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17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Meticulous Excavation

W · Enchantment

{2}{W}: Return target permanent you control to its owner's hand. If it has unearth, instead exile it, then return that card to its owner's hand. Activate only during your turn.

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NameManaTypeText
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Hoverstone Pilgrim 5Artifact Creature — Golem Flying Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.) {2}: Put target card from a graveyard on the bottom of its owner's library. 2/5
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Mana Bloom XGEnchantment Mana Bloom enters the battlefield with X charge counters on it. Remove a charge counter from Mana Bloom: Add one mana of any color. Activate only once each turn. At the beginning of your upkeep, if Mana Bloom has no charge counters on it, return it to its owner's hand.
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