
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=G
Expansion TE(U)
Text(TE):{G}{G}: Tap target creature with flying.

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Stormscape Apprentice
Color Blue
Type Creature - Wizard
Cost Cost=U
Expansion IN(C)
Text(IN):1/1. ; {W},{Tap}: Tap target creature. ; {B},{Tap}: Target player loses 1 life.

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Stormscape Battlemage
Color Blue
Type Creature - Wizard
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion PS(U)
Text(PS):2/2. ; Kicker {W} and/or {2}{B}. ; When ~this~ comes into play, if you paid the {W} kicker cost, you gain 3 life. ; When ~this~ comes into play, if you paid the {2}{B} kicker cost, destroy target nonblack creature. That creature can't be regenerated.
Note -Also see Kicker, Rule A.24.

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Stormscape Familiar
Color Blue
Type Creature - Bird
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion PS(C)
Text(PS):1/1, Flying. ; White spells and black spells you play cost {1} less to play.
If a spell is both white and black, you pay {1} less, not {2} less. [Planeshift FAQ 2001/01/26]
If this card is sacrificed to pay part of a spell's cost, the cost reduction still applies. [Jordan 2001/02/12]
See Helm of Awakening for rulings.

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Stormscape Master
Color Blue
Type Creature - Wizard
Cost Cost=2UU
Expansion IN(R)
Text(IN):2/2. ; {W}{W},{Tap}: Target creature gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. ; {B}{B},{Tap}: Target player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Note -Also see Protection, Rule A.31.

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Storm Seeker
Color Green
Type Instant
Cost Cost=3G
Expansion LG(U1)/CH(U3)
Text(CH+errata):~this~ deals X damage to target player, where X is the number of cards in his or her hand. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
The number of cards in hand is determined on resolution. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 9] So, your opponent may cast spells in their hand before this spell is resolved in order to take less damage.
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

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Storm Shaman
Color Red
Type Creature - Cleric
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion AL(C1)/7(U)
Text(7th):0/4. ; {R}: ~this~ gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

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Storm Spirit
Color Multi
Type Creature - Spirit
Cost Cost=3WUG
Expansion IA(R)
Text(IA):3/3, Flying. ; {Tap}: ~this~ deals 2 damage to target creature.

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Stormwatch Eagle
Color Blue
Type Creature - Bird
Cost Cost=3U
Expansion PY(C)
Text(PY):2/1, Flying. ; Sacrifice a land: Return ~this~ to its owner's hand.

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Storm World
Color Red
Type Enchant World
Cost Cost=R
Expansion LG(R)
Text(LG+errata):At the beginning of each player's upkeep, ~this~ deals X damage to that player, where X is four minus the number of cards in his or her hand. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
It deals no damage if X is zero or less. [D'Angelo 2001/08/31]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -Also see Enchant World, Rule K.12.10.

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Story Circle
Color White
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1WW
Expansion MM(U)
Text(MM):As ~this~ comes into play, choose a color. ; {W}: The next time a source of your choice of the chosen color would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.

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Strafe
Color Red
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=R
Expansion PS(U)
Text(PS):~this~ deals 3 damage to target nonred creature.

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Strands of Night
Color Black
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion WL(U)/67(U)
Text(6th/7th):{B}{B},Pay 2 life,Sacrifice a swamp: Return target creature card from your graveyard to play.

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Stratadon
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature
Cost Cost=10
Expansion PS(U)
Text(PS):5/5, Trample. ; ~this~ costs {1} less to play for each basic land type among lands you control.
Yes, the mana cost really is ten (10) mana. [D'Angelo 2001/02/10]
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Strategic Planning
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion P3(U)
Text(P3):Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.

