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.
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.
Objectives
Reward
Win the fight!
Win the fight against your opponent.
5 · 200
Healer:
Gain 15 or more life during a single fight.
3
Recruit:
Cast 3 creatures with cost 9 or less.
2
Permanent support: Perseverance
Side : Both
Whenever a nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control, if you control 2 or less creatures, create 2 Cat Tokens .
Whenever you gain life, your first creature gets +1/+1.
M20 cards:
|Angel of Vitality
|Dawning Angel
|Eternal Isolation
|Glaring Aegis
|Vial of Dragonfire
Node 2: Nahiri, the Harbinger
Level
HP
30
65
+3
-1
-1
+4
-1
+0
Abilities
Effect
Stoneforge
9
Give all your creatures +2/+2.
Lithomancy
12
Discard a card, draw a card, then destroy 2 White Gems. Harbinger
15
Give a creature you control Haste and Trample until the end of your turn. That creature is also reinforced once until the end of your turn.
Objectives
Reward
Win the fight!
Win the fight against your opponent.
5 · 200
Foundry:
Cast 3 or more Artifact supports during a single fight.
3
Veteran:
Cast 2 or more creatures with cost 11 or more.
2
Permanent support: Unholy Sustenance
Side : Both
At the beginning of your turn, if your opponent's Planeswalker has more life than you, they lose 2 life and you gain that amount of life.
Whenever a creature your opponent controls dies or loses a reinforcement, your first creature gets +1/+1.
M20 cards:
|Fry
|Glaring Aegis
|Infuriate
|Heart-Piercer Bow
Node 3: Elspeth, Sun's Champion
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
Level
HP
45
96
+6
+3
-2
-2
+2
+0
Abilities
Effect
Summon Sun-Soldier
9
Summon 3 1/1 Soldier tokens with "Exert 6: The first creature your opponent controls is Destroyed."
Bathe in the Sun
12
Activate 2: Each of your creatures gains +2/+2.Solar Power
15
2 of your Activated gems are Destroyed and triggered.
Objectives
Reward
Win the fight!
Win the fight against your opponent.
7 · 200
Paladin:
Summon 4 or more Knights or Angels during a single fight.
3
2
Permanent support: Perseverance
Side : Both
Whenever a nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control, if you control 2 or less creatures, create 2 Cat Tokens .
Whenever you gain life, your first creature gets +1/+1.
M20 cards:
|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
2
Meek:
Cast 4 or more creatures with toughness 3 or less.
2
Permanent support: Unholy Sustenance
Side : Both
At the beginning of your turn, if your opponent's Planeswalker has more life than you, they lose 2 life and you gain that amount of life.
Whenever a creature your opponent controls dies or loses a reinforcement, your first creature gets +1/+1.
M20 card:
|Serum Powder
Node 5: Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter
Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter
Level
HP
75
167
+1
+3
-2
+3
+6
+0
Abilities
Effect
Architect of the Untamed
9
Create 4 1/1 Colorless Thopter Artifact creature tokens with Flying , then Energize 4.
Living Construct
15
Summon a 4/4 Living Construct creature tokens with "At the beginning of your turn, Fabricate 2. Overload 1: This creature gets +1/+1." Larger than Life
21
Energize 5 and give each creature you control +X/+X until the end of your turn, where X is the amount of Energized gems times 4.
Objectives
Reward
Win the fight!
Win the fight against your opponent.
10 · 200
Artificer:
Cast 3 or more supports during a single fight.
3
Engineer:
Summon 4 or more Constructs during a single fight.
2
Permanent support: Perseverance
Side : Both
Whenever a nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control, if you control 2 or less creatures, create 2 Cat Tokens .
Whenever you gain life, your first creature gets +1/+1.
M20 cards:
|Steel Overseer
|Natural End
|Manifold Key
|Mystic Forge
Node 6: Olivia, Mobilized for War
Olivia, Mobilized for War
Level
HP
90
176
-2
+3
+7
+6
-2
+0
Abilities
Effect
Call the Bloodline
9
Create 4 Black Vampire Knight Tokens [1/1 Lifelink ]].
Vampiric Mobilization
15
Discard a noncreature card. Then, move the first creature from your hand to the battlefield. It gets +3/+3 and gains Deathtouch , Flying , and Lifelink . Campaign of Vengeance
21
You Discard 2 cards. Each creature your opponent controls takes 6 damage and your opponent takes 6 damage.
Objectives
Reward
Win the fight!
Win the fight against your opponent.
10 · 200
Enraged:
Deal 10 or more total damage to creatures during a single fight.
3
Call to Arms:
Create 10 or more Creature Tokens during a single fight.
2
Permanent support: Unholy Sustenance
Side : Both
At the beginning of your turn, if your opponent's Planeswalker has more life than you, they lose 2 life and you gain that amount of life.
Whenever a creature your opponent controls dies or loses a reinforcement, your first creature gets +1/+1.
M20 cards:
|Noxious Grasp
|Soul Salvage
Node 7: Ajani, Strength of the Pride
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
Level
HP
105
191
+8
+0
+0
+4
+4
+0
Abilities
Effect
Life Circle
9
Gain life equal to the number of creatures and Vanguards you control plus 10. Your creatures gain Lifelink until end of turn.
Long Live the Leader
15
Create a Greater Resplendent Healing token . Create a copy of Ajani's Pridemate on the battlefield under your control. Gain 8 life. To Die For
21
Create a Valorous Sacrifice token . Gain 12 life.
Permanent support: Perseverance
Side : Both
Whenever a nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control, if you control 2 or less creatures, create 2 Cat Tokens .
Whenever you gain life, your first creature gets +1/+1.
Objectives
Reward
Win the fight!
Win the fight against your opponent.
15 · 200
Healer:
Gain 30 or more life during a single fight.
3
Commander:
Summon 12 or more creatures within a single fight.
2
M20 cards:
|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.
3
Sorin's Fight:
Summon 8 or more Vampires during a single fight.
2
Permanent support: Unholy Sustenance
Side : Both
At the beginning of your turn, if your opponent's Planeswalker has more life than you, they lose 2 life and you gain that amount of life.
Whenever a creature your opponent controls dies or loses a reinforcement, your first creature gets +1/+1.
M20 cards:
|Bloodthirsty Aerialist
|Knight of the Ebon Legion
|Vampire of the Dire Moon
|Icon of Ancestry
|Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord