John Matson

Shivan Gorge

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}{R}, {T}: Shivan Gorge deals 1 damage to each opponent.

"The nim raid our homes without warning. We must defend our homes without hesitation."

Raise the Alarm

Create two 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.

"Finding a true heartstone is even harder than finding a true heart."
—Hanna, *Weatherlight* navigator

Heartstone

Activated abilities of creatures cost {1} less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.

Manipulate Fate

Search your library for three cards, exile them, then shuffle.
Draw a card.

One splash of the spring's water knocks you clear into last week.

Temporal Spring

Put target permanent on top of its owner's library.

"The land is weary. Even Skyshroud is depleted. We must find another source of mana—one that is growing despite our withering world."
—Freyalise

Gemhide Sliver

All Slivers have "{T}: Add one mana of any color."

Commandeer

You may exile two blue cards from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Gain control of target noncreature spell. You may choose new targets for it. (If that spell is an artifact, enchantment, or planeswalker, the permanent enters the battlefield under your control.)

You may exile two blue cards from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Gain control of target noncreature spell. You may choose new targets for it. (If that spell is an artifact, enchantment, or planeswalker, the permanent enters under your control.)

It is said that the wind will blow the world past if you wait long enough.

Tradewind Rider

Flying
{T}, Tap two untapped creatures you control: Return target permanent to its owner's hand.

Furnace of Rath

If a source would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead.

"There is no greater burden than choosing who to save."
—Kamahl, druid acolyte

Harsh Mercy

Each player chooses a creature type. Destroy all creatures that aren't of a type chosen this way. They can't be regenerated.

Centuries ago, Shizo was a verdant field of wildflowers. After 891 samurai died in a single battle on its grasses, it became a haunted moor.

Shizo, Death's Storehouse

{T}: Add {B}.
{B}, {T}: Target legendary creature gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

Pyroclasm

Pyroclasm deals 2 damage to each creature.

Assassin's Blade

Cast this spell only during the declare attackers step and only if you've been attacked this step.
Destroy target nonblack attacking creature.

"Torahn gore these shifty fishtails! You can't even get close to one."
—Tahngarth of the *Weatherlight*

Vodalian Illusionist

{U}{U}, {T}: Target creature phases out. (While it's phased out, it's treated as though it doesn't exist. It phases in before its controller untaps during their next untap step.)

"In Barrin's name!" cried Lyna as Hanna's sword passed through her, "Ertai sends word that the portal is open—but not for long!"

Erratic Portal

{1}, {T}: Return target creature to its owner's hand unless its controller pays {1}.

I cast a thousand tiny suns—
Beware my many dawns.

Stone Rain

"Let your heartbeat be the thunder in the valley. Let your swords be the lightning on the peaks."
—Lothar Lovisason, Balduvian chieftain

Balduvian Rage

Target attacking creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Storm crow descending, winter unending. Storm crow departing, summer is starting.

Storm Crow

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)

Energy Field

Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you by sources you don't control.
When a card is put into your graveyard from anywhere, sacrifice Energy Field.

The Krark Clan enjoys pulling them apart just to watch them reassemble one another.

Myr Servitor

At the beginning of your upkeep, if Myr Servitor is on the battlefield, each player returns all cards named Myr Servitor from their graveyard to the battlefield.

Urza tried to rule the air, but Gaea taught him that she controlled all the elements.

Whirlwind

Kor Chant

All damage that would be dealt this turn to target creature you control by a source of your choice is dealt to another target creature instead.

Death free throat from thirst, mouth from speech, feet from earth.
—Kor requiem

Spirit en-Kor

Flying
{0}: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to Spirit en-Kor this turn is dealt to target creature you control instead.

From its maw comes neither word nor whisper—only wind.

Mawcor

Flying
{T}: Mawcor deals 1 damage to target creature or player.

Flying
{T}: Mawcor deals 1 damage to any target.

Thalakos Scout

Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
Discard a card: Return Thalakos Scout to its owner's hand.

"It is the way of most wizards to begin by exiling themselves and to end by exiling everyone else."
—Hanna, *Weatherlight* navigator

Dark Banishing

Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.

"These creatures offer new challenges in the scrutiny of entrails."
—Oracle *en*-Vec

Rats of Rath

{B}: Destroy target artifact, creature, or land you control.

