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Backdraft
Color Red
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1R
Expansion LG(U1)
Text(LG+errata):This turn, whenever target sorcery spell deals damage, ~this~ deals half that much damage, rounded down, to that spell's controller. [Oracle 2002/03/01]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

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Backfire
Color Blue
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=U
Expansion LG(U1)/4(U)
Text(4th+errata):Whenever enchanted creature deals damage to you, ~this~ deals that much damage to enchanted creature's controller. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

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Backlash
Color Multi
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1BR
Expansion IN(U)
Text(IN):Tap target untapped creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to its controller.
Being untapped is a targeting restriction. If the target is tapped before this spell resolves, then this spell is countered. [Invasion FAQ 2000/10/03]

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Backslide
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion ON(C)
Text(ON):Turn target creature with morph face down. ; Cycling {U}.
Note -Also see Cycling, Rule A.12.
Note -Also see Morph, Rule A.29.

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Back to Basics
Color Blue
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion US(R)
Text(US+errata):Nonbasic lands don't untap during their controllers' untap steps. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
Only Forest, Island, Mountain, Plains, and Swamp (plus their Snow-Covered equivalents) are basic lands. See Rule K.16.2. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]

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Badlands
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion ABUR(R)
Text(RV+errata):~this~ is a mountain and a swamp in addition to its land type. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
This card is effectively of 3 land types. It is a "Badlands", a "Swamp", and a "Mountain". It is not a basic land, but it does count as being each of two basic land types for any cards that look for or count basic land types. [D'Angelo 2001/03/12]
This card is considered to be a Mountain and a Swamp even while in the graveyard, library, or anywhere else. The text applies even when it is not in play. [Jordan 2001/10/13]
The card works as if its text also has "{Tap}: Add {B} to your mana pool. ; {Tap}: Add {R} to your mana pool." [WotC Rules Team 2000/06/06]
Conversion changes the entire land to plains if it is a mountain. [WotC Rules Team 1998/02/01]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 2002/11/01.

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Bad Moon
Color Black
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1B
Expansion ABUR45(R)
Text(4th/5th+errata):Black creatures get +1/+1. [Oracle 2000/02/01]

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Bad River
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion MI(U)
Text(MI+errata):~this~ comes into play tapped. ; {Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: Search your library for an island or swamp card and put it into play. Then shuffle your library. [Oracle 1999/07/01]
You do not have to find an island or swamp if you do not want to. See Rule Z.6.9. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]

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Baki's Curse
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2UU
Expansion HL(U1)
Text(HL+errata):~this~ deals 2 damage to each creature for each enchant creature enchanting that creature. [Oracle 1999/07/23]

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Balance
Color White
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion ABUR4(R)
Text(4th+errata):Except the player who controls the fewest lands, each player sacrifices lands until all players control the same number of lands as the player who controls the fewest. Players do the same for creatures and discard cards from their hands the same way. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
All cards sacrificed at one time go to the graveyard simultaneously. All cards discarded go to the graveyard simultaneously. As always, you pick the order they end up in the graveyard. See Rule Z.1.4. [D'Angelo 1998/02/03]
This spell is not targeted so cards which cannot be targeted, such as a creature with Protection from White, are both counted and valid choices for being sacrificed. [Aahz 1994/12/02]
Cards are not counted until the appropriate step. So, a land creature sacrificed to the first part of the spell would not count for the last part. [Oracle 1998/07/01]
Type 1 tournaments (see Rule D.13) have restricted this card since 1995/04/19.
Type 1.5 tournaments (see Rule D.14) have banned this card since 1995/04/19.
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 1995/04/19 to 1997/01/01.

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Balance of Power
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=3UU
Expansion PT(R)/P3(R)
Text(P3):If you have fewer cards in your hand than your opponent does, you draw until you have the same number. (When you play ~this~, it doesn't count as in your hand.)
When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as "If you have fewer cards in your hand than target opponent does, you draw until you have the same number. (When you play ~this~, it doesn't count as in your hand.)" [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.

