Matt Cavotta

Yavimaya Elder

When Yavimaya Elder dies, you may search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
{2}, Sacrifice Yavimaya Elder: Draw a card.

"Why enchant feathers to make them sturdy when we can enchant shields to make them fly?"
—Braenna, cobblesmith

Armored Ascension

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each Plains you control and has flying.

Cenn's Enlistment

Create two 1/1 white Kithkin Soldier creature tokens.
Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.)

Rite of Replication

Kicker {5} (You may pay an additional {5} as you cast this spell.)
Create a token that's a copy of target creature. If this spell was kicked, create five of those tokens instead.

Stir the Pride

Choose one —
• Creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn.
• Until end of turn, creatures you control gain "Whenever this creature deals damage, you gain that much life."
Entwine {1}{W} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

Skullsnatcher

Ninjutsu {B} ({B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever Skullsnatcher deals combat damage to a player, exile up to two target cards from that player's graveyard.

His is the fury of the wildfire, the boiling blood of the volcano. He fights you not because you've wronged him, but because you're there.

Blood Knight

"My past holds only pain and loss. I will conquer it by creating the perfect future."
—Ixidor, reality sculptor

Future Sight

Play with the top card of your library revealed.
You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library.

"I knew a creature carved from a dream of wild freedom. Any attempt to leash or exploit it failed, and at terrible cost."
—Ashling

Spitemare

Whenever Spitemare is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to any target.

Canopy Surge

Kicker {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you cast this spell.)
Canopy Surge deals 1 damage to each creature with flying and each player. If this spell was kicked, it deals 4 damage to each creature with flying and each player instead.

Shower of Coals

Shower of Coals deals 2 damage to each of up to three targets.
Threshold — Shower of Coals deals 4 damage to each of those permanents and/or players instead if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.

"'I have arrived,' bellowed Brawn, and the plane shuddered."
—*Scroll of Beginnings*

Brawn

Trample
As long as Brawn is in your graveyard and you control a Forest, creatures you control have trample.

What once spied upon Mirrodin from above now waits below for another to assume control.

Glimmerpost

When Glimmerpost enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life for each Locus on the battlefield.
{T}: Add {C}.

When Glimmerpost enters, you gain 1 life for each Locus on the battlefield.
{T}: Add {C}.

Imperial Hellkite

Flying
Morph {6}{R}{R} (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 Imperial Hellkite is turned face up, you may search your library for a Dragon card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

"Meat *and* eggs. We eat!"
—Borborygmos

Protean Hulk

When Protean Hulk dies, search your library for any number of creature cards with total mana value 6 or less, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

"Try to pretend like you understand what's important."

Fact or Fiction

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

Neither hostile nor friendly, pixies flit through the forest seeking the treasures of the wilds.

Maraleaf Pixie

Hoarding Dragon

Flying
When Hoarding Dragon enters the battlefield, you may search your library for an artifact card, exile it, then shuffle.
When Hoarding Dragon dies, you may put the exiled card into its owner's hand.

Flying
When Hoarding Dragon enters, you may search your library for an artifact card, exile it, then shuffle.
When Hoarding Dragon dies, you may put the exiled card into its owner's hand.

The ur-golem etchings begin by celebrating Mirrodin's creator, a golem of almost limitless power. They end by cursing its protector, a being called Memnarch.

Tower of Fortunes

Shared Fate

If a player would draw a card, that player exiles the top card of one of their opponents' libraries face down instead.
Each player may look at cards they exiled with Shared Fate, and they may play lands and cast spells from among those cards.

"Only a mind unfettered with the concerns of the flesh can see the world as it truly is."

Master of Etherium

Master of Etherium's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifacts you control.
Other artifact creatures you control get +1/+1.

Lose Hope

Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

Mirrodin's creator still lives, still shapes metal, and still commands world-shaking power.

Argentum Armor

Equipped creature gets +6/+6.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, destroy target permanent.
Equip {6}

Viridian Corrupter

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)
When Viridian Corrupter enters the battlefield, destroy target artifact.

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)
When Viridian Corrupter enters, destroy target artifact.

In fire there is the spark of chaos and destruction, the seed of life. In ice there is perfect tranquility, perfect order, and the silence of death.

Icy Manipulator

{1}, {T}: Tap target artifact, creature, or land.

"They say the last owner cut out his own tongue, laughing the whole time. Superstitious drivel, but amusing, isn't it?"
—Hilde the Collector, last known words

Jester's Cap

{2}, {T}, Sacrifice Jester's Cap: Search target player's library for three cards and exile them. Then that player shuffles.

