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Avalanche
Color Red
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=X2RR
Expansion IA(U)
Text(IA):Destroy X target snow-covered lands.
Note -Also see X Costs, Rule K.28.

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Avalanche Riders
Color Red
Type Creature - Nomad
Cost Cost=3R
Expansion UL(U)
Text(UL+errata):2/2, Haste. ; Echo ; When ~this~ comes into play, destroy target land. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
Note -Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.
Note -Also see Haste, Rule A.22.
Note -Also see Echo, Rule A.14.
Note -This card was designed by Darwin Kastle after winning the 1999 tournament in Barcelona.

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Avarax
Color Red
Type Creature - Beast
Cost Cost=3RR
Expansion ON(U)
Text(ON):3/3, Haste. ; When ~this~ comes into play, you may search your library for a card named Avarax, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library. ; {1}{R}: ~this~ gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Note -Also see Haste, Rule A.22.

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Avatar of Fury
Color Red
Type Creature - Avatar
Cost Cost=6RR
Expansion PY(R)
Text(PY):6/6, Flying. ; If an opponent controls seven or more lands, ~this~ costs {6} less to play. ; {R}: ~this~ gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
The converted mana cost (see Rule K.8) of this card is still 8, even if you only pay {R}{R} to play it. [DeLaney 2000/05/29]

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Avatar of Hope
Color White
Type Creature - Avatar
Cost Cost=6WW
Expansion PY(R)
Text(PY):4/9, Flying. ; If you have 3 life or less, ~this~ costs {6} less to play. ; ~this~ may block any number of creatures.
The converted mana cost (see Rule K.8) of this card is still 8, even if you only pay {W}{W} to play it. [DeLaney 2000/05/29]

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Avatar of Might
Color Green
Type Creature - Avatar
Cost Cost=6GG
Expansion PY(R)
Text(PY):8/8, Trample. ; If an opponent controls at least four more creatures than you, ~this~ costs {6} less to play.
The converted mana cost (see Rule K.8) of this card is still 8, even if you only pay {G}{G} to play it. [DeLaney 2000/05/29]
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Avatar of Will
Color Blue
Type Creature - Avatar
Cost Cost=6UU
Expansion PY(R)
Text(PY):5/6, Flying. ; If an opponent has no cards in hand, ~this~ costs {6} less to play.
The converted mana cost (see Rule K.8) of this card is still 8, even if you only pay {U}{U} to play it. [DeLaney 2000/05/29]

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Avatar of Woe
Color Black
Type Creature - Avatar
Cost Cost=6BB
Expansion PY(R)
Text(PY+errata):6/5, Fear. ; If there are ten or more creature cards total in all graveyards, ~this~ costs {6} less to play. ; {Tap}: Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. [Oracle 2002/10/01]
The converted mana cost (see Rule K.8) of this card is still 8, even if you only pay {B}{B} to play it. [DeLaney 2000/05/29]
Note -Also see Fear, Rule A.17.

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Aven Archer
Color White
Type Creature - Bird Soldier
Cost Cost=3WW
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):2/2, Flying. ; {2}{W},{Tap}: ~this~ deals 2 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
This card is of creature type Bird and of type Soldier. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10]

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Aven Brigadier
Color White
Type Creature - Bird Soldier
Cost Cost=3WWW
Expansion ON(R)
Text(ON):3/5, Flying. ; All other Birds get +1/+1. ; All other Soldiers get +1/+1.
It gives +2/+2 to creatures that are both Birds and Soldiers. [Onslaught FAQ 2002/09/24]

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Aven Cloudchaser
Color White
Type Creature - Bird Soldier
Cost Cost=3W
Expansion OD(C)
Text(OD):2/2, Flying. ; When ~this~ comes into play, destroy target enchantment.
This card is of creature type Bird and of type Soldier. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10]

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Aven Envoy
Color Blue
Type Creature - Bird Soldier
Cost Cost=U
Expansion LE(C)
Text(LE):0/2, Flying.

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Aven Farseer
Color White
Type Creature - Bird Soldier
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion SC(C)
Text(SC):1/1, Flying. ; Whenever a creature is turned face up, put a +1/+1 counter on ~this~.

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Aven Fateshaper
Color Blue
Type Creature - Bird Wizard
Cost Cost=6U
Expansion ON(U)
Text(ON):4/5, Flying. ; When ~this~ comes into play, look at the top four cards of your library, then put them back in any order. ; {4}{U}: Look at the top four cards of your library, then put them back in any order.

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Aven Fisher
Color Blue
Type Creature - Bird Soldier
Cost Cost=3U
Expansion OD(C)
Text(OD):2/2, Flying. ; When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from play, you may draw a card.
This card is of creature type Bird and of type Soldier. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10]

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Aven Flock
Color White
Type Creature - Bird Soldier
Cost Cost=4W
Expansion OD(C)
Text(OD):2/3, Flying. ; {W}: ~this~ gets +0/+1 until end of turn.
This card is of creature type Bird and of type Soldier. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10]

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Aven Fogbringer
Color Blue
Type Creature - Bird Wizard
Cost Cost=3U
Expansion JU(C)
Text(JU):2/1, Flying. ; When ~this~ comes into play, return target land to its owner's hand.