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Balancing Act
Color White
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2WW
Expansion OD(R)
Text(OD):Each player chooses a number of permanents he or she controls equal to the number of permanents controlled by the player who controls the fewest, then sacrifices the rest. Each player discards cards from his or her hand the same way.

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Balduvian Barbarians
Color Red
Type Creature - Barbarian
Cost Cost=1RR
Expansion IA(C)/67(C)
Text(IA/6th/7th):3/2.

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Balduvian Bears
Color Green
Type Creature - Bear
Cost Cost=1G
Expansion IA(C)
Text(IA):2/2.

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Balduvian Conjurer
Color Blue
Type Creature - Wizard
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion IA(U)
Text(IA+errata):0/2. ; {Tap}: Until end of turn, target snow-covered land becomes a 2/2 creature that's still a land. [Oracle 2000/02/01]

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Balduvian Dead
Color Black
Type Creature - Zombie
Cost Cost=3B
Expansion AL(U2)
Text(AL+errata):2/3. ; {2}{R},Remove a creature card in your graveyard from the game: Put a 3/1 black and red Graveborn creature token with haste into play. Sacrifice it at end of turn. [Oracle 1999/07/23]
Note -Also see Haste, Rule A.22.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Balduvian Horde
Color Red
Type Creature - Barbarian
Cost Cost=2RR A
Expansion AL(R2)/6(R)/BD(F1)
Text(6th+errata):5/5. ; When ~this~ comes into play, sacrifice it unless you discard a card at random from your hand. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
The discard is forced. You may use Library of Leng on the discarded card. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
You choose whether to discard or not on resolution. If not, then you sacrifice this card. You can choose to not discard even if you no longer control this card on resolution. See Rule E.12.Ruling.3. [D'Angelo 1999/06/01]
Note -Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

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Balduvian Hydra
Color Red
Type Creature - Hydra
Cost Cost=XRR
Expansion IA(R)
Text(IA+errata):0/1. ; ~this~ comes into play with X +1/+0 counters on it. ; Remove a +1/+0 counter from ~this~: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to ~this~ this turn. ; {R}{R}{R}: Put a +1/+0 counter on ~this~. Play this ability only during your upkeep. [Oracle 2000/02/01]

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Balduvian Shaman
Color Blue
Type Creature - Cleric
Cost Cost=U
Expansion IA(C)
Text(IA+errata):1/1. ; {Tap}: Change the text of target white enchantment you control that doesn't have cumulative upkeep by replacing all instances of one color word with another. That enchantment gains "Cumulative Upkeep {1}." (For example, you may change "counters black spells" to "counters blue spells".) [Oracle 2000/05/20]
Note -Also see Text Changing, Rule E.13.
Note -Also see Cumulative Upkeep, Rule A.11.

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Balduvian Trading Post
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion AL(R2)
Text(AL+errata):If ~this~ would come into play, sacrifice an untapped mountain instead. If you do, put ~this~ into play. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard. ; {Tap}: Add {R} and one colorless mana to your mana pool. ; {1},{Tap}: ~this~ deals 1 damage to target attacking creature. [Oracle 1999/11/01]
Mana Flare will let you make an extra red or an extra colorless mana of your choice. [Aahz 1996/05/21]
You sacrifice the mountain before this card is put into play, and do so no matter how it is put into play. [D'Angelo 1999/11/14]

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Balduvian War-Makers
Color Red
Type Creature - Barbarian
Cost Cost=4R
Expansion AL(C1)
Text(AL+errata):3/3, Haste, Rampage 1. [Oracle 1999/11/01]
Note -Also see Haste, Rule A.22.
Note -Also see Rampage, Rule A.33.

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Baleful Stare
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion PT(U)/7(U)
Text(7th):Target opponent reveals his or her hand. You draw a card for each mountain and red card in it.

