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17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Distract the Hydra

· Sorcery

Each player may sacrifice a creature. Each player who sacrificed a creature this way chooses a Head and taps it. Each player who didn't sacrifice a creature loses 3 life.

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Forerunner of the Coalition 2BCreature — Human Pirate When Forerunner of the Coalition enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a Pirate card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top. Whenever another Pirate enters the battlefield under your control, each opponent loses 1 life. 2/2
Vicious Battlerager 3BCreature — Dwarf Barbarian When Vicious Battlerager enters the battlefield, you take the initiative. Spiked Retribution — Whenever Vicious Battlerager becomes blocked by a creature, that creature's controller loses 5 life. 1/5
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Oath of Scholars 3UEnchantment At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player chooses target player who has more cards in hand than they do and is their opponent. The first player may discard their hand and draw three cards.
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