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Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra

1. Jace Beleren

Planeswalker - Jace 3/	1UU (3)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Mythic Rare)
+2: Each player draws a card. -1: Target player draws a card. -10: Target player puts the top twenty cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.

Only one ability of each planeswalker may be played one time during each of your turns. See Rule 212.9f. [D'Angelo 2007/10/09]
Note - Also see Loyalty, Rule G12.19.
Note - Also see Planeswalkers, Rule 212.9.

2. Martyr of Frost

Creature - Human Wizard 1/1	U (1)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
{2}, Reveal X blue cards from your hand, Sacrifice Martyr of Frost: Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}.

A card that is revealed stays revealed until the ability leaves the stack, or until it leaves your hand. [Coldsnap FAQ 2006/06/14]
An already revealed card can be used to pay the cost. [Coldsnap FAQ 2006/06/14]

3. Fathom Seer

Creature - Illusion 1/3	1U (2)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
Morph-Return two Islands you control to their owner's hand. (You may play this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) When Fathom Seer is turned face up, draw two cards.

Note - Also see Morph, Rule 502.26.

4. Voidmage Apprentice

Creature - Human Wizard 1/1	1U (2)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
Morph {2}{U}{U} (You may play this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) When Voidmage Apprentice is turned face up, counter target spell.

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]
Note - Also see Morph, Rule 502.26.
Note - This card was creature type "Wizard" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human Wizard".

5. Wall of Deceit

Creature - Wall 0/5	1U (2)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
Defender {3}: Turn Wall of Deceit face down. Morph {U} (You may play this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

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]
Note - Also see Defender, Rule 502.41.
Note - Also see Morph, Rule 502.26.
Note - Also see Walls, Rule G23.1.

6. Willbender

Creature - Human Wizard 1/2	1U (2)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
Morph {1}{U} (You may play this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) When Willbender is turned face up, change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.

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]
Note - Also see Morph, Rule 502.26.
Note - This card was of creature type "Wizard" and not "Human Wizard" until Oracle 2006/10/01.

7. Bottle Gnomes

Artifact Creature - Gnome 1/3	3 (3)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
Sacrifice Bottle Gnomes: You gain 3 life.

Note - The Tempest version of this card did not have a creature type. It is now of creature type Gnome. [Oracle 1999/05/01]

8. Man-o'-War

Creature - Jellyfish 2/2	2U (3)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
When Man-o'-War comes into play, return target creature to its owner's hand.

It can choose itself. It has to if there are no other creatures. [Duelist Magazine #17, Page 30]
Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.
Note - The Portal version had no creature type.

9. Ophidian

Creature - Snake 1/3	2U (3)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
Whenever Ophidian attacks and isn't blocked, you may draw a card. If you do, Ophidian deals no combat damage this turn.

10. Fledgling Mawcor

Creature - Beast 2/2	3U (4)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
Flying {tap}: Fledgling Mawcor deals 1 damage to target creature or player. Morph {U}{U} (You may play this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Note - Also see Morph, Rule 502.26.

11. Waterspout Djinn

Creature - Djinn 4/4	2UU (4)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Waterspout Djinn unless you return an untapped Island you control to its owner's hand.

You choose a land to return and return it during resolution of the upkeep triggered ability. This means if you have two Waterspout Djinns, they must each return different Islands. [D'Angelo 1999/07/10]

12. Mulldrifter

Creature - Elemental 2/2	4U (5)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
Flying When Mulldrifter comes into play, draw two cards. Evoke {2}{U} (You may play this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it comes into play.)

Note - Also see Evoke, Rule 502.74.

13. Air Elemental

Creature - Elemental 4/4	3UU (5)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
Flying

14. Guile

Creature - Elemental Incarnation 6/6	3UUU (6)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Rare)
Guile can't be blocked except by three or more creatures. If a spell or ability you control would counter a spell, instead remove that spell from the game and you may play that card without paying its mana cost. When Guile is put into a graveyard from anywhere, shuffle it into its owner's library.