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Ballista Squad
Color White
Type Creature - Rebel
Cost Cost=3W
Expansion MM(U)
Text(MM):2/2. ; {X}{W},{Tap}: ~this~ deals X damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

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Ball Lightning
Color Red
Type Creature - Ball-Lightning
Cost Cost=RRR
Expansion DK(U1)/45(R)/BD(F1)
Text(5th+errata):6/1, Trample, Haste. ; At end of turn, sacrifice ~this~. [Oracle 1999/07/23]
The creature is sacrificed at the end of every turn in which it is in play. There is no choice about what turn to sacrifice it. [D'Angelo 1998/06/05]
The creature type is "Ball-Lightning" which is considered one word. Before errata, it was two words, "Ball Lightning". [D'Angelo 1999/09/20]
Note -Also see Haste, Rule A.22.
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Balloon Peddler
Color Blue
Type Creature - Spellshaper
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion MM(C)
Text(MM):2/2. ; {U},{Tap},Discard a card from your hand: Target creature gains flying until end of turn.

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Balm of Restoration
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=2
Expansion FE(U1)
Text(FE+errata):{1},{Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: Choose one - You gain 2 life; or prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. [Oracle 1999/07/23]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
Note -Also see Modal Spells and Abilities, Rule G.24.

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Balshan Beguiler
Color Blue
Type Creature - Wizard
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):1/1. ; Whenever ~this~ deals combat damage to a player, that player reveals the top two cards of his or her library. You choose one of those cards and put it into his or her graveyard.

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Balshan Collaborator
Color Blue
Type Creature - Bird Soldier
Cost Cost=3U
Expansion TO(U)
Text(TO):2/2, Flying. ; {B}: ~this~ gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

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Balshan Griffin
Color Blue
Type Creature - Griffin
Cost Cost=3UU
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):3/2, Flying. ; {1}{U},Discard a card from your hand: Return ~this~ to its owner's hand.

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Balthor the Defiled
Color Black
Type Creature - Zombie Dwarf Legend
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion JU(R)
Text(JU):2/2. ; All Minions get +1/+1. ; {B}{B}{B},Remove ~this~ from the game: Each player returns all black and all red creature cards from his or her graveyard to play.
This card is different from Balthor the Stout for purposes of the Legend rules. [Judgment FAQ 2002/05/28]
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Balthor the Stout
Color Red
Type Creature - Dwarf Legend
Cost Cost=1RR
Expansion TO(R)
Text(TO):2/2. ; All Barbarians get +1/+1. ; {R}: Target Barbarian gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
This card is different from Balthor the Defiled for purposes of the Legend rules. [Judgment FAQ 2002/05/28]
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Bamboozle
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):Target player reveals the top four cards of his or her library. You choose two of those cards and put them into his or her graveyard. Put the rest on top of his or her library in any order.

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Bandage
Color White
Type Instant
Cost Cost=W
Expansion SH(C)
Text(SH+errata):Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. ; Draw a card. [Oracle 1999/05/01]

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Bane of the Living
Color Black
Type Creature - Insect
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion LE(R)
Text(LE):4/3. ; Morph {X}{B}{B}. ; When ~this~ is turned face up, all creatures get -X/-X until end of turn.
The trigger occurs when you use the Morph ability to turn the card face up, or when an effect turns it face up. It will not trigger on being revealed or on leaving play. [Legions FAQ 2003/01/23]
The X in the ability has the same value as the X paid in the Morph ability. This is pretty easy to derive since there is no other source of X. [DeLaney 2003/03/19]
Note -Also see Morph, Rule A.29.
Note -Also see X Costs, Rule K.28.

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Banshee
Color Black
Type Creature - Banshee
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion DK(U2)/CH(U3)
Text(CH+errata):0/1. ; {X},{Tap}: ~this~ deals X damage divided evenly between you and target creature or player. Round up for you and down for that creature or player. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

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Barbarian Bully
Color Red
Type Creature - Barbarian
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion JU(C)
Text(JU):2/2. ; Discard a card at random from your hand: ~this~ gets +2/+2 until end of turn unless a player has ~this~ deal 4 damage to him or her. Play this ability only once each turn.

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Barbarian General
Color Red
Type Creature - Soldier
Cost Cost=4R
Expansion P3(U)
Text(P3):3/2, Horsemanship.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.
Note -Also see Horsemanship, Rule A.23.

