Olivier Bernard

The importance of using updated Pinnacle codebooks is a lesson learned only once.

Chaos Warp

The owner of target permanent shuffles it into their library, then reveals the top card of their library. If it's a permanent card, they put it onto the battlefield.

The mining gear that crumbled their planet could also deal terrible damage to flesh.

Full Bore

Target creature you control gets +3/+2 until end of turn. If that creature was cast for its warp cost, it also gains trample and haste until end of turn.

"We are as ice," their mentor once told them, "Destined to shed our rigid form and nourish the grounds with our melting."

Thawbringer

When this creature enters or dies, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

"Khan Alesha ensured our survival. Now we will forge our future."
—Zurgo, khan of the Mardu

Smile at Death

At the beginning of your upkeep, return up to two target creature cards with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put a +1/+1 counter on each of those creatures.

Tersa Lightshatter

Haste
When Tersa Lightshatter enters, discard up to two cards, then draw that many cards.
Whenever Tersa Lightshatter attacks, if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, exile a card at random from your graveyard. You may play that card this turn.

"Keep your distance. It may be broken, but it's far from benign."
—Stenn

Blight Pile

Defender
{2}{B}, {T}: Each opponent loses X life, where X is the number of creatures with defender you control.

Silken Strength

Flash
Enchant creature or Vehicle
When this Aura enters, untap enchanted permanent.
Enchanted permanent gets +1/+2 and has reach.

Gastal Thrillseeker

Start your engines (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.)
When this creature enters, it deals 1 damage to target opponent and you gain 1 life.
Max speed — This creature has deathtouch and haste.

Start your engines! (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.)
When this creature enters, it deals 1 damage to target opponent and you gain 1 life.
Max speed — This creature has deathtouch and haste.

Haunted Hellride

Whenever you attack, target creature you control gets +1/+0 and gains deathtouch until end of turn. Untap it.
Crew 1 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 1 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)

Her hunger for blood is matched only by her hunger for vengeance.

Scourge of the Undercity

Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
When Scourge of the Undercity enters, another target creature you control gains lifelink until end of turn.

Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
When this creature enters, another target creature you control gains lifelink until end of turn.

They didn't fire in unison, nor in the same direction. Most didn't even use arrows. Somehow it worked perfectly.

Volley Veteran

When Volley Veteran enters, it deals damage to target creature an opponent controls equal to the number of Goblins you control.

When this creature enters, it deals damage to target creature an opponent controls equal to the number of Goblins you control.

"They just keep coming and coming—perfect for my morning workout!"

Tyvar, the Pummeler

Tap another untapped creature you control: Tyvar, the Pummeler gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it.
{3}{G}{G}: Creatures you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.

Tap another untapped creature you control: Tyvar gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it.
{3}{G}{G}: Creatures you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.

Valgavoth harbors a special loathing for dogs, whose mere presence provides a powerful antidote to the fear he craves.

Wary Watchdog

When Wary Watchdog enters or dies, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

"They might look funny, but when all those teeth sink into your flesh, you won't be laughing."
—Winter

Midnight Mayhem

Create three 1/1 red Gremlin creature tokens. Gremlins you control gain menace, lifelink, and haste until end of turn. (A creature with menace can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

When it came to fighting an army of trees, even Mishra's best generals were stumped.

Gaea's Gift

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains reach, trample, hexproof, and indestructible until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Toralf's Disciple

Haste
Whenever Toralf's Disciple attacks, conjure four cards named Lightning Bolt into your library, then shuffle.

Imperial detonators are calibrated to maximize devastation while minimizing collateral damage.

Localized Destruction

You get {E}, then you may pay one or more {E}. If you do, each creature you control with power equal to the amount of {E} paid this way gains indestructible until end of turn.
Destroy all creatures.

You get {E} (an energy counter), then you may pay one or more {E}. If you do, each creature you control with power equal to the amount of {E} paid this way gains indestructible until end of turn.
Destroy all creatures.

