Spite and Martyrdom is the first chapter in the two-part event series, Duets of Mana, launched in October 2019 with Core Set 2020. Each chapter is a Standard PvE weekday event, typically with two events being run in the same week.
Spite and Martyrdom's theme focuses on the lives of Ajani Goldmane and Sorin Markov.
Special rules
The event has the following special features:
Permanent support
A permanent support affects play on one or more nodes.
Nodes
Node 1: Ajani's Pridemate
Ajani's Pridemate
Level
HP
15
44
+2
-1
-1
+1
+2
+0
Abilities
Effect
Pride
9
Gain 4 life. Your creatures get +2/+2 until end of turn.
|Brought Back
|Cavalier of Dawn
|Devout Decree
|Skyknight Vanguard
|Corpse Knight
|Gods Willing
|Icon of Ancestry
Node 4: Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
Level
HP
60
118
+1
+1
+1
+1
+1
+0
Abilities
Effect
Ghostfire
6
Deal 3 damage to target creature. If that creature is colored, increase your mana bonuses on each of that creature's colors by 2. Each mana bonus can't be raised by this ability more than 3 times.
Hedron Banishing
12
Exile target opposing creature that costs 16 or less. If that creature is colored, exile an opposing colored support that costs 13 or less.
Pools of Becoming
21
Gain 15 life. Draw 5 cards. Then, the first 5 cards in your hand gain 10 mana.
Objectives
Reward
Win the fight!
Win the fight against your opponent.
7 · 200
Lifeless:
Summon no creatures with Lifelink during a single fight.
|Angel of Vitality
|Dawning Angel
|Loxodon Lifechanter
|Brought Back
|Disenchant
|Ajani, Strength of the Pride
Node 8: Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
Level
HP
120
222
+4
+4
+9
+4
-2
+0
Abilities
Effect
Blood Frenzy
9
Target creature you control gains Deathtouch and Lifelink until end of turn. If that creature is a Vamprire, it gets +8/+0. Otherwise, it gains the Vampire subtype.
Purify the Bloodline
15
Lose a Vampire reinforcement. If you can't, destroy your first creature. Then, deal 12 damage to any opposing target and gain 12 life.
Markov's Legacy
21
Fetch the first 5 Vampires from your library. Create an Improved Markov's Legacy token.
Objectives
Reward
Win the fight!
Win the fight against your opponent.
15 · 200
Bounty Hunter:
Deal 20 or more damage to an opponent's Planeswalker during a single turn.