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Barbarian Guides
Color Red
Type Creature - Barbarian
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion IA(C)
Text(IA+errata):1/2. ; {2}{R},{Tap}: Target creature you control gains the snow-covered landwalk ability of your choice until end of turn. Return that creature to its owner's hand at end of turn. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
Can give Snow-Covered landwalk for basic or non-basic types, but it must be for a specific type. Examples include, Mountainwalk, Maze of Ith-Walk, and Tolaria-Walk. Entire classes of landwalk are not supported. [Duelist Magazine #7, Page 99] Legendary Landwalk, black Landwalk, and so on are not usable.
Note -Also see Landwalk, Rule A.27.

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Barbarian Horde
Color Red
Type Creature - Soldier
Cost Cost=3R
Expansion P3(C)
Text(P3):3/3.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.

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Barbarian Lunatic
Color Red
Type Creature - Barbarian
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion OD(C)
Text(OD):2/1. ; {2}{R},Sacrifice ~this~: ~this~ deals 2 damage to target creature.

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Barbarian Outcast
Color Red
Type Creature - Barbarian Beast
Cost Cost=1R
Expansion TO(C)
Text(TO):2/2. ; When you control no swamps, sacrifice ~this~.

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Barbarian Ring
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):{Tap}: Add {R} to your mana pool. ~this~ deals 1 damage to you. ; Threshold - {R},{Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: ~this~ deals 2 damage to target creature or player. (Play this ability only if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.)
Note -Also see Threshold, Rule A.36.

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Barbary Apes
Color Green
Type Creature - Ape
Cost Cost=1G
Expansion LG(C1)
Text(LG):2/2.
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

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Barbed-Back Wurm
Color Black
Type Creature - Wurm
Cost Cost=4B
Expansion MI(U)
Text(MI):4/3. ; {B}: Target green creature blocking ~this~ gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

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Barbed Field
Color Red
Type Enchant Land
Cost Cost=2RR
Expansion PY(U)
Text(PY):Enchanted land has "{Tap}: This land deals 1 damage to target creature or player."
The damage dealt by a land is normally colorless. See Rule K.15.5. [Prophecy FAQ 2000/05/25]

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Barbed Foliage
Color Green
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2GG
Expansion MI(U)
Text(MI):Whenever a creature attacks you, it loses flanking until end of turn. ; Whenever a creature without flying attacks you, ~this~ deals 1 damage to it.

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Barbed Sextant
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=1
Expansion IA(C)/5(C)
Text(5th+errata):{1},{Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. [Oracle 2000/10/24]
Note -Also see Cantrips, Rule E.2.

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Barbed Sliver
Color Red
Type Creature - Sliver
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion TE(U)
Text(TE+errata):2/2. ; All Slivers have "{2}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn." [Oracle 1999/05/01]

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Barbed Wire
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=3
Expansion MM(U)
Text(MM):At the beginning of each player's upkeep, ~this~ deals 1 damage to that player. ; {2}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt by ~this~ this turn.

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Barbtooth Wurm
Color Green
Type Creature - Wurm
Cost Cost=5G
Expansion P2(C)/ST(C)
Text(ST):6/4.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal and Starter.

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Bargain
Color White
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2W
Expansion P2(U)/ST(U)
Text(ST):Target opponent draws a card. You gain 7 life.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Starter.

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Bargaining Table
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=5
Expansion MM(R)
Text(MM+errata):{X},{Tap}: Draw a card. X is the number of cards in an opponent's hand as you play this ability. [Oracle 2000/10/24]
You choose an opponent on announcement. This is not targeted, but a choice is still made. This choice is made before determining the value for X that is used in the cost. [D'Angelo 2000/01/02]

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Barishi
Color Green
Type Creature - Barishi
Cost Cost=2GG
Expansion WL(U)
Text(WL+errata):4/3. ; When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from play, remove ~this~ from the game, then shuffle all creature cards from your graveyard into your library. [Oracle 1999/07/01]
You still shuffle the creature cards into the library even if this card is not in your graveyard when the triggered ability resolves. [Aahz 1997/06/13]

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Barkhide Mauler
Color Green
Type Creature - Beast
Cost Cost=4G
Expansion ON(C)
Text(ON):4/4. ; Cycling {2}.
Note -Also see Cycling, Rule A.12.

