Jeff A. Menges

Thalakos Lowlands

{T}: Add {1} to your mana pool.
{T}: Add {W} or {U} to your mana pool. Thalakos Lowlands doesn't untap during your next untap step.

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {W} or {U}. Thalakos Lowlands doesn't untap during your next untap step.

Divine Offering

Destroy target artifact. You gain life equal to its converted mana cost.

Destroy target artifact. You gain life equal to its mana value.

"It is only fitting that one such as I should die in pursuit of knowledge."
—Vervamon the Elder

Martyr's Cry

Exile all white creatures. For each creature exiled this way, its controller draws a card.

Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Legend has it that Serpents used to be bigger, but how could that be?

Sea Serpent

Sea Serpent can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.
When you control no Islands, sacrifice Sea Serpent.

Soldevi Machinist

{T}: Add {2} to your mana pool. Spend this mana only to activate abilities of artifacts.

{T}: Add {C}{C}. Spend this mana only to activate abilities of artifacts.

Unpredictable as the sea itself, water elementals shift without warning from tranquility to tempest. Capricious and fickle, they flow restlessly from one shape to another, expressing their moods with their physical forms.

Water Elemental

Battle doesn't need a purpose; the battle is its own purpose. You don't ask why a plague spreads or a field burns. Don't ask why I fight.

Black Knight

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
Protection from white (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything white.)

Scavenging Ghoul

At the beginning of each end step, put a corpse counter on Scavenging Ghoul for each creature put into a graveyard from the battlefield this turn.
Remove a corpse counter from Scavenging Ghoul: Regenerate Scavenging Ghoul.

At the beginning of each end step, put a corpse counter on Scavenging Ghoul for each creature that died this turn.
Remove a corpse counter from Scavenging Ghoul: Regenerate Scavenging Ghoul.

They say the Zombie Master controlled these foul creatures even before his own death, but now that he is one of them, nothing can make them betray him.

Zombie Master

Other Zombie creatures have swampwalk.
Other Zombies have "{B}: Regenerate this permanent."

Other Zombie creatures have swampwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
Other Zombies have "{B}: Regenerate this permanent."

Rock Hydra

Rock Hydra enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
For each 1 damage that would be dealt to Rock Hydra, if it has a +1/+1 counter on it, remove a +1/+1 counter from it and prevent that 1 damage.
{R}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to Rock Hydra this turn.
{R}{R}{R}: Put a +1/+1 counter on Rock Hydra. Activate this ability only during your upkeep.

Rock Hydra enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
For each 1 damage that would be dealt to Rock Hydra, if it has a +1/+1 counter on it, remove a +1/+1 counter from it and prevent that 1 damage.
{R}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to Rock Hydra this turn.
{R}{R}{R}: Put a +1/+1 counter on Rock Hydra. Activate only during your upkeep.

Citanul Druid

Whenever an opponent casts an artifact spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Citanul Druid.

War Mammoth

When sorely wounded or tired, Urza would often retreat to the workshops of his apprentices. They were greatly amazed at how much better he looked each time he took a sip of water.

Urza's Chalice

Whenever a player casts an artifact spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, you gain 1 life.

"The bird of wonder dies, the maiden phoenix,/ Her ashes new-create another heir/ As great in admiration as herself."
—William Shakespeare, King Henry the Eighth

Firestorm Phoenix

Flying
If Firestorm Phoenix would be put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return Firestorm Phoenix to its owner's hand instead. It can't be cast again until its owner's next turn.

Flying
If Firestorm Phoenix would die, return it to its owner's hand instead. Until that player's next turn, that player plays with that card revealed in their hand and can't play it.

Tracker

{G}{G}, {T}: Tracker deals damage equal to its power to target creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to Tracker.

Willow Satyr

You may choose not to untap Willow Satyr during your untap step.
{T}: Gain control of target legendary creature as long as you control Willow Satyr and Willow Satyr remains tapped.

You may choose not to untap Willow Satyr during your untap step.
{T}: Gain control of target legendary creature for as long as you control Willow Satyr and Willow Satyr remains tapped.

Bazaar of Baghdad

{T}: Draw two cards, then discard three cards.

Iceberg

Iceberg comes into play with X ice counters on it.
{3}: Put an ice counter on Iceberg.
Remove an ice counter from Iceberg: Add {1} to your mana pool.

Iceberg enters with X ice counters on it.
{3}: Put an ice counter on Iceberg.
Remove an ice counter from Iceberg: Add {C}.

Bounty of the Hunt

You may remove a green card in your hand from the game rather than pay Bounty of the Hunt's mana cost.
Until end of turn, target creature gets +1/+1, target creature gets +1/+1, and target creature gets +1/+1.

You may exile a green card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Distribute three +1/+1 counters among one, two, or three target creatures. For each +1/+1 counter you put on a creature this way, remove a +1/+1 counter from that creature at the beginning of the next cleanup step.

