Justin Sweet

"As peace should be—gentle yet unstoppable."
—Augustin IV

Azorius Herald

Azorius Herald can't be blocked.
When Azorius Herald enters, you gain 4 life.
When Azorius Herald enters, sacrifice it unless {U} was spent to cast it.

Hellspark Elemental

Trample, haste
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice Hellspark Elemental.
Unearth {1}{R} ({1}{R}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

He has journeyed where none have been before. Now he returns to ensure that none follow.

Arcanis the Omnipotent

{T}: Draw three cards.
{2}{U}{U}: Return Arcanis the Omnipotent to its owner's hand.

"Passions can't be shackled by laws or mastered with logic. The choice is freedom or death."
—*Volume IV, The Book of Fire*

Words of War

{1}: The next time you would draw a card this turn, Words of War deals 2 damage to any target instead.

"Brave scar or unfortunate tale? It all depends on your pain threshold."

Disfigure

Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.

"The dragon has no pretense of compassion, no false mask of civilization—just hunger, heat, and need."
—Sarkhan Vol

Hellkite Overlord

Flying, trample, haste
{R}: Hellkite Overlord gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
{B}{G}: Regenerate Hellkite Overlord.

Eternal Dragon

Flying
{3}{W}{W}: Return Eternal Dragon from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only during your upkeep.
Plainscycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

They study the deeds of their traitorous ancestors, hoping the stories may reveal a way back to the physical world.

Drifter il-Dal

Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Drifter il-Dal unless you pay {U}.

Instinctively drawn to the light of its "mother-sun," each slith follows that sun's path around Mirrodin.

Slith Ascendant

Flying
Whenever Slith Ascendant deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

For each creature that arrives in its audience, the sage imparts another piece of ancient wisdom for all to hear.

Primordial Sage

Whenever you cast a creature spell, you may draw a card.

Cast out of the Conclave generations ago, these elves found a home in the corrupted districts of the Golgari.

Elves of Deep Shadow

{T}: Add {B}. Elves of Deep Shadow deals 1 damage to you.

The farther he roamed from Jund and its dragons, the more he felt their essence in himself.

Dragonsoul Knight

First strike
{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}: Until end of turn, Dragonsoul Knight becomes a Dragon, gets +5/+3, and gains flying and trample.

Sphinx of Jwar Isle

Flying
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
You may look at the top card of your library. (You may do this at any time.)

Flying
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
You may look at the top card of your library any time.

Bane of the Living

Morph {X}{B}{B} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
When Bane of the Living is turned face up, all creatures get -X/-X until end of turn.

Centaur Chieftain

Haste
Threshold — As long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard, Centaur Chieftain has "When Centaur Chieftain enters the battlefield, creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain trample until end of turn."

Haste
Threshold — As long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard, Centaur Chieftain has "When Centaur Chieftain enters, creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain trample until end of turn."

"I have schemed too long to be supplanted by dead gods. If I cannot have this world, no one can."

Pestilence Demon

Flying
{B}: Pestilence Demon deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.

"You wish for great destruction? It is done, my master."

Capricious Efreet

At the beginning of your upkeep, choose target nonland permanent you control and up to two target nonland permanents you don't control. Destroy one of them at random.

"You clerics brag about your strength of spirit, yet I take away the tiniest fragment, and you crumple like a rag doll."
—Sorin Markov

Consume Spirit

Spend only black mana on X.
Consume Spirit deals X damage to target creature or player and you gain X life.

Spend only black mana on X.
Consume Spirit deals X damage to any target and you gain X life.

"Never corner a barbarian. You become the path of least resistance."
—Sarkhan Vol

Colossal Might

Target creature gets +4/+2 and gains trample until end of turn.

"I've lit most everything on fire—trees, rocks, even the water. Now it's time to burn the clouds."

Chandra's Spitfire

Flying
Whenever an opponent is dealt noncombat damage, Chandra's Spitfire gets +3/+0 until end of turn.

Explosive Revelation

Choose target creature or player. Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a nonland card. Explosive Revelation deals damage equal to that card's converted mana cost to that creature or player. Put the nonland card into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Choose any target. Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a nonland card. Explosive Revelation deals damage equal to that card's mana value to that permanent or player. Put the nonland card into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Zektar Shrine Expedition

Landfall — Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you may put a quest counter on Zektar Shrine Expedition.
Remove three quest counters from Zektar Shrine Expedition and sacrifice it: Put a 7/1 red Elemental creature token with trample and haste onto the battlefield. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may put a quest counter on Zektar Shrine Expedition.
Remove three quest counters from Zektar Shrine Expedition and sacrifice it: Create a 7/1 red Elemental creature token with trample and haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

Gigantiform

Kicker {4}
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature is 8/8 and has trample.
When Gigantiform enters the battlefield, if it was kicked, you may search your library for a card named Gigantiform, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library.