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Barktooth Warbeard
Color Multi
Type Creature - Legend
Cost Cost=4BRR
Expansion LG(U1)
Text(LG):6/5.
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Barl's Cage
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=4 DK
Expansion DK(U1)/CH(U1)/5(R)
Text(CH/5th+errata):{3}: Target creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. [Oracle 1999/07/23]
Does not prevent a creature from untapping during the upkeep step. It just stops the "normal" untap during the untap step. [D'Angelo 1999/08/01]
Affects the next untap of that creature for whoever controls it at that time. In other words, the effect does not remember the current controller. [bethmo 1996/11/27]

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Baron Sengir
Color Black
Type Creature - Legend
Cost Cost=5BBB
Expansion HL(U1)
Text(HL+errata):5/5, Flying. ; Whenever a creature dealt damage by ~this~ this turn is put into the graveyard, put a +2/+2 counter on ~this~. ; {Tap}: Regenerate target Vampire. [Oracle 1999/11/01]
Vampire Bats are not Vampires, they are Bats, so they cannot be regenerated. [Aahz 1995/10/25]
The Baron is not a Vampire. [D'Angelo 1997/09/02]

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Barreling Attack
Color Red
Type Instant
Cost Cost=2RR
Expansion MI(R)
Text(MI+errata):Target creature gets +1/+1 for each creature blocking it and gains trample until end of turn. [Oracle 1999/07/01]
The effect only counts creatures blocking the creature upon resolution of this spell. [Duelist Magazine #16, Page 25]
Both the +1/+1 and trample last only until end of turn. [D'Angelo 1999/07/10]
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Barren Moor
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion ON(C)
Text(ON):~this~ comes into play tapped. ; {Tap}: Add {B} to your mana pool. ; Cycling {B}.
Note -Also see Cycling, Rule A.12.

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Barrin, Master Wizard
Color Blue
Type Creature - Wizard Legend
Cost Cost=1UU
Expansion US(R)
Text(US+errata):1/1. ; {2},Sacrifice a permanent: Return target creature to its owner's hand. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Barrin's Codex
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=4
Expansion US(R)
Text(US+errata):At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a page counter on ~this~. ; {4},{Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: Draw X cards, where X is the number of page counters on ~this~. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
Adding a counter is optional. If you forget to add one during your upkeep, you cannot back up and add one later. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]

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Barrin's Spite
Color Multi
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2UB
Expansion IN(R)
Text(IN+errata):Choose a player and two target creatures that player controls. The player chooses and sacrifices one of them. Return the other to its owner's hand. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
The player chooses which one to sacrifice and which to return on announcement. [Invasion FAQ 2000/10/03]
If one the creatures is an illegal target on resolution, then the other one is still affected as chosen. [Invasion FAQ 2000/10/03]

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Barrin's Unmaking
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion IN(C)
Text(IN):Return target permanent to its owner's hand if that permanent shares a color with the most common color among all permanents or the color tied for most common.

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Barrow Ghoul
Color Black
Type Creature - Zombie
Cost Cost=1B
Expansion WL(C)
Text(WL+errata):4/4. ; At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice ~this~ unless you remove the top creature card in your graveyard from the game. [Oracle 1999/07/01]
When the triggered ability resolves, you have the choice of removing the top creature card in your graveyard from the game. If you do not do so, then you sacrifice this card. You can choose to not remove the top creature card even if this card is not in play at the time. [D'Angelo 1999/07/10]

