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Poison Arrow
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=4BB
Expansion P3(U)
Text(P3):Destroy any one creature that isn't black. You gain 3 life.
When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as "Destroy target nonblack creature. You gain 3 life." [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.

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Polar Kraken
Color Blue
Type Creature - Kraken
Cost Cost=8UUU
Expansion IA(R)
Text(IA+errata):11/11, Trample. ; Cumulative Upkeep - Sacrifice a land. ; ~this~ comes into play tapped. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
Note -Also see Cumulative Upkeep, Rule A.11.
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Political Trickery
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion MI(R)
Text(MI+errata):Exchange control of target land you control and target land an opponent controls. (This effect doesn't end at end of turn.) [Oracle 2002/03/01]
If you use this spell and then respond by sacrificing your land, then Political Trickery will not do anything. [bethmo 1996/11/06]
Note -Also see Exchange, Rule G.16.

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Pollen Remedy
Color White
Type Instant
Cost Cost=W
Expansion PS(C)
Text(PS):Kicker-Sacrifice a land. ; Prevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt this turn to any number of target creatures and/or players, divided as you choose. If you paid the kicker cost, prevent the next 6 damage this way instead.
You cannot choose zero targets. You must choose between 1 and 3 (or 6) targets. [DeLaney 2003/05/19]
Note -Also see Kicker, Rule A.24.

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Polluted Delta
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion ON(R)
Text(ON):{Tap},Pay 1 life,Sacrifice ~this~: Search your library for an island or swamp card and put it into play. Then shuffle your library.

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Polluted Mire
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion US(C)/AT(F1)/BR(F1)/BD(F1)
Text(US):~this~ comes into play tapped. ; {Tap}: Add {B} to your mana pool. ; Cycling {2}.
Note -Also see Cycling, Rule A.12.

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Polymorph
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=3U
Expansion MI(R)/6(R)
Text(6th+errata):Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller reveals cards from the top of his or her library until he or she reveals a creature card. The player puts that card into play and shuffles all other cards revealed this way into his or her library. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
If there are no creatures in the player's library, then the target creature is still destroyed, you see all the cards in that player's library, and then they shuffle and continue play. [Duelist Magazine #16, Page 30]

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Portcullis
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=4
Expansion SH(R)
Text(SH+errata):Whenever a creature comes into play, if there are two or more other creatures in play, remove that creature from the game. ; When ~this~ leaves play, return to play under their owner's control all creatures removed from the game with ~this~. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
If the creature that triggered Portcullis is no longer in play when the ability resolves, then it fails to do anything. [Duelist Magazine #25, Page 31]
Creatures which are phasing in will not trigger this card's ability. [D'Angelo 1998/04/13]
You check the count of the number of creatures in play again during resolution. The creature will not be removed if the count is 2 or less. [D'Angelo 2003/01/19]
If Portcullis phases out, and something prevents one of the creatures from coming into play, then the creature remains out of play and can try to enter play again the next time Portcullis leaves play. [bethmo 1998/05/02]
The "when Portcullis leaves play" is not part of setting the creature aside, so it does not happen if Portcullis' abilities are removed at the time it leaves play. [D'Angelo 1999/06/01]
If multiple creatures come into play at the same time, Portcullis triggers for each creature. [bethmo 1999/05/26]
If multiple creatures come into play at the same time, Portcullis sees the creature count as being the new total after all the creatures are in play. Don't handle this like creatures coming into play one at a time. [bethmo 1999/05/26]
If multiple creatures come into play at once, due to Living Death for example, then Portcullis will trigger on all of those creatures. The player controlling Portcullis decides the order to resolve the Portcullis triggers and therefore chooses which two creatures stay in play (assuming that none were already in play... if some were already in play he might not really get a choice). All the others get yanked by the Portcullis. [D'Angelo 1998/06/11]
If any creature comes into play which has a "comes into play" ability (see Rule E.3), that ability is still applied even if Portcullis removes that creature from play before you resolve the ability. [D'Angelo 1998/06/11]
If any creature comes into play which has a "comes into play" ability (see Rule E.3), you need to use the timing rules for triggered abilities (see Rule A.4) to determine the order to put the triggers on the stack. The rule is that first the current player does all of their triggers in any order they choose, then the other player does all of theirs in any order they choose. [D'Angelo 1999/06/01] The result is that if the current player controls Portcullis, they can do their creatures' "comes into play" abilities before or after Portcullis removes creatures from play, while the other player always resolves their creatures' "comes into play" abilities before Portcullis. If the other player controls Portcullis, the current player always does their creatures' "comes into play" abilities after Portcullis, then the other player can do their creatures' "comes into play" abilities before or after the Portcullis removes creatures from play.
Note -Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