Kicker {4}
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has base power and toughness 8/8 and has trample.
When Gigantiform enters, if it was kicked, you may search your library for a card named Gigantiform, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

The other tribes call them fanatics, but none deny that the Mul Daya elves have an iron-strong bond to some force greater than themselves.

Greenweaver Druid

"The behemoths are content to graze like cattle, while dragons rage and conquer. I know which example I'll follow."

Godtracker of Jund

Whenever a creature with power 5 or greater comes into play under your control, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Godtracker of Jund.

Whenever a creature you control with power 5 or greater enters, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Godtracker of Jund.

If you breathe, she will fight you. If you breathe fire, she must fight you.

Rip-Clan Crasher

Aven Cloudchaser

Flying
When Aven Cloudchaser comes into play, destroy target enchantment.

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
When Aven Cloudchaser enters, destroy target enchantment.

Blade of the Sixth Pride

Snake Cult Initiation

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has poisonous 3. (Whenever it deals combat damage to a player, that player gets three poison counters. A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)

The wisdom of the omenreaders is legendary. Creatures travel for miles through icy peril to seek their counsel.

Centaur Omenreader

As long as Centaur Omenreader is tapped, creature spells you play cost {2} less to play.

As long as Centaur Omenreader is tapped, creature spells you cast cost {2} less to cast.

Aetherflame Wall

Defender
Ætherflame Wall can block creatures with shadow as though they didn't have shadow.
{R}: Ætherflame Wall gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Defender
Aetherflame Wall can block creatures with shadow as though they didn't have shadow.
{R}: Aetherflame Wall gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Ignite Memories

Target player reveals a card at random from his or her hand. Ignite Memories deals damage to that player equal to that card's converted mana cost.
Storm (When you play this spell, copy it for each spell played before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)

Target player reveals a card at random from their hand. Ignite Memories deals damage to that player equal to that card's mana value.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)

Aether Web

Flash (You may play this spell any time you could play an instant.)
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1, can block as though it had flying, and can block creatures with shadow as though they didn't have shadow.

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1, has reach, and can block creatures with shadow as though they didn't have shadow. (Creatures with reach can block creatures with flying.)

Plains

Aurora Eidolon

{W}, Sacrifice Aurora Eidolon: Prevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn.
Whenever you play a multicolored spell, you may return Aurora Eidolon from your graveyard to your hand.

{W}, Sacrifice Aurora Eidolon: Prevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.
Whenever you cast a multicolored spell, you may return Aurora Eidolon from your graveyard to your hand.

Plumes of Peace

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
Forecast {W}{U}, Reveal Plumes of Peace from your hand: Tap target creature. (Play this ability only during your upkeep and only once each turn.)

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
Forecast — {W}{U}, Reveal Plumes of Peace from your hand: Tap target creature. (Activate only during your upkeep and only once each turn.)

Hunted Phantasm

Hunted Phantasm is unblockable.
When Hunted Phantasm comes into play, put five 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens into play under target opponent's control.

Hunted Phantasm can't be blocked.
When Hunted Phantasm enters, target opponent creates five 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.

"If only my poxes were as infectious as their zealotry."
—Savra

Surge of Zeal

Radiance Target creature and each other creature that shares a color with it gain haste until end of turn.

Radiance — Target creature and each other creature that shares a color with it gain haste until end of turn.

The barbarians call it "touching the soul of the dragon."

Enrage

Target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn.

Iname revels in sadistic glee at the crushing of souls, but soon mourns the lives so cruelly cut short. So the cycle begins anew.

Iname, Death Aspect

When Iname, Death Aspect comes into play, you may search your library for any number of Spirit cards and put them into your graveyard. If you do, shuffle your library.

When Iname, Death Aspect enters, you may search your library for any number of Spirit cards, put them into your graveyard, then shuffle.

Iname rejoices in the dawn of a new life, but soon becomes jealous of the simple joys denied him by his station. So the cycle begins anew.

Iname, Life Aspect

When Iname, Life Aspect is put into a graveyard from play, you may remove Iname, Life Aspect from the game. If you do, return any number of target Spirit cards from your graveyard to your hand.

When Iname, Life Aspect dies, you may exile it. If you do, return any number of target Spirit cards from your graveyard to your hand.

"Yesterday's relics will determine the outcome of tomorrow's war."
—Ushanti, leonin seer

Roar of Reclamation

Each player returns all artifact cards from his or her graveyard to play.

Each player returns all artifact cards from their graveyard to the battlefield.

Plunge into Darkness

Choose one Sacrifice any number of creatures, then you gain 3 life for each sacrificed creature; or pay X life, then look at the top X cards of your library, put one of those cards into your hand, and remove the rest from the game.
Entwine {B} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

Choose one —
• Sacrifice any number of creatures. You gain 3 life for each creature sacrificed this way.
• Pay any amount of life, then look at that many cards from the top of your library. Put one of those cards into your hand and exile the rest.
Entwine {B} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

Magma Jet

Magma Jet deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
Scry 2 (Look at the top two cards of your library. Put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)

Magma Jet deals 2 damage to any target. Scry 2.