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Strategy, Schmategy
Color Red
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=1R
Expansion UG(R)
Text(UG+errata):Roll a six-sided die. On a 1, ~this~ has no effect. Otherwise, it has one of the following effects: 2 - Destroy all artifacts. 3 - Destroy all lands. 4 - ~this~ deals 3 damage to each creature and player. 5 - Each player discards his or her hand, and draws seven cards. 6 - Roll the die two more times. [D'Angelo 2000/03/09 - unofficial errata]
Rolling a 1 will not cancel out effects from other dice in cases where a 6 was rolled. [QAS 1998/09/09]
All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
Note -Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

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Straw Golem
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature - Golem
Cost Cost=1
Expansion WL(U)
Text(WL+errata):2/3. ; When an opponent plays a creature spell, sacrifice ~this~. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
A creature spell is any "Creature" or "Artifact Creature" spell. [D'Angelo 2000/03/09] Older cards of type "Summon" also count.
Note -This card had no creature type and now is creature type "Golem". [Oracle 2000/02/01]

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Straw Soldiers
Color Blue
Type Creature - Soldier
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion P3(C)
Text(P3):1/3.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.

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Stream of Acid
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion ST(U)
Text(ST):Destroy target land or nonblack creature.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Starter.

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Stream of Life
Color Green
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=XG
Expansion ABUR4567(C)
Text(ABU/RV/4th/5th/6th/7th):Target player gains X life.
Note -Also see X Costs, Rule K.28.

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Strength of Isolation
Color White
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion TO(U)
Text(TO):Madness {W}. ; Enchanted creature gets +1/+2 and has protection from black.
Note -Also see Madness, Rule A.28.
Note -Also see Protection, Rule A.31.

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Strength of Lunacy
Color Black
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=1B
Expansion TO(U)
Text(TO):Madness {B}. ; Enchanted creature gets +2/+1 and has protection from white.
Note -Also see Madness, Rule A.28.
Note -Also see Protection, Rule A.31.

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Strength of Night
Color Green
Type Instant
Cost Cost=2G
Expansion AP(C)
Text(AP):Kicker {B}. ; Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. If you paid the kicker cost, Zombies you control get an additional +2/+2 until end of turn.
Note -Also see Kicker, Rule A.24.

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Strength of Unity
Color White
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=3W
Expansion IN(C)
Text(IN):Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each basic land type among lands you control.

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Striped Bears
Color Green
Type Creature - Bear
Cost Cost=3G
Expansion WL(C)
Text(WL):2/2. ; When ~this~ comes into play, draw a card.
Note -Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

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Strip Mine
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion AQ(U3+C1)/4(U)/AT(F1)
Text(4th+errata):{Tap}: Add 1 colorless mana to your mana pool. ; {Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: Destroy target land. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Type 1 tournaments (see Rule D.13) have restricted this card since 1998/01/01.
Type 1.5 tournaments (see Rule D.14) have banned this card since 1996/10/01.
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have banned this card since 1997/01/01. It was previously restricted from 1996/10/01 to 1997/01/01.
Note -The Antiquities card appears in four different versions with different art. Three of the cards were each U1 rarity and one was C1 rarity.

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Stroke of Genius
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=X2U
Expansion US(R)
Text(US):Target player draws X cards.
Type 1 tournaments (see Rule D.13) have restricted this card since 1999/01/01.
Type 1.5 tournaments (see Rule D.14) have banned this card since 1999/01/01.
Note -Also see X Costs, Rule K.28.

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Stromgald Cabal
Color Black
Type Creature - Knight
Cost Cost=1BB
Expansion IA(R)/56(R)
Text(6th):2/2. ; {Tap},Pay 1 life: Counter target white spell.

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Stromgald Spy
Color Black
Type Creature - Spy
Cost Cost=3B
Expansion AL(U2)
Text(AL+errata):2/4. ; Whenever ~this~ attacks and isn't blocked, you may have defending player play with his or her hand revealed as long as ~this~ remains in play. If you do, ~this~ deals no combat damage this turn. [Oracle 1999/11/01]
Note -Also see Is Not Blocked Ability, Rule E.7.

