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Cathartic Operation {3}{U}{B}

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🏷️ Instant-speed enabler

Return up to two target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand, then seek two noncreature, nonland cards.

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Alchemy: Outlaws of Thunder Junction

English · 2024-05-07

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernNOT LEGALlegacyNOT LEGALvintageNOT LEGALcommanderNOT LEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this print is from Alchemy: Outlaws of Thunder Junction, which is not part of standard constructed formats.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: e0db1be5-db64-4577-8429-e96df0db69b0
Oracle ID: 246e1349-2036-4325-b22d-be8d93d72658
TCGplayer ID: N/A

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