Netherworld Return Cheese

Foundation (7 cards)

• 2x King of the Thunder Pagoda

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  King of the Thunder Pagoda
  Netherworld Warlord
  Unique. Identity: Huan Ken. Any player may take control of King of the Thunder Pagoda at any time by paying 8 Power. All Thunder characters you control gain +1 Fighting.
  Fighting	Fighting:  12
  Cost	Cost:  6
  Provides	Provides:
  Artist	Melissa Benson
  Set	Standard/Limited
  Rarity	Rare
  Designators	king, thunder, pagoda, warlord
  Keywords	Keywords:  Unique, Identity, Foundation
  Errata	February 2014

• 1x Masked Man

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  Masked Man
  Mysterious Stranger
  Limited. Toast It. When this card enters play, choose a resource :: You gain that resource until the end of the turn this card leaves play. Sacrifice this card during any Main Shot :: Play a Unique Character at -2 cost, and immediately turn it if this card was turned when it was sacrificed.
  Fighting	Fighting:  2
  Cost	Cost:  2
  Artist
  Set	Combat in Kowloon
  Rarity	Promo
  Designators	masked, man, mysterious, stranger
  Keywords	Keywords:  Limited, Toast It

• 3x Queen of the Ice Pagoda

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  Queen of the Ice Pagoda
  Mastermind
  Unique. Identity: Pi Tui. All Ice Characters you control gain +1 Fighting. Inflict one damage on this card :: Smoke a State on any Character you control.
  Fighting	Fighting:  10
  Cost	Cost:  6
  Provides	Provides:
  Artist	NeNe Thomas
  Set	Standard/Limited
  Rarity	Rare
  Designators	queen, ice, pagoda, mastermind
  Keywords	Keywords:  Unique, Identity, Foundation
  Errata	February 2014

• 1x White Ninja

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  White Ninja
  Assassin
  Unique. Ambush. Stealth. The rules text of any Character or Site targeted by this card in an attack is canceled until the end of the turn.
  Fighting	Fighting:  7
  Cost	Cost:  6
  Artist	Lorraine Schleter
  Set	Reinforcements
  Rarity	Promo
  Designators	white, ninja, assassin
  Keywords	Keywords:  Unique, Stealth, Ambush
  Errata	March 2023

Character (4 cards)

• 2x King of the Fire Pagoda

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  King of the Fire Pagoda
  Netherworld Mastermind
  Unique. Identity: Li Ting. He inflicts 1 point of damage on any target when you play a Fire card or when you turn one or more characters to attack.
  Flavor:  Li Ting is the calmest and most collected of the Four Monarchs. And the most vicious.
  Fighting	Fighting:  8
  Cost	Requires:  Cost:  6
  Provides	Provides:
  Artist	Rob Alexander
  Set	Netherworld
  Rarity	Rare
  Designators	king, fire, pagoda, netherworld, mastermind
  Keywords	Keywords:  Unique, Identity
  Errata	February 2014

• 2x Queen of the Darkness Pagoda

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  Queen of the Darkness Pagoda
  Netherworld Mastermind
  Unique. Identity: Ming I. When a Character inflicts damage on Queen of the Darkness Pagoda, immediately toast that Character, even if it has left play.
  Flavor:  Ming I is feared by even the stoutest warriors.
  Fighting	Fighting:  10
  Cost	Requires:  Cost:  6
  Provides	Provides:
  Artist	Kaja Foglio
  Set	Netherworld
  Rarity	Rare
  Designators	queen, darkness, pagoda, netherworld, mastermind
  Keywords	Keywords:  Unique, Identity
  Errata	February 2014

Edge (1 card)

• 1x The Ruby Eye

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  The Ruby Eye
  Edge
  Unique. Your Characters cannot have their damage reduced or the target of their attacks changed. Pay 1 Power at the start of your Main Shot or toast this card.
  Cost	Requires:  Cost:  0
  Artist	Mike Jackson
  Set	Two Fisted Tales of the Secret War
  Rarity	Uncommon
  Designators	ruby, eye
  Keywords	Keywords:  Unique

Event (8 cards)