"We could see the horizon blacken with the great beasts, but it was too late. The icefield offered no immediate safety, but luckily most of us reached a crevasse in which we could take cover."
—Disa the Restless, journal entry

Stampede

Attacking creatures get +1/+0 and gain trample until end of turn.

Snow Fortress

Defender
{1}: Snow Fortress gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
{1}: Snow Fortress gets +0/+1 until end of turn.
{3}: Snow Fortress deals 1 damage to target creature without flying that's attacking you.

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
{1}: Snow Fortress gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
{1}: Snow Fortress gets +0/+1 until end of turn.
{3}: Snow Fortress deals 1 damage to target creature without flying that's attacking you.

Ice Floe

You may choose not to untap Ice Floe during your untap step.
{T}: Tap target creature without flying that's attacking you. It doesn't untap during its controller's untap step as long as Ice Floe remains tapped.

You may choose not to untap Ice Floe during your untap step.
{T}: Tap target creature without flying that's attacking you. It doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as Ice Floe remains tapped.

Kjeldoran Outpost

If Kjeldoran Outpost would come into play, sacrifice a Plains instead. If you do, put Kjeldoran Outpost into play. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard.
{T}: Add {W} to your mana pool.
{1}{W}, {T}: Put a 1/1 white Soldier creature token into play.

If Kjeldoran Outpost would enter, sacrifice a Plains instead. If you do, put Kjeldoran Outpost onto the battlefield. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard.
{T}: Add {W}.
{1}{W}, {T}: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.

The purpose of any moat is to impede attack. Some are filled with water, some with thistles. Some are filled with things best left unseen.

Moat

"Often greatly outnumbered in battle, dwarves relied on catapults as one means of damaging a large army."
—*Sarpadian Empires, vol. IV*

Dwarven Catapult

Dwarven Catapult deals X damage divided evenly, rounded down, among all creatures target opponent controls.

". . . And at his passing, the bodies of the world's great warriors shall rise from their graves and follow him to battle."
—The Anvilonian Grimoire

Adun Oakenshield

{B}{R}{G}, {T}: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Thawing Glaciers

Thawing Glaciers comes into play tapped.
{1}, {T}: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card into play tapped, then shuffle your library. Thawing Glaciers gains substance until end of turn. Return Thawing Glaciers to its owner's hand when it loses substance.

Thawing Glaciers enters tapped.
{1}, {T}: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Return Thawing Glaciers to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next cleanup step.

Consecrate Land

Enchant land
Enchanted land is indestructible and can't be enchanted by other Auras.

Enchant land
Enchanted land has indestructible and can't be enchanted by other Auras.

"If they can't take the hail, they'd better stay home."
—Arna Kennerüd, skycaptain

Hail Storm

Hail Storm deals 2 damage to each attacking creature and 1 damage to you and each creature you control.

It moved through the troops leaving no footprints, save on their souls.

Bog Wraith

Swampwalk (This creature is unblockable if defending player controls a swamp.)

Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)

By the time Mishra was defeated, no mage was foolish enough to rely heavily on walls.

Battering Ram

Banding when attacking
If Battering Ram is blocked by any Wall, destroy that Wall at end of combat.

At the beginning of combat on your turn, Battering Ram gains banding until end of combat. (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's blocking.)
Whenever Battering Ram becomes blocked by a Wall, destroy that Wall at end of combat.

Ghost Hounds

Attacking does not cause Ghost Hounds to tap.
If assigned to block any white creatures or any white creatures are assigned to block it, Ghost Hounds gains first strike until end of turn.

Vigilance
Whenever Ghost Hounds blocks or becomes blocked by a white creature, Ghost Hounds gains first strike until end of turn.

"The people of Aysen built their roads with stones from these wonders. Aliban would be pleased with their ingenuity."
—Baki, Wizard Attendant

Aliban's Tower

Target blocking creature gets +3/+1 until end of turn.

"Those who hide in hollow towers would do well to remember the rain."
—Reyhan, Samite Alchemist

Pestilence Rats

Pestilence Rats has power equal to the total number of other Rats in play, no matter who controls them. For example, as long as there are two other Rats in play, Pestilence Rats has power and toughness 2/3.

Pestilence Rats's power is equal to the number of other Rats on the battlefield. (For example, as long as there are two other Rats on the battlefield, Pestilence Rats's power and toughness are 2/3.)

Goblin Sappers

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T: Target creature you control cannot be blocked this turn. At end of combat, destroy that creature and Goblin Sappers.
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R,oc
T: Target creature you control cannot be blocked this turn. At end of combat, destroy that creature.

{R}{R}, {T}: Target creature you control can't be blocked this turn. Destroy it and Goblin Sappers at end of combat.
{R}{R}{R}{R}, {T}: Target creature you control can't be blocked this turn. Destroy it at end of combat.

"The spirit of the stone is the spirit of strength."
—Lovisa Coldeyes, Balduvian Chieftain

Stone Spirit

Cannot be blocked by creatures with flying.

