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Bad Deal | MTG Deck Rec

Bad Deal

Bad Deal

Sorcery

You draw two cards and each opponent discards two cards. Each player loses 2 life.

Legal in Commander
About $0.18

What it does

discard
group slug
life for cards
opponent loses life
pure draw

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Art from Bad Deal by Zoltan Boros

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