• 1x Lateral Reincarnation

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  Lateral Reincarnation
  Event
  Limited. You must have at least 3 resources of the same type to play this card. Sacrifice a Character and choose a non-Unique Character in an opponent's smoked pile with the same cost or less :: Return the chosen Character to play under your control.
  Cost	Cost:  1
  Artist	Allan Bednar
  Set	Shurikens and Six-Guns
  Rarity	Uncommon
  Designators	lateral, reincarnation
  Keywords	Keywords:  Limited
  Errata	January 2007

• 1x Discerning Fire

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  Discerning Fire
  Event
  Target X cards that share a designator other than Netherworld and are not Power-generating Sites :: Smoke all targets. X must be greater than one.
  Flavor:  With practice, you can hit a bee in a hive of hornets.
  Cost	Requires:  Cost:  X
  Artist	Brian Snoddy
  Set	Combat in Kowloon
  Rarity	Fixed
  Designators	discerning, fire

• 4x Netherworld Return

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  Netherworld Return
  Event
  Toast It. Starting with the current player and proceeding clockwise, each player randomly selects a Character in his or her smoked pile and returns it to play.
  Flavor:  They weren't dead - they were just visiting the Netherworld!
  Cost	Requires:  Cost:  0
  Artist	Mark Poole
  Set	Netherworld 2: Back Through the Portals
  Rarity	Common
  Designators	netherworld, return
  Keywords	Keywords:  Toast It

• 1x Spirit in a Bottle

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  Spirit in a Bottle
  Event
  Play at the start of your turn. Generate 2 Power if an opponent controls more Characters than you. Other Events you play during this Establishing Shot generate no Power.
  Flavor:  This vintage is not for the faint of heart.
  Cost	Requires:  Cost:  0
  Artist	Freddy Lopez, Jr.
  Set	Year of the Goat
  Rarity	Fixed
  Designators	spirit, bottle
  Errata	July 2020

• 1x The Becoming

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  The Becoming
  Event
  One-Shot. Sacrifice a Unique Character :: Return it to play turned. It gains Regenerate and the designator Ghost until it leaves play.
  Flavor:  Death will not prevent my revenge!
  Cost	Requires:  Cost:  1
  Artist	Peter & Anna Mohrbacher
  Set	Empire of Evil
  Rarity	Rare
  Designators	becoming
  Keywords	Keywords:  One-Shot

State (8 cards)

• 1x Chainsword

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  Chainsword
  Sword State
  Weapon. You must have at least two of the same talent resource in your pool to play this card. Subject Character gains +4 combat damage and Immunity to non-Site cards with a printed cost of 0.
  Flavor:  No bullets? No problem.
  Cost	Cost:  2
  Artist	Secret War Society
  Set	A Better Tomorrow
  Rarity	Fixed
  Designators	sword, chain
  Keywords	Keywords:  Weapon

• 1x The Real Deal

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  The Real Deal
  State
  Play on a Character. Subject gains +3 Fighting and is not affected by effects generated by Characters, Sites or Edges. If subject is Unique, Events targeting subject cost an additional Power to play.
  Flavor:  "I'm kind of a big deal."
  Cost	Cost:  2
  Artist	Diego Candia
  Set	Combat in Kowloon
  Rarity	Promo
  Designators	real, deal

• 1x Death Masque

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  Death Masque
  State
  Play on a Character. Subject gains +3 Fighting while this card is unturned. Turn and maintain and target a Character :: Blank subject's rules text and copy target's printed rules text onto subject.
  Flavor:  "Your soul is mine!"
  Cost	Requires:  Cost:  2
  Artist	Larry Wilson
  Set	Year of the Goat
  Rarity	Fixed
  Designators	death, masque

• 2x Fire Sled

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  Fire Sled
  Netherworld State
  Vehicle. Play on a Character. Subject is not a legal target for effects generated by Sites or Edges. The rules text of any non-Netherworld Site targeted by subject in an attack is canceled until the end of the turn.
  Flavor:  Li Ting employs some of the best geomancers in the business.
  Cost	Requires:  Cost:  0
  Artist	Anthony Grabski
  Set	Back for Seconds
  Rarity	Fixed
  Designators	fire, sled, netherworld
  Keywords	Keywords:  Vehicle