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Portent
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=U
Expansion IA(C)/5(C)
Text(5th+errata):Look at the top three cards of target player's library. Put those cards back on top of that library in any order. You may then have that player shuffle his or her library. ; Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
This does not cause a player to lose if they have less than 3 cards in their library. It allows you to look at and reorder or shuffle whatever remaining cards there might be. [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 130]
Note -Also see Cantrips, Rule E.2.

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Port Inspector
Color Blue
Type Creature - Townsfolk
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion MM(C)
Text(MM):1/2. ; Whenever ~this~ becomes blocked, you may look at defending player's hand.

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Possessed Aven
Color Blue
Type Creature - Bird Soldier Horror
Cost Cost=2UU
Expansion TO(R)
Text(TO):3/3, Flying. ; Threshold - ~this~ gets +1/+1, is black, and has "{2}{B},{Tap}: Destroy target blue creature." (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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Possessed Barbarian
Color Red
Type Creature - Barbarian Horror
Cost Cost=2RR
Expansion TO(R)
Text(TO):3/3, First Strike. ; Threshold - ~this~ gets +1/+1, is black, and has "{2}{B},{Tap}: Destroy target red creature." (You have threshold as long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard.)
Note -Also see First Strike, Rule A.18.
Note -Also see Threshold, Rule A.36.

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Possessed Centaur
Color Green
Type Creature - Centaur Horror
Cost Cost=2GG
Expansion TO(R)
Text(TO):3/3, Trample. ; Threshold - ~this~ gets +1/+1, is black, and has "{2}{B},{Tap}: Destroy target green creature." (You have threshold as long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard.)
Note -Also see Threshold, Rule A.36.
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Possessed Nomad
Color White
Type Creature - Nomad Horror
Cost Cost=2WW
Expansion TO(R)
Text(TO):3/3. ; Attacking doesn't cause ~this~ to tap. ; Threshold - ~this~ gets +1/+1, is black, and has "{2}{B},{Tap}: Destroy target white creature." (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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Poultrygeist
Color Black
Type Creature - Chicken
Cost Cost=2B
Expansion UG(C)
Text(UG+errata):1/1, Flying. ; Whenever a creature is put into a graveyard from play, you may roll a six-sided die. If you do, on a 1, sacrifice ~this~. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on ~this~. [D'Angelo 2000/03/09 - unofficial errata]
You don't have to roll the die if you're not feeling lucky. [Barclay 1998/08/13]
All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
Note -Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

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Pouncing Jaguar
Color Green
Type Creature - Cat
Cost Cost=G
Expansion US(C)
Text(US):2/2. ; Echo.
Note -Also see Echo, Rule A.14.

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Pouncing Kavu
Color Red
Type Creature - Kavu
Cost Cost=1R
Expansion IN(C)
Text(IN):1/1, First Strike. ; Kicker {2}{R} (You may pay an additional {2}{R} as you play this spell.) ; If you paid the kicker cost, ~this~ comes into play with two +1/+1 counters on it and has haste.
If the kicker cost is paid, it comes into play with haste and will keep this ability until it leaves play. [D'Angelo 2000/10/14]
Note -Also see First Strike, Rule A.18.
Note -Also see Haste, Rule A.22.
Note -Also see Kicker, Rule A.24.

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Powder Keg
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=2
Expansion UD(R)
Text(UD):At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a fuse counter on ~this~. ; {Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: Destroy each artifact and creature with converted mana cost equal to the number of fuse counters on ~this~.
Only destroys artifacts and creatures with exactly the specified cost. It does not mean "less than or equal to". [Urza's Destiny FAQ 1999/05/25]
Putting on a counter is optional. If you forget, you cannot go back later even if it is something you usually do. [D'Angelo 1999/06/01]
Note -Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule K.8.

