Mark A. Nelson

"Well, at least all of that arm-waving and arcane babbling you did was impressive."

Remand

Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, put it into its owner's hand instead of into that player's graveyard.
Draw a card.

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Spined Fluke

When Spined Fluke enters, sacrifice a creature.
{B}: Regenerate Spined Fluke.

Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant

Flying
At the beginning of your end step, if a permanent you controlled left the battlefield this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on each tapped creature you control, then untap them.
Choose a Background

Flying
At the beginning of your end step, if a permanent you controlled left the battlefield this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on each tapped creature you control, then untap them.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand, you may cast up to one target card of the other type from your graveyard. If a spell cast from your graveyard this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
Choose a Background

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand, you may cast up to one target card of the other type from your graveyard. If a spell cast from your graveyard this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher

Vigilance
{T}: Add an amount of {C} equal to Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher's toughness. This mana can't be spent to cast spells from your hand.
Choose a Background

Vigilance
{T}: Add an amount of {C} equal to Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher's toughness. This mana can't be spent to cast spells from your hand.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

Ancient Bronze Dragon

Flying
Whenever Ancient Bronze Dragon deals combat damage to a player, roll a d20. When you do, put X +1/+1 counters on each of up to two target creatures, where X is the result.

Halsin, Emerald Archdruid

{1}: Until end of turn, target token you control becomes a green Bear creature with base power and toughness 4/4 in addition to its other colors and types.
Choose a Background

{1}: Until end of turn, target token you control becomes a green Bear creature with base power and toughness 4/4 in addition to its other colors and types.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

Skanos Dragonheart

Whenever Skanos Dragonheart attacks, it gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the greatest power among other Dragons you control and Dragon cards in your graveyard.
Choose a Background

Whenever Skanos Dragonheart attacks, it gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the greatest power among other Dragons you control and Dragon cards in your graveyard.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

Baba Lysaga, Night Witch

{T}, Sacrifice up to three permanents: If there were three or more card types among the sacrificed permanents, each opponent loses 3 life, you gain 3 life, and you draw three cards.

The Council of Four

Whenever a player draws their second card during their turn, you draw a card.
Whenever a player casts their second spell during their turn, you create a 2/2 white Knight creature token.

Gluntch, the Bestower

Flying
At the beginning of your end step, choose a player. They put two +1/+1 counters on a creature they control. Choose a second player to draw a card. Then choose a third player to create two Treasure tokens.

Myrkul, Lord of Bones

As long as your life total is less than or equal to half your starting life total, Myrkul, Lord of Bones has indestructible.
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, you may exile it. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that card, except it's an enchantment and loses all other card types.

Rilsa Rael, Kingpin

Deathtouch
When Rilsa Rael, Kingpin enters the battlefield, you take the initiative.
Whenever you attack, target attacking creature gains deathtouch until end of turn. If you've completed a dungeon, that creature also gets +5/+0 and gains first strike and menace until end of turn.

Deathtouch
When Rilsa Rael, Kingpin enters, you take the initiative.
Whenever you attack, target attacking creature gains deathtouch until end of turn. If you've completed a dungeon, that creature also gets +5/+0 and gains first strike and menace until end of turn.

Stonespeaker Crystal

{T}: Add {C}{C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice Stonespeaker Crystal: Exile any number of target players' graveyards. Draw a card.

Trinket Mage

When Trinket Mage enters the battlefield, you may search your library for an artifact card with converted mana cost 1 or less, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.

When Trinket Mage enters, you may search your library for an artifact card with mana value 1 or less, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Dark Hatchling

Flying
When Dark Hatchling enters the battlefield, destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.

Flying
When Dark Hatchling enters, destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.

They only appear in emergencies, and emergencies never last long.

Hoverguard Sweepers

Flying
When Hoverguard Sweepers enters the battlefield, you may return up to two target creatures to their owners' hands.

Flying
When Hoverguard Sweepers enters, you may return up to two target creatures to their owners' hands.

