Brian Valeza

Dark Deal

Each player discards all the cards in their hand, then draws that many cards minus one.

Gladecover Scout

Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

After a few minutes in the cathar's attire, Vizrik started getting all kinds of new ideas.

Sower of Chaos

{2}{R}: Target creature can't block this turn.

Fiendish Panda

Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature dies, return another target non-Bear creature card with mana value less than or equal to this creature's power from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Slibbo was tired of following Korvold's draconian library rules.

Seize the Spoils

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card.
Draw two cards and create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card.
Draw two cards and create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Silence is an underrated hunting strategy.

Subtle Strike

Choose one or both —
• Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
• Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

"It appears that nature has risen against us."
—Captain Brinely Rage

Thundering Spineback

Other Dinosaurs you control get +1/+1.
{5}{G}: Create a 3/3 green Dinosaur creature token with trample. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)

"A void rod? Perfect! Now I'll be able to get the glitch reader working again."

Optimistic Scavenger

Eerie — Whenever an enchantment you control enters and whenever you fully unlock a Room, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

A sip of recollection, an ocean of regrets.

Thirst for Meaning

Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an enchantment card.

She's got a heart of gold, a nose for danger, and jaws that can pulverize a cellarspawn with a single snap.

Kona, Rescue Beastie

Survival — At the beginning of your second main phase, if Kona, Rescue Beastie is tapped, you may put a permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield.

All the money in the world won't buy back a pulse.

Life Insurance

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {WB}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you lose 1 life and create a Treasure token.

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you lose 1 life and create a Treasure token.

Thunderous Orator

Vigilance
Whenever Thunderous Orator attacks, it gains flying until end of turn if you control a creature with flying. The same is true for first strike, double strike, deathtouch, indestructible, lifelink, menace, and trample.

Splash Lasher

Offspring {1}{U} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} as you cast this spell. If you do, when this creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.)
When this creature enters, tap up to one target creature and put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

"May the ocean take it"
—Nephalia expression meaning
"good riddance"

Wash Away

Cleave {1}{U}{U} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Counter target spell [that wasn't cast from its owner's hand].

Cruelclaw's Heist

Gift a card (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, they draw a card before its other effects.)
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. Exile that card. If the gift was promised, you may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast it.

Wood holds a flame for only so long before it crumbles into ash. But stone can burn forever.

Flamecache Gecko

When Flamecache Gecko enters, if an opponent lost life this turn, add {B}{R}.
{1}{R}, Discard a card: Draw a card.

Tenacious Pup

When Tenacious Pup enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life. You get a one-time boon with "When you cast a creature spell, that creature enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter, trample counter, and vigilance counter on it."

When Tenacious Pup enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life. You get a one-time boon with "When you cast a creature spell, that creature enters with an additional +1/+1 counter, trample counter, and vigilance counter on it."

"Put down your bows, you fools! Arrows only make it angry!"
—Callia, Hyrax Tower scout

Ironscale Hydra

If a creature would deal combat damage to Ironscale Hydra, prevent that damage and put a +1/+1 counter on Ironscale Hydra.

Dog Umbra

Flash
Enchant creature
As long as another player controls enchanted creature, it can't attack or block. Otherwise, Dog Umbra has umbra armor. (If enchanted creature would be destroyed, instead remove all damage from it and destroy this Aura.)

Forest

Sheriff of Safe Passage

Sheriff of Safe Passage enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it plus an additional +1/+1 counter on it for each other creature you control.
Plot {1}{W} (You may pay {1}{W} and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)

Sheriff of Safe Passage enters with a +1/+1 counter on it plus an additional +1/+1 counter on it for each other creature you control.
Plot {1}{W} (You may pay {1}{W} and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)

Fblthp, Lost on the Range

Ward {2}
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
The top card of your library has plot. The plot cost is equal to its mana cost.
You may plot nonland cards from the top of your library.

It can see in both darkness and daylight, but it hunts best when thunder growls in the sky.

Harrier Strix

Flying
When Harrier Strix enters the battlefield, tap target permanent.
{2}{U}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

Flying
When Harrier Strix enters, tap target permanent.
{2}{U}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

They grew together, awoke together, and took up arms together. If they were going to fall, they'd do that together too.

