Illusionist's Stratagem
Aether Revolt — Uncommon
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Aether Revolt — Uncommon
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Exile up to two target creatures you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control.
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Exile two target artifacts, creatures, and/or lands you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under your control.
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Exile any number of target creatures you control. Return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor // Enchantment — Saga (5/5)
Ward
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell with mana value 3 or greater, draw a card.
: Exile Jin-Gitaxias, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery and only if you have seven or more cards in hand.
The Great Synthesis
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — Draw cards equal to the number of cards in your hand. You have no maximum hand size for as long as you control The Great Synthesis.
II — Return all non-Phyrexian creatures to their owners' hands.
III — You may cast any number of spells from your hand without paying their mana costs. Exile The Great Synthesis, then return it to the battlefield (front face up).
Legendary Creature — Eldrazi (9/9)
When you cast this spell, up to two target players each manifest two cards from their hands. For each card manifested this way, you draw a card. (To manifest a card, put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)
Other colorless creatures you control get +3/+2.
Instant
Exile all nontoken creatures you control, then roll a d20.
1—9 | Return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
10—20 | Return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control, then exile them again. Return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
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