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Elesh Norn // The Argent Etchings
Card Information
Type (Front): Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Type (Back): Enchantment — Saga
Mana Cost (Front): 2
CMC: 4
Part of the Reserved List: No
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Set: March of the Machine (MOM)
Rarity: Mythic
Collector Number: 12
Oracle Text
Elesh Norn
Vigilance Whenever a source an opponent controls deals damage to you or a permanent you control, that source's controller loses 2 life unless they pay {1}. {2}{W}, Sacrifice three other creatures: Exile Elesh Norn, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery.
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The Argent Etchings
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.) I — Incubate 2 five times, then transform all Incubator tokens you control. II — Creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain double strike until end of turn. III — Destroy all other permanents except for artifacts, lands, and Phyrexians. Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield (front face up).
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