Hour of Devastation Previews 6-28

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

Take a moment out sometime today and check out the latest Magic: the Gathering story for Hour of Devastation.  Today's story by Alison Luhrs is Episode 4, titled 'Hour of Promise', in our countdown of 'The Hours'.  Here is the teaser / blurb for today's fiction - 

While the Scorpion God hunts down each god one by one, the Locust God unleashes a deadly swarm, devouring the magical Hekma barrier protecting Naktamun. Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons, refuses to sit by while her city falls.

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Let's roll through Week 2, Day 3 of official Hour of Devastation spoilers.  A pair of rare cards and a handful of uncommons for your review - 

Hour of Eternity, XXUUU
Sorcery, Rare
Exile X target creature cards from your graveyard. For each card exiled this way, create a token that's a copy of that card, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie.

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Hazoret's Undying Fury, 4RR
Sorcery, Rare
Shuffle your library, then exile the top four cards. You may cast any number of nonland cards with converted mana cost 5 or less from among them withou paying their mana coasts. Lands you control don't untap during your next untap step. 

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Kefnet's Last Word, 2UU
Sorcery, Rare

Gain control of target artifact, creature, or enchantment. Lands you control don't untap during your next untap step. 



Merciless Eternal, 2B
Creature - Zombie Cleric, Uncommon
Afflict 2 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, defending player loses 2 life.)
2B, Discard a card: Merciless Eternal gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
2/2

Eternal of Harsh Truths, 2U
Creature - Zombie Cleric, Uncommon
Afflict 2 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, defending player loses 2 life.)
Whenever Eternal of Harsh Truths attacks and isn't blocked, draw a card.
1/3

Frontline Devastator, 3R
Creature - Zombie Minotaur Warrior, Common
Afflict 2 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, defending player loses 2 life.)
1R: Frontline Devastator gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
3/3

God-Pharaoh's Faithful, W
Creature - Human Wizard, Common
Whenever you cast a blue, black, or red spell, you gain 1 life. 

0/4

Ominous Sphinx, 3UU
Creature - Sphinx, Uncommon
Flying 
Whenever you cycle or discard a card, target creature an opponent contols gets -2/-0 until end of turn. 
4/4

Vizier of the Anointed, 3U (Unofficial from French translation)
Creature - Human Cleric, Uncommon
When Vizier of the Anointed enters the battlefield, search your library for a card with Embalm or Eternalize, put it into your graveyard, then shuffle your library. 
Whenever you Eternalize or Embalm, draw a card. 

Razaketh's Ritual, 3BB (Unofficial from Italian translation)
Sorcery, Uncommon 
Search your library for a card and put it into your hand. Shuffle your library. 
Cycling B (B, Discard this card: Draw a card.) 

Consign, 1U
Instant, Uncommon
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
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Oblivion, 4B
Sorcery
Aftermath (Cast this spell only from your graveyard. Then exile it.)
Target opponent discards two cards.
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