"Decent. But let me show you what mastery looks like."

Flare of Duplication

You may sacrifice a nontoken red creature rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Vengeful Regrowth

Return up to three target land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. Create that many 4/2 green Plant Warrior creature tokens with reach.
Flashback {6}{G}{G} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Oliver Swanick won the only lottery that matters: a chance to live another day.

The Nipton Lottery

Choose a creature at random. You gain control of that creature until end of turn. Untap it. It gains haste until end of turn. Then destroy all other creatures.

"Look, buddy, you're not in trouble. I just wanna ask you a questio—"

Sudden Setback

The owner of target spell or nonland permanent puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library.

The owner of target spell or nonland permanent puts it on the top or bottom of their library.

The more creatures that plunge to their deaths in the abyss, the more angry Echoes that arise to drag others down.

Join the Dead

Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn.
Descend 4 — That creature gets -10/-10 until end of turn instead if there are four or more permanent cards in your graveyard.

Stalactite Stalker

Menace
At the beginning of your end step, if you descended this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Stalactite Stalker. (You descended if a permanent card was put into your graveyard from anywhere.)
{2}{B}, Sacrifice Stalactite Stalker: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is Stalactite Stalker's power.

Menace
At the beginning of your end step, if you descended this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. (You descended if a permanent card was put into your graveyard from anywhere.)
{2}{B}, Sacrifice this creature: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is this creature's power.

Hylda built an ice statuary from all those who couldn't understand "go away."

Ice Out

Bargain (You may sacrifice an artifact, enchantment, or token as you cast this spell.)
This spell costs {1} less to cast if it's bargained.
Counter target spell.

Johann's conjecture about draconic fire dispelling rainwater elementals proved to be correct. Now he just needed a way to dispel draconic fire.

Frantic Firebolt

Frantic Firebolt deals X damage to target creature, where X is 2 plus the number of cards in your graveyard that are instant cards, sorcery cards, and/or have an Adventure.

"I daresay there's more truth in some of them stories than you reckon."
—Sam

Inferno Titan

{R}: Inferno Titan gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Whenever Inferno Titan enters the battlefield or attacks, it deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three targets.

{R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, it deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three targets.

Of the seven Rings of Power the Dwarf-kings possessed, three Sauron has recovered, and the others the dragons have consumed.

Knollspine Dragon

Flying
When Knollspine Dragon enters the battlefield, you may discard your hand and draw cards equal to the damage dealt to target opponent this turn.

Flying
When this creature enters, you may discard your hand and draw cards equal to the damage dealt to target opponent this turn.

Pain Distributor

Menace
Whenever a player casts their first spell each turn, they create a Treasure token.
Whenever an artifact an opponent controls is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Pain Distributor deals 1 damage to that player.

Menace
Whenever a player casts their first spell each turn, they create a Treasure token.
Whenever an artifact an opponent controls is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, this creature deals 1 damage to that player.

As Phyrexian portals roared open, she whispered a prayer to Svyelun for the strength to cleanse the sky.

Vodalian Wave-Knight

Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on each other Merfolk and/or Knight you control.

Errant wouldn't allow anything to stop her from decorating the streets of New Capenna.

Artistic Refusal

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.)
Choose one or both —
• Counter target spell.
• Draw two cards, then discard a card.

"Nature has a way of adapting to and overcoming any force that seeks its end."
—Vivien Reid

Aura Mutation

Destroy target enchantment. Create X 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens, where X is that enchantment's mana value.

"This metal junk is ugly, but it's got its uses."

Sarinth Steelseeker

Whenever an artifact you control enters, look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card, you may reveal it and put it into your hand. If you don't put the card into your hand, you may put it into your graveyard.

Spectrum Sentinel

Protection from multicolored (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything multicolored.)
Whenever a nonbasic land an opponent controls enters, you gain 1 life.

"If they don't drown, perhaps they'll rust."

