Joel Thomas

Simic mages create redundant backups of their experiments to reduce the consequences of catastrophe.

Copy Enchantment

You may have Copy Enchantment enter the battlefield as a copy of any enchantment on the battlefield.

You may have this enchantment enter as a copy of any enchantment on the battlefield.

Shambling Shell

Sacrifice Shambling Shell: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
Dredge 3

Sacrifice this creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
Dredge 3 (If you would draw a card, you may mill three cards instead. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.)

Genju of the Spires

Enchant Mountain
{2}: Enchanted Mountain becomes a 6/1 red Spirit creature until end of turn. It's still a land.
When enchanted Mountain is put into a graveyard, you may return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

"There are deep, deep places in this world that have long burned hot with little regard for the whitening of the earth's thin skin."
—Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper

Deepfire Elemental

{X}{X}{1}: Destroy target artifact or creature with converted mana cost X.

{X}{X}{1}: Destroy target artifact or creature with mana value X.

"The scouts claim the cold has malice, and a mind. I begin to believe them. Impassable drifts seem to appear before us at every turn."
—Aevar Borg, northern guide, journal entry

Squall Drifter

Controvert

Counter target spell.
Recover {2}{U}{U} (When a creature is put into your graveyard from play, you may pay {2}{U}{U}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Otherwise, remove this card from the game.)

Counter target spell.
Recover {2}{U}{U} (When a creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, you may pay {2}{U}{U}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Otherwise, exile this card.)

They hardly have form, dripping through pipe and grate with the slip and stench of flowing sewage.

Sewerdreg

Swampwalk
Sacrifice Sewerdreg: Remove target card in a graveyard from the game.

Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
Sacrifice this creature: Exile target card from a graveyard.

Psychic Puppetry

Tap or untap target permanent.
Splice onto Arcane {U} (As you play an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)

You may tap or untap target permanent.
Splice onto Arcane {U} (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)

"We are trapped. The mountains and blinding kami storms have made us hopelessly lost. We are starving. In the name of all things sacred, please, send help . . . ."
—Lost Battalion, final message to General Takeno

Unearthly Blizzard

Up to three target creatures can't block this turn.

"Only orochi hatched from eggs 'touched by the kami' may become shamans. These days, there are fewer and fewer new shamans being born."

Orochi Leafcaller

{G}: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.

Giant Growth

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

R&D Comments
BB 10/10: Why does a life-gaining card show an old lady killing people?
MR (10/10/03): We'll fix it in the flavor text.