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Avenger en-Dal
Color White
Type Creature - Spellshaper
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion NE(R)
Text(NE):1/1. ; {2}{W},{Tap},Discard a card from your hand: Remove target attacking creature from the game. Its controller gains life equal to its toughness.
Note -Cycle with Arc Mage, Bola Warrior, Divining Witch, Harvest Mage, Netter en-Dal, Plague Witch, Stampede Driver, Stronghold Biologist, Stronghold Machinist, and Trickster Mage.

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Avenging Angel
Color White
Type Creature - Angel
Cost Cost=3WW
Expansion TE(R)
Text(TE+errata):3/3, Flying. ; If ~this~ would be put into a graveyard from play, you may put ~this~ on top of owner's library instead. [Oracle 1999/05/01]

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Avenging Druid
Color Green
Type Creature - Druid
Cost Cost=2G
Expansion EX(C)
Text(EX+errata):1/3. ; Whenever ~this~ deals damage to an opponent, you may reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a land card. Put that card into play and put all other cards revealed this way into your graveyard. [Oracle 1999/07/21]
The ability does not work if all damage is prevented. [Barclay 1998/06/10]
Putting a land into play does not count as playing a land. [Barclay 1998/06/10]
The cards are revealed from the top of the library. [D'Angelo 1998/06/25]

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Aven Liberator
Color White
Type Creature - Bird Soldier
Cost Cost=2WW
Expansion SC(C)
Text(SC):2/3, Flying. ; Morph {3}{W}. ; When ~this~ is turned face up, target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
Note -Also see Morph, Rule A.29.
Note -Also see Protection, Rule A.31.

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Aven Redeemer
Color White
Type Creature - Bird Cleric
Cost Cost=3W
Expansion LE(C)
Text(LE):2/2, Flying. ; {Tap}: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn.

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Aven Shrine
Color White
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1WW
Expansion OD(R)
Text(OD):Whenever a player plays a spell, that player gains X life, where X is the number of cards in all graveyards with the same name as that spell.

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Aven Smokeweaver
Color Blue
Type Creature - Bird Soldier
Cost Cost=2UU
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):2/3, Flying, Protection from Red.
This card is of creature type Bird and of type Soldier. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10]
Note -Also see Protection, Rule A.31.

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Aven Soulgazer
Color White
Type Creature - Bird Cleric
Cost Cost=3WW
Expansion ON(U)
Text(ON):3/3, Flying. ; {2}{W}: Look at target face-down creature.

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Aven Trooper
Color White
Type Creature - Bird Soldier
Cost Cost=3W
Expansion TO(C)
Text(TO):1/1, Flying. ; {2}{W},Discard a card from your hand: ~this~ gets +1/+2 until end of turn.

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Aven Warcraft
Color White
Type Instant
Cost Cost=2W
Expansion JU(U)
Text(JU):Creatures you control get +0/+2 until end of turn. ; Threshold - Creatures you control also gain protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. (You have threshold if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.)
Note -Also see Protection, Rule A.31.
Note -Also see Threshold, Rule A.36.

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Aven Warhawk
Color White
Type Creature - Bird Soldier
Cost Cost=4W
Expansion LE(U)
Text(LE):2/2, Flying. ; Amplify 1.
Note -Also see Amplify, Rule A.7.

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Aven Windreader
Color Blue
Type Creature - Bird Soldier Wizard
Cost Cost=3UU
Expansion OD(C)
Text(OD):3/3, Flying. ; {1}{U}: Target player reveals the top card of his or her library.
This card is of creature type Bird, of type Soldier, and of type Wizard. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10]

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Avizoa
Color Blue
Type Creature - Avizoa
Cost Cost=3U
Expansion WL(R)
Text(WL+errata):2/2, Flying. ; 0: ~this~ gets +2/+2 until end of turn. You skip your next untap step. Play this ability only once each turn. [Oracle 1999/11/01]
You skip the next untap step that you are not skipping for any other reason. In other words, the skips save up until you skip as many as required. [Aahz 1997/06/16]
Note -Also see Skipping a Phase, Rule G.36.

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Avoid Fate
Color Green
Type Instant
Cost Cost=G
Expansion LG(C1)
Text(LG+errata):Counter target instant or enchantment spell that targets a permanent you control. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Whether the target is an instant or enchantment is not set on announcement. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03] See Rule G.24.
An "enchantment spell that targets a permanent" is a fancy way of saying that it can counter a local enchantment (such as an Enchant Creature) that is being played. Local enchantments target the permanent they are going to enchant. [D'Angelo 2001/04/16]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -It used to be of type Interrupt, but it is now of type Instant. [Oracle 1999/09/03]

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