Prickly Pair

When Prickly Pair enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 red Mercenary creature token with "{T}: Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery."

When Prickly Pair enters, create a 1/1 red Mercenary creature token with "{T}: Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery."

"Cowerin' behind your buddy ain't gonna help, ya yellow-bellied lowlife."
—Tyron, Slickshot duelist

Trick Shot

Trick Shot deals 6 damage to target creature and 2 damage to up to one other target creature token.

Brotherhood Outcast

When Brotherhood Outcast enters the battlefield, choose one —
• Return target Aura or Equipment card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
• Put a shield counter on target creature. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)

When Brotherhood Outcast enters, choose one —
• Return target Aura or Equipment card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
• Put a shield counter on target creature. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)

Bighorner Rancher

Vigilance
{T}: Add an amount of {G} equal to the greatest power among creatures you control.
Sacrifice Bighorner Rancher: You gain life equal to the greatest toughness among other creatures you control.

When you're a deep sleeper, any bed will do.

Well Rested

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "Whenever this creature becomes untapped, put two +1/+1 counters on it, then you gain 2 life and draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn."

The plant is still capable of activating the devastating ARCHIMEDES satellite weapon.

HELIOS One

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}, {T}: You get {E} (an energy counter).
{3}, {T}, Pay X {E}, Sacrifice HELIOS One: Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value X. Activate only as a sorcery.

At the onset of the Great War, Nuka-Cola's best minds were reassigned to weapons development.

Mechanized Production

Enchant artifact you control
At the beginning of your upkeep, create a token that's a copy of enchanted artifact. Then if you control eight or more artifacts with the same name as one another, you win the game.

The ghouls of the FMS *Northern Star* seemed interested in moving up in the world of business.

Talisman of Hierarchy

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {W} or {B}. Talisman of Hierarchy deals 1 damage to you.

Stampede Surfer

Haste
Whenever Stampede Surfer attacks, for each opponent, you create a 2/2 green Boar creature token that‘s tapped and attacking that opponent.

Haste
Whenever Stampede Surfer attacks, for each opponent, you create a 2/2 green Boar creature token that's tapped and attacking that opponent.

"Nice theory, but I'm going to have to poke some holes in it."

Counterpoint

Counter target spell. You may cast a creature, instant, sorcery, or planeswalker spell from your graveyard with mana value less than or equal to that spell's mana value without paying its mana cost.

Krenko, Baron of Tin Street

Haste
{T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Put a +1/+1 counter on each Goblin you control.
Whenever an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may pay {R}. If you do, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token. It gains haste until end of turn.

Bronzebeak Foragers

When Bronzebeak Foragers enters the battlefield, for each opponent, exile up to one target nonland permanent that player controls until Bronzebeak Foragers leaves the battlefield.
{X}{W}: Put target card with mana value X exiled with Bronzebeak Foragers into its owner's graveyard. You gain X life.

When Bronzebeak Foragers enters, for each opponent, exile up to one target nonland permanent that player controls until Bronzebeak Foragers leaves the battlefield.
{X}{W}: Put target card with mana value X exiled with Bronzebeak Foragers into its owner's graveyard. You gain X life.

With a flare of plumage and an earthshaking bellow, it can scare off predators three times its size.

Sunfrill Imitator

Whenever Sunfrill Imitator attacks, you may have it become a copy of another target Dinosaur you control, except its name is Sunfrill Imitator and it has this ability.

Icewrought Sentry

Vigilance
Whenever Icewrought Sentry attacks, you may pay {1}{U}. When you do, tap target creature an opponent controls.
Whenever you tap an untapped creature an opponent controls, Icewrought Sentry gets +2/+1 until end of turn.

Ingenious Prodigy

Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.)
Ingenious Prodigy enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if Ingenious Prodigy has one or more +1/+1 counters on it, you may remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, draw a card.

Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.)
Ingenious Prodigy enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if Ingenious Prodigy has one or more +1/+1 counters on it, you may remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, draw a card.