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Bartel Runeaxe
Color Multi
Type Creature - Legend
Cost Cost=3GRB
Expansion LG(R)
Text(LG+errata):6/5. ; ~this~ can't be the target of enchant creature spells. ; Attacking doesn't cause ~this~ to tap. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
This card can be enchanted by moving enchantments onto it. The "can't be targeted" text is different from "can't be enchanted" in that it only applies to enchant creature spells when they are being played. [Barclay 2003/03/18] (REVERSAL)
Can be targeted by the abilities of enchantments. [Duelist Magazine #12, Page 26]
Is only immune to Enchant Creature enchantments. Enchant Permanent and other local enchantments which are somehow enabled to target him are not affected by his ability. [DeLaney 1997/01/28]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Basal Thrull
Color Black
Type Creature - Thrull
Cost Cost=BB
Expansion FE(C4)
Text(FE+errata):1/2. ; {Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: Add {B}{B} to your mana pool. [Oracle 1999/07/23]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

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Basalt Golem
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature - Golem
Cost Cost=5
Expansion MI(U)
Text(MI+errata):2/4. ; ~this~ can't be blocked by artifact creatures. ; Whenever ~this~ becomes blocked by a creature, destroy that creature at end of combat. It can't be regenerated. Then the creature's controller puts a 0/2 Stone Wall artifact creature token into play. (Walls can't attack.) [Oracle 2002/10/01]
The token creature is put into play at the end of combat after destroying the creature. [D'Angelo 2002/12/19]
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Basalt Monolith
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=3
Expansion ABUR(U)
Text(RV+errata):~this~ doesn't untap during your untap step. ; {3}: Untap ~this~. ; {Tap}: Add three colorless mana to your mana pool. This mana can't be spent on abilities of permanents named Basalt Monolith. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
It can be untapped as often as you can pay for it. [D'Angelo 2001/08/31]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

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Bash to Bits
Color Red
Type Instant
Cost Cost=3R
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):Flashback {4}{R}{R}. ; Destroy target artifact.
Note -Also see Flashback, Rule A.20.

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Basking Rootwalla
Color Green
Type Creature - Lizard
Cost Cost=G
Expansion TO(C)
Text(TO):1/1. Madness {0}. ; {1}{G}: ~this~ gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Play this ability only once each turn.
Note -Also see Madness, Rule A.28.

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Baton of Morale
Color Artifact
Type Artifact
Cost Cost=2
Expansion IA(U)
Text(IA):{2}: Target creature gains banding until end of turn.
Note -Also see Banding, Rule A.8.

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Battering Craghorn
Color Red
Type Creature - Beast
Cost Cost=2RR
Expansion ON(C)
Text(ON):3/1, First Strike. ; Morph {1}{R}{R}.
Note -Also see First Strike, Rule A.18.
Note -Also see Morph, Rule A.29.

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Battering Ram
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature
Cost Cost=2
Expansion AQ(C4)/45(C)
Text(5th+errata):1/1. ; At the beginning of your combat phase, ~this~ gains banding until end of combat. ; Whenever ~this~ becomes blocked by a Wall, destroy that Wall at end of combat. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Note -Also see Banding, Rule A.8.

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Battery (Assault/Battery)
Color Green
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=3G
Expansion IN(U)
Text(IN):Put a 3/3 green Elephant creature token into play.
Note -See Assault (Assault/Battery) for the second half of this card.
Note -Also see Split Cards, Rule K.24.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Battle Cry
Color White
Type Instant
Cost Cost=2W
Expansion IA(U)
Text(IA+errata):Untap all white creatures you control. ; Whenever a creature blocks this turn, it gets +0/+1 until end of turn. [Oracle 2000/02/01]

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Battlefield Forge
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion AP(R)
Text(AP):{Tap}: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. ; {Tap}: Add {R} or {W} to your mana pool. ~this~ deals 1 damage to you.