"We leonin have come to rule the plains by taking to the skies."
—Raksha Golden Cub

Skyhunter Patrol

Flying, first strike (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach, and it deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

"Shoo, you little worm tails—go away! My corpses aren't your dinner!"
—Ghoulcaller Gisa

Crypt Rats

{X}: Crypt Rats deals X damage to each creature and each player. Spend only black mana on X.

"After four thousand years, you learn to plan for betrayal."
—Urza

Dark Suspicions

At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player loses X life, where X is the number of cards in that player's hand minus the number of cards in your hand.

"Above the waves you may be mighty indeed, but down here you belong to me."

Empress Galina

{U}{U}, {T}: Gain control of target legendary permanent. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

Jaya Ballard, Task Mage

{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Destroy target blue permanent.
{1}{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Jaya Ballard, Task Mage deals 3 damage to any target. A creature dealt damage this way can't be regenerated this turn.
{5}{R}{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Jaya Ballard deals 6 damage to each creature and each player.

"Esper, like any work of art, can be truly appreciated only from a distance."
—Tezzeret

Tower Gargoyle

"Strike me once, shame on you. Strike me twice . . . Well, let's just see if you can."
—Kara Vrist, Neurok agent

Dissipation Field

Whenever a permanent deals damage to you, return it to its owner's hand.

Mask of Riddles

Equipped creature has fear. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.
Equip {2}

Benediction of Moons

You gain 1 life for each player.
Haunt (When this spell card is put into a graveyard after resolving, exile it haunting target creature.)
When the creature Benediction of Moons haunts dies, you gain 1 life for each player.

"Vulshok flail, Viridian shield, loxodon blade . . . Tazzir, bring the Moriok hook and assemble the rookies."
—Vy Covalt, Neurok agent

Training Drone

Training Drone can't attack or block unless it's equipped.

"The war sent Kamigawa into turmoil. Here it was spring and there winter. For some, time stood still, while for others, moments flashed past like minnows in a pond."
—*Observations of the Kami War*

Toils of Night and Day

You may tap or untap target permanent, then you may tap or untap another target permanent.

Giant Growth

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

Like the price of goods, the value of the routes was renegotiated daily.

Trade Routes

{1}: Return target land you control to its owner's hand.
{1}, Discard a land card: Draw a card.

The heart of a golem gives life to more than just the iron husk around it.

Golem's Heart

Whenever a player casts an artifact spell, you may gain 1 life.

Firemane Angel

Flying, first strike
At the beginning of your upkeep, if Firemane Angel is in your graveyard or on the battlefield, you may gain 1 life.
{6}{R}{R}{W}{W}: Return Firemane Angel from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only during your upkeep.

"Tools and artisans can be destroyed, but the act of creation is inviolate."
—Elspeth Tirel

Pristine Talisman

"I have an eternity to know the souls who are bound here, to behold their every facet. But moments from now they will be gagged and masked, and they shall be known by none other."

Yixlid Jailer

Uktabi Drake

Flying, haste
Echo {1}{G}{G} (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)

Kavu leaders instinctively protect their herds from harm.

Alpha Kavu

{1}{G}: Target Kavu creature gets -1/+1 until end of turn.

Parallel Evolution

For each creature token on the battlefield, its controller creates a token that's a copy of that creature.
Flashback {4}{G}{G}{G} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

The earth's memory is long, its retribution brief.

Groundbreaker

Trample, haste
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice Groundbreaker.

Shuriken

Equipped creature has "{T}, Unattach Shuriken: Shuriken deals 2 damage to target creature. That creature's controller gains control of Shuriken unless it was unattached from a Ninja."
Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Faerie Mechanist

Flying
When Faerie Mechanist enters the battlefield, look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal an artifact card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Flying
When Faerie Mechanist enters, look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal an artifact card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

With or without witnesses, the suns continued their prismatic dance.

Alloy Myr

In a world of bright, cloudless skies, she is the dark storm on the horizon.

Wydwen, the Biting Gale

Flash
Flying
{U}{B}, Pay 1 life: Return Wydwen, the Biting Gale to its owner's hand.

Mages of Esper measure their wealth and status by the number of servants in their retinues.

Court Homunculus

Court Homunculus gets +1/+1 as long as you control another artifact.

Farmers typically keep their flocks at thirteen sheep—one to distract the griffins while they take the other twelve to market.

Wild Griffin

Thornscape Battlemage

Kicker {R} and/or {W} (You may pay an additional {R} and/or {W} as you cast this spell.)
When Thornscape Battlemage enters, if it was kicked with its {R} kicker, it deals 2 damage to any target.
When Thornscape Battlemage enters, if it was kicked with its {W} kicker, destroy target artifact.

Knight of Cliffhaven

Level up {3} ({3}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.)
LEVEL 1-3
2/3
Flying
LEVEL 4+
4/4
Flying, vigilance

Etched Oracle

Sunburst (This enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.)
{1}, Remove four +1/+1 counters from Etched Oracle: Target player draws three cards.