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Power Armor
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=4
Expansion IN(U)
Text(IN):{3},{Tap}: Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each basic land type among lands you control.

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Power Artifact
Color Blue
Type Enchant Artifact
Cost Cost=UU
Expansion AQ(U3)
Text(AQ+errata):Enchanted artifact's activated abilities cost up to {2} less to play. If this would make an ability cost 0 or less mana to play, it costs {1}, plus any nonmana costs. [Oracle 2002/05/20]
Can be placed on artifacts with no or zero activation costs, but this has no effect on them. It does not increase the cost to one. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
For artifacts with an X use cost (such as the Candelabra of Tawnos or Ice Cauldron) this reduces the amount spent by {2} to a minimum of {1}. [WotC Rules Team 1995/09/22] If you choose X to be zero, you have to still pay {1}. Power Artifact lets you pay the greater of 1 or X-2. [Aahz 1995/09/29]
Only affects the generic mana part of activation costs. Colored parts of mana costs are not affected. This rule comes into play if a card like the Northern Paladin gets changed into an artifact by Ashnod's Transmogrant. [D'Angelo 1994/08/01]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

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Power Leak
Color Blue
Type Enchant Enchantment
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion ABUR4(C)
Text(4th+errata):At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted enchantment's controller, that player may pay up to {2}. For each one mana less than {2} he or she pays this way, ~this~ deals 1 damage to him or her. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

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Powerleech
Color Green
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=GG
Expansion AQ(U3)
Text(AQ+errata):Whenever an artifact an opponent controls becomes tapped or an opponent plays an artifact's activated ability without {Tap} in its activation cost, you gain 1 life. [Oracle 2002/03/01]
In a multi-player game it affects all opponents. [D'Angelo 2000/02/25]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

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Power Matrix
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=4
Expansion MM(R)
Text(MM):{Tap}: Target creature gets +1/+1 and gains flying, first strike, and trample until end of turn.
Note -Also see First Strike, Rule A.18.
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Power Sink
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=XU
Expansion ABUR45(C)/IA(C)/MI(C)/TE(C)/US(C)/6(U)/BD(F1)
Text(6th+errata):Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. If he or she doesn't, that player taps all lands he or she controls and empties his or her mana pool. [Oracle 2000/10/24]
When this spell resolves, you either pay X mana or let all your lands become tapped. The lands that become tapped are not "tapped for mana". [bethmo 1997/10/09] If you choose to pay, you may pay the X mana using whatever mana abilities you want to use.
Special lands which do not provide mana are also tapped by this card. [D'Angelo 2000/11/06]
If the land provides mana only for specific purposes (like Mishra's Workshop), it cannot be used to pay the X mana (unless that purpose is being filled). Mishra's Workshop, like most purposed mana, could not be used to pay for Power Sink. [WotC Rules Team 1994/09/30]
Does not increase the mana cost of the spell. It just requires a separate expenditure in order for it to succeed. [bethmo 1994/05/05]
Note -Also see X Costs, Rule K.28.

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Powerstone Minefield
Color Multi
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2RW
Expansion AP(R)
Text(AP):Whenever a creature attacks or blocks, ~this~ deals 2 damage to it.

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Power Surge
Color Red
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=RR
Expansion ABUR4(R)
Text(4th+errata):At the beginning of each player's upkeep, ~this~ deals X damage to that player, where X is the number of untapped lands he or she controlled at the beginning of this turn. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
This card knows how many were untapped even if it was not in play at the beginning of the turn. [Aahz 1997/02/16]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

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Power Taint
Color Blue
Type Enchant Enchantment
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion US(C)
Text(US+errata):At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted enchantment's controller, that player pays {2} or loses 2 life. ; Cycling {2}.
Note -Also see Cycling, Rule A.12.

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Pox
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=BBB
Expansion IA(R)/5(R)
Text(5th+errata):Each player loses a third of his or her life, then discards a third of the cards in his or her hand, then sacrifices a third of the creatures he or she controls, then sacrifices a third of the lands he or she controls. Round each loss up. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
Creatures with Protection from Black are not ignored by Pox. This is not considered a targeted effect so they are both counted and valid choices for being destroyed. [D'Angelo 1996/02/01]

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