The Simic created the cells to preserve their experiments. The Azorius put the cells to use on the guilty.

Stasis Cell

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
{3}{U}: Attach Stasis Cell to target creature.

Ethereal Usher

{U}, {T}: Target creature is unblockable this turn.
Transmute {1}{U}{U} ({1}{U}{U}, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same converted mana cost as this card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library. Play only as a sorcery.)

{U}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Transmute {1}{U}{U} ({1}{U}{U}, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)

When the dead are laid to rest in Ravnica, it's usually just a nap.

Empty the Catacombs

Each player returns all creature cards from his or her graveyard to his or her hand.

Each player returns all creature cards from their graveyard to their hand.

Mana Leech

You may choose not to untap Mana Leech during your untap phase.
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T: Tap target land. As long as Mana Leech remains tapped, that land does not untap during its controller's untap phase.

You may choose not to untap Mana Leech during your untap step.
{T}: Tap target land. It doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as Mana Leech remains tapped.

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Repulse

Return target creature to its owner's hand.
Draw a card.

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Heartless Pillage

Target opponent discards two cards.
Raid — If you attacked this turn, create a Treasure token.

Target opponent discards two cards.
Raid — If you attacked this turn, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

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Crackle with Power

Crackle with Power deals five times X damage to each of up to X targets.

Where There's Thunder, There's Lightning—Blaster Disaster Vaporizes Safety Inspector!

Electrodominance

Electrodominance deals X damage to any target. You may cast a spell with mana value X or less from your hand without paying its mana cost.

Sterling Enforcer Can't Stand Heat, or at All

Skullcrack

Players can't gain life this turn. Damage can't be prevented this turn. Skullcrack deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.

Skullcrack // Skullcrack

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Decisive Denial

Choose one —
• Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control.
• Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {3}.

Choose one —
• Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
• Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {3}.

Decisive Denial // Decisive Denial

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Humiliate

Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card. Put a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.

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Hypothesizzle

Draw two cards. Then you may discard a nonland card. When you do, Hypothesizzle deals 4 damage to target creature.

Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant

Ancient Bronze Dragon // Ancient Bronze Dragon

Gluntch, the Bestower // Gluntch, the Bestower

Myrkul, Lord of Bones // Myrkul, Lord of Bones

Stonespeaker Crystal // Stonespeaker Crystal

"Whew. For a minute, I thought I'd forgotten the melon baller."

Knight of the Kitchen Sink

First strike, protection from odd collector numbers (Nothing with an odd collector number can block, target, deal damage to, or attach to this creature.)

"Turn a blender into an arc welder with a portable fusion reactor and a frozen yogurt dispenser? We can do it!"

Riveting Rigger

When Riveting Rigger enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice another artifact. If you do, put two +1/+1 counters on Riveting Rigger and it assembles a Contraption. (Put the top card of your Contraption deck face up onto one of your sprockets.)

When Riveting Rigger enters, you may sacrifice another artifact. If you do, put two +1/+1 counters on Riveting Rigger and it assembles a Contraption. (Put the top card of your Contraption deck face up onto one of your sprockets.)

Buzzing Whack-a-Doodle

As Buzzing Whack-a-Doodle enters the battlefield, you and an opponent each secretly choose Whack or Doodle. Then those choices are revealed. If the choices match, Buzzing Whack-a-Doodle has that ability. Otherwise, it has Buzz.
• Whack — {T}: Target player loses 2 life.
• Doodle — {T}: You gain 3 life.
• Buzz — {2}, {T}: Draw a card.

As Buzzing Whack-a-Doodle enters, you and an opponent each secretly choose Whack or Doodle. Then those choices are revealed. If the choices match, Buzzing Whack-a-Doodle has that ability. Otherwise, it has Buzz.
• Whack — {T}: Target player loses 2 life.
• Doodle — {T}: You gain 3 life.
• Buzz — {2}, {T}: Draw a card.