With the second ability, you get to play that spell immediately even if it normally would not be legal to play that spell at the current time. If you choose not to play the spell, it remains removed from the game and cannot be played later. [D'Angelo 2009/02/07]
The last ability is different from a "goes to the graveyard from play" ability in that it triggers after it is in the graveyar and not as it leaves play. This means that if it lost the ability while in play, it would still trigger, but if it loses its ability in the graveyard (as with Yixlid Jailer) that it won't trigger. [Lorwyn FAQ 2007/09/25]

15. Riftwing Cloudskate

Creature - Illusion 2/2	3UU (5)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
Flying When Riftwing Cloudskate comes into play, return target permanent to its owner's hand. Suspend 3-{1}{U} (Rather than play this card from your hand, you may pay {1}{U} and remove it from the game with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, play it without paying its mana cost. It has haste.)

Note - Also see Suspend, Rule 502.59.

16. Spire Golem

Artifact Creature - Golem 2/4	6 (6)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
Affinity for Islands (This spell costs {1} less to play for each Island you control.) Flying

Note - Also see Affinity, Rule 502.31.

17. Æthersnipe

Creature - Elemental 4/4	5U (6)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
When Æthersnipe comes into play, return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Evoke {1}{U}{U} (You may play this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it comes into play.)

Note - Also see Evoke, Rule 502.74.

18. Brine Elemental

Creature - Elemental 5/4	4UU (6)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
Morph {5}{U}{U} (You may play this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) When Brine Elemental is turned face up, each opponent skips his or her next untap step.

Note - Also see Morph, Rule 502.26.
Note - Also see Skipping a Phase, Rule 419.6e.

19. Quicksilver Dragon

Creature - Dragon 5/5	4UU (6)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Rare)
Flying {U}: If target spell has only one target and that target is Quicksilver Dragon, change that spell's target to another creature. Morph {4}{U} (You may play this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Note - Also see Morph, Rule 502.26.

20. Errant Ephemeron

Creature - Illusion 4/4	6U (7)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
Flying Suspend 4-{1}{U} (Rather than play this card from your hand, you may pay {1}{U} and remove it from the game with four time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, play it without paying its mana cost. It has haste.)

Note - Also see Suspend, Rule 502.59.

21. Ancestral Vision

Sorcery		Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Rare)
Ancestral Vision is blue. Suspend 4-{U} (Rather than play this card from your hand, pay {U} and remove it from the game with four time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, play it without paying its mana cost.) Target player draws three cards.

This card is blue in all zones. See Rule 402.8a. [D'Angelo 2007/06/04]
Since this card has no mana cost, it cannot be played as a spell. It can only be played using the Suspend ability. [D'Angelo 2006/10/08]
It can be played if an effect allows you to play a spell without paying its cost. See Rule 203.1b. For example with Mind's Desire. [D'Angelo 2007/10/20]
Note - Also see Suspend, Rule 502.59.

22. Mind Stone

Artifact	2 (2)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
{tap}: Add {1} to your mana pool. {1}, {tap}, Sacrifice Mind Stone: Draw a card.

23. Daze

Instant	1U (2)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
You may return an Island you control to its owner's hand rather than pay Daze's mana cost. Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.

24. Counterspell

Instant	UU (2)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
Counter target spell.

Note - In Fifth Edition (and before) this was an Interrupt. All such spells are now Instants.

25. Repulse

Instant	2U (3)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
Return target creature to its owner's hand. Draw a card.

26. Fact or Fiction

Instant	3U (4)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

You choose which pile to put into your hand. [D'Angelo 2000/10/14]
The cards put into your hand are not considered to be "drawn". [D'Angelo 2006/01/29]
The revealed cards are revealed in order, so that all players know what order they were on the library. [Barclay 2003/07/08]
Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) have restricted this card since 2002/01/01.
Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card from 2002/01/01 until 2004/09/20.

27. Gush

Instant	4U (5)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
You may return two Islands you control to their owner's hand rather than pay Gush's mana cost. Draw two cards.

Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) restricted this card from 2003/07/01 to 2007/06/20, and it has been restricted again since 2008/06/20.
Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) have banned this card since 2003/07/01.

28. Condescend

Instant	XU (1)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. Scry 2. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)

Note - Also see Scry, Rule 501.8.
Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.