Surrakar Banisher

When Surrakar Banisher enters, you may return target tapped creature to its owner's hand.

Questing Phelddagrif

{G}: Questing Phelddagrif gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Target opponent creates a 1/1 green Hippo creature token.
{W}: Questing Phelddagrif gains protection from black and from red until end of turn. Target opponent gains 2 life.
{U}: Questing Phelddagrif gains flying until end of turn. Target opponent may draw a card.

Goblin Piledriver

Protection from blue (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything blue.)
Whenever Goblin Piledriver attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn for each other attacking Goblin.

"Use everything. Iron, rust, scrap . . . even the ground must join our cause."
—Ezuri, renegade leader

Hexplate Golem

"The walls of the wicked will fall before us. Ready the siege engines. We proceed to war!"
—General Avitora

Siege Mastodon

"I am as the wind that bears me: harsh yet gentle, fleeting yet ever-present. Together we fly beyond imagination."

Skywing Aven

Flying
Discard a card: Return Skywing Aven to its owner's hand.

Goblins in the first wave of a fire raid always bemoan the aim of everyone else.

Raid Bombardment

Whenever a creature you control with power 2 or less attacks, Raid Bombardment deals 1 damage to the player or planeswalker that creature is attacking.

Mimic Vat

Imprint — Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you may exile that card. If you do, return each other card exiled with Mimic Vat to its owner's graveyard.
{3}, {T}: Create a token that's a copy of a card exiled with Mimic Vat. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

Baby dragons can't figure out humans—if they didn't want to be killed, why were they made of meat and treasure?

Furnace Whelp

Flying
{R}: Furnace Whelp gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Caller of the Claw

Flash
When Caller of the Claw enters the battlefield, put a 2/2 green Bear creature token onto the battlefield for each nontoken creature put into your graveyard from the battlefield this turn.

Flash
When Caller of the Claw enters, create a 2/2 green Bear creature token for each nontoken creature put into your graveyard from the battlefield this turn.

After his hands had crumbled away, leaving only wickedly sharp points, he decided his only purpose was war.

Ashenmoor Gouger

Elvish Aberration

{T}: Add {G}{G}{G} to your mana pool.
Forestcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Forest card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.)

{T}: Add {G}{G}{G}.
Forestcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Forest card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

The insects keep the wurm's hide free from parasites. In return, the wurm doesn't eat the insects.

Symbiotic Wurm

When Symbiotic Wurm dies, put seven 1/1 green Insect creature tokens onto the battlefield.

When Symbiotic Wurm dies, create seven 1/1 green Insect creature tokens.

Merfolk Spy

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
Whenever Merfolk Spy deals combat damage to a player, that player reveals a card at random from his or her hand.

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
Whenever Merfolk Spy deals combat damage to a player, that player reveals a card at random from their hand.

"And that's when it was discovered that boggarts have just half a brain."
—*The Book of Other Folk*

Warren Weirding

Target player sacrifices a creature. If a Goblin is sacrificed this way, that player puts two 1/1 black Goblin Rogue creature tokens onto the battlefield, and those tokens gain haste until end of turn.

Target player sacrifices a creature. If a Goblin is sacrificed this way, that player creates two 1/1 black Goblin Rogue creature tokens, and those tokens gain haste until end of turn.

It's rather embarrassing to end up with your head mounted over his hearth.

Slaughter Cry

Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

"Rid them of their unfaithful organs. Bring new hearts to the unbelievers."
—*Tome of Machines*, verse 1703

Gore Vassal

Sacrifice Gore Vassal: Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature. Then if that creature's toughness is 1 or greater, regenerate it.

"Bows and whips cannot save us from these new horrors of the Mephidross."

Carapace Forger

Metalcraft — Carapace Forger gets +2/+2 as long as you control three or more artifacts.

Its predecessors were etched with the wisdom of ancients; its own etchings bear warnings of a future fraught with war.

Etched Champion

Metalcraft — Etched Champion has protection from all colors as long as you control three or more artifacts.

Metalcraft — Etched Champion has protection from each color as long as you control three or more artifacts.

"There's no contract to sign, no oath to swear. The enlistment procedure is to unsheathe your sword and point it at the enemy."

Glory Seeker

"We're glad to be of service—to be an audience to your failure."
—Maizah Shere, Tazeem lullmage

Unified Will

Counter target spell if you control more creatures than that spell's controller.

"No need for a hurda? How about these maps to recently discovered tombs? Or these vials of invisible potion? Very fancy . . ."

Bazaar Trader

{T}: Target player gains control of target artifact, creature, or land you control.