A slith's form and function are determined by the color of the sun under which it's born.

Slith Strider

Whenever Slith Strider becomes blocked, draw a card.
Whenever Slith Strider deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

Goblins fear the slith, believing they are children banished from the womb of the Steel Mother, deep within Kuldotha.

Slith Bloodletter

Whenever Slith Bloodletter deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
{1}{B}: Regenerate Slith Bloodletter.

The slith incubate in the Great Furnace's heat, emerging on Mirrodin's surface only when the four suns have aligned overhead.

Slith Firewalker

Haste
Whenever Slith Firewalker deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

Beneath the Tangle, the wurm tunnels stretch . . . wide as a stone's throw, long as forever, deep as you dare.

Plated Slagwurm

Plated Slagwurm can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.

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

Born amid the molten metal of the Great Furnace, the slith have more than adapted to the perils of a metal world.

Slith Predator

Trample
Whenever Slith Predator deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

For his crimes, he was made to forget all the trolls' secrets. Now he knows only that he is outcast, but not why.

Tel-Jilad Exile

It takes three weeks for a patrol of hunters to down a slagwurm. It takes just as long to make a single cut in its hide.

Wurmskin Forger

When Wurmskin Forger comes into play, distribute three +1/+1 counters among any number of target creatures.

When Wurmskin Forger enters, distribute three +1/+1 counters among one, two, or three target creatures.

Slagwurm Armor

Equipped creature gets +0/+6.
Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery. This card comes into play unattached and stays in play if the creature leaves play.)

Equipped creature gets +0/+6.
Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery. This card enters unattached and stays on the battlefield if the creature leaves.)

Unanswered prayers are themselves answers.
—Nantuko teaching

Nantuko Disciple

{G}, {T}: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Embalmed Brawler

Amplify 1 (As this card comes into play, put a +1/+1 counter on it for each Zombie card you reveal in your hand.)
Whenever Embalmed Brawler attacks or blocks, you lose 1 life for each +1/+1 counter on it.

Amplify 1 (As this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on it for each Zombie card you reveal in your hand.)
Whenever Embalmed Brawler attacks or blocks, you lose 1 life for each +1/+1 counter on it.

Skirk Alarmist

Haste
{T}: Turn target face-down creature you control face up. At end of turn, sacrifice it.

Haste
{T}: Turn target face-down creature you control face up. At the beginning of the next end step, sacrifice it.

Doubtless One

Doubtless One's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Clerics in play.
Whenever Doubtless One deals damage, you gain that much life.

Doubtless One's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Clerics on the battlefield.
Whenever Doubtless One deals damage, you gain that much life.

Callous Oppressor

You may choose not to untap Callous Oppressor during your untap step.
As Callous Oppressor comes into play, an opponent chooses a creature type.
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T: Gain control of target creature that isn't of the chosen type as long as Callous Oppressor remains tapped.

You may choose not to untap Callous Oppressor during your untap step.
As Callous Oppressor enters, an opponent chooses a creature type.
{T}: Gain control of target creature that isn't of the chosen type for as long as Callous Oppressor remains tapped.

"I gave it two choices: life in the lab or death in the hunt."

Riptide Biologist

Protection from Beasts
Morph o2o
U (You may play this face down as a 2/2 creature for o3. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Protection from Beasts
Morph {2}{U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

At that point, the wizards' argument got a lot uglier.

Standardize

Choose a creature type other than Legend or Wall. Each creature's type becomes that type until end of turn.

Choose a creature type other than Wall. Each creature becomes that type until end of turn.

Cabal clerics don't heal the sick—they heal the dead.

Gangrenous Goliath

Tap three untapped Clerics you control: Return Gangrenous Goliath from your graveyard to your hand.

Most creatures in the Krosan Forest feared the Mirari's power. A few fed upon it.

Snarling Undorak

o2o
G: Target Beast gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Morph o1o
Go
G (You may play this face down as a 2/2 creature for o3. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

{2}{G}: Target Beast creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Morph {1}{G}{G} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Alter Reality

Change the text of target permanent or spell by replacing all instances of one color word with another. (This effect doesn't end at end of turn.)
Flashback o1o
U (You may play this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then remove it from the game.)

Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
Flashback {1}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Pardic Lancer

Discard a card at random from your hand: Pardic Lancer gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.

Discard a card at random: Pardic Lancer gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.

Morgue Theft

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Flashback o4o
B (You may play this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then remove it from the game.)

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Flashback {4}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Emrakul, the Aeons Torn

This spell can't be countered.
When you cast this spell, take an extra turn after this one.
Flying, protection from spells that are one or more colors, annihilator 6
When Emrakul, the Aeons Torn is put into a graveyard from anywhere, its owner shuffles their graveyard into their library.

The undisputed master of the mountains of Shiv.

Shivan Dragon

Flying
{R}: Shivan Dragon gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
{R}: Shivan Dragon gets +1/+0 until end of turn.