29. Terrain Generator

Land		Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
{tap}: Add {1} to your mana pool. {2}, {tap}: You may put a basic land card from your hand into play tapped.

Putting a land into play this way does not count as your one land play for the turn. [Nemesis FAQ 2000/02/07]

30. Island

Basic Land - Island		Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Basic Land)
U

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

31. Island

Basic Land - Island		Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Basic Land)
U

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

32. Island

Basic Land - Island		Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Basic Land)
U

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

33. Island

Basic Land - Island		Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Basic Land)
U

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

34. Chandra Nalaar

Planeswalker - Chandra 6/	3RR (5)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Mythic Rare)
+1: Chandra Nalaar deals 1 damage to target player. -X: Chandra Nalaar deals X damage to target creature. -8: Chandra Nalaar deals 10 damage to target player and each creature he or she controls.

Only one ability of each planeswalker may be played one time during each of your turns. See Rule 212.9f. [D'Angelo 2007/10/09]
Note - Also see Loyalty, Rule G12.19.
Note - Also see Planeswalkers, Rule 212.9.
Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.

35. Flamekin Brawler

Creature - Elemental Warrior 0/2	R (1)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
{R}: Flamekin Brawler gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

36. Fireslinger

Creature - Human Wizard 1/1	1R (2)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
{tap}: Fireslinger deals 1 damage to target creature or player and 1 damage to you.

Note - This card was creature type "Wizard" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human Wizard".

37. Soulbright Flamekin

Creature - Elemental Shaman 2/1	1R (2)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
{2}: Target creature gains trample until end of turn. If this is the third time this ability has resolved this turn, you may add {R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R} to your mana pool.

It counts the third resolution, not activation. [Lorwyn FAQ 2007/09/25]
Note - Also see Trample, Rule 502.9.

38. Pyre Charger

Creature - Elemental Warrior 1/1	RR (2)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
Haste {R}: Pyre Charger gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.

39. Slith Firewalker

Creature - Slith 1/1	RR (2)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
Haste Whenever Slith Firewalker deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.

40. Flamewave Invoker

Creature - Goblin Mutant 2/2	2R (3)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
{7}{R}: Flamewave Invoker deals 5 damage to target player.

41. Inner-Flame Acolyte

Creature - Elemental Shaman 2/2	1RR (3)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
When Inner-Flame Acolyte comes into play, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains haste until end of turn. Evoke {R} (You may play this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it comes into play.)

Note - Also see Evoke, Rule 502.74.
Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.

42. Flametongue Kavu

Creature - Kavu 4/2	3R (4)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
When Flametongue Kavu comes into play, it deals 4 damage to target creature.

If it comes into play as the only targetable creature in play, it must target itself. [Planeshift FAQ 2001/01/26]

43. Furnace Whelp

Creature - Dragon 2/2	2RR (4)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
Flying {R}: Furnace Whelp gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

44. Rakdos Pit Dragon

Creature - Dragon 3/3	2RR (4)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Rare)
{R}{R}: Rakdos Pit Dragon gains flying until end of turn. {R}: Rakdos Pit Dragon gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Hellbent Rakdos Pit Dragon has double strike as long as you have no cards in hand.

If it loses double strike after dealing first strike damage but before normal damage dealing, it will not deal damage during normal damage dealing. [Dissension FAQ 2006/04/13]
Note - Also see Double Strike, Rule 502.28.
Note - Also see Hellbent, Rule 703.4.

45. Ingot Chewer

Creature - Elemental 3/3	4R (5)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
When Ingot Chewer comes into play, destroy target artifact. Evoke {R} (You may play this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it comes into play.)

Note - Also see Evoke, Rule 502.74.

46. Oxidda Golem

Artifact Creature - Golem 3/2	6 (6)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
Affinity for Mountains (This spell costs {1} less to play for each Mountain you control.) Haste

Note - Also see Affinity, Rule 502.31.
Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.

47. Chartooth Cougar

Creature - Cat Beast 4/4	5R (6)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
{R}: Chartooth Cougar gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Mountaincycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Mountain card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.)

Note - Also see Landcycling, Rule 502.18d.

