Search Hate

Static and triggered effects that shut off, restrict, or punish library searching, hosing fetchlands, tutors, and ramp packages. Stranglehold and Ashiok, Dream Render flatly prevent opponents from searching libraries; Leonin Arbiter taxes every search; Aven Mindcensor limits searches to the top four cards; Opposition Agent lets you seize control of an opponent's search; and Ob Nixilis, Unshackled drains life whenever they search. Distinct from Graveyard Hate, which exiles or locks the graveyard zone, this set targets the act of searching the library itself. Overlaps with Hate Bear when the effect rides on a small efficient creature.