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Pradesh Gypsies
Color Green
Type Creature - Gypsy
Cost Cost=2G
Expansion LG(U1)/456(C)
Text(LG/4th/5th/6th):1/1. ; {1}{G},{Tap}: Target creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn.

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Preacher
Color White
Type Creature - Preacher
Cost Cost=1WW
Expansion DK(U1)
Text(DK+errata):1/1. ; You may choose not to untap ~this~ during your untap step. ; {Tap}: Gain control of target creature of an opponent's choice that he or she controls as long as ~this~ remains tapped. [Oracle 2001/08/24]
Opponent may only choose valid creature targets. A creature with Protection from White is not valid. [bethmo 1994/09/09]
Your opponent chooses the target on announcement. [Duelist Magazine #9, Page 60] The ability is countered if target creature is not still valid on resolution. [D'Angelo 1999/08/01]
The opponent is the one choosing the target for the purpose of things that care, such as Autumn Willow. [D'Angelo 1996/11/08]
In multiplayer games you can choose a different opposing player each time it is used. [Duelist Magazine #4, Page 64]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

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Precognition
Color Blue
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=4U
Expansion TE(R)
Text(TE+errata):At the beginning of your upkeep, you may look at the top card of target opponent's library, then you may put that card on the bottom of that player's library. [Oracle 2002/03/01]

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Predator, Flagship
Color Artifact
Type Legendary Artifact
Cost Cost=5
Expansion NE(R)
Text(NE):{2}: Target creature gains flying until end of turn. ; {5},{Tap}: Destroy target creature with flying.

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Predatory Hunger
Color Green
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=G
Expansion EX(C)
Text(EX+errata):Whenever an opponent plays a creature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on enchanted creature. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
A creature spell is any "Creature" or "Artifact Creature" spell. [D'Angelo 1999/06/01] Older cards of type Summon are also Creature spells.

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Predatory Nightstalker
Color Black
Type Creature - Nightstalker
Cost Cost=3BB
Expansion P2(U)
Text(P2):3/2. ; When ~this~ comes into play from your hand, you may force your opponent to destroy any one of his or her creatures. (Your opponent chooses the creature.)
When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as "When ~this~ comes into play, if you played it from your hand, you may have an opponent choose a target creature he or she controls. If you do, destroy that creature." [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.

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Predict
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):Name a card, then put the top card of target player's library into his or her graveyard. If that card is the named card, you draw two cards. Otherwise, you draw a card.

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Preemptive Strike
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion P3(C)
Text(P3):Play ~this~ only in response to another player playing a creature card. That creature has no effect, and that player puts it into his or her graveyard.
When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as an Instant spell with text "Counter target creature spell." [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.

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Preferred Selection
Color Green
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2GG
Expansion MI(R)
Text(MI+errata):At the beginning of your draw step, look at the top two cards of your library and choose one. You may sacrifice ~this~ and pay {2}{G}{G}. If you do, draw the chosen card. If you don't, put the card on the bottom of your library. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
You make your normal draw during the draw step before this card's ability resolves. [D'Angelo 2001/05/19] See Rule P.7.1.

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Presence of the Master
Color White
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=3W
Expansion LG(U1)/US(U)
Text(US):Whenever a player plays an enchantment spell, counter it.
Does not stop enchantments from being put into play by a spell or ability, such as Show and Tell. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
This effect triggers when the spell is announced and prior to allowing responses to it. [WotC Rules Team 1995/11/10]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) banned this card until 1998/11/01, at which time the card was re-introduced via Urza's Saga.

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Pretender's Claim
Color Black
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=1B
Expansion MM(U)
Text(MM):Whenever enchanted creature becomes blocked, tap all lands defending player controls.

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Price of Glory
Color Red
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2R
Expansion OD(U)
Text(OD):Whenever a player taps a land for mana during another player's turn, destroy that land.

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Price of Progress
Color Red
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1R
Expansion EX(U)
Text(EX):~this~ deals 2 damage to each player for each nonbasic land he or she controls.

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Pride of Lions
Color Green
Type Creature - Cat
Cost Cost=3GG
Expansion ST(U)/7(U)
Text(ST/7th):4/4. ; You may have ~this~ deal its combat damage to defending player as though it weren't blocked.