48. Hostility

Creature - Elemental Incarnation 6/6	3RRR (6)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Rare)
Haste If a spell you control would deal damage to an opponent, prevent that damage. Put a 3/1 red Elemental Shaman creature token with haste into play for each 1 damage prevented this way. When Hostility is put into a graveyard from anywhere, shuffle it into its owner's library.

The last ability is different from a "goes to the graveyard from play" ability in that it triggers after it is in the graveyar and not as it leaves play. This means that if it lost the ability while in play, it would still trigger, but if it loses its ability in the graveyard (as with Yixlid Jailer) that it won't trigger. [Lorwyn FAQ 2007/09/25]
Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.
Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.

49. Firebolt

Sorcery	R (1)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
Firebolt deals 2 damage to target creature or player. Flashback {4}{R} (You may play this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then remove it from the game.)

Note - Also see Flashback, Rule 502.22.

50. Seal of Fire

Enchantment	R (1)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
Sacrifice Seal of Fire: Seal of Fire deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

Note - Cycle with Seal of Cleansing, Seal of Doom, Seal of Removal, and Seal of Strength.

51. Incinerate

Instant	1R (2)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
Incinerate deals 3 damage to target creature or player. A creature dealt damage this way can't be regenerated this turn.

52. Magma Jet

Instant	1R (2)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
Magma Jet deals 2 damage to target creature or player. Scry 2. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)

Note - Also see Scry, Rule 501.8.

53. Flame Javelin

Instant	{2/R}{2/R}{2/R} (6)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
({2/R} can be paid with any two mana or with {R}. This card's converted mana cost is 6.) Flame Javelin deals 4 damage to target creature or player.

This card's converted mana cost is 6. [Reminder Text]
Note - Also see Hybrid Mana Symbols, Rule 104.3f.

54. Cone of Flame

Sorcery	3RR (5)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
Cone of Flame deals 1 damage to target creature or player, 2 damage to another target creature or player, and 3 damage to a third target creature or player.

Cannot be played unless you have 3 different targets. [D'Angelo 1997/06/23]

55. Fireblast

Instant	4RR (6)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Common)
You may sacrifice two Mountains rather than pay Fireblast's mana cost. Fireblast deals 4 damage to target creature or player.

Note - Also see Mana Cost, Rule G13.7

56. Fireball

Sorcery	XR (1)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
As an additional cost to play Fireball, pay {1} for each target beyond the first. Fireball deals X damage divided evenly, rounded down, among any number of target creatures and/or players.

If split for multiple targets, each target can receive only one of the splits. You may not multiply target something. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
If the damage to creatures is redirected to the player (via Jade Monolith or other effect), the damage from the Fireball can all be prevented with one use of a Circle of Protection. The trick is that all damage from one use of a spell/ability can be prevented at once. [WotC Rules Team 1996/10/03]
The mana spent for extra targets is not part of the mana cost. It's an extra cost. [D'Angelo 2005/12/01]
Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.

57. Demonfire

Sorcery	XR (1)	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Rare)
Demonfire deals X damage to target creature or player. If a creature dealt damage this way would be put into a graveyard this turn, remove it from the game instead. Hellbent If you have no cards in hand, Demonfire can't be countered by spells or abilities and the damage can't be prevented.

The Hellbent ability checks how many cards you have in hand when this spell resolves. If this is the last card in your hand and you play it, you will not have it in your hand when this resolves. [D'Angelo 2006/09/30]
Note - Also see Hellbent, Rule 703.4.
Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.

58. Keldon Megaliths

Land		Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Uncommon)
Keldon Megaliths comes into play tapped. {tap}: Add {R} to your mana pool. Hellbent {1}{R}, {tap}: Keldon Megaliths deals 1 damage to target creature or player. Play this ability only if you have no cards in hand.

It only checks how many cards in hand when playing the ability. [Future Sight FAQ 2007/05/01]
Note - Also see Hellbent, Rule 703.4.

59. Mountain

Basic Land - Mountain		Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Basic Land)
R

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

60. Mountain

Basic Land - Mountain		Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Basic Land)
R

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

61. Mountain

Basic Land - Mountain		Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Basic Land)
R

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

62. Mountain

Basic Land - Mountain		Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (Basic Land)
R

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]