502.49a Substance is a static ability with no effect
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The fact that it combines both roles makes it the best option available for Dredge nowadays, even if we have to pay mana for recurring it and build the whole gameplan around Ox to support it
It reads: At the beginning of your end step, if one or more creatures died this turn, you gain that much life and distribute that many +1/+1 counters among creatures you control. Basically, if youre playing a deck that kills things or sacrifices your own creatures, especially in token decks, you get a lot of life and can make your creatures stronger
Flavor Text Masters of the sword know the blade is not the only weapon at their disposal
By exerting this card, players can take a look at the top two cards of their deck and then return one to the top of the deck and put the other at the bottom of the deck