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Strongarm Tactics
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=1B
Expansion ON(R)
Text(ON):Each player discards a card from his or her hand. Then each player who didn't discard a creature card this way loses 4 life.

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Strongarm Thug
Color Black
Type Creature - Mercenary
Cost Cost=2B
Expansion MM(U)
Text(MM+errata):1/1. ; When ~this~ comes into play, you may return a target Mercenary card from your graveyard to your hand. [Oracle 2000/10/24]

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Stronghold Assassin
Color Black
Type Creature - Assassin
Cost Cost=1BB
Expansion SH(R)/7(R)
Text(SH/7th):2/1. ; {Tap},Sacrifice a creature: Destroy target nonblack creature.

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Stronghold Biologist
Color Blue
Type Creature - Spellshaper
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion NE(U)
Text(NE):1/1. ; {U}{U},{Tap},Discard a card from your hand: Counter target creature spell.
Note -Cycle with Arc Mage, Avenger en-Dal, Bola Warrior, Divining Witch, Harvest Mage, Netter en-Dal, Plague Witch, Stampede Driver, Stronghold Machinist, and Trickster Mage.

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Stronghold Discipline
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion NE(C)
Text(NE):Each player loses 1 life for each creature he or she controls.

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Stronghold Gambit
Color Red
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=1R
Expansion NE(R)
Text(NE):Each player chooses a card in his or her hand. Then each player reveals his or her chosen card. The owner of the creature card revealed this way with the lowest converted mana cost puts that card into play. If two or more creature cards are tied for lowest cost, those cards are put into play.
Creature cards which are revealed but are not the lowest cost, or any non-creature cards revealed remain in their owners' hands and stop being revealed. [Nemesis FAQ 2000/02/07]
You don't have to choose a creature card, but choosing a non creature does nothing except maybe bluff your opponent. [D'Angelo 2000/02/15]
Note -Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule K.8.

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Stronghold Machinist
Color Blue
Type Creature - Spellshaper
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion NE(U)
Text(NE):1/1. ; {U}{U},{Tap},Discard a card from your hand: Counter target noncreature spell.
Note -Cycle with Arc Mage, Avenger en-Dal, Bola Warrior, Divining Witch, Harvest Mage, Netter en-Dal, Plague Witch, Stampede Driver, Stronghold Biologist, and Trickster Mage.

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Stronghold Taskmaster
Color Black
Type Creature - Minion
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion SH(U)
Text(SH):4/3. ; All other black creatures get -1/-1.

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Stronghold Zeppelin
Color Blue
Type Creature - Ship
Cost Cost=2UU
Expansion NE(U)
Text(NE+errata):3/3, Flying. ; ~this~ may block only creatures with flying. [Oracle 2000/10/24]

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Stun
Color Red
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1R
Expansion TE(C)/IN(C)
Text(IN):Target creature can't block this turn. ; Draw a card.
Must be used before blockers are declared in order to affect blocking decisions. You cannot wait to see what your opponent declares and then try to stop them. [D'Angelo 1998/01/06]
You can use it after combat or even on a creature which cannot possibly block this turn because it's that player's turn to attack, but it generally has no effect other than to let you draw a card. [D'Angelo 1998/01/06]

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Stunted Growth
Color Green
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=3GG
Expansion IA(R)
Text(IA+errata):Target player chooses three cards from his or her hand and puts them on top of his or her library in any order. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
This is not a discard effect and will not trigger Psychic Purge. [D'Angelo 1995/10/06]

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Stupefying Touch
Color Blue
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion TO(U)
Text(TO):When ~this~ comes into play, draw a card. ; Enchanted creature's activated abilities can't be played.

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Stupor
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2B
Expansion MI(U)/6(U)
Text(6th+errata):Target opponent discards a card at random from his or her hand, then discards a card from his or her hand. [Oracle 2002/03/01]

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