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Priest of Gix
Color Black
Type Creature - Minion
Cost Cost=2B
Expansion US(U)
Text(US+errata):2/1. ; When ~this~ comes into play, if you played it from your hand, add {B}{B}{B} to your mana pool. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
The errata makes it so you only get mana if it comes into play by being cast from your hand. It does not give mana if put into play as the effect of a spell or ability, even if it is put into play from your hand. [DCI Tournament Update 1999/03/01]
Playing the card using an effect that lets you play something that is not in your hand will not trigger this ability. [bethmo 1999/03/05]
Note -Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

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Priest of Titania
Color Green
Type Creature - Elf
Cost Cost=1G
Expansion US(C)
Text(US+errata):1/1. ; {Tap}: Add {G} to your mana pool for each Elf in play. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
Since he is an Elf, he counts himself. [D'Angelo 1999/08/03]

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Priest of Yawgmoth
Color Black
Type Creature - Cleric
Cost Cost=1B
Expansion AQ(C4)
Text(AQ+errata):1/2. ; {Tap},Sacrifice an artifact: Add to your mana pool an amount of black mana equal to the sacrificed artifact's converted mana cost. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Before errata, you had to both control and own the artifact. Now you just have to control it. [D'Angelo 2000/02/25]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule K.8.

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Primal Boost
Color Green
Type Instant
Cost Cost=2G
Expansion ON(U)
Text(ON):Target creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn. ; Cycling {2}{G}. ; When you cycle ~this~, you may have target creature get +1/+1 until end of turn.
Note -Also see Cycling, Rule A.12.

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Primal Clay
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature
Cost Cost=4
Expansion AQ(U3)/R456(R)
Text(6th):*/*. ~this~ comes into play as your choice of a 3/3 artifact creature; a 2/2 artifact creature with flying; or a 1/6 Wall artifact creature. (Walls can't attack.)
The form is chosen when this card comes into play. [D'Angelo 2000/12/07]
A Clone or Vesuvan Doppelganger of this card which is entering play may not choose a different form than the original. [WotC Rules Team 1998/03/31]
If put into play by a means other than casting it, you choose the form right before it comes into play. [WotC Rules Team 1998/02/01] See Rule G.28.3.
Note -Also see Walls, Rule K.27.

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Primal Frenzy
Color Green
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=G
Expansion OD(C)
Text(OD):Enchanted creature has trample.
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Primal Growth
Color Green
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2G
Expansion PS(C)
Text(PS):Kicker-Sacrifice a creature. ; Search your library for a basic land card, put that card into play, then shuffle your library. If you paid the kicker cost, instead search your library for two basic land cards, put them into play, then shuffle your library.
You may choose not to find any basic lands when you search. [Planeshift 2001/01/26]
You do not have to find a basic land card if you do not want to. See Rule Z.6.9. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]
Note -Also see Kicker, Rule A.24.

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Primal Order
Color Green
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2GG
Expansion HL(U1)/5(R)
Text(5th+errata):At the beginning of each player's upkeep, ~this~ deals damage to that player equal to the number of nonbasic lands he or she controls. [Oracle 2000/02/01]

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Primal Rage
Color Green
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=1G
Expansion SH(U)
Text(SH+errata):Creatures you control have trample. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
Note -Also see Trample, Rule A.37.

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Primal Whisperer
Color Green
Type Creature - Elf Soldier
Cost Cost=4G
Expansion LE(R)
Text(LE):2/2. ; Morph {3}{G}. ; ~this~ gets +2/+2 for each face-down creature in play.
Note -Also see Morph, Rule A.29.

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Primeval Force
Color Green
Type Creature - Force
Cost Cost=2GGG
Expansion PT(R)
Text(PT):8/8. ; When ~this~ comes into play from your hand, destroy three of your forests or destroy ~this~.
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 "When ~this~ comes into play, if you played it from your hand, sacrifice ~this~ unless you sacrifice three forests." [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 Force. [D'Angelo 2000/06/05]

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Primeval Shambler
Color Black
Type Creature - Mercenary
Cost Cost=4B
Expansion MM(U)
Text(MM):3/3. ; {B}: ~this~ gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

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Primitive Etchings
Color Green
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2GG
Expansion SC(R)
Text(SC):Reveal the first card you draw each turn. Whenever you reveal a creature card this way, draw a card.
If you have more than one of these cards in play, only one card is revealed (both of them reveal the same card). Both of them will trigger if this card is a creature and thereby allow you to draw 2 cards. [Scourge FAQ 2003/05/30]

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Primitive Justice
Color Red
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=1R
Expansion AL(U2)
Text(AL+errata):As an additional cost to play ~this~, you may pay {1}{R} and/or {1}{G} any number of times. ; Destroy another target artifact. For each additional {1}{R} you paid, destroy another target artifact. For each additional {1}{G} you paid you gain 1 life. [Oracle 2000/10/24]
Cannot target the same artifact more than once, even with different parts of the spell. [Aahz 1996/07/17]

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Primoc Escapee
Color Blue
Type Creature - Bird Beast
Cost Cost=6U
Expansion LE(U)
Text(LE):4/4, Flying. ; Cycling {2}.
Note -Also see Cycling, Rule A.12.