• 1x Ice Diadem

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  Ice Diadem
  State
  Turn Ice Diadem to heal subject character.
  Flavor:  Pi Tui's healing kiss brushes your forhead.
  Cost	Requires:  Cost:  1
  Artist	Diana Vick
  Set	Netherworld
  Rarity	Common
  Designators	ice, diadem

• 1x Six Demon Bag

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  Six Demon Bag
  State
  Schtick. Play on a Character. If subject would receive enough damage to smoke it, sacrifice this card :: Reduce that damage to 0.
  Flavor:  They say it contains the elemental demons of wood, water, wind, fire, metal, and earth.
  Cost	Requires:  Cost:  0
  Artist	I Made Marthana Yusa
  Set	Queens Gambit
  Rarity	Fixed
  Designators	six, demon, bag
  Keywords	Keywords:  Schtick

• 1x Whirlwind Transformation

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  Whirlwind Transformation
  State
  Play on a Character. Subject may intercept up to three attackers in the same attack, but must enter combat with these attackers at the same time. For each attacker subject intercepts beyond the first, subject gains +1 Fighting until the end of the attack.
  Cost	Requires:  Cost:  0
  Artist	Freddy Lopez, Jr.
  Set	Queens Gambit
  Rarity	Fixed
  Designators	whirlwind, transformation

Feng Shui Site (7 cards)

• 1x Feather Mountain

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  Feather Mountain
  Feng Shui Site
  If this card is in your front row, turn and target an attacker that is not attacking this card :: Change the target of target's attack to this card. If it succeeds in inflicting combat damage on this card during this attack, gain 1 Power.
  Body	Body:  8
  Power	Power:  1
  Artist	Diego Candia
  Set	Queens Gambit
  Rarity	Fixed
  Designators	feather, mountain

• 1x Kowloon Gate

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  Kowloon Gate
  Secret Feng Shui Site
  Unique. Turn :: Play a Character with a printed cost of 4 or greater at -1 cost.
  Flavor:  It is as much a piece of art as it is an architectural marvel.
  Body	Body:  8
  Power	Power:  1
  Artist	Peter Trudell, Jr.
  Set	Back for Seconds
  Rarity	Fixed
  Designators	kowloon, gate, secret
  Keywords	Keywords:  Unique

• 1x LaGrange Four

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  LaGrange Four
  Orbital Feng Shui Site
  Unique. Turn and target a non-attacking Character :: Unturn target.
  Flavor:  An entire city in space, designed to the principles of feng shui.
  Body	Body:  4
  Power	Power:  1
  Artist	Matt Hughes
  Set	Back for Seconds
  Rarity	Rare
  Designators	la, grange, four, orbital
  Keywords	Keywords:  Unique

• 1x Salt Mine

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  Salt Mine
  Feng Shui Site
  Limited. When an opponent who is closer to victory than you starts their Main Shot, you may either unturn this card or turn :: Gain 1 Power.
  Body	Body:  7
  Power	Power:  1
  Artist	Secret War Society
  Set	A Better Tomorrow
  Rarity	Fixed
  Designators	salt, mine
  Keywords	Keywords:  Limited
  Comments	Comments:  Matt Hodsdon designed this card after winning the inaugural Lackey league in 2020.

• 1x Sea Turtle Cove

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  Sea Turtle Cove
  Beach Feng Shui Site
  Unique. Turn and maintain and target a Character you control :: Target gains Immunity to opponents’ Events.
  Flavor:  They were here long before humans, and they'll long outlast us.
  Body	Body:  6
  Power	Power:  1
  Artist	Matteo Ascente
  Set	Year of the Goat
  Rarity	Fixed
  Designators	sea, turtle, cove, beach
  Keywords	Keywords:  Unique

• 2x Tranquil Peaks

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  Tranquil Peaks
  Feng Shui Site
  Turn :: All players gain 1 Power.
  Flavor:  May you find strength and prosperity in a land of beauty and peace.
  Body	Body:  8
  Power	Power:  1
  Artist	Jereme Peabody
  Set	Year of the Goat
  Rarity	Fixed
  Designators	tranquil, peak