"mana flood" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mana floods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mana flood (countable and uncountable, plural mana floods)
  1. (Magic: The Gathering) The condition of having or drawing too many mana sources and insufficient spells. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Magic: The Gathering Synonyms: mana glut

Inflected forms

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