"It is the nature of evil to turn you against yourself."
—Starke

Wall of Souls

Defender
Whenever Wall of Souls is dealt combat damage, it deals that much damage to target opponent.

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Whenever Wall of Souls is dealt combat damage, it deals that much damage to target opponent or planeswalker.

Living below a flowstone foundry produces a disproportionate number of fire mages among the il.

Mage il-Vec

{T}, Discard a card at random: Mage il-Vec deals 1 damage to target creature or player.

{T}, Discard a card at random: Mage il-Vec deals 1 damage to any target.

The bite of the tinviper feels most like a razor drawn across the tongue.

Coiled Tinviper

Jinxed Idol

At the beginning of your upkeep, Jinxed Idol deals 2 damage to you.
Sacrifice a creature: Target opponent gains control of Jinxed Idol.

Cinder Marsh

{T}: Add {1} to your mana pool.
{T}: Add {B} or {R} to your mana pool. Cinder Marsh doesn't untap during your next untap step.

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {B} or {R}. Cinder Marsh doesn't untap during your next untap step.

Wheel of Fortune

Each player discards his or her hand and draws seven cards.

Each player discards their hand, then draws seven cards.

The rhythm isn't a call to arms, but a signal that the goblins have made a new enemy.

War Cadence

{X}{R}: This turn, creatures can't block unless their controller pays {X} for each blocking creature he or she controls.

{X}{R}: This turn, creatures can't block unless their controller pays {X} for each blocking creature they control.

"If it has a brain, even a primitive one, we can most surely scramble it."
—Garild, merfolk mage

Disorient

Target creature gets -7/-0 until end of turn.

"I can't claim to hunt all creatures. There are some things in the jungle that simply can't be hunted."
—Garruk Wildspeaker

Mist Leopard

Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Storm Elemental

Flying
{U}, Remove the top card of your library from the game: Tap target creature with flying.
{U}, Remove the top card of your library from the game: If the removed card is a snow land, Storm Elemental gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Flying
{U}, Exile the top card of your library: Tap target creature with flying.
{U}, Exile the top card of your library: If the exiled card is a snow land, Storm Elemental gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Rage Weaver

{2}: Target black or green creature gains haste until end of turn.

{2}: Target black or green creature gains haste until end of turn. (It can attack and {T} this turn.)

After Efrava was destroyed, the cat warriors scattered across Dominaria. Those who followed Jedit's example were strong enough to survive the ravages of apocalypse.

Jedit's Dragoons

Vigilance
When Jedit's Dragoons comes into play, you gain 4 life.

Vigilance
When Jedit's Dragoons enters, you gain 4 life.

"They have long kept us under attack, but we do not lack for ammunition. The very bodies of our foes arm us against them."
—Adom Capashen, Benalish hero

Quilled Sliver

All Slivers have "{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to target attacking or blocking creature."

All Slivers have "{T}: This permanent deals 1 damage to target attacking or blocking creature."

Sometimes the wise ones wove their magic into living plants; as the plant grew, so grew the magic.

Wall of Roots

Defender
Put a -0/-1 counter on Wall of Roots: Add {G} to your mana pool. Play this ability only once each turn.

Defender
Put a -0/-1 counter on Wall of Roots: Add {G}. Activate only once each turn.

The vines and branches of the jungle canopy are all the wings it needs.

Tree Monkey

Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)

"Walk the world and you'll find your soul; search your soul and you'll discover the world."
—Diary of Azusa

Lifegift

Whenever a land comes into play, you may gain 1 life.

Whenever a land enters, you may gain 1 life.

Abuna's Chant

Choose one You gain 5 life; or prevent the next 5 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.
Entwine {2} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

Choose one —
• You gain 5 life.
• Prevent the next 5 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.
Entwine {2} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

"Give me a bit of steel and I'll deliver it into the hearts of my enemies."

Auriok Glaivemaster

As long as Auriok Glaivemaster is equipped, it gets +1/+1 and has first strike.

Wail of the Nim

Choose one Regenerate each creature you control; or Wail of the Nim deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.
Entwine {B} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

Choose one —
• Regenerate each creature you control.
• Wail of the Nim deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.
Entwine {B} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

"I would gladly die for the forest, but I'm much better at killing for it."