Splashy Spellcaster

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a Sorcerer Role token attached to up to one other target creature you control. (If you control another Role on it, put that one into the graveyard. Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature attacks, scry 1.")

Gumdrop Poisoner // Tempt with Treats

Lifelink
When Gumdrop Poisoner enters the battlefield, up to one target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.

Lifelink
When Gumdrop Poisoner enters, up to one target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.

Pollenbright Wings

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has flying.
Whenever enchanted creature deals combat damage to a player, create that many 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens.

Frolicking Familiar // Blow Off Steam

Flying
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, Frolicking Familiar gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

"Is it not a law in the City that those who wear the black and silver must stay in the Citadel?"
—Gandalf

Palace Jailer

When Palace Jailer enters the battlefield, you become the monarch.
When Palace Jailer enters the battlefield, exile target creature an opponent controls until an opponent becomes the monarch.

When Palace Jailer enters, you become the monarch.
When Palace Jailer enters, exile target creature an opponent controls until an opponent becomes the monarch.

"The enemy is at hand! We loosed every arrow that we had, and filled the Dike with Orcs. But it will not halt them long."

Village Bell-Ringer

Flash
When Village Bell-Ringer enters the battlefield, untap all creatures you control.

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When Village Bell-Ringer enters, untap all creatures you control.

Monastery Mentor

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 white Monk creature token with prowess.

Light glinted off the raised weapons of the Sun Empire, filling her with an unbreakable hope . . .

Sun-Blessed Guardian // Furnace-Blessed Conqueror

{5}{PR}: Transform Sun-Blessed Guardian. Activate only as a sorcery. ({PR} can be paid with either {R} or 2 life.)

{5}{R/P}: Transform Sun-Blessed Guardian. Activate only as a sorcery. ({R/P} can be paid with either {R} or 2 life.)

Furnace Reins

Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. Until end of turn, it gains haste and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player or battle, create a Treasure token." (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Skrelv, Defector Mite

Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.)
Skrelv, Defector Mite can't block.
{PW}, {T}: Choose a color. Another target creature you control gains toxic 1 and hexproof from that color until end of turn. It can't be blocked by creatures of that color this turn. ({PW} can be paid with either {W} or 2 life.)

Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.)
Skrelv, Defector Mite can't block.
{W/P}, {T}: Choose a color. Another target creature you control gains toxic 1 and hexproof from that color until end of turn. It can't be blocked by creatures of that color this turn. ({W/P} can be paid with either {W} or 2 life.)

The praetors of the other Spheres privately wonder how Sheoldred always has a surplus of glistening oil at her disposal.

Pestilent Syphoner

Flying
Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.)

"This was once a peaceful spring, but I wouldn't advise taking a sip."
—Melira

Venerated Rotpriest

Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.)
Whenever a creature you control becomes the target of a spell, target opponent gets a poison counter.

Keeping the streets of the Sixth District safe, one escaped Simic mutant at a time.

Task Force

Whenever Task Force becomes the target of a spell or ability, it gets +0/+3 until end of turn.

New armaments, fresh provisions, and best of all, dry socks.

Supply Drop

Flash
When Supply Drop enters, target creature you control gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
{4}, {T}, Sacrifice Supply Drop: Draw a card.

Phoenix Chick

Flying, haste
Phoenix Chick can't block.
Whenever you attack with three or more creatures, you may pay {R}{R}. If you do, return Phoenix Chick from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking with a +1/+1 counter on it.

To the long-lived treefolk, the Phyrexians invading again after only three centuries was as though they never left.

Yavimaya Sojourner

Domain — This spell costs {1} less to cast for each basic land type among lands you control.

Martial Impetus

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever enchanted creature attacks, each other creature that's attacking one of your opponents gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Sailors' Bane

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each card you own in exile and in your graveyard that's an instant card, a sorcery card, or a card that has an Adventure.
Ward {4} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {4}.)

Intellect Devourer

Devour Intellect — When Intellect Devourer enters the battlefield, each opponent exiles a card from their hand until Intellect Devourer leaves the battlefield.
Body Thief — You may play lands and cast spells from among cards exiled with Intellect Devourer. If you cast a spell this way, you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it.

