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Sylvan Basilisk
Color Green
Type Creature - Basilisk
Cost Cost=3GG
Expansion P2(R)/ST(R)
Text(ST):2/4. ; When ~this~ becomes blocked, destroy all creatures blocking it. (Destroy the creatures before they deal damage. ~this~ still doesn't deal damage to defending player.)
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal and Starter.

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Sylvan Hierophant
Color Green
Type Creature - Cleric
Cost Cost=1G
Expansion WL(U)
Text(WL+errata):1/2. ; When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from play, remove ~this~ from the game, then return a target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. [Oracle 1999/07/01]
You still put a creature card from your graveyard into your hand even if this card is not in your graveyard when the triggered ability resolves. [Aahz 1997/06/13]
It targets a creature card in the graveyard. This target is selected when putting the triggered ability on the stack. [WotC Rules Team 1998/07/01]

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Sylvan Library
Color Green
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1G
Expansion LG(U1)/45(R)
Text(5th+errata):At the beginning of your draw step, you may draw two cards. If you do, choose two cards in your hand drawn this turn. For each of those cards, pay 4 life or put the card on top of your library. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
Spells and abilities are resolved one at a time, so if you use multiple Sylvan Libraries in one stack, each will resolve in sequence. You do not get to draw all the cards at once then put them all back at once. [WotC Rules Team 1994/09/15]
You always resolve your normal draw before this ability because the normal draw is placed on the stack after this one is. [D'Angelo 2001/12/16]
You can return zero, one, or two cards. [WotC Rules Team 1994/09/15]
If you only get one or fewer draws due to this effect (because the other draws were replaced), you still have to put back 2 cards if possible. Any cards drawn this turn are applicable to this. This makes the Aladdin's Lamp replacement ineffective at escaping having to put a card back, since the Lamp does put a drawn card into your hand. [D'Angelo 1997/05/21]
If you manage not to draw cards or draw less than 2 cards, you do not lose life by not putting the undrawn cards back. Thus, you can use Mangara's Tome to get a card or two instead of drawing and avoid having to put cards back. [Aahz 1996/10/21] Abundance can also be used to avoid draws and cause no loss of life. [D'Angelo 1998/10/15]
If you have drawn cards prior to your draw step, they can be ones chosen to be put back using this effect. [D'Angelo 1997/03/21] For example, a cantrip (see Rule E.3) draw or an instant used during upkeep.
If you are going to draw cards due to triggered abilities during your draw step, your regular draw resolves first, but you can choose to order the Sylvan Library before or after any other draws (such as from Howling Mine). For example, if you have two Howling Mines, you must do your regular draw first, but then you could do the Library (draw 2 and put 2 back), then your 2 other draws. Or you can do your 2 draws, then the Library (which lets you put back any 2 of the 5 cards you drew, including your regular draw). Or you can do some of the draws before and some after the library. [D'Angelo 2002/04/20]
This will count as 2 draws for anything that affects "drawn cards". [D'Angelo 1995/07/11]

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Sylvan Messenger
Color Green
Type Creature - Elf
Cost Cost=3G
Expansion AP(U)
Text(AP):2/2, Trample. ; When ~this~ comes into play, reveal the top four cards of your library. Put all Elf cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library.
Note -Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Sylvan Might
Color Green
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1G
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):Flashback {2}{G}{G}. ; Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains trample until end of turn.
Note -Also see Flashback, Rule A.20.
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Sylvan Paradise
Color Green
Type Instant
Cost Cost=G
Expansion LG(U1)
Text(LG+errata):Any number of target creatures become green until end of turn. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
You can choose to target zero creatures. [Oracle 1998/07/01]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

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Sylvan Safekeeper
Color Green
Type Creature - Wizard
Cost Cost=G
Expansion JU(R)
Text(JU):1/1. ; Sacrifice a land: Target creature you control can't be the target of spells or abilities this turn.
Note -This card was designed by Olle Rade after winning the 1997 Duelist Invitational in Hong Kong. He is pictured in the card art. [Judgment FAQ 2002/05/28]

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Sylvan Tutor
Color Green
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=G
Expansion PT(R)
Text(PT):Search your deck for a summon creature and reveal that card to all players. Then shuffle your deck and put the revealed card on top of it.
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]
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 "Search your library for a creature card and reveal it. Shuffle your library, then put the revealed card back on top of it." [D'Angelo 2000/07/06]

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Sylvan Yeti
Color Green
Type Creature - Elemental
Cost Cost=2GG
Expansion P2(R)/ST(R)
Text(ST):*/4. ; ~this~'s power is equal to the number of cards in your hand.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal and Starter.
Note -The Portal: Second Age version was creature type Beast.

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Symbiosis
Color Green
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1G
Expansion US(C)/BR(F1)
Text(US):Two target creatures each get +2/+2 until end of turn.
Cannot be cast unless you can pick two different creatures to target. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]

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Symbiotic Beast
Color Green
Type Creature - Beast
Cost Cost=4GG
Expansion ON(U)
Text(ON):4/4. ; When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from play, put four 1/1 green Insect creature tokens into play.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Symbiotic Deployment
Color Green
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2G
Expansion AP(R)
Text(AP):Skip your draw step. ; {1},Tap two untapped creatures you control: Draw a card.

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Symbiotic Elf
Color Green
Type Creature - Elf
Cost Cost=3G
Expansion ON(C)
Text(ON):2/2. ; When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from play, put two 1/1 green Insect creature tokens into play.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Symbiotic Wurm
Color Green
Type Creature - Wurm
Cost Cost=5GGG
Expansion ON(R)
Text(ON):7/7. ; When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from play, put seven 1/1 green Insect creature tokens into play.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Symbol of Unsummoning
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion PT(C)
Text(PT):Return any one creature to its owner's hand. You draw a card.
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 "Return target creature to its owner's hand. You draw a card." [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]

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Synapse Sliver
Color Blue
Type Creature - Sliver
Cost Cost=4U
Expansion LE(R)
Text(LE):3/3. ; Whenever a Sliver deals combat damage to a player, its controller may draw a card.

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Syncopate
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=XU
Expansion OD(C)
Text(OD):Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. If that spell is countered this way, remove it from the game instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.
Note -Also see X Costs, Rule K.28.

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Syphon Mind
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=3B
Expansion ON(C)
Text(ON):Each other player discards a card from his or her hand. You draw a card for each card discarded this way.

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Syphon Soul
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2B LG
Expansion LG(C2)/6(C)/BR(F1)/ON(C)
Text(6th/ON):~this~ deals 2 damage to each other player. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) banned this card until 1999/06/01 when it was reprinted in Sixth Edition.

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