Tolarian Geyser

Kicker {W} (You may pay an additional {W} as you cast this spell.)
Return target creature to its owner's hand. Draw a card. If this spell was kicked, you gain 3 life.

"Filthy, sticky, vile, noxious—and I haven't even started describing the webs."
—Erinis, gloom stalker

Ettercap // Web Shot

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.

"Are you seriously telling me your heavy combat mech . . . blew away?"
—Risona, leader of the Asari Uprisers

Invoke the Winds

Gain control of target artifact or creature. Untap it.

Although officials said it was a sewer failure, the people whispered that it was a warning of night's reach.

Invoke Despair

Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. If they can't, they lose 2 life and you draw a card. Then repeat this process for an enchantment and a planeswalker.

A-Akki Ronin

Whenever a Samurai or Warrior you control attacks alone, you may put a card from your hand on the bottom of your library. If you do, draw a card.

Frozen is frozen, whether it's with cold, terror, or both.

Chill of the Grave

This spell costs {1} less to cast if you control a Zombie.
Tap target creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Draw a card.

Created to capture the spark of genius for later use.

Repository Skaab

Exploit (When this creature enters, you may sacrifice a creature.)
When this creature exploits a creature, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

Imperious Mindbreaker

Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters the battlefield. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)
As long as Imperious Mindbreaker is paired with another creature, each of those creatures has "Whenever this creature attacks, each opponent mills cards equal to its toughness."

Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)
As long as Imperious Mindbreaker is paired with another creature, each of those creatures has "Whenever this creature attacks, each opponent mills cards equal to its toughness."

Klauth's Will

Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both.
• Breathe Flame — Klauth's Will deals X damage to each creature without flying.
• Smash Relics — Destroy up to X target artifacts and/or enchantments.

Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.
• Breathe Flame — Klauth's Will deals X damage to each creature without flying.
• Smash Relics — Destroy up to X target artifacts and/or enchantments.

Gelatinous Cube

Engulf — When this creature enters, exile target non-Ooze creature an opponent controls until this creature leaves the battlefield.
Dissolve — {X}{B}: Put target creature card with mana value X exiled with this creature into its owner's graveyard.

Meteor Swarm

Meteor Swarm deals 8 damage divided as you choose among X target creatures and/or planeswalkers.

"Move it, Varis, or I'll pick one for you!"
—Ellywick Tumblestrum

Choose Your Weapon

Choose one —
• Two-Weapon Fighting — Double target creature's power and toughness until end of turn.
• Archery — This spell deals 5 damage to target creature with flying.

Underground civilizations maintain magical barriers around their settlements to deter these monsters.

Purple Worm

This spell costs {2} less to cast if a creature died this turn.
Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)

Art born from such raw emotion often takes on a life of its own.

Inferno Project

Trample
Inferno Project enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the total mana value of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard.

Trample
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the total mana value of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard.

Goblins

Concert Kaboomist

Trample
When Concert Kaboomist enters or is turned face up, it deals X damage to target opponent, where X is the number of noncreature spells you've cast since the beginning of your last turn.
Disguise {R}

Dwarf Berserker

Aether Channeler

When this creature enters, choose one —
• Create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying.
• Return another target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
• Draw a card.

Golem

Hook Horror

Molting Exoskeleton — When Hook Horror dies, it perpetually gets -1/-1. Then if that card's toughness is 1 or greater, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.

They were summoned to usher in an age their summoner would never live to see.

Rite of the Dragoncaller

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.

Chatterfang, Squirrel General

Forestwalk
If one or more tokens would be created under your control, those tokens plus that many 1/1 green Squirrel creature tokens are created instead.
{B}, Sacrifice X Squirrels: Target creature gets +X/-X until end of turn.

Forestwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)
If one or more tokens would be created under your control, those tokens plus that many 1/1 green Squirrel creature tokens are created instead.
{B}, Sacrifice X Squirrels: Target creature gets +X/-X until end of turn.