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Primordial Ooze
Color Red
Type Creature - Ooze
Cost Cost=R LG
Expansion LG(U1)/CH(U3)/5(U)
Text(5th):1/1. ; ~this~ attacks each turn if able. ; At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on ~this~. Then pay {X}, where X is equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on ~this~, or tap ~this~ and it deals X damage to you. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
It becomes tapped even if the damage is prevented. [D'Angelo 1994/08/01]

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Princess Lucrezia
Color Multi
Type Creature - Legend
Cost Cost=3BUU
Expansion LG(U1)
Text(LG+errata):5/4. ; {Tap}: Add {U} to your mana pool. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17.

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Prismatic Boon
Color Multi
Type Instant
Cost Cost=XWU
Expansion MI(U)
Text(MI+errata):X target creatures gain protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. [Oracle 1999/11/01]
Note -Also see Protection, Rule A.31.
Note -Also see X Costs, Rule K.28.

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Prismatic Circle
Color White
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2W
Expansion MI(C)
Text(MI+errata):Cumulative upkeep - {1} ; As ~this~ comes into play, choose a color. ; {1}: The next time a source of your choice of the chosen color would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. [Oracle 1999/07/01]
Note -Also see Cumulative Upkeep, Rule A.11.

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Prismatic Lace
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=U
Expansion MI(R)
Text(MI+errata):Target permanent becomes the colors of your choice. (This effect doesn't end at end of turn.) (Mana symbols on that permanent remain unchanged.) [Oracle 2001/03/07]

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Prismatic Strands
Color White
Type Instant
Cost Cost=2W
Expansion JU(C)
Text(JU):Flashback - Tap an untapped white creature you control. ; Prevent all damage that sources of the color of your choice would deal this turn.
Note -Also see Flashback, Rule A.20.

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Prismatic Ward
Color White
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion IA(C)/5(C)
Text(5th+errata):As ~this~ comes into play, choose a color. ; Prevent all damage that would be dealt to enchanted creature by sources of the chosen color. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
Cannot choose colorless or artifact. [D'Angelo 1995/07/11]
Note -The Ice Age card has the old white mana symbol on it instead of the new one introduced for Fourth Edition and Ice Age. [D'Angelo 1995/07/01]

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Prismatic Wardrobe
Color White
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=W
Expansion UG(C)
Text(UG+errata):Destroy target card that doesn't share a color with clothing worn by its controller. You can't choose an artifact or land card. [D'Angelo 2000/03/09 - unofficial errata]
Color matching is defined broadly. Shades of red, such as pink, scarlet, or crimson, count as red. Colors with a red component, such as orange or purple, do not. [QAS 1998/09/09]
Your opponent must prove that you've picked an illegal target. Even if that means showing your red underwear. [QAS 1998/09/09]
You can put on clothing at faster-than-mana ability speed. [QAS 1998/09/09]
Clothing is defined as any item made of cloth or like material. Shirts, pants, socks, shoes, and hats are acceptable. Watches, jewelry, and glasses are not. [QAS 1998/09/09]
It is legal to xxxxLace items of your clothing, in order to change their colors. [Barclay 1998/08/13]
This card is very unlikely to be able to target a blue or black card at most Magic tournaments. [Barclay 1998/08/13]
You can sometimes find Prismatic Wards in the Prismatic Wardrobe. [Barclay 1998/08/13]
All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
Note -Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

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Prison Barricade
Color White
Type Creature - Wall
Cost Cost=1W
Expansion IN(C)
Text(IN):1/3. (Walls can't attack.) ; Kicker {1}{W} (You may pay an additional {1}{W} as you play this spell.) ; If you paid the kicker cost, ~this~ comes into play with a +1/+1 counter on it and may attack as though it weren't a Wall.
If the kicker cost is paid, it comes into play with the ability to attack as if it were not a wall and will keep this ability until it leaves play. [D'Angelo 2000/10/14]
Note -Also see Kicker, Rule A.24.
Note -Also see Walls, Rule K.27.