Stone Spirit can't be blocked by creatures with flying.

"The filthy towns of Kjeldor are no place for anyone to live. Fyndhorn is our home now."
—Kolbjörn, Elder Druid of the Juniper Order

Juniper Order Druid

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T: Untap target land. Play this ability as an interrupt.

Timberline Ridge

If there are any depletion counters on Timberline Ridge, it does not untap during your untap phase. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a depletion counter from Timberline Ridge.
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T: Add o
R to your mana pool. Put a depletion counter on Timberline Ridge.
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T: Add o
G to your mana pool. Put a depletion counter on Timberline Ridge.

Timberline Ridge doesn't untap during your untap step if it has a depletion counter on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a depletion counter from Timberline Ridge.
{T}: Add {R} or {G}. Put a depletion counter on Timberline Ridge.

Most human scholars believe that Merfolk are the survivors of sunken Atlantis, humans adapted to the water. Merfolk, however, believe that humans sprang forth from Merfolk who adapted themselves in order to explore their last frontier.

Merfolk of the Pearl Trident

Raise Dead

Take target creature from your graveyard and put it into your hand.

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

The intricate dynamics of Rundvelt Goblin affairs are often confused with anarchy. The chaos, however, is the chaos of a thundercloud, and direction will sporadically and violently appear. Pashalik Mons and his Raiders are the thunderhead that leads in the storm.

Mons's Goblin Raiders

Aspect of Wolf

Increase target creature's power and toughness by half the number of forests you control, rounding down for power and up for toughness.

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +X/+Y, where X is half the number of Forests you control, rounded down, and Y is half the number of Forests you control, rounded up.

Don't try to outrun one of Dominia's Grizzlies; it'll catch you, knock you down, and eat you. Of course, you could run up a tree. In that case you'll get a nice view before it knocks the tree down and eats you.

Grizzly Bears

"You think you know everything there is to know about battle? You know Orc droppings! Underwater combat is three dimensional. Those thrice-damned Vodalians don't attack in ranks; they attack in schools."
—Ivra Jursdotter

Vodalian Soldiers

"Except for a bare spot at the base of their skulls, Armor Thrulls bear interlocking plates and spikes with the strength of steel. Their design is almost artistic."
—Endrek Sahr, "Thrulls"

Armor Thrull

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T: Sacrifice Armor Thrull to put a +1/+2 counter on a target creature.

{T}, Sacrifice Armor Thrull: Put a +1/+2 counter on target creature.

"Dwarven officers were tireless in battle, moving up and down the lines to rally their troops and boost morale."
—*Sarpadian Empires, vol. IV*

Dwarven Lieutenant

{1}{R}: Target Dwarf creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

When creating a new War Drum, Goblin designers sought out the highest quality skulls. Serra Angel skulls were most highly prized, although most acknowledged that the skull of the exotic Sea Serpent made for a richer tone.

Goblin War Drums

Each attacking creature you control that opponent chooses to block may not be blocked with fewer than two creatures.

Creatures you control have menace. (They can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

Fire and Brimstone

Fire and Brimstone does 4 damage to target player and 4 damage to you. Can only be used during a turn in which target player has declared an attack.

Fire and Brimstone deals 4 damage to target player who attacked this turn and 4 damage to you.

Deep Water

oo
U All mana-producing lands you control provide o
U instead of their normal mana until end of turn.

{U}: Until end of turn, if you tap a land you control for mana, it produces {U} instead of any other type.

"The turtle lives 'twixt plated decks/ Which practically conceal its sex./ I think it clever of the turtle/ In such a fix to be so fertile."
—Ogden Nash, "The Turtle"

Giant Turtle

Giant Turtle may not attack if it attacked during your last turn.

Giant Turtle can't attack if it attacked during your last turn.

Master of the Hunt

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G Put a Wolves of the Hunt token into play. Treat this token as a 1/1 green creature with the ability bands with other Wolves of the Hunt.

{2}{G}{G}: Create a 1/1 green Wolf creature token named Wolves of the Hunt. It has "bands with other creatures named Wolves of the Hunt." (Any creatures named Wolves of the Hunt can attack in a band as long as at least one has "bands with other creatures named Wolves of the Hunt." Bands are blocked as a group. If at least two creatures named Wolves of the Hunt you control, one of which has "bands with other creatures named Wolves of the Hunt," are blocking or being blocked by the same creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

"Give them great meals of beef and iron and steel, they will eat like wolves and fight like devils." —William Shakespeare, *King Henry V*

Wolverine Pack

Rampage 2 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn for each creature blocking it beyond the first.)

These devices lured so many spirits that sometimes entire battlefields would become haunted at once.

Haunting Wind

Each time an artifact in play is tapped or its activation cost is paid, Haunting Wind does 1 damage to that artifact's controller. Is not triggered by continuous artifacts.

Whenever an artifact becomes tapped or a player activates an artifact's ability without {T} in its activation cost, Haunting Wind deals 1 damage to that artifact's controller.