Battlegrowth

It growls not to threaten, but to summon.

Groffskithur

Whenever Groffskithur becomes blocked, you may return target card named Groffskithur from your graveyard to your hand.

Journey of Discovery

Choose one Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle your library; or you may play up to two additional lands this turn.
Entwine {2}{G} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

Choose one —
• Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
• You may play up to two additional lands this turn.
Entwine {2}{G} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

"The first wind of ascension is Forger, burning away impurity."
—*Keld Triumphant*

Searing Wind

Searing Wind deals 10 damage to any target.

Entrails Feaster

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may remove a creature card in a graveyard from the game. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on Entrails Feaster. If you don't, tap Entrails Feaster.

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may exile a creature card from a graveyard. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on Entrails Feaster. If you don't, tap Entrails Feaster.

Forest

"The desert asked the Ancestor for children, and the antelope were born."
—Nomad myth

Trained Pronghorn

Discard a card from your hand: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to Trained Pronghorn this turn.

Discard a card: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to Trained Pronghorn this turn.

Soulgorger Orgg

Trample
When Soulgorger Orgg comes into play, you lose all but 1 life.
When Soulgorger Orgg leaves play, you gain life equal to the life you lost when it came into play.

Trample
When Soulgorger Orgg enters, you lose all but 1 life.
When Soulgorger Orgg leaves the battlefield, you gain life equal to the life you lost when it entered.

Anurids have the problem of airborne invaders licked.

Anurid Swarmsnapper

Anurid Swarmsnapper may block as though it had flying.
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G: Anurid Swarmsnapper may block an additional creature this turn.

Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
{1}{G}: Anurid Swarmsnapper can block an additional creature this turn.

Last Laugh

Whenever a permanent other than Last Laugh is put into a graveyard from play, Last Laugh deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.
When no creatures are in play, sacrifice Last Laugh.

Whenever a permanent other than Last Laugh is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Last Laugh deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.
When no creatures are on the battlefield, sacrifice Last Laugh.

Restless Dreams

As an additional cost to play Restless Dreams, discard X cards from your hand.
Return X target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand.

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard X cards.
Return X target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand.

Crypt Creeper

Sacrifice Crypt Creeper: Remove target card in a graveyard from the game.

Sacrifice Crypt Creeper: Exile target card from a graveyard.

Imps aren't born knowing how to fly—just how to annoy.

Fledgling Imp

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B, Discard a card from your hand: Fledgling Imp gains flying until end of turn.

{B}, Discard a card: Fledgling Imp gains flying until end of turn.

That which grows without roots cannot be uprooted.
—Nantuko teaching

Nantuko Mentor

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T: Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is that creature's power.

{2}{G}, {T}: Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is that creature's power.

Treated with a powerful mix of herbs and potions, its wrappings have a remarkable preservative effect, even for the living.

Mournful Zombie

"We'll be easy targets if we remain on the ground. Let's take the fight to them."

Levitation

Toren had stepped on a lot of bugs during his life, so he couldn't help feeling embarrassed when a bug stepped on him.

Giant Cockroach

Armodons are trained to step on things. Enemy things.

Trained Armodon

Tranquility

"I enjoy a good joke as much as the next guy."
—Commodore Guff

Planeswalker's Mirth

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W: Target opponent reveals a card at random from his or her hand. You gain life equal to that card's converted mana cost.

{3}{W}: Target opponent reveals a card at random from their hand. You gain life equal to that card's mana value.

"All this time I thought Squee was useless," chuckled Sisay. "Who knew he'd be such a good shot?"

Zap deals 1 damage to target creature or player.
Draw a card.

Zap deals 1 damage to any target.
Draw a card.

"I think she wants us to eat it," said Squee, staring at the oily carcass the cheetah had dragged to their fire.

Horned Cheetah

Whenever Horned Cheetah deals damage, you gain that much life.

The Kipamu League knew what Keld refused to acknowledge: the land could support no more.

Overburden

Whenever a player puts a creature card into play, that player returns a land he or she controls to its owner's hand.

Whenever a player puts a nontoken creature onto the battlefield, that player returns a land they control to its owner's hand.