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Private Research
Color Blue
Type Enchant Creature
Cost Cost=U
Expansion UD(U)
Text(UD):At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a page counter on ~this~. ; When enchanted creature is put into a graveyard, draw a card for each page counter on ~this~.
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]

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Probe
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion IN(C)
Text(IN):Kicker {1}{B} (You may pay an additional {1}{B} as you play this spell.) ; Draw three cards, then discard two cards from your hand. ; If you paid the kicker cost, target player discards two cards from his or her hand.
Note -Also see Kicker, Rule A.24.

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Prodigal Sorcerer
Color Blue
Type Creature - Wizard
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion ABUR4567(C)/BR(F1)
Text(4th/5th/6th/7th):1/1. ; {Tap}: ~this~ deals 1 damage to target creature or player.

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Profane Prayers
Color Black
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=2BB
Expansion ON(C)
Text(ON):~this~ deals X damage to target creature or player and you gain X life, where X is the number of Clerics in play.

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Prohibit
Color Blue
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1U
Expansion IN(C)
Text(IN):Kicker {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you play this spell.) ; Counter target spell if its converted mana cost is {2} or less. If you paid the kicker cost, counter that spell if its converted mana cost is {4} or less instead.
Note -Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule K.8.
Note -Also see Kicker, Rule A.24.

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Propaganda
Color Blue
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2U
Expansion TE(U)
Text(TE+errata):Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature attacking you. (This cost is paid as attackers are declared.) [Oracle 1999/07/21]
The payment is made during the declare attackers step at the same time you are declaring the attacker (see Rule C.3). [WotC Rules Team 1998/03/01]
Paying Propaganda is not an instant or any other kind of ability, it is a cost increase on the declaration of the attacker. This makes it much like the way Gloom makes a white spell more expensive to cast. [WotC Rules Team 1998/03/01]
If there are multiple attacks in a turn (due to Relentless Assault), then you have to pay for each attack. [D'Angelo 1999/06/01]
If there is more than one Propaganda in play, the cost is cumulative. [D'Angelo 1998/03/16]

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Prophecy
Color White
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=W
Expansion HL(C1)
Text(HL+errata):Reveal the top card of target opponent's library. If it's a land, you gain 1 life. That player then shuffles his or her library. ; Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. [Oracle 1999/07/23]
The shuffling and drawing of a card next upkeep happens even if the card is not a land. [Aahz 1995/10/25]
Note -Also see Cantrips, Rule E.2.

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Prophetic Bolt
Color Multi
Type Instant
Cost Cost=3UR
Expansion AP(R)
Text(AP):~this~ deals 4 damage to target creature or player. Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of those cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library.

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Prosperity
Color Blue
Type Sorcery
Cost Cost=XU
Expansion VI(U)/PT(R)/6(U)
Text(VI/6th):Each player draws X cards.
If both players run out of cards during this effect, the game is a draw. [D'Angelo 1999/08/27] See Rule G.20.1.
Both players draw cards at the same time. [D'Angelo 1999/08/31]
If a replacement effect is being applied to cards, treat it as if each player draws one card, then each player draws one card, and so on until all the require drawing is done. [Jackson 2000/04/19]
Note -Also see X Costs, Rule K.28.

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Protective Sphere
Color White
Type Enchantment
Cost Cost=2W
Expansion IN(C)
Text(IN):{1},Pay 1 life: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn by a source of your choice that shares a color with the mana spent on this activation cost. (Colorless mana prevents no damage.)
Mana spent on modifiers to the activation cost, such as with Gloom, is not counted. [DeLaney 2000/10/02]

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Proteus Machine
Color Artifact
Type Artifact Creature
Cost Cost=3
Expansion SC(U)
Text(SC):2/2. ; Morph {0}. ; When ~this~ is turned face up, its type becomes the creature type of your choice. (This effect doesn't end at end of turn.)
Note -Also see Morph, Rule A.29.

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Provoke
Color Green
Type Instant
Cost Cost=1G
Expansion SH(C)
Text(SH+errata):Untap target creature you don't control. That creature blocks this turn if able. ; Draw a card. [Oracle 1999/05/01]
You can target an untapped creature. [Duelist Magazine #25, Page 31]

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Prowling Nightstalker
Color Black
Type Creature - Nightstalker
Cost Cost=3B
Expansion P2(C)
Text(P2):2/2. ; ~this~ can't be blocked except by other black creatures.
All tournament formats have banned this card because it only appears in Portal.

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Prowling Pangolin
Color Black
Type Creature - Beast
Cost Cost=3BB
Expansion ON(U)
Text(ON):6/5. ; When ~this~ comes into play, any player may sacrifice two creatures. If a player does, sacrifice ~this~.

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