Devour Intellect — When Intellect Devourer enters, each opponent exiles a card from their hand until Intellect Devourer leaves the battlefield.
Body Thief — You may play lands and cast spells from among cards exiled with Intellect Devourer. If you cast a spell this way, you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it.

You've Been Caught Stealing

Choose one —
• Threaten the Merchant — Each creature blocks this turn if able.
• Bribe the Guards — You create a Treasure token for each opponent who was dealt damage this turn. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

"Boo, let's see how this miscreant handles a furry missile of justice!"

Band Together

Up to two target creatures you control each deal damage equal to their power to another target creature.

Myconid colonies grow and expand at an aggressive rate, but they are friendly and peaceful unless provoked.

Myconid Spore Tender

Infesting Spores — When Myconid Spore Tender enters the battlefield, destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment.

Infesting Spores — When Myconid Spore Tender enters, destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment.

Wave of Rats

Trample
When Wave of Rats dies, if it dealt combat damage to a player this turn, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Blitz {4}{B} (If you cast this spell for its blitz cost, it gains haste and "When this creature dies, draw a card." Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.)

Life of the Party

First strike, trample, haste
Whenever Life of the Party attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of creatures you control.
When Life of the Party enters the battlefield, if it's not a token, each opponent creates a token that's a copy of it. The tokens are goaded for the rest of the game. (They attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)

First strike, trample, haste
Whenever Life of the Party attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of creatures you control.
When Life of the Party enters, if it's not a token, each opponent creates a token that's a copy of it. The tokens are goaded for the rest of the game. (They attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)

Brokers Confluence

Choose three. You may choose the same mode more than once.
• Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
• Target creature phases out. (Treat it and anything attached to it as though they don't exist until its controller's next turn.)
• Counter target activated or triggered ability.

Syrix, Carrier of the Flame

Flying, haste
At the beginning of each end step, if a creature card left your graveyard this turn, target Phoenix you control deals damage equal to its power to any target.
Whenever another Phoenix you control dies, you may cast Syrix, Carrier of the Flame from your graveyard.

"And what, precisely, was so important that you left the entrance unguarded?"
—Fumika, Imperial enforcer

Papercraft Decoy

When Papercraft Decoy leaves the battlefield, you may pay {2}. If you do, draw a card.

Sunstreak Phoenix

Flying
If it's neither day nor night, it becomes day as Sunstreak Phoenix enters.
Whenever day becomes night or night becomes day, you may pay {1}{R}. If you do, return Sunstreak Phoenix from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

Stitchers delegate the most important tasks to assistants with a good eye for detail.

Scattered Thoughts

Look at the top four cards of your library. Put two of those cards into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.

Specifics were kept secret, but word quickly spread that the show was a must-see.

Concealing Curtains // Revealing Eye

Defender
{2}{B}: Transform Concealing Curtains. Activate only as a sorcery.

Bloody Betrayal

Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. Create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")

Curse of the Restless Dead

Enchant player
Whenever a land enters the battlefield under enchanted player's control, you create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token with decayed. (It can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)

Enchant player
Whenever a land enchanted player controls enters, you create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token with decayed. (It can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)

Managorger Phoenix

Flying
Managorger Phoenix can't block.
Whenever you cast a spell, if Managorger Phoenix is in your graveyard, put a flame counter on Managorger Phoenix for each {R} in that spell's mana cost. If Managorger Phoenix has five or more flame counters on it, return it to the battlefield and it perpetually gets +1/+1.

Reckless Ringleader

Haste
When Reckless Ringleader enters the battlefield, choose a creature card in your hand. It perpetually gains haste.

Flumphs siphon thoughts and energy from evil aberrations, and are often eager to share the dark knowledge they obtain with friendly adventurers.

Flumph

Defender, flying
Whenever Flumph is dealt damage, you and target opponent each draw a card.

Guardian of Faith

Flash
Vigilance
When Guardian of Faith enters, any number of other target creatures you control phase out. (Treat them and anything attached to them as though they don't exist until their controller's next turn.)