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Battlefield Medic
Color White
Type Creature - Cleric
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion ON(C)
Text(ON):1/1. ; {Tap}: Prevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn, where X is the number of Clerics in play.
The value of X is determined when this resolves, not later when damage would be dealt. [Onslaught FAQ 2002/09/24]

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Battlefield Percher
Color Black
Type Creature - Bird
Cost Cost=3BB
Expansion NE(U)
Text(NE+errata):2/2, Flying. ; ~this~ may block only creatures with flying. ; {1}{B}: ~this~ gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

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Battlefield Scrounger
Color Green
Type Creature - Centaur
Cost Cost=3GG
Expansion JU(C)
Text(JU):3/3. ; Threshold - Put three cards from your graveyard on the bottom of your library: ~this~ gets +3/+3 until end of turn. Play this ability only once each turn. (Play this ability only if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.)
Check for Threshold before playing the ability. If playing the ability causes you to lose Threshold, the ability still resolves as normal. [Judgment FAQ 2002/05/28]
Note -Also see Threshold, Rule A.36.

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Battle Frenzy
Color Red
Type Instant
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion IA(C)
Text(IA+errata):Green creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. ; Nongreen creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn. [Oracle 2000/02/01]

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Battle of Wits
Color Blue
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=3UU
Expansion OD(R)
Text(OD):At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have 200 or more cards in your library, you win the game.

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Battle Rampart
Color Red
Type Creature - Wall
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion MM(C)
Text(MM):1/3. (Walls can't attack.) ; {Tap}: Target creature gains haste until end of turn.
Note -Also see Haste, Rule A.22.
Note -Also see Walls, Rule K.27.

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Battle Screech
Color White
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2WW
Expansion JU(U)
Text(JU):Flashback - Tap three untapped white creatures you control. ; Put two 1/1 white Bird creature tokens with flying into play.
Note -Also see Flashback, Rule A.20.
Note -Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

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Battle Squadron
Color Red
Type Creature - Ship
Cost Cost=3RR
Expansion MM(R)
Text(MM):*/*, Flying. ; ~this~'s power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control.

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Battle Strain
Color Red
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1R
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):Whenever a creature blocks, ~this~ deals 1 damage to that creature's controller.

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Battlewise Aven
Color White
Type Creature - Bird Soldier
Cost Cost=3W
Expansion JU(C)
Text(JU):2/2, Flying. ; Threshold - ~this~ gets +1/+1 and has first strike. (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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Bay Falcon
Color Blue
Type Creature - Bird
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion MI(C)
Text(MI+errata):1/1, Flying. ; Attacking doesn't cause ~this~ to tap. [Oracle 1999/07/01]
Note -Before errata, this card was of creature type Falcon. [Oracle 1999/07/01]

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Bayou
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion ABUR(R)
Text(RV+errata):~this~ is a swamp and a forest in addition to its land type. [Oracle 2000/10/24]
The card works as if its text also has "{Tap}: Add {B} to your mana pool. ; {Tap}: Add {G} to your mana pool." [WotC Rules Team 2000/06/06]
See Badlands for rulings.
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 2002/11/01.

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Bayou Dragonfly
Color Green
Type Creature - Insect
Cost Cost=1G
Expansion TE(C)
Text(TE):1/1, Flying, Swampwalk.
Note -Also see Landwalk, Rule A.27.

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Bazaar of Baghdad
Color Land
Type Land
Cost Cost=None
Expansion AN(U3)
Text(AN+errata):{Tap}: Draw two cards, then discard three cards from your hand. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
You cannot use spells or mana abilities before discarding the extra cards. [D'Angelo 2000/02/25]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

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Bazaar of Wonders
Color Blue
Type Enchant World
Cost Cost=3UU
Expansion MI(R)
Text(MI+errata):When ~this~ comes into play, remove all cards in all graveyards from the game. ; Whenever a spell is played, counter it if a card with the same name is in play or in a graveyard. [Oracle 1999/07/01]
Because it only looks in play and in the graveyard, you can cast several of the same spell in the same stack of spells/abilities. This is because a spell which has been announced but has not yet resolved is on the stack and is not checked. [D'Angelo 1999/07/10]
The Bazaar of Wonders only looks at a spell just after the spell is announced, so if a card of the same name goes to the graveyard after announcement but before that spell resolves, the spell will not be countered. [bethmo 1996/11/07] If a spell of the same name goes to the graveyard during announcement (discarding as a cost for example), then the spell will be countered. [Aahz 1997/01/17]
Note -Also see Enchant World, Rule K.12.10.

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